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EXAIR Chip Vac Systems For Durable, Quiet, and Effective Industrial Housekeeping

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Back when typewriters were an author’s main tool, movies & TV shows would often show an author experiencing a condition known as “writer’s block”, sitting at his desk with a wastebasket overflowing with crumpled papers representing failures-to-launch of their latest work.

For you younger folks, a “typewriter” is a standalone word processor with an integral printer.

The reason I tell you all this, dear reader, is because I had a bad case of “writer’s block” going on with this blog until I had the pleasure of discussing Industrial Housekeeping Products with a caller from a major tire manufacturer. Their needs were typical – and familiar:

  • Electric powered shop vacuums did the job, but….
  • They’re loud.
  • They break down.
  • They can’t use them everywhere. Their safety rules say they’re not allowed to run them in areas where the floor, equipment, etc., gets wet. (That’s a good rule, by the way…electrocution is serious business).
  • They’ve got compressed air drops EVERYWHERE…maybe more common even than 115VAC receptacles.
  • Since it’s a tire plant, they’d be used to vacuum up exactly what you’d expect: scrap bits of rubber, ranging from shavings to pellet-sized chunks.

If they were using it for particularly dense or abrasive material, we’d have talked about the Heavy Duty Dry Vac. If it was for dusty materials (especially critical dust containment of toxic or hazardous materials), the Heavy Duty HEPA Vac would have been discussed. If liquid transfer was involved, we’d have talked about Reversible Drum Vacs, EasySwitch Wet-Dry Vacs, or Chip Trapper Systems. If it was for small jobs and something handheld was desirable, the Vac-u-Gun might have been worth a look (actually…more on that in a minute). But this was a “textbook” fit for a Chip Vac System – consider:

  • Compressed air powered – no electric motor to burn out.
  • No moving parts – supply it with clean air, and it’ll run darn near indefinitely, maintenance free.
  • Compressed air powered, part 2 – no risk of electrocution.
  • Quiet – at 77dBA, the Chip Vac is 50% quieter than typical electric vacs.
Whatever your needs, EXAIR has a Chip Vac System to meet them!

If you’ve got an open top drum, Model 6193 (55 gallon) or 6193-30 (30 gallon) comes with everything you need for a basic setup. Model 6293 (or 6293-30) adds a Drum Dolly and Tool Holder. Or, for a complete system, ready to go right out of the box, Model 6393 (55 gallon), 6393-30 (30 gallon) or 6393-110 (110 gallon) adds the Drum, a 20ft compressed air supply hose with shutoff valve & gauge, and upgrades to a Static Resistant Hose and Heavy Duty Aluminum Tools. For smaller jobs and/or if space is a premium, Model 6193-5 comes with a 5 gallon container, and Model 6293-5 adds a drum dolly to that.

This automotive plant has a number of Model 6193-5 Mini Chip Vac Systems strategically located for frequent and quick cleanup jobs.

And, by taking advantage of our current promotion, they’re getting a free Vac-u-Gun with their order (I told you we’d be back to that).

Get a FREE Vac-u-Gun with any qualifying Industrial Housekeeping Product order through April 30, 2022! Click here for details.

If you’ve got Industrial Housekeeping problems, EXAIR has a wide range of quiet, safe, and efficient solutions. To find out more, give me a call.

Russ Bowman, CCASS

Application Engineer
EXAIR Corporation
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Industrial Housekeeping Overview: Vacuum for Dry Materials

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EXAIR has vacuums for wet dry and wet/dry combinations. Shop floors and manufacturing areas can be extremely dirty places with build up from machining, trash, those random spare bolts that are laying around that nobody knows where they belong or came from. An electric vac is a common choice for these kinds of issues, but they tend to burn out their motors as all electric motors will eventually do. Well, there is a solution to this issue and that is a compressed air powered vacuums system. Compressed air powered dry vacs bring the same power as your standard electric vac with one added bonus, they don’t wear out! As long as you supply clean dry air to the vacuum generator that powers the system the unit will run indefinitely. The main question is which system do I get? Well, here is a little overview of the different dry vacs that we have to offer here at EXAIR.

