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Patented Nozzle is a 2016 Flow Control Magazine Innovation Awards Nominee!

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No Drip Atomizing Nozzle
No Drip Atomizing Nozzle

The patented (no longer patent pending) EXAIR No-Drip Atomizing Spray Nozzles have been nominated and are a finalist in the Flow Control 2016 Innovation Awards.  The No Drip Atomizing Nozzles are just a portion of the entire Liquid Atomizing Nozzle products that EXAIR Offers.   The No-Drip’s patented liquid shut off valve design eliminates the need for a separate pilot air line to positively shut off liquid flow ensuring there are no drips or excess flow from the nozzle.  These are ideal when dealing with fine surface finishes, costly liquids, or intermittent spraying needs.  The nozzles are offered in both pressure fed liquid and siphon fed liquid versions.

For the pressure fed version, the nozzle will require both compressed air and a pressurized liquid source. Both pressures can be adjusted independently giving a large spectrum of adjustment to fine tune the spray pattern and droplet sizes.  The siphon fed nozzles can draw liquid up to 36″ vertically or be gravity fed up to 18″ overhead.  This makes installation quick and easy when a pressurized liquid source, or liquid pump is not at hand.

The No-Drip Atomizing Spray Nozzles have also proven themselves in many applications, you can even read about a few of them here on our blog, links below.

https://blog.exair.com/2013/11/13/no-drip-atomizing-nozzle-improves-deep-drawn-metal-process/

https://blog.exair.com/2016/03/22/atomizing-nozzles-have-added-benefits-that-can-really-help/

2013 Innovation Awards
2013 Innovation Awards

 

Some of the reasons the EXAIR No-Drip Atomizing Nozzles were selected for these applications are the patented no-drip valve, their ability to atomize liquids to a range of 22-71 micron droplet size, the ability to fit into a tight space as well as the many spray pattern options.   These features have ranked the nozzles as a finalist in Flow Control’s 2016 Innovation Awards.

We are very grateful if you choose to vote for our nozzle at the link below. Please vote.

http://www.flowcontrolnetwork.com/innovationawards/

Voting is only open through July 31, 2016.  We’ll make sure to keep you updated if we win!

Brian Farno
Application Engineer Manager
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

EXAIR Cabinet Coolers Nominated for Product of the Year

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We have just found out that four of our new problem solving products have been nominated for Plant Engineering’s Product of the Year (Please Vote for us HERE).  The first candidate I would like to showcase is in the Automation & Controls category.  The Electronic Temperature Control for Dual Cabinet Cooler Systems effectively turn the compressed air supply to the Cabinet Coolers on and off as needed to maintain a constant temperature inside of a hot enclosure. Using the air intermittently to maintain a specific temperature is the most efficient way to operate.

Please Vote!
Please Vote!

The ETC Dual Cabinet Cooler Systems work in conjunction with EXAIR’s UL listed Cabinet Cooler Systems which provide cooling for your electrical enclosures without the use of refrigerant based coolants or fans.   The Cabinet Cooler Systems utilize a compressed air driven Vortex Tube which uses compressed air. This cold compressed air is exhausted into the enclosure which results in a cool working environment for your electronics. Warm air from inside the enclosure is vented safely back out of the cabinet through built in exhausts and the compressed air is only utilized when the internal air temperature reaches the digitally set temperature on the ETC.

How the EXAIR Cabinet Cooler System Works
How the EXAIR Cabinet Cooler System Works

Another added benefit of the ETC on the Cabinet Cooler system is the real time readout of the internal air temperature of your enclosures.  This is on top of the push button set point which will give you a +/-2°F ambient temperature inside of your enclosure.

EXAIR ETC Dual Cabinet Cooler System
EXAIR ETC Dual Cabinet Cooler System

The ETC Dual Cabinet Cooler Systems are designed for larger heat loads ranging from 3,400 BTU/hr. to 5,600 BTU/hr.   The units are available in NEMA 12, NEMA 4, and NEMA 4X ratings.   This means whether you are in a fairly clean environment or a dirty, hot, muggy environment, EXAIR has you covered.

