To stay competitive in the marketplace, industrial manufacturers are being asked to produce more with fewer resources.
Compressed air plays an integral part in our daily lives than one would think. Pneumatic systems work by generating flows of pressurized air that power everything from pumping sets, material handling, primary processing, along with maintaining and repairing equipment and machinery. Since compressed air handles many of the routine processes in factory production, it is referred to as the 4th utility in industrial operations.
There are several functions air compressors play in manufacturing, such as:
- Clamping: Devices that use compressed air to hold products in place during the assembly process.
- Stamping: Compressors drive the molding and painting tools that place marks on thousands of products daily. This process can apply to be the production of everyday appliances. For example, during the manufacturing process of refrigerators, air compressors are used to stamp sheet metal that forms the doors.
- Tool powering and cleaning: Pressurized air powers all the pneumatic tools that assemble the parts of the product, as well as power the cleaning tools that power wash and blow-dry various surfaces.
- Controls: Compressors are responsible for the movement of the assembly lines that transfer products around the factory.
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