Replacing helium gas cylinders with hydrogen gas generators offers most users a clear cost advantage with a medium- and long-term return on investment (ROI) many times over. Consider the following factors for your facility:
1. How many helium cylinders are used per month or per year? At roughly US$300-$450 each, costs can add up quickly.
2. How much is spent on replacement filters, maintenance, and safety inspections per year?
3. What are the costs for delivery, handling, and installation?
4. Add the amount from all three of the top answers.
Using just two hydrogen cylinders per month can quickly add up to nearly $10,000 per year in direct costs. This doesn’t even factor in internal/indirect costs such as labor and storage space.
In comparison, converting your GC lab to a hydrogen gas generator requires a one-time investment in the equipment, installation, and some basic conversion steps. At the high end, this can cost $15,000 but is often less. And thereafter, very little additional outlay is required.
Based on these rough numbers, a hydrogen generator from VICI DBS can easily pay for itself after just a single year of use. It then provides many years of additional cost savings compared to the $10K annual outlay that helium gas cylinders would have required. Recreate this calculation for your own facility to see the expected ROI (likely many multiples) and the low total cost of ownership.
To learn more about the benefits of using hydrogen generators as a replacement for helium cylinders, read the white paper here.
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