Panel Filter Replacement Elements for Air Intake Filters & Compressors

Posted on February 20, 2011 by admin

Panel FiltersLarge industrial air compressors can cost one million dollars. The filter panels and filter elements used to protect that very expensive air compressor are a crucial factor. Less dirt, less maintenance and less chances of expensive failure or replacement for your air compressor.

We offer high quality replacement panel filter elements for nearly every major manufacturer and OEM of panel filters and air intake filter housings. A little know fact in the filtration world, you didn’t hear it from us, is that a lot of major filter panel OEMs don’t make their own filter panels anymore. We have been supplying filter panels to replace AAF, Atlas Copco, Cameron, Consler, Endustra, Hoffman, Ingersoll Rand, Joy, NAFCO, Sunshine and more filter panel “manufacturers.”

Our panel filter elements have proven their exceptional performance and value in replacing existing panel filters. Unlike typical HVAC panel filters, our industrial high efficiency panel filter elements remove dust that is too small for the naked eye to see. High efficiency, low pressure drop and solid particulate protection for engines, blowers, axial compressors and turbines.

  • Rugged industrial panel filter construction
  • Galvanized steel frames
  • Metal straps for ease of removal
  • Metal support screens on both sides of panel filter

From 24″ x 24″ x 2″ filter panels to 24″ x 24″ x 12″ filter panels, with capacities from 1250 SCFM to 2500 SCFM, we have a filter panel that will meet or exceed your OEM filter panel.

So despite paying a lot less, there is no need to worry about protecting that million dollar compressor. Hundreds of thousands of our filter elements have had no trouble at all.

Panel Filter Elements in all shapes and sizes… only from the Industrial Filter Store.

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Portable Compressed Air Dryer Skid Packaged Systems

Posted on February 3, 2011 by admin

Van Air skid mounted compressed air dryer packages provide a complete air drying system in a portable package. Both deliquescent air dryers and regenerative air dryers are available in complete skid mounted compressed air dryer systems which include the compressed air dryer, aftercooler and required filters.

Portable Compressed Air Dryer Skid Mounted SystemThe Blast Pak deliquescent air dryer system and the Prep 40 regenerative air dryer system are the only compressed air drying systems complete with an aftercooler available anywhere!

The Van Air Blast Pak compressed air dryer system is the finest choice for removing moisture in portable sandblasting applications. The Blast Pak reduces production downtime in all coating and lining processes by preventing air-line contamination, clogged blast pots, flash rusting, and air-line freeze-ups.

The Blast Pak compressed air dryer system is designed to operate at 100 PSIG and 180° F inlet temperatures with a 200 PSIG maximum working pressure. Standard systems can handle 250 through 1600 SCFM, but custom systems are available as well.

Heatless Regenerative Air Dryer SystemFor regenerative compressed air dryer applications, and for the ultimate in mobility and portability, look no further than the Van Air Prep 40 regenerative compressed air dryer system. The Prep 40 series delivers clean, dry and cool compressed air in one integrated forklift skid package. The compressed air dryer package includes an aftercooler, moisture separator, pre- and after-filters, and an HL series heatless dryer. No other air dryer manufacturer offers a skid packaged regenerative compressed air dryer with an onboard aftercooler. The compete air drying package is designed for anyone who needs -40°F dry compressed air. Eliminate the use of a separate aftercooler and save time and hassle with portable air preparation packages for cool, clean and dry compressed air.

Check out prices for both of our Portable Compressed Air Dryer Systems.

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Coalescing Filter Elements

Posted on January 6, 2011 by admin

Coalescing filter elements are manufactured with a special filtration media that not only remove solid particulate contamination, but also remove high concentrates of oil and water condensate. Depending on the moisture percentage and dirt load of your air or gas stream, you may be able to fore go separate particulate and coalescing filter housings and just use a coalescing filter.

A “standard” coalescing filter is just like a “standard” car – there are many makes and models available. We typically see coalescing filters with a filtration grade of 99.9% of 0.03 microns. Keep in mind that a human air is anywhere between 40 to 120 microns. Your typical office copy paper thickness is around 100 microns.

We also offer much more efficient coalescing filter elements.  Our high efficiency coalescing filter element can remove condensate as small as 0.01 micron with a nominal rating of 99.9999% of 0.06 micron removal.

How efficient does your coalescing filtration media need to be? It all depends on what type of equipment you are protecting and how much moisture is in your air or gas line. Just like after walking through a parking lot during a rainstorm, the drier you are the better, but you need to have a good understanding of your application to determine the best coalescer filtration media and related costs.

