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The All-Around (Literally) Best Answer For Static Elimination: EXAIR Gen4 Super Ion Air Wipe

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Static charge is a surface phenomenon, which means it has to be addressed on the entire surface that it’s causing a problem on. For sheets, plates, films — anything that’s flat and stacked or rolled, really — EXAIR Gen4 Super Ion Air Knives are a popular solution. They generate a laminar, even curtain of ionized air that’ll dissipate the static charge on a surface up to 9 feet wide quietly, effectively…and quickly. For smaller pieces & parts, we’ve got Ion Air Jets and Ion Air Cannons that create a more focused stream of ionized air. For portability, the Gen4 Ion Air Gun is essentially a handheld version of the Ion Air Jet.

For pipe, hose, tube, wire, cable, extruded or molded continuous strands…anything that needs static elimination on all sides, really…EXAIR Super Ion Air Wipes are a great fit. They generate a uniform 360° ionized airflow to eliminate static on the surface of those kinds of products. They come in two sizes: one with a 2″ inside diameter, and one with a 4″ inside diameter. The split clamp design means you don’t have to ‘thread’ the material through…you simply undo the latch on one side and fit it back around the material or part. 

360° blow off AND fast, efficient static dissipation: EXAIR Super Ion Air Wipe.
Gen4 Super Ion Air Wipe

Both of the photos above show Super Ion Air Wipes used for plastic hose — and that is indeed a VERY popular application for them. They’re also successfully used for tubing, wire, pipe, extrusions, anything that can pass through the 2″ or 4″ inside diameter & needs to have static charge removed from it.

If you have problems with static charge, EXAIR has solutions. Give me a call.

Russ Bowman, CCASS

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Video Blog: Starter Guide Series – Air Wipes

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EXAIR manufactures two types of Air Wipes; the Standard Air Wipe™ and the Super Air Wipe™.  They are designed to blow an airstream in a concentric pattern around the outside of pipes, cables, extruded shapes, hoses and much more. The video below is a starter guide to the Air wipe product line.

If you would like to discuss  any of EXAIR’s safe, quiet & efficient compressed air products, I would enjoy hearing from you…give me a call or shoot me an email!

Jordan Shouse
Application Engineer

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Helpful Tips For Air Wipe Usage

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Probably the most common application for EXAIR’s line of Air Wipes is blowing off continuous runs of pipe, hose, tube, wire, etc. The 360° converging air flow sweeps the entire circumference evenly, for efficient & quiet blow off, cooling, or drying. The split ring design means the operator doesn’t have to “thread” the product through the Air Wipe:

Split ring design eliminates the need for product “threading” through the Air Wipe.

Because of their 360° converging air flow, they’re also incredibly well-suited to another application: blowing off the end – or tip (to make the pun in the title work) – of an applicator.

  • A manufacturer of automated paint systems for the automotive industry fits spray heads to the ends of robotic arms to coat vehicle bodies. They install Model 2439 9″ Standard Air Wipes for the robots to periodically dip the spray heads through to clean off excess paint so it doesn’t drip inadvertently onto the surfaces that they’re putting a nice, even coating onto.
  • A custom furniture builder used a robotic system to apply glue to wood parts prior to fitting them together. A small amount of glue remained on the tip of the applicator, which would harden and build up over time, eventually getting to the point where not enough glue was applied. They periodically removed & cleaned the tips, but sometimes not before improperly glued products made it through production. They installed Model 2400 1/2″ Super Air Wipes for the robots to dip the applicator tips through to blow off the glue residue. This eliminates glue buildup and defective furniture parts.
  • A machine builder’s design incorporated robotic arms to dip two files in oil before using them to deburr parts, and wanted to stop oil from dripping off the file in between the oil dip and point of use. They installed two Model 2431 1″ Standard Air Wipes (one for each file) and set pressure regulators to remove excess oil while leaving enough to properly lubricate the file, and made the operation drip free.
  • A shop that repairs & tests diesel fuel injectors passes them through a Model 2432 2″ Standard Air Wipe by hand to blow off solvent after removing them from a cleaning tank, prior to reassembly & testing.

If you need to blow off parts from all sides, look no further than EXAIR Air Wipes. They come in sizes from 3/8″ to 11″, in stock. If you’d like to discuss your application or product selection, give me a call.

Russ Bowman, CCASS

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EXAIR Products Entrain FREE Ambient Air For Maximum Force and Flow

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Air entrainment is a term that we bring up quite often here at EXAIR. It’s this concept that allows many of our products to dramatically reduce compressed air consumption. The energy costs associated with producing compressed air make it an expensive utility for manufacturers. Utilizing engineered compressed air products that will entrain ambient air from the environment allow you to reduce the compressed air consumption without sacrificing force or flow.

Products such as the Super Air Knife, Super Air Nozzle, Air Amplifier, and Super Air Wipe all take advantage of “free” air that is entrained into the primary supplied airstream. This air entrainment occurs due to what is known as the Coanda effect. Named after renowned Romanian physicist, Henri Coanda, the Coanda effect is used in the design of airplane wings to produce lift. As air comes across the convex surface on the top, it slows down creating a higher pressure on the underside of the wing. This creates lift and is what allows an airplane to fly.

EXAIR Super Air Nozzle entrainment

This is also the same principle which is allowing us to entrain ambient air. As the compressed air is ejected through a small orifice, a low-pressure area is created that draws in additional air. Our products are engineered to maximize this entrained air, creating greater force and flow without additional compressed air. Super Air Amplifiers and Super Air Nozzles are capable of up to a 25:1 air entrainment ratio, with just 1 part being the supplied air and up to 25 times entrained air for free!! The greatest air entrainment is achieved with the Super Air Knife at an incredible ratio of 40:1!

This air entrainment principle allows you to utilize any of these products efficiently for a wide variety of cooling, drying, cleaning, or general blowoff applications. In addition to reducing your compressed air consumption, replacing inefficient devices with engineered products will also dramatically lower your sound level in the plant. Sound level in some applications can even be reduced down to a point that would eliminate the need for hearing protection with the OSHA maximum allowable exposure limits set at 90 dBA for an 8-hour shift.

If you have inefficient blowoff devices in your facility, give us a call. An Application Engineer will be happy to help you select a product that will “quietly” reduce your compressed air consumption!

Tyler Daniel, CCASS


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