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…
July 5, 2019 Categories White Paper Tags Air Mag Nozzles Standard Air Nozzles Compressed air nozzle – air saving nozzle or engineered blow off nozzles are good to have but there are so many of them. This is why many people get confused and stick to the same products they are familiar with even if…
April 30, 2018 Categories Things to Consider Tags Designing a compressed air system Often the end use of compressed air is not considered adequately in the design of a compressed air system but it can affect the other choices that need to be made in the design. In a system, you need to consider the…
June 4, 2018 Categories Ask Les Tags Air Knives Filters Mist Tool Cooling System Compressed air flow can be restricted because of improper pipe sizing, unnecessary restrictions in the line, air leaks and lack if cleanliness in the system. Nex Flow Air Products Corp. specializes in the use of compressed air technology for cleaning, drying,…
July 3, 2017 Categories Other Tags One of our customers made a very nice setup to dry extruded pipe using Ring Blade Air Wipes manufactured by Nex Flow Air Products Corp. Very easy to switch out one Air Wipe diameter with another size, as the picture shows to clean and dry different diameters of pipe….
October 13, 2017 Categories Other Tags Formal compressed air system audits are costly and can be quite involved,. Experts are available to do this with expensive equipment in very large factory operations. But what about smaller facility where the cost and time is hard to justify? In this case a simple “Check the Line” walk…
October 29, 2018 Categories White Paper Tags Air Amplifiers Filters Manual Valves PLCFC Control System Pneumatic Water Separator Regulators Ring Vac Stainless Steel Shim Kits Air Volume Amplifiers: How it works, Common Applications and Troubleshooting How do Air amplifiers work? There are two types of Air Amplifiers – Air Pressure Amplifiers and Air Volume Amplifiers….