How to Choose an Industrial Air Compressor
Throughout my career, I have assisted many people who wanted to review their entire compressed air system. The first thing to do is a complete inspection of the system, starting with the compressor room. This leads me to want to share with you today my knowledge of a key component of the system: the compressor. Specifically, I will discuss two topics related to stationary compressors, which are often used in companies.
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Everything You Should Know About Quick Couplers
The first thing to consider is that the connection must be solid! Ask yourself the question, when the connection is, for example, subject to strong or constant vibrations will it be secure? A repetitive vibration can cause an accidental disconnection that will cause a very dangerous hose whip! At 90 PSI, during the hose whip, the “live” end is over 100 mph (160 km/h)! Be especially careful with couplers installed on hoses that are dragged on the floor. Friction, pulling, or crushing can cause accidental disconnection. In this context, choose couplers with a "button" (or pressure) release system over those with a ring-type release system. A hose extension, using a quick coupler with a button-type release system will not risk releasing when dragged, avoiding a dangerous accidental disconnection.
Compressed Air Hazards: How to Minimize Hose Whips
In my last blog we focused on due diligence in occupational risk and safety prevention and the importance of doing a morning check routine. In this blog, we will focus on a real case in the industry and make recommendations on products and installations, so that we can avoid dangerous incidents.
Preparing the Air at Point of Application
If there is a vast subject to be explored in the field of compressed air, it is that of air preparation. Whether we are talking about air preparation, treatment, or conditioning, we are always talking about the same thing. Whether it is pollution, humidity, or approximate pressure, air should not be used in the raw state (directly from the compressor). In order to work well, and I’m talking about both the efficiency of the tool and the quality of the desired result, you have to “treat” the air to be able to exploit it as a reliable and viable energy source. To do so, we will look at three major aspects:
