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Pneumatic System Assessments Save Energy
By Mike Nagy, Energy Conservation Manager, SMC Corporation of America
When it comes to conserving energy in compressed air nothing is sexier than a big, old, oil-free 300 horsepower variable speed drive air compressor coupled with a heat of compression dryer tied to an energy management system with all the trimmings. If you’re like me, it’s hard not to let out a manly grunt after reading that sentence.
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Reducing Packaging Cycle Times
By Phil O’Neill, Standard Products Manager, Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics
Swiss brush company Ebnat-Kappel uses non contact transfer technology from Bosch Rexroth to automate a problematic section of its packaging production process.
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Inappropriate-Use Assessment Saves 1,881 scfm
By Hank Van Ormer, Air Power USA
This factory currently spends $735,757 annually on the electricity required to operate the compressed air system at its plant. The group of projects recommended in the system assessment will reduce these energy costs by an estimated $364,211 (49% of current use). Estimated costs for completing the recommended projects total $435,800. This figure represents a simple payback period of 14.4 months.
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Washdown Pneumatics Reduce Downtime
by: KJell Lyngstad, Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics
Cleanliness is often considered to be a virtue. In the beverage packaging industry, however, cleanliness is an absolute necessity.
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Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants
By Bill Eister, Oconee Nuclear Station, Duke Energy
Nuclear power plants produce electricity for people, business and industry.  Electricity is produced in a similar fashion as fossil fuel (i.e., coal, oil, etc.) power plants, using steam to drive a turbines which spin an electrical generator, producing the electricity. 
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Pneumatics Bring Precision to Furniture Industry
By Markus Heidemann and Jörg Schröder
Pneumatic system overhaul for furniture machining center yields high-precision results for a perfect, polished finish.
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