Month: December 2012

Another Year Is Coming To A Close

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Happy New Year to Everyone!!
Happy New Year to Everyone!!

With the holiday weekend upon us it is time to look back at what we have achieved this year.  EXAIR has released dozens of new products to help with all your compressed air needs; we launched a new method for you to get our information, our mobile site.  There have also been several Professor Penurious videos released and even a few new product videos.

While we have been staying busy making all of these items possible and I can guarantee that next year will be no different.  Here at EXAIR we are proud to say that we are the market leader in Intelligent Compressed Air Products.  We didn’t get that way by not maintaining our information, or inventing new products, or only blogging once a year.  We know that our people are the best, and we want to keep them working hard for our customers. We push and push everyday to make certain that we are a better company than any of our imitators.

With that being said, enjoy the new year, and make sure to watch for more products, videos, tweets, and information from EXAIR.

Peace and Joy to all in 2013.

Brian Farno
Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

You’re Welcome

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Some friends and I recently discussed what passes (and, more to the point, doesn’t pass) for politeness in conversation. One of my friends has a real problem with restaurant servers who ask if he’s “all set.” He claims that the question doesn’t make any sense…”’All set’ for what?” he’ll ask back, to which the server will usually reply “Is there anything else I can get you right now?” which is the question my friend wanted to be asked in the first place.  He is a very generous tipper, so, in retrospect, I don’t think most servers mind when he vocalizes this particular pet peeve.

We also talked about using the phrases “Excuse me?” and “Please?” if you didn’t hear/understand what someone said, and you’d like them to repeat themselves. Our consensus was that they appear to be interchangeable, are somewhat regional in prevalence, but universally preferable to our teens’ (and tweens’) mumbling of “whut?” to which I reply “Excuse me?” and my son will remember his manners. Especially when it’s accompanied by the condescending raised eyebrow.

The hottest topic seemed to be the substitution of “No problem” for “You’re welcome,” especially in business conversations. Everyone agreed that the latter is far more polite, and much better received. Since I took three years of French in High School, I pointed out that the formal phrase for “You’re Welcome,” en Français (pronounced aw-fraw SAY), is “Il n’ya pas de quoi,” which, literally translated, means “This thing (you are thanking me for) is nothing.” So, the perceived level of politeness may be cultural in this case.

Personally, en Anglais (pronounced on-on GLAZE), I very much prefer “You’re welcome,” and bristle (albeit internally) when I hear “No problem” – it’s like I tried, and failed, to inconvenience the person. That is very rarely my intent, and I like to think that I’m quite accomplished at putting people out, if I apply myself to the task. My friends were all in agreement with me on this. I may need better friends.

So, do you have a linguistic “pet peeve?”  Or would you prefer if I called it an “aversion” or a “vexation?”

Russ Bowman
Application Engineer
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What If This Is The END? Or The Beginning?

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What if the theory that the world ends today is right? Are there any outstanding grudges you would prefer to smooth out before?  What about regrets, decisions that you were on the fence about?  Does it bring what is important to you into perspective?  Will you even think about it?

My personal belief is that we’ll still be here on Monday.  However, I am still going to make sure to give my daughters and wife an extra hug and kiss, tell them I love them an extra time, and in the case it does end I will make sure I am with them.  Now that the sappy part is over….

In the case it is the end of the world as we know it and the beginning of the zombie apocalypse, that changes everything.  While I don’t have a laid out plan I will admit I have thought about what I would do.  Number one on the list is of course protect the family and find someplace to “bug out” to.

Then it is time to ensure the armament is appropriate, this would more than likely mean I won’t be using any of EXAIR’s products.  The reason for this is simple, you can’t put an end to a zombie with a product that is engineered to be safe for all personnel.  This means no Soft Grip Safety Air Guns or Super Air Knives for the armory.

Now, once a compound has been established we will use EXAIR products to conserve the compressed air when fabricating so we can conserve what energy we have.

So if it is the end, thanks for reading and it’s been a great experience to be able to “entertain” you.

If it’s the beginning, if you are a zombie you can’t read this, if you can read this, make it to a safe haven and if you have no idea what to do, watch Zombieland.

Brian Farno
Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

Cooler Than a Fan

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Glass cooling transport tables

Late last week I was contacted by a gentleman with an application for cooling glass.  The company produced glass with an anti-reflective coating.  After the coating is applied to the glass, it needs to be cooled as it is moved along transport tables.

Having faced a similar dilemma before, this facility had already installed (3) Super Air Knives to cool the glass.  For the previous production line, the solution was more than adequate.  However, the problem facing the new application is that the glass and coating must be cooled even further for a new setup and it is crucial to the quality of the coating that the cooling is achieved evenly and within the given cycle time.

Air Knife Setup in Latvia

Enter again, the Super Air Knife.  In the initial application, the airflow was directed so that it was in contact with the bottom of the glass, as in the sketch above.  In this way, the product was cooled sufficiently, but the top surface of the glass was left completely untreated.  The recommended solution to gain the necessary cooling was to install Super Air Knives which treat the top surface of the glass.

Our staff of Application Engineers is well suited to recommend solutions for any application.  Feel free to give us a call.

Lee Evans
Application Engineer
leeevans@exair.com
@EXAIR_LE