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Paul Heney

Compressed air fail: Wet air

November 25, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

Air quality is important to a compressed air consumer — having a cool, clean and dry source of compressed air is essential, especially when food products are coming in contact with the compressed air system output. A food products processor had purchased a very efficient cycling refrigerated air dryer a few years ago to condition […]

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VMAC sponsors LEGO robotics program

November 25, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

VMAC is sponsoring Nanaimo Science’s Saturday Morning Science program. The sponsorship provides subsidy support for 10 children, ages 6 to 12, to take part in 12 weeks of Saturday Morning Science programming, the first four of which will be LEGO themed. In the Nanaimo Science LEGO robotics program, children work with complex LEGO kits and […]

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Compressed air fail: Modulation lesson

November 23, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

A wood products manufacturer had a problem — it was running out of compressed air capacity. Many times a day, the plant pressure would drop and the workers would lose their most critical production line. Faced with this problem, the Maintenance Manager did a search of the company inventory and found a spare 200-hp compressor.  […]

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Compressed air fail: Dryer freeze

November 16, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

A large home products manufacturer had its compressed air system pressure hooked up to their building management system.  System pressure was continuously monitored and alarms would be sent to facility management if the levels dropped below a set low pressure threshold. The facility was suffering an ongoing problem. Many times a day, low pressure alarms […]

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VMAC releases industry data on air compressor preferences, requirements

November 12, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

VMAC’s 2020 State Of The Mobile Compressed Air Industry Report, which surveyed 205 industry professionals, has revealed the industry’s preferences when it comes to vehicle-mounted air compressors. When asked about rotary screw or reciprocating air compressors, 67% of survey respondents indicated they preferred rotary screw over reciprocating air compressors. When asked to explain the various […]

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Compressed air success: Agitation

November 9, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

A printing plant used intrinsically safe compressed air powered barrel mixers in its ink storage room to ensure the consistency of the color of the company’s products.  These vane type air motors ran continuously day and night to keep the ink from separating.  A compressed air auditor measured the agitator load and calculated that the […]

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What is compressed air ionization?

November 2, 2020 By Paul Heney 1 Comment

A compressed air leakage and end use study was completed by an auditor at a printing plant.  A number of leakage points were identified, and during the course of the ultrasound survey a few inappropriate end uses were identified because they, too, produce an ultrasonic signal. One compressed air consumer that was identified as inappropriate […]

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Compressed air fail: Ventilation

October 28, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

A metal products processor installed a new 75-kW VSD controlled air-cooled compressor in its plant — located in a separate compressor room.  The environment in the plant is full of aerosols produced by the process machinery cutting and milling process, so the ventilation system is the compressor room was updated to bring in 100% outside […]

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Vanair welcomes new Director of Fleet Sales and Business Development

October 28, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

Vanair has announced that Michelle Mieras has joined the company as Director of Fleet Sales and Business Development, focusing on building and developing relationships with strategic accounts nationwide. Michelle joins Vanair with 25 years of Automotive and Fleet experience, holding positions as Sales Representative, Fleet Manager, and Comptroller. She comes to Vanair from a leadership […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: vanair

What are air leak best practices?

October 8, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

Leaks waste compressed air energy.  Typically, 15% to 30% of all the compressed air produced by the air compressor never gets to the final use. A key part of managing system energy is also managing leakage.  To properly manage leaks, it is important to have a management champion overseeing the leakage levels in the plant […]

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