Here is a quick video to show more about our Universal Air Knife Mounting System. Use this accessory product to mount any style air knife from EXAIR.
The model #9060 Universal Air Knife Mounting System offers all the flexibility needed for precise positioning along with the convenience of including everything necessary for a fast mounting option. Just drill one hole – nothing to fabricate – no hardware to hunt down.
Kirk Edwards
Application Engineer
kirkedwards@exair.com
Well, all of us here made it past the “End of the World”, oh wait that got rescheduled. So now it’s back to our regularly scheduled blog topics. This weekend I’m going to be hanging out with my daughter all weekend. My wife is going out-of-town with friends and so I’ve planned all the places we’re going to go and things we’re going to see. In case you aren’t from Cincinnati or have never been here, we actually do have quite a bit to do. The other trick is, with the sudden surge in random rain storms, I must have two separate plans. One if it’s nice outside and the other if it’s raining and nasty.
The first stop on Saturday if it’s nice will be the Cincinnati Zoo, if it’s raining, the Cincinnati Museum Center. She’s been to both places multiple times but has only been to the museum once with me. So it will be an interesting time. I know she loves the new nocturnal house at the zoo. According to her Grandma she was a big hit because she could get the animals to come up to the glass. (I’m guessing they thought she was food.) The next stop will be up to my parents and extended family to visit. Maybe to a park to play if it’s nice, then home for dinner and playing in the backyard or basement.
Sunday, we will probably visit Taste of Cincinnati, and walk down to the Public Landing to see the river boats. Even though she’s only 15 months old she still loves food and that’s what the Taste of Cincinnati is all about. I know I’ll be happy because there are over 40 restaurants that show up to let you try out their top dishes. Plus it will be a reason for her to get down and walk around, along with a few kids zones I hope.
No where this weekend do I have work on the house scheduled. Even though this is the current state of one of my gutters.
I’m a strong believer that there should always be a certain level of time dedicated as “technology free” (or gutter fixing free) time that forces child/father interaction. I’m also a believer that even though the outlook looks clean cut and straight as an arrow it is always good to have a second plan of attack or a different way to approach a problem. This is what we do at EXAIR also.
Our Application Engineers have a combined 50 years of experience working at EXAIR, if you call with an application the chances are we have solved it or done something similar. With a combination of experience and extensive application database we will do our best to outfit your application for a successful solution. If for some reason our solution doesn’t work to your liking or you need something different, we honor a 30 day unconditional guarantee.
I know what I am planning to do this weekend, a lot of quality time with my daughter and minimal amount of work. Don’t let that project at work hang over your head all weekend. Give us a call and see if we can help.
Brian Farno
Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
Twitter: @EXAIR_BF
Lately I’ve been interested in the How The Universe Works series on The Discovery Channel. The premise of the show is to explain some of the often confusing areas of theoretical physics or astronomy as they relate to the formation of our universe. I find this fascinating.
As the endless questions and possibilities are raised by devoted scientists and dreamers alike, I frequently notice the onset of my own, more philosophical thoughts that depart a bit from the focus of the show. One of the tangent thoughts I regularly have as I enjoy the program is about the connection of matter, energy, and people. I enjoy the idea that no matter a person’s location, predicament, or direction they are connected to everything in existence on a fundamental level.
Anyone with children will stress to you the importance of solid fundamentals, as will an engineer. I spent some time this morning doing calculations for convective heat transfer with respect to time. I started by refreshing myself on the principles by referencing a blog by Russ Bowman – always a good read.
I quickly realized when working through the problem that although this wasn’t the typical application I’m accustomed to analyzing, the solution was found using the same foundational disciplines I apply to compressed air. The equations were different, but the connection to the solution was the same.
Maybe this is proof of the connection I find myself pondering. Or maybe its proof that the engineering department at EXAIR has got you covered.
Lee Evans
Application Engineer
leeevans@exair.com
@EXAIR_LE
I’ve lived in the Midwest, and I’ve lived on the East Coast, and consider myself blessed that I have never been personally affected by either a tornado or a hurricane. I’ve been close enough, though, to have a deep respect for both. When I was a kid, my Uncle Jack’s family lost their home, as many others did, during what became known as the Super Outbreak of April 1974. My Aunt Edith and cousin Jo Anne had only a few moment’s notice, and were still on the basement steps when the tornado started ripping their house apart. The only thing left standing was the shower pipe – I’ll never forget that; the shower head was still on the end of it. Every house on their side of the street sustained at least moderate damage. The worst damage on the other side of the street was a broken window. It’s curious what a tornado will leave and what it will take.
The closest I ever came to a hurricane was being at sea on a Trident submarine during Hurricane Hugo. We had just commissioned USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) earlier that month, and, embarrassingly, ran aground just off Port Canaveral, Florida. Turns out, the sandbars just off the coast had been shifted, and the channel re-formed, by Hugo’s might. That’s WAY more power than it takes to destroy a house. Or a neighborhood. Oh, and it wasn’t even a direct hit: Hugo’s landfall was in Charleston, South Carolina, some 400 miles to the north. If there’s a nice thing about hurricanes, it’s that you get a few days’ notice that they’re coming. But that’s the only nice thing you can say about a hurricane.
The devastation of Joplin, Missouri, by a lone tornado on Sunday evening, has me thinking of my Uncle’s family’s loss of their home, and how lucky they were to have all escaped personal injury. I looked around my basement last night, and realized that yes, I had most of the basic components of a Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness Kit (which covers a variety of calamities, but sounds like a lot more fun to put together – thanks, Brian Farno!), but no; they’re not all in one place. I don’t want to try and assemble them after the fact, possibly in the dark, maybe out of dire necessity. So that’s our Family Friday Fun project this week. And it’s long overdue.
Dear reader, I hope this finds you adequately prepared, but if not, I hope that I’ve at least inspired you to awareness, and sparked a sense of urgency to get prepared. Consider the fine folks of Joplin…there, but for the grace of God, go I (and you.)
While we are indeed considering the fine folks of Joplin, I encourage you to keep them in your thoughts or prayers as your custom dictates. If you feel called to help, there certainly are needs, and opportunities to do so. My personal favorites are the American Red Cross and UMCOR. The American Red Cross, with their experience and resources, is immensely effective on the scene, and UMCOR, because of their affiliation structure, is able to channel 100% of your donations directly to those in need.
Russ Bowman
Application Engineer
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