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Hot Off The Press (Release): EXAIR Launches Redesigned Website for Enhanced Digital Experience

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I tell people all the time that I’m old enough to remember doing business before the internet, but I swear I don’t remember how we ever got anything done. In 1992, I was fresh out of the Navy, working on industrial & chemical pumps. I was looking for a part for a seriously old pump that I could not find a manual — or much information at all, really — for. Using the Thomas Registry (the big green books, not the website; remember, this was 1992), I was able to track down the company that bought the company that made the pump. They didn’t have records for the model number that was on the nameplate, but I came up with an ingenious plan: it was a small part, so I used the company’s brand-new color copier to make an image of it and faxed it in. Good news was, we got the part we needed. Bad news was, I NEVER got back in the good graces of the office manager, who caught me not only bringing a chunk of corroded metal into the office space, but putting it on the pristine platen glass of a brand-new copier. For the record, MY boss was the one who said it was “ingenious”, but he didn’t say it in front of the office manager, or he’d have been in the doghouse too.

Even though it was a success, all of that took the better part of a day. Today, it would probably take the better part of a minute to find the information I needed. I think about that repair often, especially when something comes along that makes life easier.

Case in point (and the subject of the new Press Release I’m writing this blog to bring to your attention): EXAIR has unveiled a redesigned website that delivers a more streamlined experience for engineers, maintenance professionals, and manufacturers searching for compressed air solutions. Featuring a modern look that reflects EXAIR’s updated brand identity, the new website makes it easier than ever to explore products, learn about applications, and find the right solution for virtually any industrial challenge. Built with performance and usability in mind, the site offers faster page loads, improved navigation, and a cleaner interface.

The redesigned website introduces several customer-focused enhancements that simplify the buying process, from research to check out. A streamlined shopping experience reduces the number of steps required to purchase products, allowing customers to move from product selection to checkout more quickly than ever before. Visitors can also browse new industry-specific pages featuring relevant product recommendations, application examples, and educational resources, making it easier for users to discover solutions designed specifically for their manufacturing environment. The site also offers ample opportunities to connect with EXAIR through catalog requests, newsletter signups, or speaking directly with Application Engineers to get answers for case-by-case manufacturing dilemmas.

EXAIR.com reinforces EXAIR’s commitment to providing customers with the tools and resources needed to solve industrial challenges efficiently. In addition, visitors have access to the application database, videos, CAD models, blogs, an extensive Knowledge Base, and direct support from EXAIR’s Application Engineers. Combined with enhanced site performance and an improved user experience, the redesigned website makes finding, selecting, and purchasing EXAIR solutions easier than ever. https://exair.co/newsite

Even today, I’d have almost certainly needed to pick up the phone to find the right person to get that obscure pump part. If you ever find that to be the case with your questions about using compressed air, give me a call.

Russ Bowman, CCASS

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Dude, Where’s My Safety Air Gun?

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I am the poster child for misplaced items. A couple of years back, I lost the key to my truck. I looked for it for WEEKS (it’s not my daily driver) — and finally admitted defeat. A local locksmith offered mobile service, which was kind of expensive but not as bad as I thought, and made me a new key in about a half hour. He actually made two (my wife insisted) and having my truck back just in time for that spring’s mulch was well worth it. Knowing the location of the spare key is nice & comforting too.

Just last fall, I lost my glasses one fine Friday afternoon. I’m only moderately nearsighted, so it was just a mild-to-moderate inconvenience. After a quick trip to the eye doctor and a local business that makes glasses on the same day, I had two new pairs of glasses (my wife, again, insisted on the 2nd pair.) When I got home, my “lost” glasses were on the counter…she’d found them between the arm of the couch and the end table. Ironically, if I’d had a pair of glasses, I’d have found them easily since that’s one of the first places I looked, but was unable to see them with my compromised vision.

Last month, both of those incidents came to mind when the Press Release dropped for a new EXAIR product: our Model 5920 Air Cradle.

EXAIR’s new Air Cradle is a simple but innovative accessory designed to keep safety air guns and similarly sized tools within easy reach at workstations and machine centers.

It’ll hold up to 10lbs, so you can even leave the air supply hose hooked up. Using the Air Cradle means you won’t have to search for your Safety Air Gun, worry about it getting damaged or dropped, and you’ll be one step closer to having a well-organized work space.

