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August 30, 2017 Categories Other Tags This article is borrowed from a blog by the Marshall Institute at www.marshallinstitute.com Teaching the Millenials a sound reliability strategy early in their career (the Matures, Baby Boomers and Gen Xers too) can be the critical component of a strong manufacturing strategy. Millenials have been categorized as seeing the world as a union […]

September 17, 2017 Categories Other Tags High velocity compressed air blow-offs are especially useful if parts don’t need to be “super dry” (as completely free of water) or if there is a requirement to remove “excess” water or other liquid from a part prior to final drying using another means such as hot air or

September 8, 2017 Categories Other Tags Lottery Ticket Quality Control with an Air Knife Unusual applications for compressed air are always fun. One such unusual application was at a facility printing lottery tickets. Printing lottery tickets is much like printing money as they need to be controlled to a high quality to prevent counterfeiting. This

May 30, 2017 Categories Other Tags Why Vortex Tube Panel Coolers are getting used more for Cooling Electrical Panels Vortex tubes create freezing air from compressed air and are used as air conditioners for cooing control panels – even cameras in hot environments. Main complaint against using vortex tube cooling units for air conditioning is

September 19, 2017 Categories Other Tags Compressed air noise can be responsible for up to 1/3rd of the noise in a factory operation. So controlling noise from compressed air is important. This can be achieved with the following three steps: 1. Use control devices such as PLC’s to integrate sensors along a production line to

March 26, 2018 Categories Other Tags Cooling Industrial Cameras Nex Flow Industrial cameras that are in very hot environments can be cooled by several means pure compressed air water peltier coolers vortex tubes Pure compressed air can add up to a large running cost due to the cost of compressed air, especially sine the air

January 9, 2018 Categories Easy Engineering Tags Compressed air operated air knives are ideal for replacing rows of nozzles or drilled pipe used in blow off applications. What to look for and installation tips are explained here. Nex Flow Air Products are specialists in compressed air applications for blow off, cooling and moving. Video :

June 5, 2017 Categories Other Tags Several companies manufacturer vortex tube operated air conditioners primarily for electrical and electronic enclosures. Some promote them as the solution to all applications when in fact that is not the case. There are many types of devices on the market for air conditioning control panels and all have their

June 25, 2017 Categories Other Tags Late October, 2016 there was a landmark agreement among 170 countries to set firm dates for the curbing the use of HCFC’s in air conditioning systems with penalties for non-compliance. Developed countries must reduce their use of HFCs by 10 percent by 2019 from 2011-2013 levels, and then by

March 1, 2018 Categories Other Tags Standard Air Nozzles This of course is my educated opinion only but I think it is reasonable. When you buy a new home from a builder, would you buy the furniture from the same builder? In fact people do in some cases get furniture with a new home but