Filter through some of our coalescing filter elements or call us at 800-551-0774 and we’ll walk you through the wilderness to find the best coalescer filter for your filtration application.

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Eaton 30R Simplex Basket Strainer

Posted on December 23, 2010 by admin

Eaton Model 30R simplex strainer is a high quality, low cost, simplex basket strainer. While the cost of the Eaton 30R strainer is low, starting around $200, its design incorporates many features found only on more expensive pipeline strainers.

The cover of the Model 30R basket strainer is hand removable without the need for tools, this makes access to the basket quick and easy for cleaning or change out. Every Eaton Model 30R simplex strainer is supplied with a drain plug.

The Eaton 30R simplex basket strainer is the best choice for low or moderate pressure applications such as swimming pools, cooling towers, and large air conditioning installations. Working pressure is 200 PSI @ 100 F.

Check out the prices on our Eaton 30R Simplex Basket Strainers.

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Van Air Freedom Single Tower Compressed Air Dryers

Posted on December 19, 2010 by admin

Van Air Freedom Compressed Air DryerSingle tower compressed air dryers are very simple beasts which use an absorbent desiccant. Water vapor is removed from the air as it flows through the absorbent desiccant. The deliquescent desiccant slowly absorbs moisture and eventually simply dissolves out the drain valve. Non-toxic, no electricity, no moving parts – the single tower compressed air dryer is the best solution for a wide range of compressed air drying applications.

Van Air is the originator of single tower dryer technology. The Van Air Freedom single tower absorbent desiccant compressed air dryers prevent moisture in pipelines by suppressing the pressure dew point by 20° F or more from the inlet temperature. The Freedom single tower deliquescent desiccant dryers are adaptable to changing conditions and can be installed indoors or out. They are the most versatile and cost-effective air dryers manufactured today.

Van Air single tower compressed air dryers require minimal maintenance, have no moving parts, and are built to last. With low initial capital investment and operating costs, energy-free and environmentally safe operation, and wide application versatility, our single tower compressed air dryers are the winning choice for maximizing air system efficiency and corporate profits.

Check out the best prices and service for Van Air Freedom Compressed Air Dryers.

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Carbon Molecular Sieve Desiccant

Posted on December 16, 2010 by admin

Carbon Molecular Sieve DesiccantCarbon molecular sieve (CMS) is a sorbent desiccant developed in the 1970s that has no polarity. The primary purpose of carbon molecular sieve desiccant is to separate nitrogen from air. It has the performance to absorb oxygen in the air under changing pressure of normal temperature, so it can gain rich nitrogen gas. Traditional rich nitrogen in plant air is produced to adopt deep freezing method, that is to make air liquefy under low temperature, separate oxygen and nitrogen through rectification. Its most remarkable characteristic is that N2 has little impurity content, N2 concentration and air current can be adjusted according to the requirements, and can gain high purity N2 with less than 5ppm O2 content and lower than -60¡æ dew point through refine.

We offer Carbon Molecular Sieve Desiccant in 44 pound drums, just click the link to see our current pricing. Here are the specifications of our Carbon Molecular Sieve Desiccant:

General Name Carbon Molecular Sieve 200
Bulk Density 640 – 660 g / l
Average Particle Diameter 2.0 – 2.2 mm
Compressive Strength 20.5 lbs Water / 100 lbs at 25° C & 17.5 MM HG Min.
PSA Productivity
99.9%N2 140NM3 / h..Kg
Moisture Content 200NM3 / h. Kg
Size Qualification 300NMS / h. Kg
PSA Recovery (N2/Air)
99.9%N2 27%
99.5%N2 38%
99.5%N2 46%
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Drain Valves for Air Compressors & Air Dryers

Posted on December 15, 2010 by admin

Drain valves are like an umbrella, if you don’t have one you will get rained on. Now you may not personally get rained on, but the equipment using your compressed air with likely be drowned with water.

Even small commercial air compressors require a drain valve to remove water that has collected in the compressor. Although commercial drain valves are cheap, slow to release and end up failing – they need to be there. There is moisture in air, but when you compress air it could multiply that moisture by like eight times! So the somewhat humid ambient air you felt outside just turned into a tropical rainstorm inside of your air compressor!

Let’s get our umbrella out and cover the most common types of industrial drain valves available for compressed air lines.

