In today’s video blog, I share a product update with you regarding our external filter bags and drum covers. The change has several significant benefits for performance. Take a minute to watch the video and find out more.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact us today.
Brian Farno, MBA – CCASS Application Engineer
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This time of year, it is not uncommon to feel a slight shock after walking across a carpeted surface and touching a door knob. This little “jolt” is a result of fast-moving electrons leaping from your body to the door knob, or vice versa. As your feet shuffle across the surface of a rug or carpet, your body will either gain or lose electrons. Touching a conductive surface then causes these electrons to leap from one place to another.
If you notice, this happens to occur much more often during colder winter months. The reason that you experience static shocks more frequently during winter is due to the relative humidity. At colder temperatures, air does not hold as much moisture as it does when it’s warm. Even though you’re heating your house to a similar temperature, the air that is being drawn into your home and heated is still the dry cold air containing less moisture.
If you’re anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re quickly approaching winter and the increase in issues related to static electricity. EXAIR manufactures a complete line of products designed to help you quickly and reliably neutralize any residual charge on the surface of a part or material. Check out the video below for a brief overview of the options EXAIR offers and how to get started!
Tyler Daniel, CCASS
Application Engineer
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Okay. Throughout our catalog and most of my training, many moons ago, we always stuck to using the E Vac Vacuum Generators as pick and place type units. Hook them up with some suction cups and you can have some fun. However, this isn’t all they can be used for. In fact, I blogged about it over a decade ago not being used for a pick and place operation. Rather, I used it to pull a steady vacuum on a hydraulic brake system in order to pull the fluid through the lines.
Today, I want to show you another trick that I am almost certain I saw when I was a kid on Mr. Wizard. I saw this in High School, learning from one of my amazing educators in the Science department, and then again in college taking basic Chemistry courses. The trick is maybe not something that you would use regularly, but it is a great visualization for something that may help some DIY’ers and even some industrial engineers. So what is the process exactly? Well, it is using a vacuum to “boil” water, except we aren’t really boiling the water, it just appears that way.
That’s right, in this video you can see I have a very small E-Vac Vacuum Generator connected to a glass jar with some water in it. Now there is some condensation in the jar from the water being warmer than the environment we were in. As I energize the E-Vac, you will see the operating pressure go up on the gauge to the right, and you will see the pressure in the jar go down on the vacuum gauge to the left. You can also see just how quickly the small E-Vac removes all the air from the chamber and then begins to build the vacuum, effectively pulling the gas from water, making it appear as though it is boiling due to a temperature increase. Instead, it is actually “de-gassing” the water and removing the oxygen.
This same process can be used in molding operations, epoxy resin processes, and even off-gassing operations. If you can get the surface or container into a vacuum condition, then an Inline E Vac or Adjustable E Vac can be used to evacuate the gases from the fluid within the chamber or area. This makes them more conducive for use without bubbles forming during the curing phase. The size of the E Vac needed for this will be determined by the size of the area and that is exactly what our Application Engineers are here to help with.
If you would like to discuss an off-the-wall idea or de-gassing, feel free to contact an Application Engineer today.
Brian Farno, MBA – CCASS Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
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Thank you for purchasing an EXAIR Super Air Amplifier. In this video I am going to cover some of the important first steps in setting up and operating a Super Air Amplifier.
If you have any questions, or need any application assistance, feel free to give us a call!
Al Wooffitt
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