Month: March 2014

Joe Will be Retiring Soon

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new paradigm ahead

As the title of my blog states, our long-time friend and colleague, Joe Panfalone will be retiring soon. And as the sign above indicates, that means a new paradigm awaits Joe and how he lives his life from now on. Instead of being awakened each day by a rude alarm clock to signal the beginning of his day, he will get up when he is darn good and ready! And instead of fighting the rush-hour traffic to get to and from work each day, he can leave to go wherever he wants, whenever he wants and however he wants, except maybe for those doctor appointments!

Joe isn’t quite ready for the old folks’ home though. He has plans to do some travelling, go camping, fishing and maybe even hiking with his rather new additions, the bionic knee and a left-handed machete! He has been working on getting his camping gear together over the last year or so. He is a great prepper. Some of the doomsday folks could take a lesson or two from him!

In all seriousness Joe, as you move on to add some new chapters to your already long book of life, it is my sincerest hope that you enjoy every minute of it in high spirits, good health and in the company of good friends and family.

Your young buddy.

Neal Raker
nealraker@exair.com

Office Rule #1

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Today I was smacked in the face with the reminder of many applications I have helped customers with over the years.  As I walked through the door into our lunch room I was hit in the face with a very strong odor. This is why Office Rule #1 is, “DO NOT microwave fish in a common area microwave.” The odor was microwaved fish.  Now it doesn’t matter who cooked the fish, all that mattered was it had not only worked its’ way through the kitchen but also the entire office and then it was being vented into our manufacturing area.   Needless to say, the force was strong with this one.   That is when I was reminded of the fume evacuation applications I have done through the years.

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Air Amplifier Removing Welding Fumes

If only we had a windows that opened, we could have used an EXAIR Super Air Amplifier to quickly and efficiently evacuated the air out of the kitchen area. I have helped many of my customers evacuate fumes from anything from a mining shafts to welding fumes. Using a small amount of compressed air the Super Air Amplifiers move large volumes of air. Super Air Amplifiers are also effective for moving large volumes of air for cooling and blow off applications.

Have a cooling, blowoff, or evacuation application? Call our application engineers and they will help you select the appropriate model air amplifier.

Joe Panfalone
Application Engineer
Phone (513) 671-3322
Fax (513) 671-3363
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Out With The Old & In With The New

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Hopefully today I will put the finishing touches on a small side project I have been working on here at EXAIR.   Earlier this week we received an upgrade for our front entry.  It was a small feat to get this piece from our loading dock to the front lobby but the guys in our shop and several engineers (watching only) got it done.   What is the new piece you ask?

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A new and much larger display case.

Not only had the old case gotten too small to house even half of our products, it had also gotten to where we couldn’t fit all of the awards our products had won over the past years.  In this case alone we are displaying 16 total awards which span multiple product lines.   One entire shelf has been dedicated to our Air Nozzles & Jets products because they have won 7 awards on their own.

Along with the new case we added  another award which was given to the EXAIR Digital Flowmeter.  This award was from Environmental Protection Magazine, for being their 2013 Product of the Year in the Energy Management division.   This award honors a product which is found noteworthy for making those who are in the environmental field easier.

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The case isn’t quite full but it will continue to get more occupants as the year goes on as we design more products and (hopefully) receive additional awards.

Brian Farno
Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

Air Nozzles Can Blow Off And Clean Wire

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Wire After Water Quenching

In my blog last week I mentioned an application to dry extruded rubber after quenching in a dip tank.  This week I was again contacted for a similar application, only this time the need was to dry a copper wire after quenching.  The current setup (above) used rollers to remove water and debris, but failed to solve the problem.

In most applications like this, a Super Air Wipe will be the best solution.  An Air Wipe will provide 360° blow off of the part, keep compressed air use low, and keep noise low as well.  However, when the diameter of the product is very small, we can also meet the needs of the application by using properly positioned Super Air Nozzles.

In this application, the diameter of the wire could be as small as 2mm, so I was inclined to offer an air nozzle based solution.  For example, EXAIR 1109SS Pico Super Air Nozzles mounted around the OD of the wire using Stay Set Hoses, and positioned with 45° angles of attack could provide blow off and cleaning of the small diameter wire.  It would also provide a degree of adjustment for the other small diameter wires.  Given the variable diameters of the wires in this application, I recommended testing of the nozzle based solution. Speed is another consideration in a wire blow off application, in this application the wire will exceed 1000 feet per minute (fpm). We generally recommend a Super Air Wipe Solution when speeds are below 1000 fpm.

If you have questions about which EXAIR solution will best solve the problem in your application, we are here to help.

Lee Evans
Application Engineer
LeeEvans@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_LE