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Innovative air shield keeps lenses clean
April 2007
Automotive glass is tempered by subjecting it to a series of heating and quenching operations. To maintain a uniform glass temperature an infrared scanner monitors temperature across the glass surface ...

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Cold gun cools lasers and tool tips
April 2007
Exair's high power cold gun produces a stream of -7°C air to reduce heat build in laser cutting and a wide variety of machining operations. The high power gun has greater cooling capability than an ordinary ...

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Sanitising playland balls
March 2007
Restaurants and fun centres often have a cage full of plastic balls for children to romp around in. The balls are periodically cleaned by a service using truck-mounted sanitising equipment. Service personnel ...

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Move high volumes and resist wear
March 2007
The new Heavy Duty Line Vac is EXAIR's most powerful conveyor. The appearance is similar to the standard Line Vac but performance has been boosted dramatically. The Heavy Duty Line Vac has been engineered ...

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Efficient compressed air usage
February 2001
When using compressed air for cleaning, drying and many other applications, air knife technology is significantly superior to plain round nozzles and holes drilled in pipes. For example, with the pressure ...

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Pneumatic and electro-pneumatic industrial control components
February 2007
Fairchild Industrial Products Company manufactures precision, high quality pneumatic and electro-pneumatic industrial control components for leading manufacturers. For more than 50 years, the company ...

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Vacuum generators the answer to greater efficiency
February 2007, Festo South Africa
Pneumatics specialist Festo is breaking new ground with solutions for efficient vacuum generation. Significant savings can be made when it comes to vacuum generation by using a decentralised solution. ...

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Cleaning sheet steel with air jets
January 2007
The problem: galvanised steel sheets must be cleaned of zinc particles during the final rolling operation. An air manifold consisting of 42 1/8" (3,2 mm) open pipe nipples were installed across the sheet, ...

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Killing static on bottle fill line
December 2006
A pharmaceutical company fills mouthwash bottles at a rate of 200 bottles per minute. Friction with the conveyor belt and guide rails produced a static charge on the bottle surface that resulted in two ...

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Conveying - with no moving parts
December 2006
EXAIR's compressed air operated Line Vac connects to standard hose or tube to create a powerful in-line conveyor. The compact design features large throat diameters for maximum throughput capability. ...

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Air knives can effectively reduce compressed air consumption
November 2006
The economical use of compressed air in blowoff, drying and cooling applications is a problem that energy conscious plants face. When the cost of electricity soars and the compressor is running at maximum ...

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Pneumatic and electro-pneumatic industrial control components
October 2006
Fairchild Industrial Products Company manufactures precision, high quality pneumatic and electro-pneumatic industrial control components for leading manufacturers. For more than 50 years, the company ...

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Pneumatic piston actuators
October 2006
The Spirax-Mitech pneumatic piston actuators are designed for the Spirax-Mitech M-Series globe valves. The compact range of linear actuators are sized to suit the specific requirements of the application. ...

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Air knives improve bottling line
August 2006
Bottles on a bottling line emerging from a pasteuriser are conveyed to a labelling station. Water carry-over from the bottles created a slip hazard and housekeeping problems. In addition, open air jets ...

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Air knife successfully used to cut bakery icing
August 2006
An Exair stainless steel Super Air Knife was installed in a bakery faced with the problem of applying icing to its snack cakes. As the baked sponge cakes moved down the conveyor, a continuous ribbon of ...

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Variable air amplifiers deliver high volume and velocity air stream
August 2006, Monitor Engineering
The new air amplifiers from Spraying Systems deliver a targeted high volume, high velocity amplified air stream. Along with compressed air, additional free air is pulled through the unit, resulting in ...

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Save costs with compressed air monitoring
July 2006
Compressed air as an energy-transmitting medium is versatile, flexible and safe, making it a popular choice and ensuring its continued use in industry. Too often, however, end-users regard compressed ...

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Hydraulic safety life-line cable cutter
July 2006
Haupa's hydraulic Safety Life-Line cable cutter is designed for cutting low and medium voltage cables up to 60 kV AC. For use under live conditions according to VDE 0105, the cable cutter has been awarded ...

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Optimising production with precision spray control
July 2006
Although a spray system may be a small part of an operation, spray optimisation can have a major impact on product quality and productivity. The benefits of precision spray control can be considerable, ...

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Static eliminators used to remedy common static problems
July 2006
Static electricity causes problems when the temperature and humidity drops. The types of problems that can be expected in production facilities are:    * Materials tearing, jamming or curling. * Webs ...

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