It Isn’t Just Smoke and Mirrors!
You can’t beat a great magic act! Several years ago, I went to one of those big stage “illusion” productions. I purposely sat up close to the stage. I wanted to spot any hidden trap doors or thin cable...
View ArticleCold Guns and Air Amplifiers Cool Thermal Spray Coating Process
A Kentucky based thermal spray coating company contacted me recently to solve a problem with excessive heat in their process. This specific application was facing long cool down times after using a...
View ArticleVortex Tubes Make Hot Air Too
Back in the spring, my good friend and co-worker Neal Raker wrote a great piece, titled “Can I Use A Vortex Tube For Heating?” which I will try my best not to borrow too much from or outright...
View ArticleEXAIR At BI-MU With Italian Distributor
Myself, Lee Evans, with the Magugliani team. I had the pleasure of attending the BI-MU exhibition with our Italian distributor, Magugliani SRL, from September 30th – October 4th in Milan, Italy. BI-MU...
View ArticleOne Item Generates 1/4 Ton of Refrigeration and Fits in the Palm of your Hand
One of the most powerful, peculiar and perplexing products in the EXAIR catalog is the Vortex Tube. The medium sized vortex tube can generate up to a ¼ ton of refrigeration and still fit into the palm...
View ArticleCooling Down A Test Rig With EXAIR Cold Guns
Model 5215 Cold Guns with cold outlets plumbed to cool test rig About a month ago I traveled to Italy to participate in the BI-MU exhibition with our distributor in Milan. During the exhibition...
View ArticleDual Promotions in December
In case you haven’t seen our tweets, our website or e-news; we are currently running two promotional offers. We decided that December is a month of giving and so we better make sure our customers...
View ArticleMini Cooler Provides Sewing Needle Cooling
I recently worked with a surf casting bag manufacturer who was experiencing needle breaks during their sewing operation. (The term surf casting refers to surf fishing from the beach, typically in...
View ArticleIs it Blue or is it White?
Last night I’m browsing around my favorite social media sites, and I’m flooded with images of THE dress which is clearly white and gold (and clearly over exploited). Even though everyone says it is...
View ArticleCold Air, Year Round
We’ve been experiencing some downright brutal winter conditions here in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the past couple of weeks. This is merely a statement of observation; not a complaint…I moved here, on...
View ArticleBad News, Good News, Better News
Recently, I had the pleasure of solving an application for a steel pipe manufacturer. To clean the inside diameters of their freshly-washed pipes, they were using open end blow offs: the ever-popular...
View ArticleCold Gun Removes Heat From A Peening Operation
Last week I worked with a customer who is peening the edge of an aluminum sheet. Toward the end of the run, and approximately every six inches, they were starting to see irregularities due to warping...
View ArticleA Better Way To Extend Tool Life
Spring is here in the Midwest, and it’s a darn fine time to be outside doing stuff. I took the opportunity the other day to set out a few tomato plants in the pitifully small area we have in our yard...
View ArticleAircoolant System Cools Aluminum Laminate Cutting Process
A machine shop contacted me about a cutting/sawing application. The customer had a new project to cut an aluminum laminate sheet. The laminate sheet had a specialized material integrated within the...
View ArticleBeat the Heat: Cold Gun Air Coolant Systems Extend Tool Life with No Messy...
In most drilling, machining, and cutting operations a flood of coolant is used to remove heat from the work piece and the tool. This coolant is sprayed, and after it impacts the tool or part it sprays...
View ArticleWhen The Obvious Answer, Isn’t
Certain EXAIR products are designed for specific applications. We’ll still get calls from folks who want to use them in situations different than what they’re intended. For instance: *Reversible Drum...
View ArticleCold Gun Aircoolant System Improves Welding Operation
I received a call from a manufacturer that has a spiral welding operation. They create tubes and pipes from metal strips that are welded together in a continuous operation. The material is placed into...
View ArticleBig Or Small, We’ve Got ‘Em All! Vortex Tubes, That Is
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about using large Vortex Tubes for freeze sealing/plugging of pipes. Even though they’re our LARGE Vortex Tubes, they’re still WAY smaller than the liquid nitrogen rigs...
View ArticleMultiple Products Provide a Solution to Improve a Laminated Sign Making Process
A manufacturer that produces laminated signs contacted EXAIR for a blow off application. Being that we are experts in this area, I thought this would be a simple solution. The conversation started out...
View ArticleA Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
I’m old enough to remember doing business before we had the internet, but I swear I don’t remember how I (or anyone else) ever got anything done. The ability to share details and information, in real...
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