{"id":1769,"date":"2026-04-02T12:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwent.lionstackailab.hu\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:22:02","slug":"50-steps-and-leaning-in-gas-bottle-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pwent.lionstackailab.hu\/en\/50-lepes-es-a-lean-a-gazpalack-karbantartasban\/","title":{"rendered":"50 steps and LEAN in gas cylinder maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n  .pwent-lean-cikk {\n    max-width: 1180px;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    font-size: 16px;\n    line-height: 1.7;\n    color: #555;\n  }\n\n  .pwent-lean-cikk h1,\n  .pwent-lean-cikk h2,\n  .pwent-lean-cikk h3 {\n    color: #333;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    line-height: 1.3;\n    margin: 36px 0 16px;\n  }\n\n  .pwent-lean-cikk h1 {\n    font-size: 34px;\n  }\n\n  .pwent-lean-cikk h2 {\n    font-size: 30px;\n  }\n\n  .pwent-lean-cikk h3 {\n    font-size: 23px;\n  }\n\n  .pwent-lean-cikk p {\n    margin: 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class=\"pwent-lean-cikk\">\n\n  <div class=\"pwent-lean-layout\">\n\n    <main>\n\n      <div class=\"pwent-lean-lead\">\n        <h1>Gas cylinder maintenance process<\/h1>\n        <p>\n          My article series aims to introduce LEAN technologies and promote the LEAN approach in the field of gas cylinder maintenance.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n        <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lean-3.png\">\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lean-3.png\" alt=\"Lean Technology B\" width=\"547\" height=\"390\">\n        <\/a>\n        <figcaption>Lean Technology B<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n\n      <div class=\"pwent-lean-card\">\n        <h2>Mi a LEAN?<\/h2>\n\n        <p>\n          The simplest definition of LEAN is the elimination of waste. It is about achieving a given goal, result, and quality with the least possible resources. LEAN always puts the customer at the centre. The customer must define what they consider value, what they are willing to pay for, and how much.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n          <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/piackutatas-1.png\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/piackutatas-1.png\" alt=\"Market research\" width=\"204\" height=\"141\">\n          <\/a>\n          <figcaption>Market research<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n\n        <p>\n          Is the market research scene familiar to everyone?\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          Is this new product good?<br>\n          \u2013 Yes<br>\n          Fantastic<br>\n          Excellent...\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          And would you actually use it?<br>\n          \u2013 Of course<br>\n          \u2013 Of course\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          ...and then: but how much is he prepared to pay for it?<br>\n          \u2013 Er, er, er<br>\n          \u2013 I still need to think about it<br>\n          \u2013 That\u2019s enough<br>\n          \u2013 0 EUR\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          After this, the question we can always ask ourselves is:\n          <strong>Have we created value or not?<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"pwent-lean-quote\">\n        <blockquote>\n          \u201eThe Lean approach should begin by consciously defining value, specifically with regard to a product offered at a certain price with particular characteristics, through dialogue with the customer.\u201d\n        <\/blockquote>\n        <cite>Taiichi Ohno<\/cite>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"pwent-lean-card\">\n        <h2>What is the product?<\/h2>\n\n        <p>\n          Our article series focuses on gas cylinder maintenance services.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"pwent-lean-orange-card\">\n          <h3>The core product: security<\/h3>\n          <p>\n            Maintenance carried out and documented in accordance with the relevant standards,\nresulting in the customer's gas cylinder being safely kept in operation\nand refilled for the longest possible period.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>\n          The main players in this sector are the industrial gas companies.\nIn our region, in no particular order, but alphabetically listed:\nAir Liquide, Air Products, Istrabenz, Linde, Messer, Praxair, SAPIO, SIAD, SOL.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          The partners' main product is not the gas cylinder.\nThey want to sell or use gas.\nThe gas cylinder is just a necessary evil.\nIf they didn't need gas cylinders as packaging, they wouldn't buy them.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          The gas cylinder rental fee paid by gas buyers, despite being a significant cost on their bills, represents only a fraction of the gas manufacturers' revenue. If they were able to sell gas without cylinders, I would likely be writing about my hobby, beekeeping, right here and now, and PWENT Kft. would not be selling gas cylinder maintenance machines.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"pwent-lean-quote\">\n        <blockquote>\n          \u201eIf the customer wants it, I'll even shoot the moon out of the plug!\u201d\n        <\/blockquote>\n        <cite>Andr\u00e1s Lajsz, World Champion Mixologist<\/cite>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p>\n        It's a bit extreme, but translated to the gas industry, I usually say it like this: if the customer wants to paint little pink flowers on the bottle, then that needs to be priced in.