Accessories
Air Actuators
Air Brush
Air Lines
Articles
ASK
ANSWERS
Buying / Costs
Compressed Air
Compressors
Contact Us
Fittings
Filters
Industry News
Location
Lubricators
Pneumatic Training
Plumbing
Portable
Reciprocating
Regulators
Rotary Screw
Rotary Vane
SCFM
Site Map
Sizing
Valves
Water
Weblog

XML RSS
What is this?
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN
Add to Google
 

About air compressors.
Understanding and using compressed air.


August of 2008 saw visitors make over 32,000 page viewings on this site! Thank you for visiting!

And an apology. In the last couple of weeks there have a tremendous number of questions about compressors to the ASK page. I've had a hard time keeping up. If you've sent in a question, don't despair. It will be answered soon. Keep them coming!

I get a lot of questions about how to figure out how much compressed air an air cylinder will use. Here's how.

And...for all of you people looking for parts for your Speedaire Compressors, look here!

Seeking to understand compressed air? Not sure how a compressed air component works? Looking for a compressed air solution? This is the site to do all of that. You are welcome indeed.

If you wish to be updated on changes and additions to this site, consider signing up for a “feed”. See the information on RSS (real simple syndication) under the navigation bar to the left.


’Air

Some of what you'll find on this site...

  • learn how air is compressed
  • info about the types of compressors that are used today
  • identify and understand problems inherent with compressing air
  • compressed air treatment
  • how to do it pages
  • information about compressed air equipment
  • information on drawing circuits and schematics
  • SCFM definition...
  • and much, much more....



Tip: If you are looking for info on a specific topic, click the site map button. Every page on this site is listed in alphabetical order, and there's a search function there too.



"In the U.S., compressed air systems account for $1.5 billion per year in energy costs"
Source: http://www.eere.energy.gov



’Two
Compressed air is in your bicycle, car and truck tires, it’s at your local mechanic's shop, in the dentist's office, part of soft drink machines, cooling our refrigerators, used to manufacture and repair goods of every conceivable type, and inevitably - if you try to drive anywhere in the summer - in road construction. Compressed air is everywhere.

’Man

Here's where to get lots of information about compressed air in general, and using compressed air specifically.

This site speaks with the experience of decades of learning about compressed air, of selling compressors and a variety of components for air systems, in designing air circuits, installing equipment ourselves or
’Air
helping clients install systems, trouble-shooting existing systems…you get the picture. No, we don’t know everything about compressed air, but we sure can help find information for you if the information you seek isn’t already here.

See the blog, made with WordPress, here: About Compressed Air . Sometimes you can pick up information on this blog that hasn’t made it to this site yet.

Please read this site Disclaimer, before you use any references or information found herein. Thank you.

Let’s go get to some more information about compressed air!








To top



footer for About air compressors page