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Case Study: Heavy Duty Dry Vac for the Win!

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A couple of months ago, I was speaking with a customer about improving a process in their facility. They were using electric shop vacs to vacuum up fiber and dust from around their operating equipment. The shop vacs that they were using were not very powerful, meaning it was taking operators a long time to get the job done. In addition, the vacs were prone to wearing out, leading to a need for frequent replacements – they had already gone through 13 in the last 12 months alone!

I was happy to recommend an EXAIR Heavy Duty Dry Vac. With no moving parts to wear out, our steel drum vacuum system was a one-time replacement. Even with the higher initial cost, taking into account we are eliminating the need to purchase replacements every month, the EXAIR drum vac will quickly pay for itself. The better vacuum performance also meant the operators were saving about 3.5 hours per week, leading to even more savings. The ROI on this change was less than 5 months. That’s a win!

In addition to the immediate savings, we also discussed EXAIR’s Case Study program. A typical case study involves collection of “before/after” data, quantifying the benefits of using EXAIR products. This can include, but is not necessarily limited to:

  • Compressed air consumption
  • Noise level
  • Safety (OSHA compliance)
  • Performance improvements
  • Product durability/longevity

My customer was able to quantify the benefits in both product durability and performance improvements. As an added benefit, upon successful completion of a case study, I was able to provide the option of a credit on the replacement products, or a discount on a subsequent order. Now it’s a win-win!

If you would like to discuss how EXAIR products can save you money, or if your application would be suitable for a case study, then give me a call!

Al Wooffitt
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Utility Rebates – How EXAIR Products Can Save You Money!

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We love to talk about how our intelligent compressed air products can save you money. This has been the subject of many blogs, emails and phone calls; primarily focusing on how our products will reduce your overall air consumption. This leads to lower energy costs, which over time will save you thousands of dollars. Another way you can save money is through rebate programs.

Many electrical companies offer rebates for efficient products and programs that help reduce energy consumption. The NC Clean Energy Technology Center has created a website that consolidates this information for you on their website: www.dsireusa.org.  “DSIRE is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewable and energy efficiency in the United States”. Since EXAIR’s products fall into this category, rebates can be applied to the use of our products. If there is a rebate available, you will find it on this site.

It’s easy to find what rebates are available for you by selecting your state from the map on DSIRE, and then filtering down to Technology > Energy Efficiency > Industrial Equipment > Compressed air. As an example, in Michigan there is currently a rebate from Energy Smart for using Engineered Nozzles.

Once you’ve found your rebate, give us a call! We can help you determine which of our products will allow you to take advantage of it, whether it’s one of our engineered nozzles like the above example, or any of our other intelligent compressed air products.

Al Wooffitt
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The Importance of CE Compliance

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When you make a purchase, you want to be sure that your money is being well spent. You should be confident that it meets necessary safety standards, that it is of high quality, and that it will do what you expect it to. There are many ways that we here at EXAIR like to prove our products will live up to your expectations, including our 5 Year “Built To Last” Warranty, and our 30-day unconditional guarantee on catalog product, or even with our Efficiency Lab where we will test other products’ performance against ours. Another way that we can show our reliability and dependability is through attaining CE compliance.

You may have wondered what the CE mark really means, and why it is so important. To begin with, CE comes from the French words Conformité Européenne or European conformity. A CE mark indicates conformity with health, safety, and environmental protection standards for products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA). EU Legislation requires this certification for most products that are sold in the EEA. Because of this, it has become an acceptable standard for much of the rest of the world as well, even if it only holds legal weight in Europe. This differs from other standards, like OSHA, where the burden for compliance would normally fall on the end user. With CE, the responsibility for compliance falls solely on the manufacturer. Similar to a UL Listing, if you see the CE mark, you can trust it has been tested and certified to have been made in such a way as to meet the safety & quality benchmarks specified for that type of product. In fact, even though you can obtain a self-certification for CE compliance, EXAIR has chosen to use an independent third party to certify us. We want there to be no doubt that you can trust our products.

So, when you see the small ‘CE’ symbol on our products, you can be confident that they are high quality, and that they conform to the highest standards. In other words, you can trust that your money is being well spent. At EXAIR we have gone to great lengths to be leaders in standards compliance, as indicated by our use of independent third party testing. If you have an application where only the very best will do, then give us a call.

Al Wooffitt
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