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n        <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/palackok-1.png\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/palackok-1.png\" alt=\"Blue painted gas cylinders\" width=\"546\" height=\"327\">\n        <\/a>\n        <figcaption>Gas cylinders before maintenance<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n\n      <div class=\"pwent-lean-mini-grid\">\n\n        <section class=\"pwent-lean-mini-card\">\n          <h2>Aesthetics<\/h2>\n\n          <p>\n            The gas cylinder can just about meet the necessary minimum.\nIt may be unsightly, but if there are no safety objections,\nit can be refilled and used.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <p>\n            From an aesthetic perspective, the minimum requirement today is that a gas cylinder can be identified by its colour. This can be more or less paint on the neck or body of the cylinder, but it can also be a durable powder coating that is resistant to UV radiation, corrosion, and physical damage.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <p>\n            There might be an almost invisible inscription under the paint layer,\nor a clearly legible embossed marking made with dot engraving, which offers great security to the filling personnel.\nThere might be a rusty neck, a rusty cap,\nor it might indicate cleaned, refurbished parts.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <p>\n            The market will become increasingly stronger.\nCustomer needs cannot be ignored.\nWhile in the field of medical gases, taking GMP regulations into account, aesthetic requirements are stringent,\nthere are lower expectations in other areas.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <p>\n            If we want to ensure that we are selling good quality and durability to our customers, then I recommend that everyone works with at least a few diving customers. In my experience, divers have an almost personal relationship with their tanks. If our service is problematic anywhere, it will become apparent within moments.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"pwent-lean-mini-card\">\n          <h2>Clarity<\/h2>\n\n          <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n            <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/palackok2.png\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/palackok2.png\" alt=\"Gas cylinder refurbishment system\" width=\"551\" height=\"342\">\n            <\/a>\n            <figcaption>Gas cylinder refurbishment system<\/figcaption>\n          <\/figure>\n\n          <p>\n            We can talk about both external and internal cleanliness.\nExternal cleanliness can be handled with manual wire brush cleaning and roller-applied manual surface protection, or even with a closed conveyor belt cleaning-painting system, with shot blasting and powder coating on the entire surface.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <p>\n            In the first case, we can expect residual paints and corrosion after surface preparation.\nThe treatment of the sole and sole ring, i.e. the area most exposed to the risk of corrosion, requires considerable manual work with special attention.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n            <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/palackok-3-1.png\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/palackok-3-1.png\" alt=\"Gas cylinders during maintenance\" width=\"586\" height=\"400\">\n            <\/a>\n            <figcaption>Gas cylinders during maintenance<\/figcaption>\n          <\/figure>\n\n          <p>\n            Often the pad inverter part is used here,\n            thereby reducing the capacity of the machines.\n            What the customer asks for and what they pay for\n            is a matter of individual agreement.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <p>\n            Certain gas producers only have the insides of gas cylinders cleaned if safety regulations require it, while others automatically opt for internal shot-blasting for cylinders used in the health and food industries. The question is whether this is a basic service, a competitive advantage, or an additional-fee service in the given market. There can be significant differences in international markets.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <section class=\"pwent-lean-card\">\n        <h2>Time \u2013 Speed<\/h2>\n\n        <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n          <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/merleg.png\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/merleg.png\" alt=\"Scales\" width=\"147\" height=\"132\">\n          <\/a>\n          <figcaption>Speed: gas cylinder maintenance quick or cheap<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n\n        <p>\n          The money lost due to the job must be paid by someone.\nAn investment, in this case a gas cylinder, is good if it generates money for the owner every day of its life.\nIt matters how much is lost from a 5-10 year cycle due to necessary maintenance or problems.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          The customer's interest is for maintenance to be carried out within days.\nToday, the market average and customer expectation is 2 weeks.\nIf the bottle is returned by the maintenance provider without issue within 2 weeks,\nthen the customer is satisfied.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          What happens if, in special cases, the customer requests their bottle back within 3 days?\nWhat happens if there is 1 day until maintenance?