Outlaw Woodworks makes custom and standard cabinets for residential and commercial customers, using advanced woodworking technology, including CNC machines, edge banders, pneumatic guns and sanders, all powered by compressed air.
“We are a 100% systems-based company,” said Jeff Langford, Outlaw’s founder and managing member. “We’re probably more of a technology company than a woodworking company.”
Outlaw had a three-stage reciprocating compressor that had frequent faults and errors, resulting in downtime costing up to $2,000 per hour. The dryer had to work overtime because the discharge air contained so much moisture.
“The dryer couldn’t keep up,” Jeff said. “These are six-figure machines that do not like moisture at all.”
And it ran hot. “You could fry eggs on top of it at any given minute,” Jeff said. “I honestly wondered every day if our compressor was going to catch on fire or make it through the day.”
Outlaw Woodworks bought a tank-mounted Kaishan KRSB belt-drive rotary screw air compressor.
After some extensive research, “I almost pulled the trigger on two other compressors,” Jeff said. “But once I dug into the fine print, we were looking at several thousand dollars a year in maintenance, and there wasn’t a dealer in our area. It was going to be very expensive.”
He admits he spent slightly more for a tank-mounted, 7.5-HP Kaishan KRSB belt-drive rotary screw air compressor with a tank-mounted dryer, “But your maintenance schedule was such a game changer.” His staff installed the unit and had it up and running a few hours after it arrived.
“I could have bought another compressor for what the maintenance program was going to be,” Jeff said. “I saw why they were selling their compressor for what they were and where they were going to make their money.”
And, since the purchase, he’s built a great relationship with independent distributor Boss 406 and owner Bridger Deschamp.
“Now we have literally zero moisture.”
— Jeff Langford, Founder and Managing Member, Outlaw Woodworks, LLC
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