Now, I’m not saying that if I had a “truck key cradle” or an “eyeglasses cradle” I wouldn’t have lost my keys or glasses…it’s important to note that one has to actually USE handy organizational tools to be organized…but it would’ve definitely lowered the chances of losing them.

I think it’s also important to note that the Air Cradle came about as a direct result of a customer or two asking about properly stowing their Safety Air Gun. We have regularly scheduled meetings where we discuss calls like that, and the Air Cradle was the direct result of such a conversation. If you have questions about compressed air in general, or EXAIR engineered compressed air products specifically, we’d love to hear from you…whether your call leads to a new product’s development or not!

Russ Bowman, CCASS

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Hot Off The Press (Release): Adjustable Spot Cooler Provides Precise Industrial Cooling

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I got a new cell phone a few months ago. It was my first ‘upgrade’ in quite some time, and while it has some neat features (along with a bunch of stuff I’ll NEVER use), there was one glaring omission: a 1/8″ port for the cord of my trusty earbuds. I even took the protective case off, looking for it. After just barely managing to get the case back on, I bought myself my first ever wireless earbuds. After scanning the ‘quick reference’ guide, I steeled my reserve for the long & arduous process of getting them up and running. To my pleasant surprise, they were fully charged, and, right out of the case, started pairing with my new cell phone. I was drowning out the sound of my lawnmower to 1970s Heavy Metal in no time!

You know what else is ready to go, right out of the box? EXAIR’s Adjustable Spot Cooler System, that’s what. OK; it doesn’t automatically connect itself to your compressed air system, but once you hook an air hose up to it, it makes a flow of cold air instantly. With the Temperature Control Valve, you can change the cold air flow and temperature just as instantly. If the 25 SCFM Generator that comes installed doesn’t make enough flow – or if it makes too much – the Adjustable Spot Cooler System comes with two more Generators (15 SCFM and 30 SCFM) that’ll put it into a whole new performance band.

The Adjustable Spot Cooler incorporates a vortex tube to convert an ordinary supply of compressed air (1) into two low pressure streams, one hot and one cold. With the turn of a knob, the temperature control valve (2) allows some hot air to flow through a muffling sleeve and out the hot air exhaust (3). The opposite end provides a cold airstream (4) that is muffled and discharged through the flexible hose, which directs it to the point of use. The swivel magnetic base (5) provides easy mounting and portability.

I was excited to hear that the Adjustable Spot Coolers were the focus of our latest Press Release. With their ease of installation and operation, they’re ideal for a wide variety of applications:

  • Adjusting thermostats
  • Cooling solder
  • Setting hot melts
  • Cooling welding horns, machined or molded plastics, gas samples, etc.
Your choice of a system with a one outlet, or two outlet Cold Air Hose.

If you need a blast of cold air that can be precisely controlled, right at the source, look no further than the Adjustable Spot Cooler. If you have an application you’d like to discuss, give me a call.

Russ Bowman, CCASS

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Augmented Reality App By EXAIR: August Press Release

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Here at EXAIR we’re constantly looking to provide better tools for our customers. Lately, Augmented Reality has been increasingly common in a variety of industries and applications. By creating our very own Mobile Application, EXAIR products can now be viewed directly in your space without having to purchase anything! The EXAIR AR app is available for download now on both the Apple iOS and Google Play stores.

The mobile app is EXAIR’s next step towards offering the most advanced level of value to our customers. EXAIR AR allows you to select a product from the menus and place that product directly into the space you’re working in.

For some products, such as Atomizing Nozzles, Static Eliminators, and Air Knives, an animation is available to display the pattern and coverage you’ll achieve with that liquid/airflow:

The positioning and orientation of the product is easily controlled via the simple-to-use X, Y, and Z sliders available under the “transform” button. The vertical bar on the right-hand side then adjusts the height that the model will be placed from the scanned surface.

In addition to providing a model of our products, there’s also a handy calculator tool that can be used for the conversion of a variety of different units of measure. Check back often for updated features and, of course, feel free to get in contact with an Application Engineer if there’s anything we can do to help improve the results in any of your processes.

Tyler Daniel, CCASS

Application Engineer

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