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VariBlast Safety Air Gun Overview

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After mowing the lawn, I always blow the driveway & sidewalk off with a leaf blower. Then, before pulling the riding lawn mower back into the garage, I blow off the deck with the leaf blower too, and it always looks like it does a great job. The other day, though, I had to replace the drive belts, so I removed the deck and found an awful lot of grass trimmings had accumulated in the inner recesses. No matter how much air my leaf blower moves (and it moves a LOT), I would have needed a much more focused flow to get into some of those tight spaces.

Situations like this are EXACTLY what EXAIR Safety Air Guns – especially the VariBlast Precision and Compact models – are made for. Consider:

  • Tight, focused flow – the VariBlast Precision Safety Air Guns can be fitted with our three smallest, most focused Super Air Nozzles – Atto, Pico, and Nano:
Not only do they create the most focused airflow patterns, these Super Air Nozzles are also small enough to fit in pretty tight quarters themselves.
  • Hard-hitting force – VariBlast Compact Safety Air Guns can also be fitted with the Atto, Pico, or Nano Super Air Nozzles for the tightest airflow patterns, as well as several others if higher flow & force are required.
For more aggressive applications, VariBlast Compact Safety Air Guns with 1″ High Power Flat Super Air Nozzles can apply up to 1 pound of force.
  • Extended reach – the VariBlast Precision Safety Air Guns are available with 12″ and 20″ 316SS extensions, and the VariBlast Compact Safety Air Guns can come with straight rigid aluminum extensions up to 72″ long.
  • Chip Shields – regardless of whether you need extensions for extra reach, these can all be supplied with Chip Shields. These are especially useful (and are included as standard) on the VariBlast Compact Safety Air Guns with Back Blow Air Nozzles.
Atto Back Blow Air Nozzles can blow out recesses or holes as small as 1/4″ in diameter.
  • Operator control – this is the key feature of the VariBlast models. Most handheld airguns have spool valve-type triggers that are really just on/off operation. They can offer some crude amount of throttling, but the variable pull trigger of the VariBlast Safety Air Gun provides precise control, and they’re ergonomic to boot. Here’s a short video that shows just how precise the control is with a VariBlast Precision Safety Air Gun.

Compressed air isn’t cheap, and if you use cheap, non-engineered blow-offs, you’re going to pay WAY more to operate them than you have to. If you want to find out how the VariBlast Precision or Compact Safety Air Guns – or any EXAIR Intelligent Compressed Air Products – can help you get the most out of your compressed air system, give me a call.

Russ Bowman, CCASS

Application Engineer
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Soft Grip Super Air Scraper Overview

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Scrape off, and blow away, stubborn debris with the Model 1244-48 Soft Grip Super Air Scraper.

EXAIR’s Soft Grip Super Air Scraper is an innovative safety air gun specifically engineered to tackle the most persistent debris encountered in industrial environments. Its patented design incorporates a scraping blade that enhances the effectiveness of powerful compressed air, facilitating the removal of various materials such as caulk, gaskets, sealants, adhesives, tape, paint, stickers, labels, grease, lubricants, and challenging metal chips or flakes. This tool is essential for maintaining cleanliness and functionality in machining tables, sub plates, and assembly stations.

Soft Grip Super Air Scraper

The corrosion-resistant steel scraper is designed to be used with a 2″ Flat Super Air Nozzle and a 3/4″ extension, ensuring the strength and durability needed for even the most demanding cleaning tasks. Extensions for the Soft Grip Super Air Scraper range from 6″ to 72″ in length, making it easier to clean table tops, access hard-to-reach areas inside machines, and reach floors or other distant surfaces. Additionally, Chip Shields are available to enhance the cleaning process.

EXAIR Model 1210 Soft Grip Safety Air Gun

The Soft Grip Safety Air Gun is designed for prolonged use without causing fatigue. Its ergonomic structure ensures that the hand remains in a comfortable position, while the large trigger allows for operation using one or multiple fingers. Constructed from durable cast aluminum, this air gun is built to withstand tough industrial environments and features a handy hanger hook for convenient storage.

