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It’s Time to Perform Refrigerated Air Dryer Maintenance
Summer is well on its way. In fact, the hot & humid weather is already here. Is your refrigerated air dryer for your compressed air system maintained and ready? Water is naturally present in the air. The amount of water vapor held in the air is dictated by temperature. Simply put, the warmer the air,…
Read More4 Big Data Trends in Manufacturing
Simply put, big data and advanced analytics refer to statistics and other mathematical tools that are used to assess and improve business practices. Manufacturers around the world use big data and advanced analytics to streamline production efficiencies, increase yields, and reduce costs. These days, many manufacturers have an abundance of operational data. If used correctly,…
Read MoreAvoid These 8 Types of Waste to Improve Your Lean Manufacturing Process
Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy that aims to reduce waste in all its forms from the production process. While the seeds of this approach can be found in the writings of Benjamin Franklin and Henry Ford, it was executives at the Toyota Corporation who codified and expanded what we call the lean manufacturing process.…
Read More7 Common Mistakes When Designing Compressed Air Systems
7 Common Mistakes When Designing Compressed Air Systems It is vital for your compressed air system to have proper design specifications for overall efficiency and performance. However, many companies do not get the full value of their compressed air system due to basic mistakes in the setup of their system’s design. Thus, they experience…
Read MoreIndustrial Vacuum Pump Case Study
This industrial vacuum story is about a manufacturer who uses a vacuum pump system to generate “hold-down force” for material being fed to their CNC routers. They were originally running three 40 HP, fixed speed vacuum pumps along with a 30 HP variable speed unit for their application. With the assumption that they were at…
Read More2018 Marks 70-Year Milestone
January 2, 2018 marked the 70th anniversary for C.H. Reed, Inc., one of the leading independent family-owned industrial equipment distributors and service providers in the mid-Atlantic region. With 6 locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia, Reed is strategically located to provide a comprehensive product, design and service solution to meet and exceed customer requirements in…
Read MoreC.H. Reed wins Quincy Compressor’s 2017 Toughest Application Award
C.H. Reed, Inc. is proud to have won Quincy Compressor’s Toughest Application Award for 2017. Our team, consisting of Jim Rogers, Rob Michael, and Mike Rogers, worked with a local bakery to install a new Quincy QSI-750 Rotary Screw Air Compressor. The customer had an older QSI-750 that they wanted to network with the new…
Read MoreC.H. Reed Named a Top 2017 Distributor for Graco Protective Coatings
Once again, C.H. Reed has been named a top 20 protective coatings distributor for Graco Protective Coating Equipment. If you’re applying multiple-component coatings, transferring liquids, or fighting off corrosion and rust, C.H. Reed has the high performance protective coating solution for you. Whether you are spraying high solids, epoxy, urethanes, zinc rich primers, elastomeric, automotive,…
Read MoreCommon Workplace Injuries & Ergonomic Solutions
Common Workplace Injuries & Ergonomic Solutions – By: Madison McDaniel A common injury that occurs in the manufacturing sector is musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). MSDs are “injuries and disorders that affect the body’s movement or musculoskeletal system.” Other names used for MSDs are “overuse injury”, “repetitive motion injury”, and “repetitive stress injury”. MSDs are the largest…
Read MoreAdding Storage to Old Compressed Air Systems Solves a Multitude of Problems
Adding Storage to Old Compressed Air Systems Solves a Multitude of Problems Compressed air storage plays a critical role in increasing the reliability of your equipment and production efficiencies in your plant. Correctly implemented, adding compressed air storage can significantly enhance the accumulation, retention, and distribution of energy. When air compressors cycle properly and less…
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