Month: August 2013

Super Ion Air Knife Eliminates Static in Geotextile Manufacturing Process

Published on by Neal RakerLeave a comment

Geotextiles are any permeable textile material which is used to increase soil stability, provide erosion control or aid in drainage. And there are a large variety of types of geotextile fabric available.

Our Australian distributor (Compressed Air Australia) was contacted by one such company who manufactures these materials and were having significant problems with static electricity on their production line. Operators and machine sensors were being discharged to. This basically caused an un-safe working condition which also affected reliability of the process.

The customer found EXAIR Static Eliminators and worked with our distributor to select (2) of our 30” Super Ion Air Knives to blow onto the fabric as it is being processed through a series of rollers.

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The Super Ion Air Knife blows onto the fabric from 1.5 meters away with only 2 BARG input pressure. The customer could not be happier that the Super Ion Air Knives were able to solve his static problem immediately.

The Static Eliminators were located just above an access gate and are mounted with custom brackets made by the end user to facilitate setting the proper blowing angle for maximum effect.

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Customers will often ask, “Where in my process is it best to locate the static eliminator?” The answer is that you want to locate the static eliminator at the last possible point in your process, just up-stream of where the problem is occurring. Many times, static electricity is generated at multiple points along the processing line, especially for a web-based product like fabric. Thus the strategy of locating the static eliminator in this manner reduces the number of units required to keep a process running problem free.

Neal Raker, Application Engineer
nealraker@exair.com

Cincinnati, A Great Place for Customer Service

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Living in the greater Cincinnati area I often wondered where the name came from.  During the settlement of our nation, settlers named their cities after those back in their homeland. The name Cincinnati did not seem to fit that scenario though.

A little research I found that the original surveyor, John Filson  named it “Losantiville” from four terms, each of different language. It means “The town opposite the mouth of the Licking River,” “ville” is French for “city,” “anti” is Greek for “opposite,” “os” is Latin for “mouth,” and “L” was all that was included of “Licking River”.

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In 1790, Arthur St. Clair, the governor of the Northwest Territory, changed the name of the settlement to “Cincinnati” in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, of which he was a member. The Society of the Cincinnati is an historical, hereditary lineage organization founded in 1783 to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolutionary War officers, many of whom were granted land in this area for their services.

There are other cities in the U.S. by the name of Cincinnati but none of them have developed into any significance.   Cincinnati, Arkansas –  originally buzzard roost, Cincinnati, California – was a mining town, Cincinnati, Indiana – on they county survey but no town. Cincinnati, Iowa  total population  357 and declining.

We are in a world of change. Things last only as long as they serve a purpose. Towns and municipalities come into fruition to serve  an industry. When they can no longer provided the amenities and resources for a growing industry, the industry leaves and the community dries up.

Businesses share the same fate when they lose their purpose…that is to serve the customers needs. The market and customer demand is ever-changing. When Business fails to recognize a changing market as in the case of Kodak, they  go by the way of the dinosaurs.

EXAIR is on the cutting edge of customer service. Our employees are all ingrained with the notion that we are all here to serve. As I said in a previous blog, that notion is ingrained in all EXAIR employees which is why we have been able to maintain better than 99% on-time deliveries. We listen to what the customer needs and deliver. It also is what drives our product development.

We truly appreciate the opportunity to serve you. Call us at 1-800-903-9247 and ask to speak with one of our application engineers.

Joe Panfalone
Application Engineer
Phone (513) 671-3322
Fax (513) 671-3363
Web: http://www.exair.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/exair_jp
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Today We Say Goodbye

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Today is a sad, happy, well let’s just say it’s a day here at EXAIR.   It is back to school time throughout most of the country and sadly enough, it is the last day of our Co-Op’s final quarter semester as a Co-Op.

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You may notice him from his star role in films such as, Escape To The Planet Of Professor Penurious, Will It Launch, Penurious 2012, What I Do, and The Professor “Raps”? I’m Speechless.   Yes, he is the first and only Co-Op here to get a face tattoo, for work purposes.   Needless to say the Co-Op program here at EXAIR is not the normal engineering Co-Op experience.

We like to think that we have given our Co-Op the experience of a lifetime.   The truth is, he has learned a good amount about compressed air and how to save it, mostly thanks to The Professor.  Below is Prof. Penurious in his casual Friday dress with the Co-Op and his trophy of things that didn’t make it through his time of use here at EXAIR.

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We all wish him a great final year at the wonderful University of Cincinnati, along with a great future even after he graduates.  Hopefully for him it will be far away from the Professor.

Brian Farno
Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

Back to Business

Published on by Lee EvansLeave a comment

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The past few weeks have found me on vacation, taking some well earned time to relax with family.  While feeling very European for the extended holiday, I also had some time to reflect and let my thoughts wander.  One such thought was the mindset and culture of business, and how a business conducts itself internally.

This particular thought came to mind when wrestling with a service provider over an account I cancelled almost six months ago.  To my surprise I keep receiving a bill every month and it seems never-ending that I have to call in again and explain that I switched to a competitor.

What stands out in these interactions is that no matter the person to whom I am speaking, their response is generally the same: “My boss wont allow these changes..”, which then requires me to speak to a supervisor and jump on a merry-go-round of a phone call that is almost immediately regrettable.  But it makes me think, “Who are these bosses?”

Maybe I’m blinded by my desire for vindication in this particular scenario, but its my firm belief that those in a higher position are supposed to lead by example.  There’s a very clear distinction between a boss and a leader, and I think the graphic above says it all.

We give great care to make sure EXAIR stays in the category of leadership, whether in the marketplace with our products, or internally through our personnel.  Yesterday I worked with an end user helping them select the proper Chip Vac for their application.  At the end of the call they guy told me “You guys are the best.  This is the second time I’ve worked with you and its been outstanding.”

You don’t get those unsolicited kudos by sitting on the business.  They come from leadership.

Let EXAIR show you the difference.

Lee Evans
Application Engineer
LeeEvans@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_LE