A wire manufacturer used a refrigerated air dryer to condition the air from their three compressors.Β The dew point required in the plant was near 35Β° F, and the maintenance staff were confident of the proper operation of the dryer β because the onboard dew point reading on the dryer control panel said that the readings […]
VMAC releases Underhood 70 air compressors
VMAC has released its popular Underhood 70 air compressor for 2019 RAM trucks with Cummins diesel engine. This rotary screw air compressor is designed specifically to be installed in the engine compartment of the RAM truck. The Underhood 70 air compressor can produce up to 70 cfm of continuous air flow at 100 psi (max […]
PMMI Foundation supports next generation workforce
The PMMI Foundation, a part of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, announces the winners of three $5,000 scholarships to students studying food and beverage processing, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering at four-year PMMI Education partners. The recipients of these scholarships are: Daniel Mauger, Purdue University Northwest, Electrical Engineering Technology Hitech Moryani, Illinois […]
Schunk grippers now will be assembled in USA
Schunk will now be assembling grippers in the United States.Β The company hasΒ completed a 40,000 square foot expansion in Morrisville, N.C. earlier this year, resulting in an additional 19,000 square feet of manufacturing space allowing increased capacity and additional product line assembly. Another 22,000 square feet of additional office and training space completed the expansion. The […]
Best practices for handling bags with suction cups
A bag of sweets dropped on the floor in the plantβs packaging area. Or a bag of frozen peas deformed from its original square shape into a messy plastic package with an ugly cone-shaped suction mark. These are the kind of problems faced by manufacturers wishing to use a vacuum-based automated system to handle bags, […]
How do you measure compressed air systems?
There is a great entertainment value in watching the many movies or reading magazines about superheroes who possess amazing powers, and more than a few of us have wished we could be granted such skills β so we too could save humanity from evil. But this is not far from reality. In the world of […]
What happens when you donβt check your air timer drains?
Many air compressor operators choose to use timer drains to remove liquid that is captured in separators, traps, receivers and filters in a system. Rather than using gravity feed or a float system, these drains open and expel the liquid, and an amount of compressed air, from the system after a set number of minutes. […]
How do you avoid dust collector maintenance problems?
Dust collectors using reverse pulse compressed air cleaning are often a problem in industrial plants. These dust collectors are usually located on the top of bins that collect dust and debris from industrial processes. A fan blows the contaminated air through a set of filters, in the form of bags or cartridges. The flow of […]
How do you control compressed air flows?
The load on any compressed air system β and the flow that must be produced to maintain pressure β contributes to the cost of operation.Β A good strategy to follow in trying to reduce compressed air costs is to examine the end users of the system and determine if they are classed as βappropriateβ or […]
Sauer Compressors introduces Orkan series
The Sauer Compressors portfolio is growing: With the Orkan series, Sauer celebrates the premiere of a versatile compressor range that combines a number of innovative technologies. The Orkan high-pressure compressors will be available in various designs and are suitable for the compression of many gases and for a wide range of applications. The new high-pressure […]
