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The White Death is Upon US!

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When I first moved to Cincinnati, both my wife and I were taken back when they closed the schools for 1″ of snow. Having lived in Michigan, schools only went on a two-hour delay with 4-6″ snowfall. That would shut this area down and the National Guard would be called out. Snow around here is fondly referred to as “the white death”. It is interesting how folks of different life experiences react differently.

Today we had a brief period of snow accompanied with high winds. As you can see in the picture, it caused a 50 car pile up on the interstate. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt.

EXAIR’s “Intelligent Compressed Air Products”® are applicable to most all market segments. As an application engineer, I am taken aback by how engineers engaged in these various markets have a different take on compressed air implementation. Not only does that make my job interesting, I gain a wealth of knowledge that I can share with other engineers.

I would be happy to share my experiences and expertise for your application utilizing compressed air to do work.

Call me 1-800-903-9247
Joe Panfalone
Application Engineer
Phone (513) 671-3322
Fax   (513) 671-3363
Web: www.exair.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/exair_jp
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/exair

Productivity

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Blow off box

With all the doom and gloom about the off shoring of American jobs because of lower labor rates overseas, the fact remains that per hours worked, the American worker is among the most productive in the world (ref. European Commission) . The cost effectiveness of outsourcing is beyond the subject of this blog because of governmental policies, tariffs, and regulations. What is the subject matter is how the American worker is so productive. In a word, technology. What humans used to do, machines are now doing with repeatability and safety.

Here is an example how one of our customers that makes axles, automated clearing broach oil from freshly cut splines .

Using an EXAIR model 2403SS stainless steel air wipe installed in the top of a collection box, the oily shafts are inserted down through the air wipe to get a 360 degree blow off.

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axle splines

Previously an operator had to manually wipe off the oil. By eliminating this mundane low skill operation, the operator is free to perform more productive higher skill level tasks. So there in lies why the American worker is so productive.

Our application engineers would genuinely appreciate the opportunity to help you become more productive. Give them a call at 1-800-903-9247

Joe Panfalone

Application Engineer
Phone (513) 671-3322
Fax (513) 671-3363
Web: http://www.exair.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/exair_jp
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/exair

Holiday Aftermath Brings Resolution

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Now that the holidays are over and we have come down from our sugar highs, it’s time to get serious about eating right and shedding those extra pounds gained. I have never been good about dieting because I love to eat and hate to exercise. This year I have extra resolve, the doctor said that if I do not get my sugar levels in check I will need to go on medication. I am currently on a carb restricted diet to keep my levels in check.

When was the last time you did an audit of your compressed air system? Is it time to put your air usage on a diet? It is much simpler than you may think to restrict compressed air consumption which helps keep your energy levels in check. It can be as easy as retrofitting open tube or pipe with an engineered air nozzle or replacing a pipe with a series of drilled holes along its length with a Super Air Knife. Sometimes it is hard to convince operators that they do not need open air lines at system pressures to get the job done. The problem is more than likely they have not been offered an effective alternative. Their objective is to do their job. If you can offer them something that uses less compressed air and still gets the job done, they will most assuredly emnozzlebrace it.

EXAIR’s core business is the conservation of compressed air. The unique design of their products draws in surrounding ambient air providing a greater volume of air on the target than the volume of compressed air used. Amplification can be a much as 40 times more! If you are ready to go on an “compressed air diet” and improve your energy consumption’s overall health, call 1-800-903-9247 and ask to speak with one of our application engineers.

Joe Panfalone Application Engineer
Phone (513) 671-3322
Fax   (513) 671-3363
Web: www.exair.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/exair_jp
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/exair

A CHAIN IS ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST LINK

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December 15, marked the anniversary Silver Bridge collapse. silver bridgeThe Silver Bridge was an eye-bar chain suspension bridge built-in 1928 and named for the color of its aluminum paint. The bridge connected Point Pleasant West Virginia and Gallipolis Ohio, over the Ohio River. Investigation of the wreckage pointed the cause of the collapse due to a small defect 0.1 inch (2.5 mm) deep  in just a single eye bar in a suspension chain. Silver_Bridge,_1928

Eye bar bridges have been built for over a 100 years. Such bridges though were constructed from redundant bar links, using rows of four to six bars and sometimes using several such chains in parallel. The Silver Bridge eye bars were not redundant.  Rather than a thick stack of thinner bars of modest material strength “combed” together, only two bars each of high-strength steel were used. The higher tensile strength calculated out to have equivalent loading values but with fewer chains. But with only two bars, the failure of one could impose excessive loading on the second, causing total failure, which proved itself out with the Silver Bridge collapse.

Building great customer service is a lot like bridge building. You cannot depend on a select few to handle the entire load no matter how talented they are.  There will be times of overload and a breakdown of communications with the customer. EXAIR employees are all cross trained so as to fill in as necessary. The bridge’s function is to support traffic. Our function is to support the customer. Having our entire workforce customer focused provides us with multiple “strands” of support from the manufacturing floor to order entry.

Need help in conserving compressed air? We would welcome the opportunity to serve you. Call and ask to speak with one of our engineers at 1-800-903-9247.

Joe Panfalone
Application Engineer
Phone (513) 671-3322
Fax   (513) 671-3363
Web: www.exair.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/exair_jp
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/exair