Yun Air takes you through how will the pollutants in the compressed air affect automation equipment?
As global industrial technology develops, mechanization, automation, and intelligent application of industrial production are becoming more widespread. Specifically, automated equipment replaces work that is repetitive, low-cost, and simple in structure.These high-precision automation equipment are essential for enterprise production
In general, pneumatic equipment consists of the following components:
Air supply device: The air supply device consists of an air compressor, a gas storage tank, a pipeline system, refrigerated air dryers, micro air filters for providing qualified compressed air.
Control elements: Components that control gas pressure, flow and movement direction, such as valves, sensors, signal processors, etc
Actorrhea: Components that can convert gas pressure into mechanical energy and complete work, such as cylinders and pneumatic motors;
Auxiliary components: Auxiliary components ensure the proper operation of the pneumatic system, such as some connection components and instrument lights.
When choosing pneumatic machinery and equipment, users have strict quality requirements for its quality, but they will discover that the effect couldn’t meet the standards. In most cases, the user will maintain or replace the pneumatic element. It was not realized that compressed air quality could affect pneumatic components. Using unclean compression air will shorten the service life of components, which could result in poor efficiency and instability of automated equipment.
The pollutants from the compressed air included Water, Oil, Dust
Water in the air will rust pipelines, control components, execution elements, etc., produce slices of rust, shorten the service life of these components; when the temperature is decreased to freezing, the water contained in it may freeze, causing volume expansion and damage to the pneumatic component; water will mix with lubricating oil, causing the lubricant to deteriorate, affecting the stroke of the execution component.
The impurities formed by the formation of oil pollutants will affect the performance and life of rubber elements; mixing of metamorphic oil with other impurities will form mud, and some clay may be attached to the pipeline and pneumatic components, which will result in increased resistance and even block the control channels, resulting in abnormal pressures and failures of control components.
When the dust and rusty crumbs enter the pneumatic element, they will affect the coordination of the cylinder. This will cause metal powder to form, shortening the service life of the pneumatic element, and possibly causing the component to become stuck and fail. Additionally, powder will accelerate the blockage of air filter, resulting in an increase in flow resistance.
As the lubricant brought by the air compressor is an oil substance after high temperature, stirring, and full mixing with the water, most of the oxide and tar will enter the pneumatic element. If the filtering effect of air filters does not meet the standard, it may cause problems such as lag in equipment operation, inadequate itinerary, and impact production operations, as well as increase operating costs for the corporation. Therefore, when configuring the compressed air system, we recommend users to choose Yun Air's products, as the manufacturer of compressed air treatment for more than 25 years in China, we offer a wide range of compressed air dryers, inline compressed air filters and moisture water separators for your air system removing solid particles, liquids, oil aerosols, odors, and vapors, protecting manufacturing equipment, improving product quality, saving time and money, and adding to your satisfaction.
