FAQ

The Chip Shield is made of durable polycarbonate.

The Super Air Amplifier is only available in Aluminum whereas the Adjustable Air Amplifier is available in aluminum and stainless steel.  Also, all sizes of the Super Air Amplifier have a 2 bolt flange (except the 8" (203mm) Super Air Amplifier) molded into its body for mounting.  The Adjustable Air Amplifier must be mounted externally or with hard piping. The key operating difference is that a Super Air Amplifier operates with a patented shim to set the air gap which allows it to consume 40% less air than an Adjustable Air Amplifier. This patented shim also allows for a higher amplification ratio than the Adjustable Air Amplifer models. The Super Air Amplifier Shims can be used on an Adjustable Air Amplifier if you wish to decrease the air consumption and have a set air gap.

Static Eliminators with air are ideal for hard to reach places or obstructed surfaces, products moving at high speeds, and surfaces with an extremely high charge. Air assisted ionizers include the Super Ion Air Knife, Standard Ion Air Knife, Super Ion Air Wipe, Ion Air Cannon, Ion Air Gun and the Ion Air Jet.

Static Eliminators without air fit situations where even the smallest amount of airflow can disturb the product, or space is extremely limited. The static eliminator must be mounted within two inches from the charged surface. Ionizers without air include the Ionizing Bar and Ionizing Point.

Please contact an Application Engineer for a recommendation for your application.

The Stay Set Hoses have a maximum pressure rating of 250 PSIG.

A Vortex Tube provides a temperature drop on the cold end and a temperature rise on the hot end from supply air temperature. Elevated inlet temperatures will produce a corresponding rise in both the cold and hot end air temperatures.

No, an Air Knife is not position sensitive. The airflow is effective in any direction.

On larger Air Wipe models (2" and larger), it is recommended to maintain a gap of 1/2" (13mm) between the outside of the target material and the inside diameter of an air wipe. Smaller models can have lesser airflow gap to accommodate the secondary volume of air to be pulled in around the target to facilitate higher blowing force to remove the contaminants.

Yes, a Cabinet Cooler^® System will operate at less than 100 PSIG but the cooling capacity will decrease depending on the inlet pressure.  It is recommended to operate the Cabinet Cooler^® Systems with 100 PSIG of compressed air pressure at the needed volume.

Yes, we offer 3/4" to 4" Digital Flowmeters for Type L copper pipe. Please specify which type of pipe you are using.

EXAIR products are engineered to maximize compressed air efficiency and reduce compressed air consumption which will save money normally spent to generate more compressed air. EXAIR products will also provide additional worker safety by supplying OSHA compliant products for dead end pressure [29 CFR 1910.242(b)] and noise reduction [29 CFR 1910.95(a)].

Depending on if your gun has an extension or not will decide which part you will need to equip the gun with a Chip Shield.

For Guns with existing extension the part numbers below are offered.

For a Safety Air Gun without an existing extension the thread size of the nozzle will need to be known. The part numbers below are listed with given thread sizes.

Usually, the most effective place to install an ionizer is going to be shortly before the area of the process where the static field is creating problems (tearing, jamming, discharge to personnel, etc.)  Sometimes multiple ionizers on a single process may be necessary due to static regeneration in the process. If the application is cleaning, the ionizer should be positioned shortly before packaging or finishing operations.

A Static Meter (Model 7905) is also available from EXAIR to determine the places in a process where the static generation is occurring. The Static Meter measures the polarity and magnitude of a given static field.

Yes, EXAIR Stay Set Hoses can be used with smaller sizes of our Air Amplifiers. Please contact an Application Engineer to discuss your specific requirements.

The performance of a Vortex Tube deteriorates with backpressure on the cold end exhaust. Low back pressure, up to 2 PSIG will not change performance. 5 PSIG will change performance by about 5°F.

The Super Air Amplifier is available in Aluminum.

The Adjustable Air Amplifier is available in:

• Aluminum
• 303 Stainless
• High Temperature Stainless Steel (1-1/4" Model Only)

The Cold Air Distribution Kit allows the Cabinet Cooler^® System to distribute the air through the cabinet. This is needed because the Cabinet Cooler itself is self exhausting. This means all the air that is put into the cabinet by the unit is exhausted through the body of the unit. In order to ensure you are allowing the cold air to properly cool the cabinet and only warm air to be exhausted, you will want to utilize the Cold Air Distribution Kit to carry the cold air away from the exhaust port.

1.) Rate Mode - Duplicates the reading of the attached Digital Flowmeter to which it is connected.
2.) Daily Usage Mode - Displays the usage in thousands of standard cubic feet during the most recent 24 hour period.
3.) Cumulative Usage Mode - Displays the total air usage in thousands of standard cubic feet since the unit was energized.  Note: The decimal point can be moved to change resolution if necessary.  After reaching 9,999 , the meter will roll back to 0.

Although OSHA is not an approval agency, EXAIR products do meet OSHA noise and pressure requirements.