Years ago, it was common for shops to have a central power source that drove all the tools through a system of belts, wheels and driveshafts. The power was routed around the work space by mechanical ...

The chemical manufacturing sector faces unique challenges when it comes to compressed air management. Production processes ...

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Atlas Copco introduced the B-Air 185-12 in 2024 as the world’s first battery driven portable air compressor. Eighteen months later it now has a demonstration unit in the UK. The B-Air 185-12 features ...

The flow of all fluids, whether liquid or gas, will have one of three states: laminar, turbulent, and transitional. This article discusses flow principles and pressure-based flow measurement. Laminar ...