The 2″ Super Air Scraper is a patented nozzle designed to effectively remove stubborn debris from various surfaces, including work areas and machinery. Featuring a flat, 2″ corrosion-resistant scraper blade, this nozzle provides the necessary leverage to dislodge fixed debris, allowing the air to efficiently clear it away from the surface.

Together, the Soft Grip Safety Air Gun and Super Air Scraper create an incredible pairing. If you have questions about the Soft Grip Super Air Scraper, or anything regarding EXAIR and our products, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Jason Kirby
Application Engineer
Email: jasonkirby@exair.com
Twitter: @EXAIR_jk

Let’s Build A Blowoff System!

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EXAIR makes a wide variety of Intelligent Compressed Air Products that can be used for blowoff applications. The first step is to consider what size, and shape, the airflow pattern needs to be. If it’s a smooth, flat surface, our Air Knives are ideal for that. If a more directed, focused stream of air is required, we have Air Nozzles, Air Jets, and Air Amplifiers. And if it’s for statically charged debris, we can put Ionizers on Air Knives (Super Ion Air Knives), Air Nozzles (Intellistat Ion Air Nozzles), Air Jets (Gen4 Ion Air Jets) and Air Amplifiers (Gen4 Ion Air Cannons.)

If you navigate the EXAIR website to our Blowoff Kits, you’ll see that we can provide a number of our quiet, safe, and efficient Air Nozzles with Magnetic Bases and/or Stay Set Hoses for a quick & easy Blowoff System. In addition to the half dozen or so systems that are specifically called out, you can also put together your own setup that best suits your application. Here’s how:

Example: Model 1100-9412 is two Super Air Nozzles on a Dual Outlet Magnetic Base with 12″ Stay Set Hoses.

If you’d like to discuss a blowoff application – regardless of size or shape – give me a call.

Russ Bowman, CCASS

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Efficient Compressed Air System Design with EasyCAS – Powered by Direktin

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When it comes to designing an efficient compressed air system, we all know the details matter. From nozzle selection and pipe sizing to pressure drops and force calculation, it’s easy for small oversights to add up to big inefficiencies. That’s why I’m excited to share some news that will help make designing with EXAIR products easier than ever.

EXAIR has officially partnered with DirektIn, the company behind EasyCAS, a powerful design and simulation tool built specifically for industrial compressed air systems. What does that mean for you? It means that many of your favorite EXAIR products: Super Air Knives, Safety Air Guns, Air Nozzles, Air Amplifiers, and more, are now available directly in the software’s component library.

EasyCAS is a comprehensive tool designed to empower engineers, facilities, and suppliers to design, size, simulate, and validate the design and efficiency of a compressed air system with data-driven guidance. Not only can it help you create and maintain a compressed air system from scratch, but uses data and monitoring to pinpoint areas of inefficiency and highlight solutions or products to address the problems. 

EasyCAS offers a great deal of other advantages as well, including:

  • Simulating pressure drops
  • Highlighting helpful components
  • Prevent downtime by identifying problems
  • Calculating air savings and carbon credits
  • Validate performance of your current system

and much more!

You can define line routing, pressure settings, and consumption points, then drop in components like EXAIR Super Air Knives or Nozzles and see how they affect overall system performance in real time.

One of the things I love most about EasyCAS is how intuitive it is. You don’t need to be a CAD expert or software engineer to use it! Just drag, drop, and adjust. Want to compare how much air a homemade drilled pipe uses versus a properly sized Super Air Knife? You can do that. Curious about how much pressure drop you’ll see if multiple Air Nozzles are fed from a single line? EasyCAS has you covered. It’s a great way to visualize pressure loss, flow distribution, and performance impact before anything ever gets installed.

EXAIR is proud to be the only supplier of engineered point-of-use compressed air products currently integrated into the EasyCAS library. That means if you’re designing with EXAIR, you’re designing with confidence.

Visit direktin.com to learn more and for a limited time, you can use code “EXAIR2025” to get 10% off a yearly subscription! EasyCAS could be the answer to revolutionizing your processes.

Tyler Daniel, CCASS

Application Engineer/Intl Trade

E-mail: TylerDaniel@EXAIR.com

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