EXAIR has introduced its Ultra Duty Line Vacs, the most robust and durable pneumatic conveyors available. Specifically designed to handle highly abrasive materials, these Line Vacs feature a unique combination of hardened alloy and ceramic materials that offer outstanding wear resistance over time. This makes them particularly suitable for transporting abrasive substances like peat, sand, glass, and various powders typically encountered in blasting, grinding, and finishing processes.
If you have any questions about the Ultra Duty Line Vac, or anything regarding EXAIR and our products, please do not hesitate to reach out. We would love to hear from you!
Here at EXAIR we are very proud of our Intelligent Compressed Air Products. We have spent a lot of time discussing their many benefits, including their efficiency, the fact that many have no moving parts, little to no maintenance, meeting or exceeding OSHA safety standards for noise or dead end pressure. One thing we don’t talk as much about is the accessories that go along with and complement our products. Several of these accessory items are the reason why our compressed air products can boast about having little to no maintenance, or reduced noise levels. In this blog I want to cover some of these unsung heroes.
From left to right, a few value-added accessories for your Vortex Tube: Hot Muffler, Cold Muffler, Automatic Drain Filter Separator, Oil Removal Filter, and Solenoid Valve/Thermostat Kit.
Some of the most popular accessories we offer are our compressed airFilters andRegulators. We suggest using these with all our products (or even with ones that aren’t ours).
The Filter Separator is designed to remove moisture, dirt, and rust from your compressed air system. The 5-micron filter element ensures that contaminants don’t clog or harm your compressed air equipment.
An Oil Removal Filter (which should always be installed after our Filter Separator) provides even more precise filtration by getting rid of oil and solid particles with a 0.03-micron element.
Our Pressure Regulators let you choose the operating pressure. At EXAIR, we always advise running at the lowest pressure necessary to complete the task. Pressure Regulators help you achieve that, reducing unnecessary air usage and fine-tuning the performance of EXAIR products for your specific application.
We have some accessories designed specifically for certain products. For our Line Vacs, there’s the Line Vac Hose. You can also find Thermostats and Solenoid Valves that work great with our Cabinet Coolers, and if you’re using Vortex Tubes, we suggest checking out our Mufflers.
When it comes to our Air Knives, we offer a variety of fantastic options:
If your project needs something longer than our stock Air Knives, or if you want to manage different sections of the air flow separately, our Coupling Bracket Kits are ideal.
And if you want to simplify the plumbing for your Air Knife, don’t miss our Air Knife Plumbing Kits. They’re suitable for all Air Knives that are longer than 24 inches.
If you’re looking for plumbing options, we’ve got a range of compressed air hoses and fittings that will simplify things for you.
Our Coiled Hoses work great with our Safety Air Guns, giving you more freedom of movement while you work.
No matter what your application requires or the product you need, we’ve got a variety of complementary accessory products that will simplify installation and adjustments. If you have any questions about these or any other EXAIR products, don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
A mining company was moving tons of clay for processing. They were having some housekeeping issues as the clay would collect under conveyors, on the tracks, and on the ground. Currently, they use two people with shovels to scoop the clay into 55-gallon drums. The conditions were tough while doing this backbreaking labor. They contacted EXAIR to see if we could help.
EXAIR offers a large line of Industrial Housekeeping Products. But with the clay, it had some larger clumps that would be difficult for a 1 ½” vacuum hose. EXAIR has another option to accommodate applications like these, the EXAIR Drum Cover. Now, different diameters of Line Vacs can be used to vacuum or move material. The Drum Cover allows the air to pass through a filter media while keeping the material inside the drum. It is designed to cover the entire opening of the 55-gallon drum that they were using. The Drum Cover has an opening at the top to accommodate hoses up to 3” (76mm) in diameter. A strap with guide loops is used to secure the Drum Cover under a rolled-edge lip of the drum to easily move to different drums. The fabric is also cleanable, washable, and reusable.
For this customer above, they required an abrasion resistance Line Vac to handle the clay material. EXAIR offers the Heavy Duty Line Vac, made from hardened alloy steel, and the Ultra Duty Line Vac, which has a ceramic insert for better abrasion resistance. The customer selected the model 172200 2” Ultra Duty Line Vac Kit. The kit includes the Ultra Duty Line Vac, a filter, a regulator, and a bracket. They also requested a conveyance hose to carry the clay to the drum from 20 feet (6 meters) away to give them range to move the suction end. The powerful suction and the larger diameter made it easy to fill a 55-gallon drum.
By utilizing the Drum Cover and the Ultra Duty Line Vac, they were able to keep up with the housekeeping. They were also able to reduce the number of people as well as remove the ergonomic hazards of using a shovel. If you wish to see if we can upgrade your Industrial Housekeeping Products, you can contact an Application Engineer at EXAIR. We can help with cleaning up many different types of dirty situations.
EXAIR’s Line Vacs, or Air Operated Conveyors, provide an efficient method of converting ordinary pipe, hose or tubes into powerful in-line conveyors. To accommodate the wide variety of unique problems manufacturers face, EXAIR has the ability to customize and tailor Line Vacs to different specifications. Certain processes may require customizations like unique sizes, shapes and materials in order for the product to be a perfect fit for their system. EXAIR will work in collaboration with the customer to fabricate the best possible Line Vac solution for easy and efficient conveyance.
I worked with a customer to design a special Line Vac. They needed 3” ANSI 150# Flanges on a 3” PDVF Line Vac. So, we had a special material with special ends to suit their specific needs. The PVDF with Hastelloy hardware was for chemical resistance, and the flanges were used to mount onto their piping system. As with many of our Line Vacs, we can turn a normal piping system into a conveyance system for waste, parts, or bulk materials. For this customer, they needed a backup system for a fume hood. With electrical vacuums and blowers, loss of power or motor failures can cause a momentary lapse in fume removal. Since the chemical material that was used in the hood was dangerous, they needed a reliable source to extract the fumes. The Line Vac does not have any moving parts or require electricity. The Line Vac only uses compressed air or gas to make it operate. For this customer, they attached nitrogen to the special Line Vac to work when there was a power failure to protect the workers in the area.
For customers with space limitations, smaller sizes can be created while still offering the same capacity for conveyance. In situations where the Line Vac requires a specific flange mounting option, EXAIR can accommodate. Locations requiring custom mounting holes, brackets or inlet positions are possible. For applications where stock aluminum, or 303 and 316 stainless steel won’t work, alternate materials like PVDF, PVC or PTFE can be utilized. Even in extreme environments, EXAIR can produce both heavy-duty or high-temperature iterations to handle even the toughest material or conditions. Other details like the customer’s particular hose size, or pipe threading are specifications that EXAIR will have no problem accommodating.
Stock Line Vac models include standard, Heavy Duty, Ultra Duty, Light Duty and Sanitary Flange. All versions can be customized with different connections and materials to meet customer’s specific needs. If there’s a process in your facility that could benefit from a product like the EXAIR Line Vac, act fast! Now through October 31st, you’ll receive a FREE 1104 3/8” Super Air Nozzle as a promotional item with the purchase of any EXAIR Line Vac with a qualified order in the U.S. For any help solving specific conveyance problems, you can contact an Application Engineer. We will be happy to help.