EXAIR’s family of Chip Vac Systems

Our Chip Vac system is the perfect choice for anyone trying to replace their basic industrial shop vac. The system can handle both dry and damp material and is perfect for cleaning out chips from your CNC machine and milling operation. The Chip Vac comes in the standard 55gal drum but also a 5gal, 30gal, and 110gal variant. The 30gal through the 110gal units come in the following kits that allow you to pick what exactly you need to get the job done:

  • Chip Vac System: Chip Vac, lever lock drum lid (for desired drum size), shutoff valve, filter bag, 10’ flexible vacuum hose, chip wand, 2 extension wands, crevice brush, and skimmer/floor tool.
  • Deluxe Chip Vac System: Chip Vac System: Drum Dolly, tool holder, Chip Vac, lever lock drum lid (for desired drum size), shutoff valve, filter bag, 10’ flexible vacuum hose, chip wand, 2 extension wands, crevice brush, and skimmer/floor too.
  • Premium Chip Vac System: Drum (for desired drum size), 20’ of air hose, Drum Dolly, tool holder, Chip Vac, lever lock drum lid (for desired drum size), shutoff valve, filter bag, 10’ static resistant vacuum hose, chip wand, Heavy Duty Aluminum Tools, crevice brush, and skimmer/floor tool.
EXAIR’s Heavy Duty Dry Vacs turn ordinary drums into high powered, rugged industrial vacuum systems.

If you are working with a heavier or abrasive material or need a stronger vacuum pull in general then Heavy Duty Dry Vac is the way to go. This system is exactly the same as the Chip Vac except when trade out the Chip Vac vacuum generator for the Heavy Duty unit which provides more air flow and is made out of a hardened alloy providing superior performance and abrasion resistance. Due to this all kits come with 10’ of static resistant vacuum hose and the Aluminum tools. Also, the Heavy Duty Dry Vac does not come in the 5gal variant like the Chip Vac system. The Heavy Duty Dry Vac comes in the following kits:

  • Heavy Duty Vac System: Heavy Duty Dry Vac, lever lock drum lid (for desired drum size), shutoff valve, 10’ static resistant hose, hose hanger, 1/2” quick connect fittings, 20’ air hose with swivel fitting, pressure gauge, and aluminum chip wand.
  • Deluxe Heavy Duty Vac System: Drum Dolly, Heavy Duty Aluminum Tools, Heavy Duty Dry Vac, lever lock drum lid (for desired drum size), shutoff valve, 10’ static resistant hose, hose hanger, 1/2” quick connect fittings, 20’ air hose with swivel fitting, pressure gauge, and aluminum chip wand.
  • Premium Heavy Duty Vac System: Drum (for desired drum size), Drum Dolly, Heavy Duty Aluminum Tools, Heavy Duty Dry Vac, lever lock drum lid (for desired drum size), shutoff valve, 10’ static resistant hose, hose hanger, 1/2” quick connect fittings, 20’ air hose with swivel fitting, pressure gauge, and aluminum chip wand.
EXAIR’s Heavy Duty HEPA Vac in use

For your dustier applications or applications that require the air to be filtered we offer the Heavy Duty HEPA Vac system, which uses the same vacuum generator as the Heavy Duty Dry Vac but provides a higher level of filtration. The HEPA rated filter meets the requirements of 99.97% filtration at the 0.3-micron level. Although this system is designed for dustier applications, the unit itself does not carry any third-party rating for explosion proof. Like the Heavy Duty Dry Vac system the Heavy Duty HEPA Vac only comes in the 55gal base unit and the 30gal and 110gal variants. The Heavy Duty HEPA Vac comes in three different kits that are as follows:

  • Heavy Duty HEPA Vac System: Heavy Duty Dry Vac, lever lock drum lid (for desired drum size), shutoff valve, pre-filter, HEPA filter, 10’ static resistant hose, hose hanger, 1/2” quick connect fittings, 20’ air hose with swivel fitting, pressure gauge, and aluminum chip wand.
  • Deluxe Heavy Duty HEPA Vac System: Drum Dolly, Heavy Duty Aluminum Tools, Heavy Duty Dry Vac, lever lock drum lid (for desired drum size), shutoff valve, pre-filter, HEPA filter, 10’ static resistant hose, hose hanger, 1/2” quick connect fittings, 20’ air hose with swivel fitting, pressure gauge, and aluminum chip wand.
  • Premium Heavy Duty HEPA Vac System: Drum (for desired drum size), Drum Dolly, Heavy Duty Aluminum Tools, Heavy Duty Dry Vac, lever lock drum lid (for desired drum size), shutoff valve, pre-filter, HEPA filter, 10’ static resistant hose, hose hanger, 1/2” quick connect fittings, 20’ air hose with swivel fitting, pressure gauge, and aluminum chip wand.

If you order one of these system from now until May 31, 2021 then take full advantage of our promo which adds a free Vac-U-Gun to the purchase. Now who doesn’t like free stuff? See the link in the image below to see our promotion page.

Link to our promo

If you have any questions about compressed air systems or want more information on any of EXAIR’s products, give us a call, we have a team of Application Engineers ready to answer your questions and recommend a solution for your applications.

