Author: Kirk Edwards

An ink jet date code was delivered with poor quality onto a water bottle due to the residual water left from the bottle washing operation. Our customer also needed to keep air consumption to a minimum, and have some adjustability for different sized bottles.

Since the target area was only a small portion of the bottle, an air nozzle provided a good solution.

The EXAIR 2″ Super Air Nozzle and a shim set for the nozzle allowed us to fulfill the minimal air requirement request. The shim set for the nozzle allows customers to install thinner shims to minimize air flow while maintaining pressure through the nozzle. Maintaining full pressure also maximizes force applied to the target surface. This nozzle and shim combo, at 80 PSIG, can flow from 9-30SCFM without losing force, which can occur when simply lowering pressure.

Our Stay Set Hose completed the requirements by providing adjustment to the position of the nozzle. This product allowed the customer to move the air nozzle as needed for different sized bottles.

And as always, the OSHA requirements for noise levels and dead end pressure of compressed air products were maintained.

Kirk Edwards
Application Engineer
kirkedwards@exair.com

Remember last summer when you had to climb up into the rafters to fix the electrical control which overheated? Why it was installed in such a difficult place to reach is always a mystery.

Or how about the drive you burned up because the fan filter was clogged up with dust? Fans and filters just don’t belong in some environments.

And don’t forget the camera that fried in its inspection housing due to its hot environment. Just because it is made to look into the furnace does not mean it can always take the heat.

These are just a few examples of the problems which generally arise as the temperatures of spring and summer rise. A Cabinet Cooler solution for the “out of sight, out of mind” control box which is mounted up in the rafters can be set up on a thermostat which will turn the Cabinet Cooler off in the winter and back on again in the hotter spring and summer. It is an “out of sight, out of mind” solution, which does not result in another trip into the rafters next spring.

That control box with the clogged filter and fan will benefit from removing the fan and filter and replacing them with an NHP Cabinet Cooler. This unit creates a continuous purge inside the cabinet of just 1 SCFM until cooling is needed. Then it turns on and provides the necessary cooling. This keeps out the constant dust and debris while cooling at the same time.

And the camera looking into the furnace won’t need to be replaced when outfitted with our high temperature Cabinet Cooler, which is built to withstand environmental temperatures up to 200F.

Cabinet Coolers can save you the headaches year after year. A simple and quick solution for many overheating problems with low maintenance and low cost. Once you outfit a cabinet with an EXAIR Cabinet Cooler, you can forget about those headaches for good.

Kirk Edwards
Application Engineer
kirkedwards@exair.com

The link in this blog post will take you to the US Government’s database for energy incentive programs offered all over the United States. If you are not within the United States, research your government’s energy savings programs to see if you can take advantage of any compressed air efficiency programs by installing EXAIR products on your compressed air system.

Our local utility here in Ohio offers a $25 rebate on 15 models of our engineered air nozzles. This is a tremendous opportunity for businesses to gain all of the air and noise savings benefits of the EXAIR Engineered Air Nozzles and get them for an even better net price.

After clicking this link, http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/about/state_activities/main_map.asp Look below the US map to the “State Incentives and Resource Database” and click the link to access the database to find any applicable programs for your area.

As energy efficiency continues to be important, we have found more and more programs which apply to our products. We also continue to add engineered products to meet the requirements of many of these programs.

Kirk Edwards
Application Engineer
kirkedwards@exair.com

The number of products we sell into the steel industry is large and the applications are diverse. However we do see some very common applications too. One of those is to use our Super Air Knife for a strip steel blow off.

One advantage of the Super Air Knife is that we can provide an unlimited width of continuous blow off for the widest of steel strips. The Super Air Knife produces an even air flow across the entire width, giving consistent results. A manifold of nozzles struggles to produce even and consistent air flow.

Another advantage is the space required for the Super Air Knife. The profile of a Super Air Knife is 1-3/4″ x 1.5″ . This is greatly smaller than any blower style knife or a manifold with nozzles. The Super Air Knife is also adjustable by using a simple pressure regulator on the inlet air supply. Adjusting the pressure will also affect the force and flow out of the knife.

Super Air Knives are available in aluminum, 303 stainless steel, and 316 stainless steel from out of STOCK in Cincinnati, OH. The stock lengths are up to 54″ long. This variety gives  the customer more flexibility with the application. Whether we blow off the whole strip or only the edges, we have a length to fit.

I recently had a steel manufacturer with an edge blow off application. They were using 10 yellow plastic nozzles at 90 PSIG on each edge. The air consumption of these yellow nozzles was 290 SCFM at 90 PSIG. EXAIR provided an alternative Super Air Knife with a .003″ shim installed. This shim produces more force and flow than our stock .002″ shim. Even with the larger shim, and higher force and flow values, the EXAIR product saved more than 200 SCFM!

200 SCFM in an operation which is 24/7 and 365 days per year is equal to $26297.00, certainly worth the investment! And even for a 5 day a week, 250 working days per year, the new Super Air Knife solution can save $6000.00 per year! Not bad for a $325.00 investment.

Keep an eye out for these applications around your manufacturing facilities. EXAIR can help conserve compressed air and keep those operating costs down, so you can remain competitive.

Kirk Edwards
Application Engineer
kirkedwards@exair.com