\nIs this possible? This is what we strive for, not just as an extra.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          They are considering multik on a CAPEX basis.\n\u201eCash is king\u201d \u2013 with a small investment, they are focusing on large cash flow and quick returns.\nThe number of bottles is decreasing in proportion to customer demand.\nInstead of buying new bottles, they aim for better management of the existing stock.\nThere can be no misplaced bottles:\ncurrent bottles may be unavailable for shorter periods,\nso as not to cause rental losses or supply problems.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"pwent-lean-process\">\n        <h2>What happens during a gas cylinder maintenance?<\/h2>\n\n        <p>\n          Consider the following process:\n        <\/p>\n\n        <ol class=\"pwent-lean-process-list\">\n          <li>Loading at partner's site<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling - transport - external<\/li>\n          <li>Unpacking<\/li>\n          <li>Materials Handling \u2013 Storage<\/li>\n          <li>Quantity and quality control<\/li>\n          <li>LOT marking<\/li>\n          <li>Administration \u2013 taking gas cylinders into stock<\/li>\n          <li>Material handling \u2013 Moving from storage location<\/li>\n          <li>Removing the cap<\/li>\n          <li>Disposition of residual gas<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>Neck cleaning for subtitle readability, or full cleaning to prepare for painting<\/li>\n          <li>Sieve<\/li>\n          <li>Weight management<\/li>\n          <li>Administration \u2013 defining follow-up process: normal, reject<\/li>\n          <li>Calibration checks<\/li>\n          <li>Labelling of gas cylinder<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>Pressure testing<\/li>\n          <li>Drying<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>Internal cleaning<\/li>\n          <li>Material handling \u2013 Group formation for boiler inspection<\/li>\n          <li>Waiting for an external inspection body<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>External and internal official boiler inspection<\/li>\n          <li>Scraping damage - for bottles that have been eliminated<\/li>\n          <li>Official boiler monitoring administration<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>Exterior cleaning<\/li>\n          <li>Painting<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>Waiting to dry<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>Nail painting, logo painting<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>Waiting to dry<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>Post-mortem examinations<\/li>\n          <li>Valving<\/li>\n          <li>Fitting of accessories<\/li>\n          <li>Valve protection installation<\/li>\n          <li>Palletisation, crating<\/li>\n          <li>Final check<\/li>\n          <li>Materials handling<\/li>\n          <li>Waiting<\/li>\n          <li>Loading<\/li>\n          <li>Administration<\/li>\n          <li>Delivery - External<\/li>\n          <li>Unpacking at client's premises<\/li>\n        <\/ol>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <div class=\"pwent-lean-categories\">\n        <div class=\"pwent-lean-category\">Value-adding<br><span>The buyer pays for it, they feel its value<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pwent-lean-category\">Non-value-adding<br><span>and it cannot be omitted<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pwent-lean-category\">Loss<br><span>Time, movement, waiting, unnecessary action<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p>\n        The article highlighted above will focus on the following list. In the meantime, please categorise the items on the list: value-adding, non-value-adding but essential, or loss. How much time does the given operation take?\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        This categorisation will form the basis for further materials.\nWhat is the proportion of value-adding and non-value-adding operations?\nIn the next article, we will explore the sources of loss.\nWe will identify losses or potential losses in the operations listed here.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n        <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rteketeremto.png\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rteketeremto.png\" alt=\"The strategy for creating value\" width=\"462\" height=\"419\">\n        <\/a>\n        <figcaption>The strategy for creating value<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n\n     \n\n    <\/main>\n\n    <aside>\n\n      <section class=\"pwent-lean-side-box\">\n        <h2>Data management for gas cylinder maintenance<\/h2>\n\n        <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n          <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/szefek.png\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/szefek.png\" alt=\"Data processing\" width=\"318\" height=\"163\">\n          <\/a>\n          <figcaption>Data processing<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n\n        <p>\n          A few minor maintenance workers still only work on paper.\nThe boiler supervisor fills in the paper, signs it, stamps it, and the record is ready.\nLet's think about traceability:\nwe're looking for a bottle's record.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          In order to order paint more accurately, so that we don't run out of stock, or so that incorrectly ordered paint doesn't dry out on us, we would like to state which colour gas cylinders we have painted.