Tag Archives: air compressor
Ohm’s Law and your compressor: Understanding the electrical connection
Every air compressor depends on a stable, well-balanced electrical supply. When voltage, current or resistance fall outside their normal range, your compressor can lose efficiency, struggle to start, or shut down unexpectedly. A simple electrical principle, Ohm’s Law helps explain why this happens and what it means for the long-term reliability of your compressed air [...]
When it comes to your compressor, what is air pressure?
Understanding compressed air pressure and flow When discussing compressed air systems, pressure and flow are integral parts of how a system will utilise air. Let's dive into the difference between the two and the nature of the relationship between pressure and rate of flow within a compressed air system. What is compressed air pressure? [...]
Working safely with compressed air
Compressed air is a powerful energy source used across many industries to run tools, machinery and processes. But when it’s not handled properly, it can pose serious safety risks. Whether air is stored in receivers or supplied direct from your compressor, it travels through regulators, air lines and hoses to deliver energy to your equipment. [...]
What Size Refrigerated Dryer Should I Buy?
Although it seems obvious, sizing a compressed air dryer is not as simple as merely matching the size of the air compressor. When you are based somewhere like Western Australia, you need to understand that we have a wide range of temperatures over the year so you need to ensure that your dryer can perform [...]
Maintaining Your Peace of Mind
Let’s face it. At some point, no matter how high quality the product is, equipment or machinery will break down. Breakdowns can have major impacts on the efficiency of your production which in a worst-case scenario, can cost your business thousands of dollars. While breakdowns are inevitable, regular and professional air compressor maintenance assures the [...]
Can Your Compressed Air Dryer Cope This Summer?
Overheated System = Production Down Time Like us, your compressed air system can sweat in the warmer months! Air Dryers can act as an air conditioner to your airline; eliminating condensation due to humidity, and therefore preventing damage to your expensive equipment. As the months get hotter some compressed air dryers don’t function as [...]
CASE STUDY 11 | Groundbreaking Mining Solutions
Groundbreaking Mining Solutions selected NPS to design, supply and install a compressed airline system for their new workshop in Forestdale, Western Australia.
10 Things to target during an air audit to ensure compressed energy savings
Compress Energy Costs through Air Audit With the rapidly escalating cost of electricity, there is an increasing focus within industry on the energy consumption of air compressor systems. As an un-maintained system can be wasting as much as 50% of a compressor’s output, it is important to ensure that your system is operating at its [...]