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From Applied Industrial Technologies
Most maintenance and production engineers would say that oil is the major contaminant in their compressed air system. Wrong. Nearly all of the total liquid contamination found in a compressed air system is water, with oil being a small part of the overall contamination problem. Filter systems can remove oil and dust, but dryers are required to remove water and adjust humidity. How much water is actually in your compressed air system? The answer might surprise you. A small 100 cfm compressor and refrigeration dryer combination, operating for 4000 hours in typical northeastern U.S. climate conditions, can produce approximately 2200 gal of liquid condensate per year! Products & Services
Air compressors are machines that compress air to higher than atmospheric pressures for delivery to pneumatic or robotic tools, industrial equipment, or direct-use applications.
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Filter, regulator, lubricator (FRL) assemblies are pre-packaged or modular assemblies of common configurations of air filters, regulators, lubricators, and gauges.
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Air blow guns attach to air lines for the manual actuation and/or control of air discharge. They are used primarily for debris removal and purging, non-contact part cleaning and drying, and general laboratory or industrial applications.
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Air pressure regulators control pressure in air lines (usually adjustable) to remove fluctuations and maintain consistent pressure for pneumatic devices.
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Air cylinders are pneumatic linear actuators that are driven by a pressure differential in the cylinder's chambers. They may be single-acting (with a spring return) or double-acting.
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Most maintenance and production engineers would say that oil is the major contaminant in their compressed air system. Wrong. Nearly all of the total liquid contamination found in a compressed air...
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Process Description and Challenges
Clean compressed air (CCA) may be used as a pressure source to transfer
shear-sensitive products or materials. It may also be blown through systems
to remove...
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Compressed air is one of the least efficient forms of energy that is used in modern manufacturing plants. It takes seven to eight times more electricity to produce one horsepower with compressed air...
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Consumers want to buy from environmentally responsible businesses, as illustrated by the ever-increasing number of companies seeking the relatively new ISO 14001 certification. Virtually every...
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Switching to a membrane dryer saved 12 hours per week that a manufacturer of forestry equipment previously spent maintaining a refrigerant dryer used to remove moisture from compressed air. Drying...
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