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New Air Cradle for Quick and Efficient Air Gun Storage

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EXAIR now offers the new Air Cradle Safety Air Gun Mount, a simple but innovative accessory designed to keep safety air guns and similarly sized tools within easy reach at workstations and machine centers. With its strong magnetic loop design, the Air Cradle provides a convenient, highly accessible hang point for safety air guns, helping improve workflow, minimize tool misplacement, and promote a more organized, efficient work environment across manufacturing, assembly, shipping, and other general shop applications.

The Air Cradle is a magnetic loop that securely holds a safety air gun or other often-used tools in place on any available magnetic surface, ensuring the tool remains at arm’s reach when needed most. Its versatile design allows operators to mount the cradle on equipment such as mills, lathes, cutoff saws, or any metal surface in a busy shop floor. The simplicity and effectiveness of the design mean that workers can instantly return tools to a designated location, reducing time spent searching for misplaced airguns and enhancing overall productivity. Capable of holding up to 10lbs, it’s a handy addition to any workstation.

Part of EXAIR’s extensive portfolio of useful accessories, the Air Cradle complements the company’s lineup of safety air guns and nozzles by offering a practical storage solution that reinforces proper tool handling and shop organization. Easy to install and use, the Air Cradle reflects EXAIR’s commitment to delivering reliable, quality-engineered solutions that help industrial teams work more safely and efficiently. Air Cradle prices start at $30.

If you have any questions about the air cradle or any of our Safety Air Guns, please reach out!

Jordan Shouse, CCASS

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EXAIR Ion Air Gun in Photo Printing Industry

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In the high-precision world of photo printing, even tiny specks of dust or static can ruin a perfect print. From professional labs to industrial photography printers, quality and consistency are everything. That’s where the EXAIR Ion Air Gun steps in, a tool that’s quietly revolutionizing how photo printers manage static charges, clean surfaces, and ensure flawless prints.

While it might be a “perfect” application for a Super Ion Air Knife, the Ion Air Gun works better if the product is stationary.

The Challenge: Static and Contamination in Photo Printing

Photo printing — whether inkjet, laser, or large-format — is highly sensitive to the environment. Two of the biggest issues that professionals face are:

Static electricity: As paper moves rapidly through printers, it can accumulate static. This attracts dust, causes paper jams, and leads to print defects.


Particulate contamination: Even microscopic dust or fiber can show up as marks, dots, or streaks on glossy prints.

Traditional air blowers or manual wiping often redistribute dust rather than removing it — and they do nothing to neutralize static charge.

The EXAIR Ion Air Gun is engineered to solve both static and contamination problems in one tool. Here’s how it stands out:

Active Static Neutralization

The gun emits a stream of positive and negative ions that neutralizes static charges on surfaces instantly. This helps:

  • Reduce paper jams
  • Prevent dust attraction
  • Improve media handling through print engines

By eliminating static, prints come out cleaner and production runs flow more smoothly.

Ionized Clean Air Blast

Instead of just pushing air around, the ion air gun combines ionization with a strong, focused airflow. This:

  • Removes dust and debris from paper or film
  • Prepares surfaces before printing
  • Cleans out nooks and crannies where particles hide

The result? Cleaner prints with fewer re-runs and less waste.

In the competitive world of photo printing, attention to detail defines success. The EXAIR Ion Air Gun offers a practical, effective solution to two persistent problems — static and contamination. Whether you’re running small-batch professional prints or large industrial photo runs, it can help ensure every print meets the highest standard.

Jordan Shouse, CCASS

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6 STEPS: [Step Four] Turn it off when not in use.

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Turning off compressed air when it’s not in use is one of the fastest ways to reduce energy costs, extend equipment life, and improve overall efficiency. When paired with efficient air products and proper controls, the savings can be substantial and immediate.

Compressed air is valuable. Treat it that way. Here are some helpful ways to use it when you need it!

Start by walking the plant floor and identifying applications that run continuously, especially during breaks, shift changes, or downtime. Common culprits include open blow offs, cooling air left running, or vacuum systems operating without parts present. If air is flowing without adding value, it’s costing you money. So let’s find ways to turn it off.

