Messer is one of the leading helium gas suppliers, and the company is committed to providing a safe, reliable and uninterrupted supply of this valuable gas.
The helium used to fill the breathtaking balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins its journey at Messer's Otis, Kansas, plant.
Messer's Otis, Kansas, plant follows specific helium refining processes and liquefies the crude helium. When it comes to helium transportation, Messer fills a trailer for shipment to Bethlehem, PA where the company operates a helium trans-fill facility.
At the facility in Bethlehem, the pure helium liquid is converted to gas and compressed into four high-pressure tube trailers that are trucked to New York City.
The day before the parade, Messer and Macy’s staff assemble near Manhattan's Upper West Side. Following all recommended helium safety standards, workers begin inflating the balloons using a gas filling apparatus Messer has customized for the parade.
Early Thanksgiving morning, the balloons are topped off with helium and poised for the parade.
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