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Toledo, Ohio’s Only Quincy Compressor Distributor
Toledo, Ohio’s Only Quincy Compressor Distributor C.H. Reed, a compressed air, paint finishing, and fluid handling distribution and service provider headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania, expanded into the Toledo, Ohio market in September of 2020. Since then, we’ve been helping industrial and manufacturing customers identify value-adding opportunities within their compressed air systems and paint finishing equipment…
Read MoreHow Graco Z-Pumps Work
Graco Z-Pumps Compatible with Graco’s EFR (Electric Fixed Ratio) and HFR (Hydraulic Fixed Ratio) Meter, Mix, and Dispense Systems, Graco Z-Series Pumps can be used in an endless amount of applications that require two-component materials. The Z-Pump’s positive displacement technology produces consistent flow rates for both low and high-viscosity materials that require precise outputs. How…
Read MoreOil vs. Oil-Free Air Compressors: Choosing the Best One for Your Needs
No matter your industry, you likely have a need for air compressors. For everything from pharmaceutical applications to food and beverage processes, air compressors provide the necessary function of pressurizing air. That air can then be used to power different equipment and systems, such as nail guns, blast equipment, conveyor systems, painting equipment, and so…
Read MoreComparing the Ransburg IntelliFlow RM2 & RF2 Plural Component Proportioning Systems
The IntelliFlow product family is Ransburg’s next generation of intuitive, accurate, and connected plural component proportioning solutions. The IntelliFlow line represents best-in-class 2K performance and connectivity that feature large, intuitive full-color touchscreens, seamless data communication and integration, dynamic mixing capabilities that reduce coating and solvent waste, and modular, scalable architecture. The Ransburg IntelliFlow system is…
Read MoreDemonstrating the Ransburg No. 2 Gun
The Ransburg No. 2 Gun is a hand-held electrostatic paint spray gun by Carlisle Fluid Technologies that provides extremely fine paint particle atomization. This results in a 95% paint transfer efficiency, which lessens material waste and saves the end user a lot of money. Aside from exceptional transfer efficiencies, the Ransburg No. Gun has a…
Read MoreGraco QUANTM™ Pump
Graco, a global leader in industrial paint finishing and fluid handling equipment, recently released the Graco QUANTM™ pump, their new generation of electric-operated double diaphragm pumps (EODD). Graco’s QUANTM electric pump meets the growing demand for clean energy and sustainable technologies – while delivering massive cost savings. The QUANTM™ pump brings cutting-edge, new advancements to…
Read MoreRansburg IntelliFlow RF2 Training
On Thursday, September 8th, Carlisle Fluid Technologies visited C.H. Reed’s Hanover, PA location to conduct an in-depth product training and customer demo of the Ransburg IntelliFlow RF2 and RM2 plural component proportioning systems. Our sales team was excited to learn more about Ransburg’s next generation of intuitive, accurate, and connected proportioning solutions for one, two,…
Read MoreShipping Container Compressed Air Systems
Shipping Container Compressed Air Systems A common problem that we continue to run into at customer locations is a lack of available space for compressed air equipment upgrades and additions. Long story short, internal real estate is a hot commodity! A quick and easy solution to offset this issue is to install the new compressed…
Read MorePumping 50,000 lbs of Peanut Butter a Day
50,000 lbs of peanut butter a day – that’s a lot of snack bars! This snack food manufacturer had a requirement to be able to unload 20-25 totes of peanut butter a day into their process. Working closely with them and testing at Graco, we determined the best solution for pumping this amount of peanut…
Read MoreBenefits of Electric Diaphragm Pumps
Sometimes called membrane pumps, double diaphragm pumps rely on positive displacement to work. Through positive displacement, the pump moves fluids into an enclosed chamber. Once there’s enough fluid in the chamber, the pump displaces the fluid when it reciprocates. Double diaphragm pumps have two chambers so that while fluid is pushed out of the first chamber,…
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