Did you know it is unlawful to drain your dirty or oily air compressor condensate directly to the sewer without first treating it for harmful contaminants?

Here is a thermal image before / after shot of K21 and K23 starter contactors. Please note… amp draw was fine. Thermal Image uncovered a problem with L2 at 158F and 175F. Further inspection of the contactors showed contacts inside the starter were severely burnt. Thanks to the thermal camera this problem was taken care of before a more serious issue took place (Fire, burnt u p wiring, burnt up unit due to contactors welding closed… preventing shutdown of unit, etc.). A big difference in temps with new contactors!

If you need help getting to the true root cause of your compressed air equipment failures please call 866-468-9814.

Jem Stansfield, a University of Bristol graduate with a degree in aeronautics, created the bike by strapping two high-pressure tanks onto the side of his Puch moped.

The tanks are basically scuba tanks. He uses the (yes, mostly coal-fired) electricity from his house to fill the tanks. The power is then “stored” there, much like a battery, ready for use.

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Every year this time when the days starts getting hot and the humidity is climbing you want to make sure your compressed air system is running in top form.

There is a myth that if you change the oil regularly there is nothing to worry about. This is not true. Learn from us… industrial compressed air systems require periodic maintenance to operate at peak efficiency and to reduce costly downtime.

* At an ambient temperature of 75°F and 75% relative humidity, a typical 500 scfm air compressor takes in 90 gallons of water vapor every 24 hours. Discharging air at 100°F and 100 psig, a well-maintained after cooler may remove about 57 gallons. That leaves 33 gallons inside your air system. Producing a 38°F dew point a refrigerated dryer removes an additional 29 gallons.

Here is a thermal image before / after shot of K21 and K23 starter contactors. Please note…amp draw was fine. Thermal Image uncovered a problem with L2 at 158F and 175F. Further inspection of the contactors showed contacts inside the starter were severely burnt. Thanks to the thermal camera this problem was taken care of before a more serious issue took place (Fire, burnt up wiring, burnt up unit due to contactors welding closed… preventing shutdown of unit, etc.). A big difference in temps with new contactors!

If you need help getting to the true root cause of your compressed air equipment failures please call 866-468-9814.

There are all sorts of advanced and interesting technologies surrounding eco-vehicles from solar panel technology to the relatively new Hydrogen fuel cell technology.

However these are all fairly expensive methods of getting from A to B. What we really need is something that is inexpensive and readily abundant that we can use at wherever we are, something like air!

The idea of an air powered car may seem a little ridiculous however David Alderson, Scott Allan, David Langille, Michael Roy and Dave Spencer of Dalhouise University in Canada, have developed one, according to Science Daily.

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