The Ashcroft T6500 stainless steel, solid front pressure gauge is now available with the XRA overpressure option. This feature adds an overpressure mechanism that restricts the motion of the Bourdontube after the specified full scale value is reached.As a result, the gauge can withstand up to 400% overpressure without damage, often eliminating the need for […]
Compressed air fail: Dryer surprise
By Ron Marshall A metal products manufacturer installed a desiccant dryer about 10 years ago to protect a special laser costing almost $1 million. The dryer worked perfectly, or so it seemed — it could be heard blowing off and switching sides as dual tower heatless desiccant dryers do. As part of a compressed air […]
Piab adds new sizes to bellows suction cup line
Piab is extending its generic line of bellows suction cups to include cups measuring 13 and 26 mm in diameter. Another two new cup sizes will be added at a later stage, further broadening the already extensive application range of the company’s popular bellows suction cups. “We decided to plug a few gaps in our […]
Vacuum management made easy with Lemcom Manager
Specially developed with vacuum handling applications in mind, LEMCOM Manager is a PC software package which allows users, in just a few clicks, to remotely setup and configure LEMCOM vacuum generators as well as run diagnostics. Packed with numerous functions such as the import/export of parameters, vacuum cycle analysis, alarm and operation cycle monitoring, configuration help or even […]
ELGi unveils compressed air breakthroughs at ComVac / Hannover Messe 2019
Elgi Equipments exhibited key innovations in compressed air solutions for varied requirements at ComVac, Hannover Messe from April 1-5, 2019. The central launch at the ELGi stand Hall 26, C-12, was the AB ‘Always Better’ air compressor series, a breakthrough in oil free compressed air technology. ELGi also showcased Air-Alert, an IoT based machine monitoring platform. […]
Ergonomic vacuum lifter handles any type of sack
Regardless of what they are made of — paper, plastic, fabric — or what they contain (flour, sand, pharmaceutical ingredients), all sacks are handled with ease with the help of Piab’s ergonomic Vaculex vacuum lifter. No more heavy manual work such as lifting sacks for stacking on pallets, emptying into hoppers/feed stations, or feeding/loading/palletizing directly […]
Noshok named one of 2019 Best Employers in Ohio
Noshok has announced that it has recently been named as one of the 2019 Best Employers in Ohio. The company is committed to maintaining a positive and healthy work environment, in which its employees can thrive and grow personally as well as professionally. The annual list of the Best Employers in Ohio was created by the Ohio […]
How do you check the health of your compressed air system?
With a little bit of imagination, we can relate a compressed air system to the circulatory system of a human body. We have the heart of the system, the air compressors, pumping out the life blood of the plant through the piping system, something we might relate to veins and arteries A healthy system is […]
Advanced EOAT solutions for the plastics industry
From components to complete systems and from stock to custom, your needs as an injection molding manufacturer will be met at Piab. End-of-Arm Tooling for the plastics industry can cover a number of functions — all of which will help you reduce cycle times, produce consistent parts, save on personnel costs and cut down on […]
How should you select air wands and blow guns?
Air wands and blow guns are widely used in industrial plant for cleaning, product movement, drying and sometimes cooling. These components often work very effectively for the said purpose but you should be forewarned that they do come with some very definite drawbacks: Safety – Compressed air can pick up and propel small objects, dust, […]