Category: Compressed Air
Why Should You Consider an Oil-sealed Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump System?
Get the best reliability under the toughest conditions. Oil-sealed liquid ring vacuum pump systems give maximum reliability under the toughest conditions. These highly efficient systems are known for their simple design and low maintenance needs due to the lack of wearing parts. Compared to other vacuum pump systems, these systems offer advantage of no metal-to-metal […]
The Right Regenerative Air Dryer for Your Compressed Air System
The presence of water in compressed air systems can cause major problems. Consider this: a typical 100 HP compressed air system at common ambient conditions generates as much as 40 gallons of water in a 24-hour period. As a result, industries lose millions of dollars each year from lost production, increased maintenance costs, and a […]
What A Compressed Air Audit Can Tell You
Generally, you would be seeking out a Compressed Air Audit to define a system baseline and to determine where inefficiencies are happening within your system. By having an audit performed or doing one yourself, you are ultimately hoping to reduce your operating costs. These operating costs can be high because of many different malfunctions or […]
Receive Free Hot Water with Thermotech’s Energy Recovery Compressors
What if we told you that you could be recovering much of the energy consumed by your air compressor? This probably sounds too good to be true. However, it’s not. With the use of heat recovery technology, you could be on your way to recovering well over 80% of the energy your compressor spends. Your […]
The Right Compressor for the Medical Industry
Compressed Air systems are absolutely necessary to the Medical Industry. Not only are compressors used to power tools, but they are also used to provide air for patients in need. As you can imagine, this means that medical air compressors need to be able to distribute pure and uncontaminated supplies of air. Choosing the right […]
The Craft Brewer’s Guide to Air Compressors
Everything you need to know about air compressors in your brewery can be found in this guide. Many breweries are using an air compressor they believe to be saving them money. Your initial investment is not the only concern for cost, however. The wrong air compressor could cause inefficiencies leading to higher energy costs and […]
JHFOSTER Attended Xcel Energy’s Compressed Air Challenge – 2019
At JHFOSTER, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality products and services available. Even more, quality customer service starts internally with our very own employees continuing education. Matt Vermedahl (account manager), Steve Cherney and Taylor Young (both capital sales support specialists) attended Xcel Energy’s Compressed Air Challenge: Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems technical training […]
Why Should You Focus on Your ISO Specs?
Depending on what your industry’s goal is, it’s important to use ISO standards in your facility. We know the world’s largest creator and publisher of international standards as ISO (International Standards Organization). The standard has nine separate parts relating to the quality (or purity) of compressed air. In 1991, ISO created the 8573 compressed air […]
Do You Need A Variable Speed Drive Compressor?
Compressed air is critical to a wide range of functions within manufacturing. Poorly designed and maintained compressed air systems account for significant energy losses and waste every year. You may require a variable speed drive compressor. This makes sense not only in the economic world, but also when considering how to produce compressed air and […]
What Could An Ultrasonic Leak Detection Audit Save You?
Compressed air typically accounts for 10 to 15 percent of a company’s total energy bill. Find out if your compressor is wasting energy with an Ultrasonic Leak Detection Audit. Likely, you don’t think about compressed air very often. It’s always there, working behind the scenes, yet most companies have no idea how much it costs […]