Application Examples from our Customers!

Blowing Water Off Parts

Application: Blow Off

This customer has multiple components coming out of a rinsing system before the final protective gloss finishing line. He needed to ensure that there would be virtually no spots on the product(s) surface before the final gloss was applied. Since his parts varied in height, length, diameter, etc., the total opening needed to be slightly larger than that of the largest part passing through. With an opening of 56” wide x 40” tall, we recommended six (6) Model SAM002A (2” Adjustable Aluminum Air Amplifiers) be installed.

Fume Evacuation

Application: Vacuum

Noxious fumes are created in manufacturing, released from the furnishings, building finishes and energy production. The Model SAM004 (4” Adjustable Aluminum Air Amplifier), powered entirely by compressed air and with no moving parts, was able to quickly and safely perform the evacuation of fumes. Installation was also very easy!

Dust Evacuation

Application: Vacuum

Company in India manufactures various products from metal pipes. After the pipes have had their final finishing coat applied, approximately 3” of area near the middle of each pipe needed to have its bare metal exposed before a subsequent operation was to be completed. Customer is using a rotary tool /w heavy-grit sandpaper to perform the job. The dust being created from this operation was causing health concerns for nearby workers. The Model SAM002A (2” Aluminum Air Amplifier) was installed close to where the rotary tool was working and easily vacuumed away the debris/dust before it had a chance to go airborne.

Magician uses Air Amplifier

Application: Cooling

Our customer Roy, an up and coming Magician in the Cincinnati area needed a way to evacuate smoke from his 4’ x 4’ x 3’ enclosure. On cue, our Model SAM114A (1-1/4” Aluminum Air Amplifier) was activated and the smoke was completely vacuum from the chamber in under 5 seconds! It’s instant on-off operation allowed the air amplifier to achieve its 100% operating potential within milliseconds from flicking the switch.

Air Amplifier Blows in Product Coding

Application: Blow off

A toy manufacture in Malaysia assembles lightweight plastic dump trucks, cars, bulldozers, etc., for children. To meet strict health and safety regulations, the various parts need to go through a washing system before final assembly. A product code must then be applied to the underside of each toy. If the toy was still wet, the code was applied and instantly smudged making the code unreadable. After speaking with our Application Engineer(s), the toy manufacture decided on a Model SAM001A (1” Adjustable Aluminum Air Amplifier). Previously the customer was using a series of standard nozzles which consumed excessive amounts of compressed air and never totally did the job to the customers liking.

Venting Odours

Application: Venting

Canadian company manufactures industrial strength rope. Before the final spooling stage of the rope, they have to melt each end of the rope to stop it from unraveling and fraying. During this process an extremely foul odour is produced and tends to linger around the workspace for quite some time. Since the melting of the rope at each end is very quick and small, a Model SAM001A will provide just over 130 SCFM (3,679 SLPM) of airflow…more than enough to vent the foul odours away!

Press Fit Cylindrical Parts

Application: Cooling

The force required to assemble ‘press fit’ cylindrical parts directly depends on the clearance or allowance between the parts for fit, area of the positioned and the fitted surfaces. Our customer manufactures wheel bearings! They apply heat to the outer ring of the bearing housings and then drop in the sealed bearing components. On average it takes approximately 30 minutes for the outer ring to cool down, thus creating a press fit. By installing our Model SAM114A 1-1/4” Aluminum Adjustable Air Amplifier, customer was able to reduce cooling time down to under 10 minutes.

Blowing Snow effect to a Theatre production

Application: Blow

Using Model SAM004A 4” Adjustable Air Amplifier a traveling theatre production was able to produce a blowing snow effect. This was used to enhance the experience for the audience by provide a more realistic blizzard effect.

Cooling Hot Spots in Refinery Ducting

Application: Cooling

Our customer has a refinery in which heat insulation has fallen away from a duct system and needs to be repaired ASAP. To prevent costly downtime, a 3” Model SAM003S Stainless Steel Air Amplifier easily cooled hot spots on the duct where insulation has worn away. Since space was also at a premium, the STREAMTEK Air Amplifier was a natural fit.

Cooling Ingots Travelling on a Conveyor

Application: Cooling

World Class ingot manufacturer makes bronze, brass, and steel ingots under the most stringent conditions. (2) Model SAM002A Adjustable Aluminum Air Amplifiers are placed over-top of the ingots traveling on a conveyor to reduce cooling time by 30%. A pressure regulator was installed in-line for a quick and easy control of both airflow and force.

Inducing fresh air into Tank

Application: Vacuum

Customer repairs holding tanks. These tanks contain Hydrogen Sulfied, a colorless gas with an odor similar to rotten eggs. Excessive exposure in confined spaces to this “sewer gas” has been linked to multiple deaths across the United States. Using a Model SAM004A Adjustable Air Amplifier, just over 1500 cubic feet per minutes of fresh ambient air was injected into the tank enabling personal to safely perform work required.

Cooling a Weld on Differential

Application: Cooling

An automotive manufacturing facility based in Korea used a STREAMTEK Model SAM212A 2-1/2” Adjustable Air Amplifier to cool multiple welds on their differentials. Customer was able to cool the welds from ~490°F (254 °C) to 275°F (135°C) in less than 50 seconds! Customer will soon be implementing smaller versions of our air amplifiers into other areas of their production line.