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Compressed Air Fail: A poor dryer choice

August 11, 2017 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

compressed air fail

A grain sorting facility purchased a new, larger compressor to renew their compressed air system—as well as to prepare for future load additions. The previous compressor was a 50-hp size with a 200-cfm desiccant air dryer with dew point control. To prepare for future needs, a new 75-hp compressor was purchased with a new larger […]

Filed Under: Air Preparation, Blog

Compressed Air Fail: Valve issues

July 31, 2017 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

Valve problems caused air quality issues

A milk processing and packaging facility had two independent compressed air systems that were running inefficient modulating style compressors to produce the air needed to keep the compressed air powered machines running smoothly. With the help of their power utility, they were able to consolidate their two systems into one using a new variable speed […]

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Compressed Air Fail: Cooling choke

June 19, 2017 By Paul Heney 2 Comments

compressed air fail

A tire manufacturer used air cooled lubricated screw compressors to feed the production machinery in their medium-sized plant. The plant is located in an extremely hot climate. Over the years, some of the air compressors at the plant reached the end of their useful life and were replaced. Because the production demand was growing, the […]

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MD&M East update: Automation is on tap

June 14, 2017 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

beckhoff

This year’s MD&M East—and its associated shows, like ATX East, East PACK, etc.—are back in New York at the Javits Convention Center this week, and there’s a good buzz about the show. The economy is chugging along, according to exhibitors, and there is reason for optimism in the coming quarters. Here’s a sampling of what […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Tagged With: beckhoff, trelleborg, universalrobots

Mobile hydraulics powers vacuum lifting

May 23, 2017 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Photo-3a Vacuworx vacuum lifting

Vacuum-lifting attachments make construction equipment more productive. Construction equipment has long been used to move material like large pipes and concrete slabs, typically with ropes, chains or slings tied to the bucket or stick. Lately, however, operators of these machines are turning to vacuum-lifting technology as a faster and safer alternative. According to officials at […]

Filed Under: Blog, Equipment, Featured, Vacuums Tagged With: vacuworx

No turning back on IoT

May 19, 2017 By Ken Korane 1 Comment

Parker IoT at Hannover

After spending a week at the recent Hannover Fair, one comes to the inescapable conclusion that most everyone with a stake in the future of fluid power is either embracing the concepts of IoT, or is at least watching as the changes unfold. We’ve all heard the hype surrounding what’s called the fourth industrial revolution—the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Tagged With: aventics, festo, Parker, parkerhannifin

Servopneumatics embraces Cinema 4.0

April 25, 2017 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

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Experiencing films with all the senses is what cinema audiences can expect in one of the world’s 18,000 MediaMation cinema seats. With this concept, the whole body senses the movie, thanks to movements controlled by Festo’s servopneumatics and VTEM motion terminals. In essence, this provides a unique way of combining the digital world with pneumatics. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Equipment, Featured, Industry News, Valves Tagged With: festo

Predictive maintenance at the forefront at Hannover

April 25, 2017 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

Moving beyond simple preventive maintenance for fluid-power systems, more than a dozen companies are looking to the future in a special Predictive Maintenance 4.0 exhibit at the Hannover Fair. The goal is not only to monitor the condition of machines and note anomalies, but also to use analytics and cloud-based systems to determine the remaining […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Industry News Tagged With: aventics, Bimba, schmalz

Compressed air fail: The value of measuring

April 14, 2017 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

A food processing plant was running out of compressed air capacity and decided to bring in an auditor to assess the size of the new compressor. The auditor hooked up his instruments to measure compressor pressure, power consumption and flow. Very soon, the auditor began to notice that things didn’t quite add up. When in […]

Filed Under: Air Preparation, Blog

Saving air with a pulsating flow

April 4, 2017 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

We’ve written quite a bit lately about Parker Hannifin’s air saver unit (ASU), which decreases compressed air waste and can increase productivity. Through manual adjustment, ASUs can save energy by interrupting compressed air flow. These series of impulses are said to be mechanically more advantageous because the ASU can recover during the “off” period of […]

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