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Replace Inappropriate Use of Compressed Air For Energy Savings
It takes 5 HP to produce 20 cfm@100PSIG of compressed air. It only takes 1 HP to produce 20CFM @ 3PSIG for low pressure air. When you can replace high pressure use of compressed air with low pressure, the energy savings can be substantial. Using an FPZ blower or vacuum is economical, compact, and quiet. Common applications to look at using low pressure include: Drying Products Cooling Excess Product Removal Clean up Aspirating Dust Removal Pan and... View Article
Energy Savings with GBS Blower Purge Regenerative Compressed Air Dryers
The Blower Purge system manufactured by Great Lakes Air is unique because it addresses the problem of using a wet atmospheric purge gas to cool the desiccant previously heated by the blower and circulation heater. The solution to this problem is a dryer with multiple operating modes to derive a specific outlet requirement at a specific time. This is exactly how the Great Lakes model GBS operates. In the winter months with low relative humidity... View Article
Oil Free Screw Air Compressors
Oil Free Compressors ELGi designs and manufactures oil free air ends for demanding applications. Each oil free compressor from ELGi is engineered to deliver maximum uptime and reliability. With superior safety norms, the oil free compressors guarantee low energy losses and low air outlet temperatures while ensuring high reliability. The New AB Series Screw Air Compressor ELGi is one of the very few screw air compressor companies to design and manufacture airends for Oil free... View Article
Minimizing Industrial Lift Station Pump Starts per Hour
Repeated pump start/stop cycles in an industrial lift station can reduce life expectancy of the pump by overheating the motor. The goal is to balance the influent and discharge rate of fluid flow in the station. Below are a Few Options to Minimize the Number of Pump Cycles: Maintain the wet well at a constant level using a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD). A level transducer can be utilized to communicate with the VFD on pump... View Article
SPX Process Compressed Air Filtration System
Everyone wants dry, clean compressed air for their processes, but how do you get that? The SPX Deltech 300 Series compressed air filtration system offers a full line of energy efficient line filtration to meet your needs. The 300 series filters range from 20 -1500 cfm. They offer bulk liquid separators, general purpose, high or ultra-efficient oil removal and oil vapor removal filters. All filters can be supplied with clamp connections, wall mount brackets, differential... View Article
Saylor-Beall Reciprocating Air Compressors
Saylor Beall reciprocating air compressors are proudly USA made and rank among the best air compressors in the industry. This includes the cast iron reciprocating compressors, which have been a standard since 1915. Their air compressors are assembled by skilled employees who are dedicated to the standards of precision and workmanship our customers have come to expect. The materials are selected for outstanding strength, wear and heat resistant characteristics. Saylor-Beall air compressors can be mounted... View Article
Commercial Grinder Pumps
Commercial Grinder pumps are essential in applications that require pumping viscous material, and VPC offers multiple brands. Many pumps use a stainless-steel radial cutter and cutter run that is 50-60 Rockwell Hardened to grind up the inlet material. These pumps also use a vortex impeller to allow for less wear from abrasive materials. Grinder pumps are rather high head/low velocity pumps. Also, most often times these pumps are 2 pole for the higher speed, making... View Article
Point of Use Wall Mounted Desiccant Dryer
Point of use wall mounted desiccant air dryers protect moisture sensitive applications requiring either -40F or -100F. The range for this style of air dryer is typically between 5-50 scfm. This affordable style of dryer can be used for labs, hospitals, lasers, packaging equipment, instrumentation, conveying machines and many more uses. These units arrive completely assembled, piped, wired and charged with desiccant. Simply make the utility connection and the dryer is ready to go. Optional... View Article
Common Benefits of Industrial Submersible Pumps
An industrial submersible pump is a pump that can be fully submerged in water. The motor is hermetically sealed and close-coupled to the body of the pump. The major advantage to a submersible pump is that it never has to be primed, because it is already submerged in the fluid. Some submersible pumps can easily handle solids, while some are better for liquids only. Submersible pumps are quiet because they are under water. Caution must... View Article
Vertical Pumps
Vertical pumps are centrifugal pumps specially designed to move liquids smoothly through a system. Ideal for sump/process drainage applications including applications with difficult to handle liquids consisting of large/abrasive solids, high temp and higher viscosities. This type of pump is used when there is limited surface area to work with. Vertical pumps require a smaller footprint than a horizontal pump. One of the leading manufacturers of vertical pumps is Vertiflo. Vertiflo, located in Cincinnati, Ohio,... View Article