Almost everyone in today’s industrial environment has heard about variable-speed drives. And for good reason. [...]

If you manage compressed air systems in a facility that demands clean, dry air—such as electronics, food and beverage, healthcare/life science and semiconductor industries—you already know “oil-free” isn’t just a spec on a datasheet. It’s a daily discipline. [...]

For years, when a plant needed temporary air—during a shutdown, a planned maintenance window or a sudden breakdown—the default has been to call the rental house and tow in a diesel portable compressor. [...]

Compressed air keeps your plant moving. But it tends to fly under the radar until something goes wrong. [...]

Maintenance managers are constantly looking for ways to optimize compressed air system efficiency while keeping costs in check. [...]

During the early days of the electronics revolution, the phrase garbage in, garbage out, or GIGO, was popular with the computer set. [...]

Whether you’re talking about a rotary screw air compressor or a centrifugal air compressor, the presence of water is a serious issue, causing rust, damage and compressed air contamination throughout your machine. [...]

Water issues are a natural part of the compression process, of course, as water in the ambient air condenses out as the air pressure increases. [...]

The role of compressed air continues to grow in commercial and industrial facilities, as facility managers and production managers become increasingly aware of the advantages it offers as a power source. [...]