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March 20, 2024
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What Makes A Good Compressed Air Operated Air Knife

Compressed air-operated air knives are popular for blow-off, cleaning, drying, and even cooling applications. They replace pipes with holes and rows of air nozzles. When properly sized and installed, they can reduce overall air consumption, reduce noise, and […]
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October 17, 2023
October 17, 2023
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The Underestimated Impact of Pressure Drop

.Compressed Air Systems and Performance Efficiency Pressure drop is a crucial aspect of compressed-air technology that is often overlooked. It is defined as the reduction in air pressure from the compressor discharge to the point of use. And […]
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October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019
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How is Compressed Air used to Package Products?

Using Compressed Air in Packaging Compressed air is safe, reliable, and used in packaging products. The compressed air systems move materials from one area of the factory to another, perform blow-off, part drying, and align products for packaging. […]
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October 11, 2019
October 11, 2019
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Why Noise Awareness is Important

  Our ability to hear is critical for much of our communication yet we don’t realize it until we lose or damage our ability to “hear”. High levels of noise can lead to permanent hearing damage and high […]
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August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019
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Galvanic Corrosion – What it is and how to prevent it?

Galvanic Corrosion – What it is and how to prevent it? Galvanic corrosion (also called bimetallic corrosion) is an electrochemical process in which one metal corrodes preferentially when it is in electrical contact with another, in the presence […]
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August 8, 2019
August 8, 2019
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Air Amplification Explained – Is it really free?

Air Amplification Explained compressed air-operated amplifiers presume to reduce compressed air use and lower noise levels in blow-off and cooling applications. The term air amplifier is normally applied to annular-shaped units (called Air Amplifiers or Air Movers).  However, […]
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June 21, 2019
June 21, 2019
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Try Nex Flow Products before Purchasing

TRY NEX FLOW PRODUCTS BEFORE PURCHASING Nex Flow offers in the USA and Canada (as do many of our representatives worldwide), a risk free product trial  to potential customers and it is done in such a way to […]
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June 16, 2019
June 16, 2019
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Five Criteria for Choosing the Best Blow Off Product

To choose the perfect blow off product for your manufacturing environment it is important to consider the application, placement in the factory, energy savings, health and safety, and finally material durability. Application One of the primary criteria for […]
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April 23, 2019
April 23, 2019
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Louder Does not Mean More Power

LOUDER DOES NOT MEAN MORE POWER Have you ever heard someone said something along the lines of “well that’s definitely a powerful machine – just listen to how loud it is”. While this may be true some of […]
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March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019
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The Coandă effect: History and Implications

The Coandă effect is the tendency of a stream of fluid (air or liquid) coming from an opening to follow an adjacent flat or curved surface and to entrain fluid from the surroundings so that a region of […]
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March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019
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5 Different Air Knife set-up and application

Air knives can be compressed air operated or blower operated and different factors determine which is optimal to use. This article will be focused on the different ways you can set up a compressed air operated air knife. […]
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February 8, 2019
February 8, 2019
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What are the Compressed Air Standards in the Food Industry?

Compressed air is a very important tool for food processing and packaging. Food production includes processes like canning, freezing, and dehydration. In this industry – compressed air is used for blow-off applications, cleaning, sorting, cutting, shaping, and conveying […]
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January 22, 2019
January 22, 2019
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Can a Ring Blade (Air Wipe) be used hand held?

An air wipe is a blow off product used to dry, cool, and clean an extruded product or any other piece that is fed through the unit.  The Nex Flow® Ring Blade® air wipe is compressed air operated and designed […]
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November 2, 2018
November 2, 2018
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How is compressed air used in the food and packaging industry?

COMPRESSED AIR USED IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY The food industry is huge worldwide.  In the USA alone, there are approximately 1,300 facilities employing about 112,000 people mainly for canning, freezing, and dehydrating fruits and vegetables. This segment represents […]
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July 2, 2018
July 2, 2018
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Using Compressed Operated Air Knives as a Barrier

Using Compressed Operated Air Knives as a Barrier Compressed air-operated air knives can be utilized as a barrier in some applications to prevent contaminants from one area from getting into another area. This is possible because of the […]
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June 4, 2018
June 4, 2018
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Why Not Enough Compressed Air Flow?

Compressed air flow can be restricted because of improper pipe sizing, unnecessary restrictions in the line, air leaks and lack if cleanliness in the system. Nex Flow Air Products Corp. specializes in the use of compressed air technology […]
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April 4, 2018
April 4, 2018
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Cleaning of Air Amplifiers and Air Knives

Cleaning Air Amplifiers Compressed air amplification products have small air exit “gaps” and if not properly filtered can get dirty and block airflow. But there is an easy way to clean. No matter how well your compressed air supply […]
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