Cody Biehle
Application Engineer
EXAIR Corporation
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Industrial Housekeeping Promo: Free Vac-U-Gun

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Are you in need of a new vacuum system or upgrade your new old system? Well now’s the time to do it! Starting March 1st, 2021 and running through May 31st, 2021, we are offering a free Vac-U-Gun system with any order of one of our Industrial Housekeeping Vacuum Systems. Our Vac-U-Gun system is a versatile tool that can help you clean up surfaces and transfer the material from point A to point B. The Vac-U-Gun can also be used as a powerful blow gun simply by unscrewing the generator and flipping it around. Best of all these units have no moving parts meaning they will run almost indefinitely and are maintenance free.

Vac-U-Gun System

Our industrial housekeeping products are designed to either handle dry solids or liquid.

If you need to handle solid material our Chip Vac system is the perfect choice. The system can handle both dry and damp material and transfer it into one of our standard open top steel drum (or use one of your own drums). If you are working with a heavier or abrasive material then look no further then the Heavy Duty Dry Vac which provides superior performance and abrasion resistance for use with materials as garnet, ground glass, blasting and tumbling media.

Chip Vac system From left to right: 5gal, 30gal, 55gal, 110gal

For your dustier applications we offer the Heavy Duty HEPA Vac system, which uses the same vacuum generator as the Heavy Duty Dry Vac but provides a higher level of filtration. The HEPA rated filter meets the requirements of 99.97% filtration at the 0.3 micron level.

Heavy Duty HEPA Vac system from left to right: 30gal, 55gal, 110gal

If liquids are what you need the Reversible Drum Vac system which can pump 55 gals in 90 secs is an good choice. The Reversible Drum Vac also comes in a High Lift version which can be used to pump liquids that have a much thicker viscosity and move liquids up to 15’ deep. When it comes filtering out solids from your liquid we also have the High Lift Chip Trapper and the Chip Trapper system. The Chip Trapper systems allow you to filter out solids suspended in the liquid; this is perfect for filtering out chips from your coolant tanks for machining.

Chip Trapper System from left to right: 30gal, 55gal, 110gal

If you need to clean up both liquids and solids, choose our new EasySwitch Wet-Dry Vac system. The EasySwitch allows you to easily switch the unit from being able to vacuum up solids to being able to suck up liquids (hence the name). All you have to do is remove the HEPA filter from the latch on the lid. There are no tools involved, no springs or cumbersome closures. Switch from liquids to dry materials in less than 15 seconds.

The New EasySwitch Wet-Dry Vac system

If you have any questions about compressed air systems or want more information on any of EXAIR’s products, give us a call, we have a team of Application Engineers ready to answer your questions and recommend a solution for your applications.

Link to our Promotion Page

Cody Biehle
Application Engineer
EXAIR Corporation
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EXAIR Pneumatic Liquid Vacuums

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EXAIR‘s line of Industrial Housekeeping Products consist of liquid and dry vacuums that utilize compressed air to operate. They do not have electric motors which most ‘all purpose’ vacuums rely on.  In industrial settings with harsh conditions and rugged use, EXAIR’s Industrial Housekeeping Products are ideally suited for the everyday wear and tear. 

Reversible Drum Vac with spill recovery kit!
EXAIR liquid type vacuums, like the Reversible Drum Vac, the High Lift Reversible Drum Vac, and the Chip Trappers are reliable, versatile and easy to use. Installing onto an any closed head, 30, 55, or 110 gallon drum creates a high powered vacuum.  It can fill a 55 gallon drum in less than 2 minutes.  Then, with the turn of a knob, the the same pump quickly empties the drum. Useful for refilling coolant sumps, vacuuming floor spills, or transferring contaminated liquids to filtration tanks in minutes.  Flow rate can be controlled with the knob. 
EXAIR Reversible Drum Vacs
The Chip Trapper has an internal filtration system to separate the chips from the coolant, allowing for disposal of the solids, and for pumping of the clean coolant back into the sump.
EXAIR Chip Trapper
When you look at the vacuums, you’ll notice there is not an electrical cord.  Because the EXAIR Industrial Housekeeping Products utilize compressed air for operation, they do not have the same issues with wear, breakdown and failures as electrical type vacuums. There are no moving parts in the vacuum units to wear out or break.  They are maintenance free, just supply clean, dry air, and they will operate for a long time. For the the liquid type systems, there is a built in pressure/vacuum relief device and auto safety shut-off to prevent overfilling.

There are no motors and bearings to wear out and no impellers to clog.  The Chip Vac is 50% quieter than a comparable electric vacuum.  Safety is a top priority, and the use of the unit on wet floors and spills is not an issue when electricity is not involved.

If you would like to talk about Industrial Housekeeping products or any of the EXAIR Intelligent Compressed Air® Products, feel free to contact EXAIR and myself or one of our Application Engineers can help you determine the best solution.

Jordan Shouse
Application Engineer

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