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How One Customer Improved Safety and Reduced Noise with a Simple Retrofit

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I recently had the opportunity to help a customer facing some serious concerns about their compressed air usage. They had just completed a safety audit conducted by a third-party firm, and one of the main issues identified was the use of handheld blow guns throughout their production floor.

“Thumb guns” are especially popular for blowoff because of their compact size, ergonomic design. and low price.

Even though the tools in question were commercially available and marketed as having “safety tips,” the auditors recorded noise levels exceeding 90 dBA—well above the acceptable threshold. The audit team explained that to maintain a safe work environment, noise levels needed to stay below 84 dBA, and the simplest way to get there was to address the blow guns being used.

That’s when the customer turned to us for help.

We discussed the application in detail, and it quickly became clear that EXAIR’s Model 1100 Super Air Nozzle would be a great fit. Not only does it significantly reduce noise levels—down to 74 dBA—but it also meets OSHA’s 30 PSI dead-end pressure requirement, ensuring operator safety in the event of a blocked nozzle.

This customer wasn’t focused on maximizing air output or performance—they simply wanted to make their environment safer for their team. What made this installation even better was the unexpected benefit: while addressing the safety concerns, it also reduced compressed air consumption. A win-win.

It’s always rewarding when we can help customers meet compliance goals and improve safety, but it’s even better when we can go beyond their expectations and help them uncover savings they weren’t even looking for.

Free testing. Verifiable data. EXAIR Efficiency Lab.

If you’re dealing with high noise levels or safety compliance issues around your compressed air applications, don’t hesitate to reach out. Our team is ready to help you find a solution that protects our people, meets regulations, and improves overall efficiency through the EXAIR Efficiency Lab.

Brian Farno, MBA – CCASS Application Engineer

BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

EXAIR Super Air Knife Promotion

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Starting in November through the end of the month, order any EXAIR Super Air Knife and receive a free 1210 Soft Grip Safety Air Gun. This applies to all stock Super Air Knifes. The Model 1210 is a top pick for many industrial applications. With the ideal combination of forceful air flow, quite noise level, and compressed air usage there’s not many applications that aren’t suited for this style of gun. All EXAIR’s Safety Air Guns are compliant with OSHA 1910.242 (b), relating to dead-end pressure, and can keep your personnel safe. 

EXAIR has been manufacturing Intelligent Compressed Air® products since 1983.  In the beginning, the Standard Air Knives and Full Flow Air Knives were very effective at that time.  But as leaders in this industry, EXAIR did not want to stop there.  We were able to engineer a more efficient, more powerful, and much quieter air knife, the Super Air Knife.  In this blog, I will discuss the features and benefits that the Super Air Knives can offer.

Bernoulli’s principle explains how a high velocity fluid can generate a low pressure.  The EXAIR Super Air Knife creates a high velocity air stream to produce that low pressure to entrain ambient air.   What does this mean for you?  It will save you money by using less compressed air.  The mass of the ambient air is added to the compressed air stream to give it a strong blowing force.  The Super Air Knife has an amplification ratio of 40:1, which means that for every 1 part of compressed air, 40 parts of ambient air are drawn into the air stream.  Ambient air is free. Compressed air is expensive.  EXAIR was able to engineer a design to use Bernoulli’s principle to make one of the most efficient air knives in the marketplace.

What else makes EXAIR unchallenged?  We manufacture and stock the widest range of lengths and materials.  To start, EXAIR has Super Air Knives ranging from 3” to 108” (76 mm to 2,743 mm) in three different materials; aluminum, 303 stainless steel, and 316/316L stainless steel.  EXAIR also offers Super Air Knives in PVDF material with Hastelloy hardware for chemical resistant applications from 3” to 54” (76 mm to 1,372 mm).  Depending on the temperature requirement, chemical resistance, OSHA and FDA regulations, or application details, we probably will have one on the shelf for you.  If EXAIR does not have it, we can make special air knives in different lengths and materials to best fit your application.  You can read more about specials HERE. 


Air Knives are available in Super, Standard and Full-Flow styles, and all versions are able to be customized to a customer’s specific needs. For help solving any specific blowoff problems, please contact an Application Engineer. All Air Knives are CE compliant.

With today’s cost of making compressed air, it is important to use it as efficiently as possible.  The Standard and Full Flow Air Knives would be good options to use.  But the best way to conserve is with the Super Air Knife.  In the U.S. and Canada, EXAIR offers a 30-day unconditional guarantee on our cataloged items, so you can try them out.  You can see for yourself how effective these compressed air guns can be.  If you have any questions about the Super Air Knife or if you would like to discuss an application, you can contact an Application Engineer at EXAIR.   We will be glad to help you.  And until December 31st, 2024, EXAIR is offering a free Soft Grip Safety Air Gun, a $115.00 value, as a complimentary gift for qualifying online Super Air Knife purchases. 

Jordan Shouse
Application Engineer
EXAIR Corporation
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Freebies! EXAIR AC Sensor Pens Are IN!

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Here at EXAIR we always have a promotion going. This time of the year, static electricity is running rampant. I know over the weekend at my youngest daughter’s basketball game, I wished I had a Gen4 Ionizing Bar to knock down the static on the dry-fit coaching shirt I had clinging all over myself. Then, oddly enough, I found myself later in the day needing my A/C Sensor pen to check whether an outlet had voltage coming into it because I was going to change the circuit it was operating on.

If your facility has dry ambient conditions right now in these winter months, and you are starting to struggle with sheets clinging together, packaging material clinging to products, or operators complaining of nuisance shocks from aspects of their daily tasks, we have a product that can help. Best of all, we have a promotion to deliver a FREE A/C Sensor pen with any EXAIR Static Eliminator purchase.

Whether you need a fixed solution like the Gen4 Super Ion Air Knife, Intellistat Ion Air Nozzle, or Gen4 Ion Air Cannon, maybe you need something that can travel from one workstation to another or is handheld like our Gen4 Ion Air Gun Kit, or the Intellistat Ion Air Gun. Maybe you don’t have compressed air available, like I didn’t at the basketball court. As long as you have access to a standard 120 VAC 3 prong US plug or 230 VAC, then you can use one of the Gen4 Ionizing Points, a Gen4 Ionizing Bar, or even the Varistat Bench top Ionizer. See the page at the link below for all the offerings and make sure you use the promotional part numbers to get the free A/C Sensor pen which can be used for electrical troubleshooting for free!

If you aren’t sure which static eliminator is going to be the best fit for your current application, that is what I and the entire Application Engineer team are here for. We all have knowledge and experience with the products and a large variety of backgrounds so that we can help determine the best path forward for you and your team, so contact one of us today.

Brian Farno
Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

Video Blog: What’s The Most Popular & Critical Accessory

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Today’s video showcases and describes how one of the most important accessories functions and where to install it. Take a watch and let an Application Engineer know if you have any questions.

Brian Farno, MBA – CCASS Application Engineer

BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF