Every morning, I fry a couple of eggs, toast a couple of English muffins (or sandwich buns or croissants or even plain white bread in a pinch), prepare some sausage (or sometimes a Cincinnati staple called goetta), for a breakfast sandwich that rivals just about any fast food offering. The first thing I do is heat the skillet & spray it with a thin layer of cooking oil, even if I’m frying the sausage or goetta first. Spraying a thin layer of cooking oil onto a cooking surface is also a great application for our Atomizing Spray Nozzles. We can accommodate a wide range of flows & pattern ..read more

EXAIR has been manufacturing Intelligent Compressed Air Products since 1983. They are engineered with the highest of quality, efficiency, safety, and effectiveness in mind. Since compressed air is the utility for operation, the performance limitations can be defined by its supply. With EXAIR products and pneumatic equipment, you will need a way to transfer the compressed air from the source to the point-of-use. There are three main ways; pipes, hoses and tubes. One of the largest systematic problems with compressed air systems is pressure drop.  If too large a pressure loss occurs, pneum ..read more

March brings with it the first day of spring and I don’t know about you, but I am ready for some warmer temperatures! Naturally, spring is the time of year that we roll up our sleeves and do some of the deep-cleaning we’ve been putting off all winter. Though, for any manufacturer or processor, “spring-cleaning” is a year-round affair. Lucky for you, EXAIR has an entire line of Industrial Housekeeping Products that’ll get your shop tidied up for spring. In this blog, I’d like to dive into the Chip Vac. With its powerful suction, it’s an ideal solution for fast and effic ..read more

When a compressor system is designed, it is necessary that it can handle the peak demand. However, it is unlikely that you will experience this demand at all times. When demand is lower, compressor controls are utilized to coordinate a reduction in output that matches the lower need. This is essential to the efficiency of any compressor system. There are six primary types of compressor controls that I will cover here. Which one is right for you and your system could depend on a number of factors that I will elaborate on: Start/Stop – This is the simplest and least expensive control. The ..read more

Does anyone else remember the episode of Friends where they were playing Pictionary and no one could guess what Monica was drawing? No, well, honestly, that’s the scene I thought of when looking at some system drawings for compressed air setups. If you need a refresher, see the YouTube clip below. 1 – Pictionary | Friends When trying to ensure you have a sustainable compressed air system within a facility, it is critical to ensure the layout is documented. This can be a very tedious task on existing systems that have been in place for years without any documentation, it doesn’t mean the idea ..read more

Here at EXAIR, we want to ensure our customers get the most out of their Intelligent Compressed Air Products. In the first installment of EXAIR’s new Starter Guide Video Series, I’ll walk you through some of the things you’ll need to pay close attention to before you begin using your Super Air Knife. EXAIR offers all of our cataloged stock products with an Unconditional 30-Day Guarantee to ensure you’re going to be happy with the performance. Our Application Engineers are standing by to help aid you in the selection process. Reach out to us today to see how you can improve on your blowoff pro ..read more

In today’s market, the cost of consumable products is on the rise, especially with paints, oils, and yes, even the cost of water.  You can help alleviate some of that cost by being more effective at spraying and by using less liquid.  The EXAIR Atomizing Nozzles can accomplish both of these objectives.  With the addition of compressed air, the liquid can be sheared into smaller micron-sized droplets.  By reducing the diameter of a particle by half, the surface area will increase by eight times.  With a smaller diameter, it will increase the coverage; thus, using less ..read more

I’m going to start something new with a few of my blogs starting today! I’m going to start doing an application spotlight. In this I’m going to pull from the dozens of phone calls or emails and walk you through how we on the application engineering team select a product for a specific application! Application Goal: Move 1 cubic foot of sandpaper grit into a sealed and vented hopper. 100 lbs/cu.ft Moving 7′ vertical Very abrasive In 15 minutes or less There is one product group for an application like this and it’s the Line Vacs. They use compressed air to generate a vacuum by the ..read more

Whenever spring rolls around, spring-cleaning comes to mind. It’s the time of year that we are reminded, or perhaps motivated, to start cleaning and de-cluttering. We experience this here at EXAIR with an increase in inquiries about our Industrial Housekeeping Products. We have a great line of drum vacs designed for use with dry materials (Chip Vac and Heavy Duty Dry Vacs) or liquids (Reversible Drum Vacs – RDVs, and Chip Trappers), or both (EasySwitch Wet-Dry Vac). What we don’t often think about are cleaning or maintenance routines for our cleaning products. As long as you supply our intell ..read more

EXAIR’s Free Efficiency Lab With any purchase process, it’s important to consider the return on your investment. This becomes even more important when trying to convince management that the upgrades you’re looking to make on the floor are worth the investment. At EXAIR, we offer a free service that allows you to send in your existing compressed air blowing devices to be compared with our recommended EXAIR manufactured equivalent. Many facilities may not have the means to test the air consumption of their blowoff solutions. With compressed air being the most expensive utility in a ma ..read more