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Safety – When You Least Expect It You Need it Most

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The cold weather kept me indoors this weekend and I conceded to being a couch potato in front of the TV. One of the shows I watched was the lumberjack competitions – and let me tell you, those guys are crazy. Standing on a board wedged into a notch in the side of a tree, up 40 feet in the air and swinging an ax is just not safe. But, that was the way it was done in the early days before mandated safety rules.

Afterward, I watched a little news only to see hundreds of motorists stranded in their cars due to inclement weather. Folks were on their way home from work and ended up sleeping in their cars. I know it is recommended that you carry an emergency kit in your car but I never gave it any thought it would be needed it in the city. Then I was jolted from my couch when the smoke alarms went off. I forgot about my buffalo wings in the oven. Wow! What if I had left the house?

In the workplace, compressed air safety should be a top priority. Open compressed air lines are extremely noisy and can cause permanent hearing loss which is addressed  OSHA Standard 29 CFR – 1910.95 (a) regarding the allowable noise exposure. High pressure compressed air can pierce the skin and enter the blood stream, causing a dangerous blood embolism – this is why OSHA has standard CFR 1910.242(b), 30 PSI maximum dead end pressure for compressed air blow off.

One of the main issues with regulating all of your compressed air lines to less than thirty psig is, thirty psig does not provide a very effective blow off.  With EXAIR’s  engineered nozzles the air can be kept at higher line pressure and still meet or exceed the OSHA standard. Higher pressure equate to higher velocity and more force upon your application. Because of this, we can solve the application, keep compressed air to a minimum, and keep safety a top priority.

Air Nozzle and Safety Air Gun

EXAIR nozzles are safe, provide very effective blow off, and reduce compressed air consumption. By design they produce output flow up to 25 times the compressed air consumed. For more information or help with your application call our application 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

Let it Snow, Let it Snow

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Winter has been interesting so far to say the least; an Alberta clipper followed by mild temperatures then another clipper. With the transition of temperatures comes snowfall. I can’t say that I am too fond of driving through or shoveling this stuff but my dog sure loves the snow. He woke me up at 1 AM to go outside. I thought it was a routine nature call. As it turns out all he wanted is to frolic in the snow! He didn’t want to come in and I wanted to go back to bed.

Winter brings not only cold and snow but low humidity levels. Dry air is less conductive than humid air resulting in problems with static electricity. We have all experienced static cling on our clothes and an occasional static shock. On a personal level, it is more of a nuisance but in manufacturing, ESD (electro static discharge) can have some serious ramifications. With more computerization being introduced to the factory floor, ESD is more of a concern with keeping operations up and running. A single ESD can wipe out a control board, give misreads on sensors, etc.

EXAIR has a full line of static eliminating products to solve ESD problems in the manufacturing environment. Give our application engineers a call 1-800-903-9247. They will review your application with you and make a product recommendation. Then, EXAIR will provide you a 30 day evaluation. If you are not satisfied for any reason you can return it for full credit.guarantee

Joe Panfalone
Application Engineer
Phone (513) 671-3322
Fax (513) 671-3363
Web: www.exair.com
Twitter: EXAIR_JP

Vortex – Fast Becoming a Common Term

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Seems like the term vortex is being use for everything  from vortex engines and now to polar vortex. Throughout EXAIR’s existence, it  has had a product called a Vortex Tube and it is also associated with very cold air. It is truly a vortex and has been around since 1929.

A Vortex Tube is used to generate cold air using compressed  normally 80-100 PSIG. It is introduced tangentially into a spin chamber and spins at up to 1,000,000 RPM. This air stream revolves toward the opposite end where some escapes through a control valve (used to adjust the temperature and flow of  cold air). The remaining air, still spinning, is forced back through the center  of the outer vortex. The inner stream gives off kinetic energy in the form of heat (released out the control valve) to the outer vortex and exits the vortex tube as cold air.  See demo [click here]. The refrigerated air produced is used for spot cooling where conventional A/C is not practical or feasible to install.

Over the years, EXAIR has developed several products using the vortex.

If you have an application that requires cooling, feel welcomed to call us and ask to speak with one of our 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

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One and Done – Not EXAIR

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Cincinnati professional sports teams are getting a reputation of one and done. If you are a die-hard Bengals fan you are probably enrolled in some sort of grief support group by now. With all the hype about how this was finally going to be the year they would win a playoff game but they failed to come through – again. If you are a Reds fan, you are still recovering from a disappointing season finale.

Not all is doom and gloom in Cincinnati though, as we have one clear and consistent winner…the EXAIR Corporation. For the past 30 years we have consistently met customer expectations with 99% on time deliveries, consistent product development, and customer support second to none.

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EXAIR’s has been recognized for its innovation by the readers of major publications who have voted us product of the year awards. The walls of our hallways are lined with award plaques, 29 in all and 2013 is pending.

Our customers recognize our accurate and on time deliveries. Grainger has awarded us their prestigious Partners in Performance award.

graingerSo for me, its great to live in Cincinnati because I work for the best company in the city. A true winner.

I would welcome your challenge to assist you with your compressed air application and in doing so, demonstrate why we are receiving so many performance awards.

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

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