Long Live Pneumatic Cylinders, Part 2
By Sarah Manuel, IMI Norgren Pneumatic air cylinders are often taken for granted, until they fail...
Benefit From Equipment Standardization
It’s time to re-evaluate the ‘or equal’ standard in your plant.
Understand Compressor Control Methods
Plant professionals know that compressed-air demand rarely matches the supply from the compressor...
Why Compressor Size Matters
Unlike the oversizing of air compressors, going ‘bigger’ really can be better for associated...
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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TBM Can’t Stand AloneQ: What’s wrong with time-based maintenance? A: Time-based maintenance (TBM) is running out of time. Maintenance thinking has gone through many changes since the 1978 Nolan and Heap report for United Airlines. The report compiled information on the conditional probability of failure versus operating age for numerous electrical and mechanical airline-industry components. Its findings challenged […]
Heed These Signs of Inefficiency
Small Steps to Create a “Smart” Compressor
New Exair Website Helps Improve Efficiency, Safety
EXAIR.com is the new digital home of the Exair Corp. Intelligent Compressed Air products for...
Select the Correct Filter
Compressed air systems can’t help it: They will contain contaminants that can lead to issues and...
Adjustable Red-and-Green-Zone Dial Gauges
Untangle Compressed Air Misconceptions
Where air compressors are concerned, what you believe may not be rooted in fact and could be...
Oil-Free Air Compressors