  1. Tie Air Use to Production Activity
    • Compressed air should only be used when production is active. Connecting air supply to machine cycles, sensors, or PLC controls ensures air flows only when parts are present or a process is occurring. Automating on/off control not only reduces waste but also improves consistency and repeatability.
  2. Use Solenoid Valves for Automatic Shutoff
    • Solenoid valves are an effective way to shut off air when equipment is idle. When integrated into machine logic or timers, they prevent air from flowing during downtime, nights, and weekends. This is especially effective for blow off and cooling applications that don’t require constant air.
  3. Replace Open Blow offs with Efficient Nozzles
    • Open pipes and tubing waste enormous amounts of compressed air. High-efficiency air nozzles and air knives are engineered to amplify airflow while consuming significantly less compressed air. Upgrading these devices not only lowers air consumption but also improves safety by reducing noise levels.
  4. Monitor, Audit, and Reinforce
    • Turning the air off once isn’t enough, it needs to become part of the culture. Regular air audits, flow monitoring, and team accountability help ensure improvements stick. Encouraging operators and maintenance teams to report unnecessary air usage creates long-term savings and reinforces best practices.

Turning compressed air off when it’s not in use is a powerful first step—but real, lasting savings come from pairing good habits with the right technology. That’s where EXAIR solutions make the difference.

EXAIR Engineered Air Nozzles replace inefficient open pipes and tubing, delivering the force you need while dramatically reducing air consumption and noise. EXAIR Air Knives provide uniform, high-velocity airflow for drying, cooling, and cleaning—using far less compressed air than homemade blow offs. When higher airflow or vacuum is required, EXAIR Air Amplifiers generate powerful output without additional energy input.

To ensure those savings are measured and maintained, EXAIR Flow Meters give you real-time visibility into compressed air usage, helping you identify waste, verify improvements, and build accountability into your process.

Compressed air doesn’t have to be a hidden cost. With smart shutdown practices and proven EXAIR products, you can turn wasted air into measurable savings—every shift, every day.

Jordan Shouse, CCASS

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Why Engineered Air Nozzles Outperform Open Pipes (And Cut Air Use by Up to 70%)

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Compressed air is one of the most expensive utilities in any manufacturing facility—yet it’s often treated as “free.” One of the biggest contributors to wasted compressed air is the continued use of open pipes, drilled pipes, or homemade blowoffs for cleaning, drying, and cooling applications.

While these methods may seem simple and inexpensive, they are inefficient, unsafe, noisy, and costly over time. EXAIR Engineered Air Nozzles are designed to solve these exact problems. Often reducing compressed air consumption by up to 70% while improving performance.

Open pipes release compressed air directly to atmosphere with no control, no amplification, and no optimization. This creates several major issues:

Excessive Air Consumption

An open 1/4″ pipe at 80 PSIG can consume 25+ SCFM continuously. Multiply that across shifts, days, and multiple stations, and the cost quickly adds up.

Poor Performance

Open pipes create turbulent airflow that dissipates rapidly, requiring higher pressure and more air to achieve acceptable results.

High Noise Levels

Uncontrolled air release produces noise levels that can exceed OSHA limits, creating safety and compliance concerns.

Safety Risks

Open pipes can generate dangerous dead-end pressures and flying debris, posing serious injury risks to operators. Creating real situations where

What Makes EXAIR Engineered Air Nozzles Different?

EXAIR Engineered Air Nozzles are precision-designed to maximize force while minimizing air consumption. Instead of wasting compressed air, they use advanced airflow geometry to do more with less.

Air Amplification

EXAIR nozzles use the Coandă effect to entrain surrounding ambient air. For every unit of compressed air used, multiple units of free air are pulled into the flow—creating higher output force without increased air usage.

Optimized Flow Patterns

Rather than chaotic turbulence, engineered nozzles produce laminar, focused airflow that delivers better cleaning, drying, and cooling results at lower pressure.

Significant Air Savings

It’s common to see 30–70% reductions in air consumption when replacing open pipes with EXAIR air nozzles—often with improved performance.

Eleminate Safety Risks

Air nozzles and jets are designed to operate well above 30 PSIG while creating dead end pressures well below the OSHA limits. Giving you better performance safley.

EXAIR Model 1100 Super Air Nozzle Replaces Open Copper Pipe Blow Off

Replacing open pipes with EXAIR Engineered Air Nozzles is one of the simplest and most cost-effective improvements you can make to a compressed air system.

If you’re serious about:

  • Reducing energy costs
  • Improving safety
  • Lowering noise levels
  • Getting more from your compressed air

…it’s time to stop blowing money into the air.

EXAIR Engineered Air Nozzles prove that better design beats brute force—every time.

Jordan Shouse, CCASS

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