Tag: CAD Library

Optimize Compressed Air: Part 6 of 6.

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If you didn’t read yesterdays blog you should really take a minute to visit it. It is even more proof that EXAIR is always on the leading edge in our industry. It also speaks about our goal to help you optimize your compressed air system. This is all done through our Six Steps To Optimizing Your Compressed Air System. For those that have followed my blog mini series you will know that this is the final part in our journey to optimization. This blog will give you the last piece of the puzzle.

The final digit in the combination to unlocking compressed air optimization is…

Control the air pressure at the point of use to minimize air consumption.

This is done by simply installing one of our pressure regulators. They are available in multiple pipe sizes and flow capacities. The simple reduction from operating at 100 PSIG to 80 PSIG will reduce your energy use by almost 20%. Not to mention that some of your operations may be able to be reduced even lower which equates to even more savings.

For those that don’t know the movie Young Guns like I do, the group of deputized marshals were also known as the Regulators.  The trailer for Young Guns is below, just for fun.

Not only are all of our pressure regulators standard stock items for us (this means they can ship same day if ordered by 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time), we also have 2D and 3D CAD drawings available through our CAD Library. This allows you to completely layout your compressed air system without ever cutting a pipe.

This is yet another way EXAIR is helping to make your path to compressed air optimization as painless as possible.

As always if you would like to discuss your application or have questions on how we can help you with your compressed air system, feel free to contact us.

Brian Farno
Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
Twitter: EXAIR_BF

Cooking: Offroad in a minivan without instructions

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Do you like to cook?  I do.  As an engineer, it’s kind of a stress release for me and a welcome change to designing say, a custom air knife.  Sure, there’s a certain satisfaction in seeing that custom Super Air Knife built and perform to spec, but they don’t taste very good.  Or maybe I enjoy cooking because it appeals to my sense of structure.  Following a discrete number of steps to arrive at a prescribed solution.  Of course, sometimes the directions sound a lot easier than they are…

So while on one hand I do try to stick to the recipe when I cook (at least for the most part), I tend to be the kind of guy that will build his entire entertainment center, and in the course of cleaning up the various debris afterward, find a very well-preserved set of directions sealed in the little plastic bag they came in.  And stopping to ask for directions? HA!  I mean hey, I am after all, a guy and some things can’t be changed.  As I often tease my wife ‘I don’t read directions, I WRITE them.’  Of course, occasionally this can lead to problems, or as I like to call it ‘unplanned adventure.’  For example, one time on the way to Florida…

Okay, so that’s not actually me and my family, but we did have a similar experience in South Alabama one time.  And believe me, that’s a story my wife LOVES to remind me of every time I get lost, um, which is never. Right…

So regardless of your take on directions, we here at EXAIR understand you.  And you’ll understand us too.  We write all of our own Installation and Maintenance Instructions, so there’s no ‘mistranslations’ to deal with.  Unlike the set of directions we recently received with a promotional give-away R/C helicopoter…

The last sentence of paragraph b) is my favorite.

So, you’re the recipe following type?  Take a look at our Knowledge Base for a complete library of Installation and Maintenance Instructions (a one time registration gets you permanent access to instructions, 2D drawings and 3D models, a large application database, product Powerpoints and a video library!). Or maybe you like to try to do it on your own first, and only get help as a last possible resort.  Try our online chat or pick up the phone and call us a 1-800-903-9247.  Either way, it’s okay by us.  And we promise, if you do ask for help, we’ll keep it just between you and us…

Dan Preston
Design Engineer
DanPreston@exair.com

Are we not EXAIR?

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I love quizzes.  They’re a chance to sharpen the ‘ol gray matter up a little bit and have some fun comparing notes afterwards.  I especially love ones about ‘You might be a child of the 80’s if…’  A lot of them revolve around music and, although I can’t carry a tune in a bushel basket (ask my co-workers), I’m pretty good at knowing the lyrics.  Here’s a few questions to test your 80’s mettle.  Needless to say, ‘no fair peekin’ on the internet:

1) What is the proper response to ‘Are we not men?’

2) What instrument was Thomas Dolby ‘playing’ in the ‘She blinded me with Science’ video?

3) Everyone remembers ‘Don’t You(Forget About Me)’ from the Breakfast Club.  Who sang it?

If you like those, check out this website http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html Great little diversion from the workday…  I got an 82.

Okay, now for a quiz of a different nature.

1)      Who is the only Air Knife manufacturer IN THE WORLD to have a 3D library of all their knives?

2)      Who has the only Cabinet Coolers IN THE WORLD with a CE mark?

3)      Who has the only Air Knives IN THE WORLD with a CE mark?

4)      Who offers the most -316 stainless steel and -PVDF products FROM STOCK?

5)      Who else has Professor Penurious?

Put your #2 pencils down, and exchange your paper with a neighbor.  It’s gradin’ time! 

1)      EXAIR.  That’s right baby, only one in the WORLD.  And if it’s not in a format you need, e-m me and I’ll get it right over to ya.

2)      EXAIR.  Sure a few others have 3rd party recognition, but NOBODY else has CE.

3)      EXAIR.  You heard it here first.

4)      EXAIR.  Check it out on our ‘Buy Now’ section.  Open 24/7/365.

5)      No one.  Actually, I don’t think we could get rid of him if we wanted to.  He’s a little eccentric to say the least, but harmless enough.  Besides, EXAIR is the only one within biking distance.

So if you’ve got a question about an application, a special material or if you just want to hear about my lifelong regret of deciding to buy Van Halen’s ‘1984’ on cassette rather than vinyl, pick up the phone and give me a call.

Dan Preston
Design Engineer
DanPreston@exair.com               

P.S. Answers to above:  1) We are Devo! 2) Violin/Viola/Cello 3) Simple Minds.  If you couldn’t answer this off the top of your head, your homework assignment is to go home and watch the ‘Brat Pack’ movie of your choosing.

Web sites…….

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Have you ever been on some company’s web site, racking your brain, trying your best to reach the data that is important to you? Perhaps you were not familiar with the company to know where the real “meat and potatoes” are on their web page.  Or more likely, the company requires you to call or e-mail them with a request to get the material you really need. A real headache indeed!

EXAIR’s web site is probably one of the most comprehensive web sites out there and certainly one of the most informational in the compressed air industry. We offer lots of support and product information, some of which the average user may not even be aware of.

Do you need a CAD file to drop a part you are considering into an overall layout?  Perhaps you would like to see a video of how our equipment works. Or maybe you have one of our products and need to get an Installation & Maintenance Sheet for it. All of these kinds of things and more are available within our Knowledge Base of the EXAIR web site. Getting in requires a simple, one-time registration. But once you are in, you have unlimited access to all the material located there. There’s no waiting on an e-mail reply or limited response to deal with. You can jump around to wherever you’d like to go within the Knowledge Base  at your own pace.

Neal Raker
Application Engineer
nealraker@exair.com