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Maintenance Musts for Portable Air Compressors

The adage holds true: if you take care of your equipment, it’ll take care of you. To help extend the life of your portable air compressors, it is important to follow a preestablished maintenance routine to care for your machine. Ignoring this may result in your machine unexpectedly breaking down or an overall shorter lifespan—something no business or rental house can afford.

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June 9, 2020

12,000 Horsepower

This is what a 12,000 hp system looks like! This is the installation of six 2,000 hp Sullair centrifugal compressors at a manufacturing facility in Modesto, California

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April 1, 2020

Fueling Muscle Car and Motorcycle Builds

Curly’s Inc., a Burns Harbor, Ind. shop specializing in custom paint and motorcycle builds, depends on its Sullair ShopTek® compressor day in and day out. Sullair air power helps Curly and his team crank out the awesome customizations for which they're known.

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The ABC’s and 1-2-3s of Air Quality Classes

With the growing presence and demand for compressors producing Class 0 oil free air, it is easy to get confused regarding how to read, and understand, the ISO 8573-1:2010 Air Quality Classes chart. To truly understand the chart just like the alphabet we begin with our ABC’s: A: Solid Particles: measures the solid particles contained in the compressed air stream. Within this column are three sub-columns indicating the quantity of allowable particles by micron size. The bigger the particle, the fewer parts per million allowed.

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Industrial Air Compressor Installation Tips

Deciding the proper size compressor for your facil...
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What on Earth is a Pressure Regulator?

Pneumatic pressure regulators: you’ve likely seen ...

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Maintenance Musts for Portable Air Compressors

The adage holds true: if you take care of your equipment, it’ll take care of you. To help extend the life of your portable air compressors, it is important to follow a preestablished maintenance routine to care for your machine. Ignoring this may result in your machine unexpectedly breaking down or an overall shorter lifespan—something no business or rental house can afford.

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Not Today, Jellyfish

New and unexpected events continue to emerge as a result of human influence on our planet Earth. Rising sea temperatures are transforming oceans with cascading effects, even down to jellyfish. In one of the more surprising events, jellyfish populations are swelling in the North Sea. Previously exotic species to the North Sea are also being spotted. The rise in water temperature is creating a perfect breeding ground, even for previously rare and new, never seen before species.

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Customer Spotlight: Ghostfish Brewing Company

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From Nessie to Noise Reduction and the Power of Bubble Curtains

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