Air Compressor Maintenance Best Practices

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Is Your Compressor Maintenance Keeping Up with The Times? The compressed air experts at CAGI (Compressed Air & Gas Institute) warn users that “the methods, tools and quality of maintenance used in the past are no longer adequate in a contemporary production environment.”  CAGI’s warning begs a very important question.  Has your compressor maintenance kept…

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Five Reasons to Pass on Compressor Extended Warranties

If your plant uses oil-injected rotary screw air compressors, then you’ve undoubtedly heard the pitch from your compressor salesman about their “Extended Warranty”. Heavily promoted by all major compressor manufacturers, these “warrantees” are often sold as “free” insurance policies that extend your compressor’s warranty another 5-10 years beyond the manufacturer’s original 1-2 year warranty. Sounds…

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