Ball Valve Drain ValveBall Drain Valve for Compressed Air

Motorized ball valves are used in many applications including air compressors, compressed air dryers, separators, tanks and even cooling towers. Ball valves can drain basically any fluid. There are two methods two drain condensate:

1. The ball drain valve is controlled by signals from a liquid level sensor.
2. For demand drain applications, a good ball valve will only drain liquid and eliminates the air or gas loss and subsequent loud noise.

Electric Solenoid Drain Valve for Compressed AirElectric Solenoid Drain Valve

Electric drain valves automatically remove condensate from your air system. This saves not only time by eliminating the need to manually drain valves, but also a lot of money because operators typically leave lines partially open to partially remove moisture – and waste expensive compressed air! An important feature to look for when shopping for an electric solenoid drain valve is an integral strainer so the valve itself doesn’t get clogged… not fun.

Pneumatic Drain Valve

Pneumatic Drain Valve for Compressed Air

Like the name implies, pneumatic drain valves require compressed air to operate. But, you’re probably trying to use a drain valve to get the moisture out of your compressed air line, so you’ll be OK. The benefit to a pneumatic drain valve is along the same lines, it requires no electricity! When dealing with remote installations, portable units, or hazardous area classifications – there are major advantages to a pneumatic drain valve.

That’s the 1, 2, 3′s of drain valves for removal of condensate in compressed air lines and gas lines. Drain valves can be used with air compressors, compressed air dryers, air receivers, air dryers, separators, tanks, receivers, drop legs, pipes or any industrial equipment requiring regular condensate removal.

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Filtration Media for Solid Particulate Removal

Posted on December 5, 2010 by admin

There are thousands of different types of filter element media used today. It is important to make sure the filtration media selected is suitable for your application.

If all you require is to remove solid particulate contamination from an air or gas stream, then you don’t need a high efficiency coalescing filter element or other more expensive filtration media. Note that coalescing filters not only remove condensate, but also solid particulates, but why spend the extra money (and have your filter elements plugged up more often) when you don’t need to?

The typical filtration media used for solid contamination removal is Polyester media which is usually rated for removal of 98% of 10 microns and larger. Other polyester based filtration medias are capable of finer filtration.

Now that we have a better idea of what you want to filter, there are a few other factors that we’ll look at in the future, including temperature rating and chemical compatibility.

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Equivalent Replacement Filter Elements for Compressed Air Filters

Posted on November 16, 2010 by admin

Equivalent Replacement Filter ElementsIndustrial Filter Store currently offers nearly 400 equivalent replacement filter elements for compressed air filter housings. These include particulate filter elements, coalescing filter elements, oil mist filter elements and other special filtration medias for challenging filter applications.

Some of the filter element brands we offer include AIR-TAK, AIRTEK, ARROW, ATLAS COPCO, BALSTON, BECKER, COMPARE, COMPAIR / LEROI, CURTIS, DELTECH, DOMNICK HUTER, FINITE, GARDNER DENVER, GENERAL PNEUMATICS, HANKISON, INGERSOLL RAND, KAESER, KELTEC, PALL, PIONEER, PNEUMATECH, QUINCY, SCHRADER, SOLBERG, STODDARD, SULLAIR, ULTRAFILTER, WILKERSON, ZEKS and more.

In the next few months we plan to add over 10,000 more replacement filter elements to Industrial Filter Store. Stay tuned for hopefully every equivalent filter element you will ever need – all at one place.

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New Van Air R Series Refrigerated Compressed Air Dryers

Posted on November 15, 2010 by admin

Vair Air R Series Refrigerated Air DryerThe Van Air Systems RD Series of non-cycling Refrigerated Air Dryers have been revamped and renamed to R Series. The new R Series non-cycling Refrigerated Air Dryers still deliver the highest quality compressed air with precise dew point control in an extremely compact package.

In industrial compressed air applications, operational conditions vary widely and flexibility is key for compressed air dryers.  Using advanced heat transfer technology, R Series air dryers guarantee continuous performance and superior efficiency in a wide range of conditions.

Pressure drop typically accounts for a third of a dryer’s overall operating cost.  With the R Series compressed air dryers, pressure drop is half that of most competitive air dryers.  The R Series refrigerated dryer features an innovative 3-in-one heat exchanger, which guarantees low pressure drop, typically less than 1.45 PSID.

Other refrigerated dryer benefits include:

  • Competitive pricing & delivery
  • Plug and play design for quick installation
  • 35-40F dew point
  • Micro-footprint
  • Operation in ambient temperatures up to 120F
  • Maximum compressed air inlet temperature 150F
  • Quick drain access
  • 10 – 175 SCFM Rating
  • 232 PSIG Design Pressure
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