Blowers

By Edward Paro The turbocompressor has become a mainstay of modern water treatment technology, offering a mechanically simple design, reliability, and good energy efficiency. Ideally suited for the production of large volumes of compressed air at relatively low pressure, they rely on bearings that can spin at high speeds with minimal resistance and for extended […]

Condition monitoring can help protect organizations against future problems, maximize equipment lifetime, and optimize operations. Abhishek Jadhav Product Manager Dynapar Corporation  In today’s demanding production environment, manufacturers need to maximize productivity while minimizing cost of ownership. Condition monitoring provides a solution. Conditioning monitoring systems collect rich amounts of data that can be converted to reliable […]

Regal Beloit Corporation, a leading manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, power generation and power transmission components, has merged three websites into one. Customers who used to visit regalpts.com, grovegear.com or hubcityinc.com for bearings, gearing, couplings, conveying and mechanical power transmission products will now find product content, enhanced product CAD information, industry solutions and […]

As a provider of extremely flexible and highly dependable bellows and beam couplings, Servometer offers a wide choice between standard parts for replacement, testing, and development, or a custom bellows design for peak efficiency and reliable 24/7 operation even in extreme environments. Matching your application requirements with the right coupling depends upon the coupling design. […]

Orion Fans, a global leader in cooling fans and fan accessories, has been recognized by the renowned International Trade Council (ITC) with the illustrious Quality in Business Certification. As a global peak-body Chamber of Commerce, the ITC offers independent certifications that demonstrate an organization’s adherence to global best business practices as benchmarked against the ITC’s…

One Ohio location of The Kraft Heinz Co. recently replaced several of its traditional diesel trucks with three all-electric trucks. These new electric vehicles (EVs) work as terminal trucks — often called spotter trucks or yard dogs to move semi trailers around large warehouse operations and shipping ports. The T-Series terminal trucks were built by…

The 2018 LEAP Awards celebrated the most innovative and forward-thinking products serving the design engineering space.   In the category of Additive manufacturing, the finalists were: 3D Systems Figure 4 HP Inc. Jet Fusion 300/500 Series …and the winner is: HP Inc. Jet Fusion 300/500 Series The judges commented: “There are so many aspects of…

Allied Motion Technologies’ new EnduraMax 75i Series is a 75-mm diameter brushless dc motor with an all-digital integrated drive. The EnduraMax 75i is capable of controlling torque, speed, and position in a wide range of commercial and industrial applications including: AGV vehicle traction or steering, medical patient-handling equipment, rotary/linear actuators, pumps, mobile HVAC blowers, and […]

Taboos against cannabis continue to go up in smoke, which has meant the rapid ascent of an entirely new industry. It’s also meant proliferation of new automated systems and machine designs for all stages of cannabis production — including growing, harvesting, processing, testing, packaging, and distributing of marijuana and hemp-based goods to satisfy demand. Before…

FELIXprinters, Amsterdam, Netherlands, recently expanded its 3D printer portfolio with the Pro 3 system, which comes loaded with automated and intelligent features to maximize productivity and efficiency. The Pro 3 incorporates automated motorized calibration; a quick-swap print-head; fast rotation of print-heads in the dual head configuration (less than 10 seconds); and a dedicated flexplate. The […]

A leading manufacturer of mulch blowers and hydro seeders needed a coupling with a large misalignment capability for one of its bark and mulch blowers. The commercial blower is used to spread mulch for landscaping, erosion control and other applications. The shaft-to-shaft coupling is positioned between a diesel drive engine and a LOB style blower. […]

On December 11th, at the LEAP Awards dinner gala in Costa Mesa, Calif., the following companies were awards trophies in the 11 categories. In the category of Additive manufacturing, the finalists were: 3D Systems Figure 4 HP Inc. Jet Fusion 300/500 Series … and the winner is: HP Inc. Jet Fusion 300/500 Series The judges…

Ogura Industrial has created a new animation showing how a supercharger (air blower) works. Many people are familiar with the term supercharger from the automotive world … but are unaware of the many other uses of these high-performance units. For design engineers who have wondered, a new three-minute animation provides a quick understanding of how […]

Many of us have been in this situation: after a late Friday night out, you want to sleep in on a lazy Saturday morning only to have your industrious neighbor power up his ancient, noisy, powered lawnmower at the crack of dawn. So much for that plan.  However, the folks at Briggs & Stratton are…

AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions (DFS) now offers sells Windjammer 5.7-inch and Nautilair 7.6-inch brushless blowers with Universal Voltage Common Performance (UVCP) that lets them deliver the same performance whether 120 Vac or 240 Vac inputs are used. Universal Voltage Common Performance (UVCP) is unique to the blower industry. It lets one product work universally around…

Howden American Fan Co., manufacturer of industrial fans and blowers, announced its line of turbo pressure blowers, ideal for higher-pressure systems in combustion air, air pollution control, textile fiber stripping, recycling applications, chemical, pulp and paper, glass, and food processing industry applications. With a wide range of accessories, Howden American Fans customizes the turbo pressure…

Howden American Fan Company, a manufacturer of high-quality industrial fans and blowers, announced its AF Cast Aluminum Pressure Blowers, which can be supplied with extremely short (four to seven days) lead times for urgent OEM equipment replacement applications. Ideal for supplying fresh air in fume control systems, the versatile AF is also a good choice for fans…

In the nanoworld, tiny particles of gold can operate like snow blowers, churning through surface layers of an important class of semiconductors to dig unerringly straight paths. The surprising trenching capability, reported by scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and IBM, is an important addition to the toolkit of nature-supplied ‘self-assembly’…

AMETEK’s Precision Motion Control Division, an innovator of programmable and controllable air-movement solutions, offers a range of electronically commutated brushless motors, fans and blowers that provide original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) with the greatest design flexibility during the product development and the highest level of product control, efficiency and long life in application. AMETEK Windjammer® and…

AMETEK’s MICROjammer™ series of high-performance, variable-speed brushless DC blowers may be a near-perfect choice of air mover for your air pillow packager. Historically the most compact and efficient unit in its class, the latest state-of-the-art version with full-wave controller allows an unparalleled amount of end user functional control, integrated directly into the blower itself. No…

The families of compact Windjammer® 5.7 in./145mm and Nautilair® 7.6 in./193mm variable-speed brushless DC blowers now can be equipped with a newly introduced Universal Drive System that allows the blowers to operate over a wide range of voltage inputs from 100VAC-240VAC. This feature especially benefits users in instances where the blowers are specified for application…

Compact inverted blowers from AMETEK Rotron provide concentrated high volume airflow for critical cooling applications in ruggedized computers, avionics and communications. The Trimline blowers have their motors located inside the squirrel cage wheel for reduced size and inherent motor cooling. Their small size allows easy mounting in any attitude to direct the flow where it is…

AMETEK Precision Motion Control has taken the lead in achieving the required efficiency grades to meet the European Union’s Energy-related Products (ErP) Directive. The Directive, issued in 2009,…

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Windjammer® brushless DC blowers offer compact, low-noise, and long-life solutions ideally suited for a wide array of air-moving applications. The extensive standard product line includes low-voltage and high-voltage versions as well as bypass and thru-flow products. Sizes range from 3.0” to 5.7” to accommodate the most demanding design envelopes and application requirements. Low-voltage Windjammer blowers…

The family of compact Windjammer® 5.7 in. (145 mm) variable-speed brushless dc blowers can be equipped with a Universal Drive System, which will allow the blowers to operate over a range of voltage inputs from 100 Vac-240 Vac. The blowers feature an IntelliGen™ Controller Design using a factory-programmed digital signal processor (DSP). Onboard options include…