by Controls User | Nov 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Water in compressed air systems is one of the leading causes of failure. Pneumatic systems, regardless of their purpose, are not designed to operate with water present. How Temperature Affects Water Vapor Air is comprised primarily of oxygen and nitrogen with trace...
by Controls User | Oct 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
From canning to composites and packaging to plastics, vacuum technology is vital to a range of industrial applications. Once you have determined what type of vacuum you need for your industrial process – rough, medium...
by Controls User | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you haven’t already prepared your compressed air system for the cold weather ahead, now is the time to get started. Don’t put off necessary maintenance and weatherization strategies or you may be looking at rusted machinery, malfunctioning equipment and decreased...
by Controls User | Oct 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
The official first day of fall was just a month ago and temperatures are already starting to drop. This past winter, extreme cold across the country created such high demand for natural gas that several regions faced shortages, resulting in unprecedented rate hikes...
by Controls User | Oct 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
In the mid-1980s, a pale green 1950 Mercury with Memories written in script on the rear sparked Rick Dore’s interest in building custom cars. Thirty years later, his custom car business, Rick Dore Kustoms, is one of the most recognizable brands in the custom car...
by Controls User | Oct 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
What if you could save nearly $9,000 in operating costs by switching to a lower kW air compressor? That’s exactly what one packaging and design solutions provider did when they switched from a 37kW fixed speed compressor to a an 11kW variable speed drive compressor....
by Controls User | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Did you know it was not until the 19th century that large cities began to reduce the amount of pollutants in the wastewater they were discharging to the environment through wastewater treatment practices? For one community wastewater treatment plant in Germany that...
by Controls User | Oct 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Did you know the average American eats over four pounds of potato chips each year? When you pull open a bag of potato chips, do you ever stop to think about where the potato chips came from and if they were made on equipment that uses oil-free air? For a leading...
by Controls User | Oct 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
A recent article in Plant Services magazine discusses how data sharing and collaboration can bring predictive maintenance to life. New technologies that support data sharing among predictive maintenance software can help support more robust performance of equipment...
by Controls User | Oct 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
You could say we know a little bit about railroads. From our beginnings as a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock, we’ve been innovating to meet the unique demands of the rail industry. High quality, compressed air is critical to the smooth and safe operation of...