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          Data allows us not only to serve customers better,\nbut also to reduce our own costs.\nIt is then our decision, or develops through negotiation,\nwhether we keep the advantage gained from good data, or pass it on to the buyer.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"pwent-lean-side-box\">\n        <h2>Problematicity<\/h2>\n\n        <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n          <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/problemamegoldas-1.png\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/problemamegoldas-1.png\" alt=\"Problem-solving\" width=\"202\" height=\"134\">\n          <\/a>\n          <figcaption>Problem-solving<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n\n        <p>\n          We can talk about being hassle-free in terms of time and money.\nDoes the partner allow us to put the refurbished valve back?\nHow much does this save?\nIs it worth it, or are blockages and technical faults more common with refurbished valves?\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          This could mean another delivery, downtime, and maintenance. How much is the customer willing to pay for problem-free operation?\n        <\/p>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"pwent-lean-side-box\">\n        <h2>More security<\/h2>\n\n        <figure class=\"pwent-lean-image\">\n          <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/racs.png\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/racs.png\" alt=\"Safety grate\" width=\"198\" height=\"134\">\n          <\/a>\n          <figcaption>Security<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n\n        <p>\n          Instead of a water pressure test, the cylinder can also undergo an ultrasonic inspection, or UT inspection. This definitely results in greater safety, but it comes at a price.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          Initially, the cost is borne by the owner of the gas cylinders due to a higher initial rejection rate.\nThis does not yet fall on the maintenance provider.\nHowever, the higher-quality technician and the significant depreciation of machinery do fall on the maintenance provider.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          Is the buyer willing to pay an extra surcharge for UT testing and increased security?\n        <\/p>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"pwent-lean-side-box\">\n        <h2>Loss hunting<\/h2>\n\n        <p>\n          Before we go through the list, let's talk about what we want to achieve.\nThe list will be the basis of our endeavour to see what is pure loss.\nThese are what we need to focus on so we can filter them out.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          We will be doing a kind of loss hunting during our tour.\nWe will soon see the times used at each step.\nWe want to cut this down.\nThe main goal of our journey is lossless, one-piece flow.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          We will, of course, not be able to achieve this ideal state, but we must strive for it.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <div class=\"pwent-lean-quote\">\n        <blockquote>\n          \u201eParadoxically, perfection can never be perfectly imagined.\nAs soon as you achieve what you then consider to be the perfect idea,\nyou immediately see the next level.\u201d\n        <\/blockquote>\n        <cite>James P. Womack \u2013 Lean Perspective<\/cite>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <section class=\"pwent-lean-side-box\">\n        <h2>Budget-friendly and sophisticated solution<\/h2>\n\n        <p>\n          The idea I'm going to share won't be perfect either, but my aim is to reach a higher level that can be expressed in numbers. After that, we'll see what we got wrong, what isn't perfect yet, and where we can improve the system.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          Let's not forget: the goal is lossless one-piece flow.\nWhy one-piece flow?\nWe will cover this in my next article.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          Let's not forget Taiichi Ohno's definition of a product.\nWhat is our product?\nI will proceed along two lines from here:\n        <\/p>\n\n        <ul>\n          <li>\n            <strong>Fapados:<\/strong>\n            The simplest, cheapest product, with no extras.\n          <\/li>\n          <li>\n            <strong>Discerning<\/strong>\n            a solution designed to meet high-market expectations.\n          <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <div class=\"pwent-lean-signature\">\n        <p>\n          <strong>Lajos Szab\u00f3<\/strong><br>\n          Managing Director\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          <strong>Pwent Ltd.<\/strong><br>\n          <a href=\"mailto:lajos@pwent.eu\">lajos@pwent.eu<\/a><br>\n          <a href=\"\/en\/\">www.pwent.eu<\/a><br>\n          GSM: +36 (20) 9273-719\n        <\/p>\n\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/aside>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G\u00e1zpalack karbantart\u00e1s folyamat Cikksorozatommal a LEAN technol\u00f3gi\u00e1k bevezet\u00e9s\u00e9t \u00e9s a LEAN szeml\u00e9let elterjeszt\u00e9s\u00e9t c\u00e9lzom meg a g\u00e1zpalack karbantart\u00e1s ter\u00fclet\u00e9n. Lean technol\u00f3gia B Mi a LEAN? A LEAN legegyszer\u0171bb megfogalmaz\u00e1sa a vesztes\u00e9gek kik\u00fcsz\u00f6b\u00f6l\u00e9se. Adott c\u00e9lt, eredm\u00e9nyt \u00e9s min\u0151s\u00e9get a lehet\u0151 legkevesebb r\u00e1ford\u00edt\u00e1ssal el\u00e9rni. A LEAN mindig a vev\u0151t \u00e1ll\u00edtja a k\u00f6z\u00e9ppontba. 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