Cold gun cools lasers and tool tips April 2007, ETEST 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 ...
Sanitising playland balls March 2007, ETEST 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 ...
Move high volumes and resist wear March 2007, ETEST 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 ...
Efficient compressed air usage February 2001, ETEST 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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Cleaning sheet steel with air jets January 2007, ETEST 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, ...
Killing static on bottle fill line December 2006, ETEST 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 ...
Conveying - with no moving parts December 2006, ETEST 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. ...
Air knives can effectively reduce compressed air consumption November 2006, ETEST 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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Air knives improve bottling line August 2006, ETEST 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 ...
Air knife successfully used to cut bakery icing August 2006, ETEST 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Static eliminators used to remedy common static problems July 2006, ETEST 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 ...
Air knife manifolds June 2006, Monitor Engineering The air knife manifolds (models 46760 and 39190) from Spraying Systems deliver a uniform distribution of air across the impact blow-off area. The flat fan pattern offers higher impact than blower type ...
