May 13, 2017 Categories Ask Les Tags There are two angles to consider when utilizing a compressed air-operated air knife – the impingement and sweep angles. The impingement angle is the angle of the air knife when aimed at a target that is being dried or cleaned. This depends on various factors. If the target…
September 6, 2023 Categories Other Tags Pulsed Compressed Air and Modern Valve Technologies for Today’s Applications Pulsed Compressed Air & Modern Valve. Technologies. Compressed air serves many industrial uses, like blow-off, cooling, and cleaning. Solenoid valves once introduced the method of pulsing air. This means releasing it in short bursts instead of a continuous flow….
July 6, 2018 Categories Ask Les Tags Air Mag Nozzles Standard Air Nozzles How Piping Can Effect Air Nozzle Performance Compressed air is a tricky technology to deal with because it is a compressible fluid and is subject to all sorts of things. Yet 70% of all compressed air is still sued for blow-off and…
November 2, 2019 Categories White Paper Tags Adjustable Spot Coolers Cabinet Enclosure Coolers Mist Tool Cooling System Tool Cooling System Vortex Tubes When Should I Consider Using Vortex Tubes for Spot Cooling? Vortex tubes create a stream of cold air from compressed air. When discussing spot cooling we want to specify that it is a…
October 4, 2023 Categories Other Tags Cabinet Enclosure Coolers Silent X-Stream™ Cabinet Enclosure Coolers Understanding NEMA Type 4-4X Panel Coolers for Cabinet Enclosures and the right time to utilize them. NEMA Type 4 enclosures, equivalent to IP 66 in Europe, resist water sprays and are dust-proof. The 4X version also resists corrosion. Electrical enclosures in…
September 4, 2017 Categories Other Tags In steel sheet production or other metal sheet production, which is better to use for blow-off? – a series of many small compressed air operated flat jet nozzles or, one or more long compressed air operated air knives? In reality both have been used. Flat jet nozzles, being smaller, will…
July 2, 2017 Categories Other Tags Variable Frequency Drives describe equipment used to control the speed of machinery. Many industrial processes such as assembly lines must operate at different speeds for different products. Where process conditions demand adjustment of flow from a pump or fan, varying the speed of the drive may save energy compared…
October 2, 2017 Categories Other Tags A 100 cfm compressor with a refrigeration drier, operating for 4000 hours in a temperate climate, can produce about 2200 USgal of liquid condensate in a year! Failure to remove this moisture can result in condensation in the compressed air piping which leads to corrosion, and damage to pneumatic…
April 10, 2020 Categories Other Tags image showing compressed air tank Compressed Air for Medical Use Medical grade compressed air is used in just about every area of a hospital and is administered to patients who need inhaled medications and anesthesia, while patients are under anesthesia, for treatment of respiratory conditions, and to power ventilators….
June 1, 2018 Categories Other Tags Cabinet Enclosure Coolers Silent X-Stream™ Cabinet Enclosure Coolers Vortex Tubes NEMA and IP Classifications Equivalency l and electronic enclosures while Europe and many other countries utilize IP classifications. This often causes some confusion. We found a great chart from Siemon that do IT infrastructure solutions what has a very…