Manufacturing

Compressed air is an essential energy source, with up to 80% of industries using it for some aspect of their operations.

In industry, compressed air is so widely used that it is often regarded as the fourth utility, after electricity, natural gas and water.

Typical uses of compressed air in the manufacturing industry include:

• Spray Finishing Equipment : to vaporize paint so it can be applied to components and products.

• Air Operated Lifting Equipment : Small and compact air hoists can be used for a multitude of lifting operations.

• Shot Blasting : Blasting and cleaning operations use compressed air to propel grit.

• Cooling & Heating  : Compressed air is used in a vortex tube to create high volumes of cool air for industrial cooling processes. Vortex tubes can also be reverse flowed to produce high temperature air used in heating processes.

• Cleaning : for cleaning processes in manufacturing facilities.

• Welding Equipment : Compressed air is used for cooling.

• Robotics : to control robotic machines on assembly lines.

• Paper Pressing : Compressed air is used via cylinders for a variety of pressing applications.

• Printing : for operation of printing pumps and equipment.

• Roller Adjustment : to precisely control the roller thickness which determines the paper thickness.

Textile

Compressed air is a key utility in the Textile industry, both the segments of Natural & Man-made textiles. Compressed air is more or less required at every stage of manufacturing particularly large volume of air is required for integrated cotton textile industries having Airjet Looms & as well in the Polyester yarn industries. Compressed air is a very critical requirement in the PFY valued added segment such as Texturing.

Typical uses of compressed air in the textile industry include:

• Spinning machine : for control purpose through valves & cylinders

• Loom jet weaving :  for the insertion of weft threads

• Winding machine :  For the purpose of splicing the yarn compressed air is used

• Sewing machine : Compressed air is the power medium to run industrial sewing machines

• Welding Equipment : Compressed air is used for cooling.

• Printing machine : to operate printing pumps and equipment

Automotive

To produce a high-quality vehicle, you need high-quality equipment…

Whether it is spraying cars with paint or assembling them with air tools, the automotive industry relies on compressors to provide a high-quality finish.

Typical uses of compressed air in the automotive industry include:

• Tire Inflation

• Product Finishing : Compressed air vaporizes and propels paint through paint guns or robots onto clean metal surfaces such as car components

• To operate air operated robots

• Plasma Cutting and Welding : to assist the cutting or welding speed and reliability.

• Paint Shops : to operate paint pumps in highly volatile environments.

Construction

There are a wide range of tools and plant on construction sites that use compressed air as their power source.The advantage that this equipment has is that the power source is very mobile and so they can be easily handled, which can be beneficial on isolated sites or in confined spaces.

Typical uses of compressed air in the construction industry include:

• Shot Blasting : for sandblasting in the construction industry to clean ship hulls, oil tanks, bridges and steel constructions. For smaller or more delicate surfaces it is used in conjunction with dry ice or soda blasting unit.

• Pneumatic Drilling, Ramming or Piling Machines : to operate drill rigs, concrete breakers (jack hammers), rock drills in stone and mineral quarries, mines and water wells.It is also an excellent alternative for ramming steel structures and piling road barriers.

• Concrete Conveying or Spraying : Compressed air is used at construction sites that are difficult to reach directly with mobile concrete mixers.It is also used in concrete spraying; which is used to fix rocky hills to avoid landslides, as well as being used in the construction of tunnels. Another application is plaster spraying.

• Industrial Air Conditioning : for control systems to operate the opening and closing of control valves.

• Air Operated Tools : air is used as an ignition free medium to power tools in mines.

• Blasting : Compressed air is used as a safe medium for heavy duty blasting in the construction industry.

Food and Beverage

Food and beverage manufacturers must adhere to the highest quality standards when it comes to protecting the integrity of their products and processes and their brand!

There's a lot riding on the quality of air used in the industry,  even the slightest traces of oil can result in altered or polluted product batches and the risk of health hazards for consumers.

• Packaging: Compressed air can be used in packaging processes, as well as in conveying systems to move food and ingredients.

•  Food Filling Machines : for machines that fill products such as cakes, pies, and liquid products.

• Fluid Pumps : Compressed air is generated to operate diaphragm pumps to move liquid products in the production and filling process.

• Nitrogen Generation : Compressed air is filtered to produce nitrogen which is used for packaging.

• Cooling & Heating : Compressed air is used in a vortex tube to create high volumes of cool air for industrial cooling processes. Vortex tubes can also be reverse flowed to produce high temperature air used in heating processes.

• Air Knives : as clean medium for cutting or peeling products such as fruit or vegetables.

Chemical

The demands placed on equipment in the chemical industry are particularly high. Toxic, corrosive and unstable gases are frequently a part of the production process.

Maintaining product purity is a must and, there are stringent quality controls in place to ensure manufacturers provide the highest quality chemicals to their customers.

In many applications, compressed air comes into contact with the process it serves, so the quality of that air is critical.

Contaminants, such as oil, in the compressed air supply can result in costly product spoilage and loss of valuable production which may result in you being unable to supply to your customers on time!

Typical uses of compressed air in the chemical industry include:Spray Finishing Equipment : to vaporize paint so it can be applied to components and products.

• Process Air : Compressed air is directly used with products that come in direct contact with cleaning, aeration and product moving.

• Control Valves & Cylinders : equipment used in the manufacturing process is controlled by compressed air.

• Material Handling : air operated fluid pumping systems are used in volatile environments without risking explosions.

• Nitrogen Generation : Compressed air is filtered via a membrane to produce nitrogen used in a variety of chemical applications.

• Air Curtains : Compressed air is used to create a virtual curtain to create a clean area.

• Product Drying : Compressed air is mixed with the product to accelerate the drying processes.