Clark Oster

According to the World Health Organization, poor air quality kills an estimated seven million people globally each year. If you needed a single statistic to help underline why air purity is critically important, let it be that one. Poor air quality is everywhere – from smoke or carbon monoxide in homes to the smog that […]

For years, air compressors have been a common fixture in just about every type of professional or industrial environment that you can think of. In auto body shops, for example, they\’re used for everything from painting cars to sanding components. They power drills and hammers on construction sites, they can be used to clean equipment

Most industrial air compressors are worked hard. Used to produce compressed air for pneumatic tools, actuators, grippers, conveyors, and spray systems, if the plant is running the industrial air compressor is running. That often means 24×7 operation. Modern compressors, especially the rotary screw type, are very reliable. Even with appropriate maintenance though, problems can still

There’s a winter cold snap and you need to fill your tires with air to offset a loss in air pressure caused by the weather. You pull into the service station near your house only to see a sign on the air compressor that the device is frozen and out of service. It’s a problem

It’s a scientific fact that every part of the body needs oxygen to survive. In fact, that’s the main purpose of the body’s respiratory system — to take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. You might, however, be surprised to learn that there’s more than one type of oxygen — and two of these

One of the benefits touted for oil-free air compressors is reduced maintenance. While there are differences in what oil-free and oil-injected compressors need, neither type will provide reliable operation with no maintenance at all. What’s more, while oil-free compressors may need less frequent attention it might be argued that they need overhauling more often. Here

Whether you’re looking to power tools in a machine shop or equipment on the factory floor, a compressed air system can help streamline productivity and efficiency in an industrial environment. But unlike the portable air compressors that you may have around the home to inflate tires and power certain handheld tools in your workshop, a

An air compressor filter keeps debris and other contaminants from reaching the rest of the system. This keeps compressed air clean and also prevents damage to your compressed air system caused by the contaminants. This means more efficiency for you and a decreased chance of expensive shutdown. Replacing your filter on time prevents your filtration

There are several advantages to choosing reciprocating air compressors over other types of air compressors. Often, the most well-known advantage is the high range of pressures able to be reached. In this blog post, we will discuss a few of the advantages of reciprocating air compressors, as well as, what exactly a reciprocating compressor is.