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 […]
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 […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about what a good Supply Side Compressed Air Audit should cover (Compressed Air Audit Part 1). Today I’m going to run you through what should be covered on the demand side. Auditing and improving the supply side should give you the quick wins and cost savings in order to tackle the demand […]
The Choice is Yours A lot of workshops and ‘less complicated’ compressed air systems owners often face a variation on which compressor option should we take? The choice is between: Installing single large compressor that can deal with the peak load of the system (as well as future increases in demand)? Or Installing two compressors […]
We do our share of compressed air audits for clients. One phenomena that baffles us and our clients more often than we’d like is when our audit team’s list of “low cost quick wins” often aren’t implemented immediately. When we check back, many clients haven’t fixed their leaks. They haven’t made simple process improvements to […]
Compressed Air System Design There are really only two ways to make a profit in business. Reduce your costs of production or Sell more of your products. The president of your company and your CFO are not doubt admonishing you to cut costs as much as you can. I’m sure you’ve shared the same […]
5 Types Of Desiccant Dryers Contamination of products, disrupted manufacturing processes… physical erosion of your compressed air system. Any of these can reduce the profitability of your plant. A steady supply of ‘commercially dry’ compressed air is vital to keeping quality of products high, maintenance costs as low as possible and preventing lost productivity through […]
Why Do Compressed Air Systems Need Drying Manufacturing and processing has seen a boom in compressed air usage over the last decade or so. Devices and controls have become more sophisticated and in turn less tolerant of damp compressed air. Traditionally, moisture in compressed air was simply tolerated. Despite the fact it can cause trouble in pneumatic […]
When you’ve grown up around air compressors – literally in my case, it means that the jargon is second nature. However I know I often forget this when speaking to clients and often there is confusion when a couple of different terms get blurred. So I thought I’d take the time to remind you of […]
