Getting the Longest Possible Life Out of Your Air Compressor A good air compressor should only be noticed when it isn’t working. The rest of the time it hums away doing its job so that all of your factory’s vital functions can continue on, as expected. Downtime is frustrating not only because something you […]
A Vital Lesson In Double Checking Your Pump Specifications (you’ll be glad this didn’t happen to you). A while ago now, we were approached by an engineering firm (who will remain nameless for obvious reasons) to quote on a pumping system for their customer on peanut butter. The engineering firm had been engaged to design […]
3 more ways to ruin your pump A couple of months back I shared with you three all too common mistakes I see our clients’ maintenance teams make that damage their pumps and shorten their lives, leading to costly repairs, more downtime and unnecessary replacement. So if you have budget to burn and really want to […]
3 Rookie Mistakes When Selecting the Right Blower While the vast majority of our customers are looking for a direct replacement for an existing blower, or have engineers designing their new system who have made the calculations to determine the flow and pressure/vacuum required so then all we have to do is match the specs… […]
If you are looking to replace or install an Oil Free Air Compressor, there are several critical factors that need to be assessed when you are evaluating each model. Is It Actually Oil Free? For those in the know about oil free air compressors – you probably know that not all ‘oil free’ air compressors […]
Breakthrough Air Compressor Technology There has been a radical shift in air compressor technology over the last few years. A lot of the drawbacks of the previous generation of air compressors have been completely eliminated simply by switching to Gardner Denver’s Quantima™ air compressors. The problems with traditional air compressors are – they are expensive to […]
3 Tips To Save Energy & Money When we talk about saving energy we are really talking about saving money – that power isn’t free now is it? Up to 70% of the total cost of ownership on an air compressor is buying the electricity – it can be less if you buy smart… But it’s a […]
3 Affordable Monitoring Applications Historically our clients have been very diligent about installing monitoring solutions for their mission critical pumps. Due to the cost of installing the system and the cost of ongoing maintenance of the system, condition monitoring solutions for all pumps on site has been typically unrealistic. Manual monitoring of the remaining pumps or […]
Too Much Water In Your Compressed Air? While the ‘too much’ point for water in a compressed air system varies according to its application, we all know the effects of that water in the system. It can collect in your pipes and equipment where it can cause rust and require premature replacement of the various […]
Four Common Uses for "Pulsation Dampeners" It’s a common problem across a number of industries using Double Diaphragm Pumps to experience vibration on both the intake side and the discharge side of a pump. These vibrations often result in damage to piping systems and the pumps themselves. Sadly in many industries vibrations and inconsistent flow are often […]