If you would like to discuss either the ETC or the Cabinet Cooler Systems, please contact an Application Engineer.   If you would like to vote for our products, please check out the Plant Engineering Product of the Year page here.

Brian Farno
Application Engineer Manager
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

5 Years Blogging

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As Kirk Edwards mentioned earlier this week, we’ve blogged for more than 5 years now.  The EXAIR Blogstarted before I was part of EXAIR, and it continues to grow more and more with every post which is almost a daily occurrence.  If you look at some of the first blog posts they are fairly straight and to the point on applications, the first one even included a video of a popular application.

first blog

Now if you look at them, we don’t just cover applications, each Application Engineer has an individual voice and message that can almost always loop back to an experience here at EXAIR.  Over the years our blog has grown to include pictures, polls, and videos from all different areas, even some crazy videos from Professor Penurious (search “professor”).

When we started the blog, it launched EXAIR into the Social Media world, we now have a presence on our blog, Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and You Tube.  Not only are we on these sites, we are constantly posting new information, new ideas, and new ways to utilize our products.   Over the five years we have seen some social media attempts from similar companies come and go.  We have also seen some stellar examples from other manufacturers. Oddly enough, the companies who have been able to sustain their social media campaigns and remain proactive also seem to sustain new product development and remain proactive with their customer service efforts. We consider ourselves in good company and have learned many things from other manufacturers who have chosen to remain committed to blogging and other social media platforms.

One reason we sustain and remain committed is to ensure that our customers have the most up to date information about optimizing your compressed air system.  We also enjoy being able to express our personalities through a different platform. We want you to have as many ways possible to contact us, learn about us, but also get a response.

If you have any questions, or would like some more information on anything we post on a social media site, feel free to contact us.

Brian Farno
Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

A Week of Winning – Not Involving Charlie Sheen

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Some more excitement around the Edwards’ household last weekend, you know, the big Pinewood Derby weekend. After already taking my boys to Grandpa’s house for a day of cutting and sanding; we spent the night before the big event working on the final touches.

We concentrated on the finer things, the “tweaks”. First, polishing the axles to decrease friction between the axles and wheels. We made sure to have just slightly too much weight; we think it is easier to remove weight than add it at the official weigh in. So we ended up at 5.05 ounces for each car, the limit is 5.00 ounces. We also made sure to get the wheels level and square to the car and covered all the friction surfaces with a liberal supply of graphite lubrication.

Concentrating on the finer points paid off for my boy in his last year of competition. He has learned from his peers and from attending past derbies what to concentrate upon. He is naturally inquisitive and observant so he had a few ideas of his own this year – where he would like to add weight to his car, what shape he thinks will be fast etc… And those things paid off for him as he took first place among the Webelos, I couldn’t be happier for him.

Some more excitement around the Edwards’ workplace as well as more of the EXAIR team’s hard work has been rewarded. EXAIR has learned that our PEEK Super Air Nozzles are again a finalist for engineering innovation and creativity in product design from Design News. We are happy to be a finalist for the 2011 DesignNews Golden Mousetrap awards.

And much of this recognition is attributed to a similar process at EXAIR as compared to that of my son’s derby car success. The PEEK Super Air Nozzles are the result of a few tweaks of EXAIR’s own. In this case we had already tweaked the design for the nozzle which we were making in zinc/aluminum and 316SS. With our close attention to the needs of our customer base we were able to learn that a material which can stand high ambient temperature, resist chemicals and also be non-marring was desirable. Further investigation into materials, additional conversations with peers and learning more about the experience of others allowed us to choose a material with all of the previously mentioned attributes.

The PEEK material nozzles have been a great success for our customers with the described needs. Many of our customers use these nozzles because of the added feature of being non-marring, which is not an attribute of a zinc/aluminum or 316SS nozzle. To date we are protecting sensitive lenses for lasers, removing debris from the critical surface finish of a telescope mirror and keeping a multitude of calendar rolls clean and protected from metal nozzles which could break loose/fall into the rolls.

And my same reaction holds true – I couldn’t be happier for all who worked on this project.

Kirk Edwards
Application Engineer
kirkedwards@exair.com