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The New Quincy QSI QGV Air Compressor

The Quincy QGV® variable speed rotary screw air compressor provides among the most stable of pressures available from a compressor with 85% turndown. At the heart of all QGV® compressors is a direct-drive air-end with 100, 000 hour design providing low cost of ownership easy maintenance and reliable operation. Enjoy real-time performance monitoring with graphical analysis and full-color touch-screen control.

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Taking a Look Back @ 2016’s Top Selling Industrial Air Compressor Brands

As certified professionals in industrial air compressors, it’s important to stay up-to-date on which brands are performing the highest. Every year the results may change, but most of the time we continuously see mention of brands that have been outperforming the competition.

Top Selling Air Compressor Brands of 2016

1. Chicago Pneumatic Air Compressors

They’ve been providing top-notch quality industrial air compressors & more globally since 1894 by John W. Duntley.

2. Ingersoll Rand Air Compressors

A global multi-billion dollar company that has made it’s presence known mainly in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, or in the Asia Pacific region. They are a force to be reckoned with in the list of top industrial air compressor brands.

Featured highlight: They are able to provide total air systems of up to 50 horsepower units!

3. Quincy Compressors

They are probably one of the most recognizable industrial air compressors brands that exist today. Their relatively recent acquisition of Scale Technologies has helped them expand their market into new areas. They have 95 years of experience in the industry.

4. Champion Air Compressor

An 85-year old company that has over 800 distribution outlets & service facilities in the U.S. alone. They are one of the biggest names in the game & specialize in producing reciprocating compressors and rotary screw compressor systems.

5. KORE Compressor

6. ALMiG Air Compressors

7. Atlas Copco Compressors

Q Air-California is an Authorized Industrial Air Compressor Distributor!

While we do not distribute all of the brands mentioned above, we do operate as an authorized distributor for both Chicago Pneumatic & Quincy industrial air compressors. However, we may offer other brands. We also offer parts & accessories & specialize in industrial air compressor service & repair for a wide variety of different brands. For more information please call us toll-free @ (888) 311-7247.

Information based on the report from CompressorWorld.com.

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Business Owners: Why You Should Consider an Industrial Energy Audit!

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When you hear the word “audit”, what comes to mind immediately? IRS? Most likely. And in most people’s minds, the IRS is not a positive thought. As a result, the word “audit” by itself generally provokes fear. This is highly unfortunate because fear is enough to prevent commercial or industrial businesses from increasing their bottom line, which is what every owner is concerned about – for good reason.

Q Air Tackles Common Fears Associated with Industrial Energy Audits

The best way to tackle your fears? Fight them head on. That’s why Q Air-California is going to fight your fears by changing the way you think about industrial energy audits.

Fear #1: The final report will make you look bad to your superiors.

This is very common because we all want to look good in front of the boss, right? However, this mindset can easily be changed. Showing interest in an audit recognizes a need for improvement. Compressed air represents one of the largest and most frequent opportunities for energy reduction, which would dramatically improve your entire operation. Any reasonable boss, superior, or coworker would appreciate advice with the intention of improving performance & efficiency.

Fear #2: Your business will be exposed for poor practices.

This almost ties in with Fear #1 in the sense that we always want to look good in front of coworkers, bosses, and anyone in the work place. However, no one is perfect & no business is perfect, either. Continuing operations with poor practices will only continue to hurt the business overall and create a roadblock for the business to grow. The sooner an audit is performed, the sooner you can make necessary improvements that help the business grow.

Fear #3: I’m not prepared for the costs involved.

Cost is always a concern for any business, & we understand that. However, audits are performed with the intention to find areas of improvement. Audits contain knowledge & information that every business would like to know. It’s important to keep in mind that all recommendations that result from the analysis DO NOT have to be performed right away. You can make an improvement one step at a time if costs are a troubling concern. On top of this, improvements made as a result of an audit are expected to give you a return after a certain period of time – an investment.

Tackle Your Fears With Q Air-California.

You can rely on Q Air-California for the most accurate results. Our auditors have been certified by as DOE Qualified AirMaster+ Specialists and follow the guidelines set forth by the Compressed Air Challenge and Compressed Air Best Systems Practices. Q Air-California has saved its customers over 24.5MW in power and $2.9 Million – and counting! We’d be glad to help you out – give us a call @ (888) 311-7247 or contact us online for more information on industrial audits.

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Benefits of Air Compressor Preventative Maintenance Programs

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Industrial air compressors are an integral part of any business that utilizes one such as any major manufacturing plant or operation. In fact, industrial grade air compressors often serve as the primary workhorse to powering an entire operation, which places an extreme importance on making sure your industrial air compressors are running efficiently & effectively at all times.

The reason why is because if an air compressor is not properly maintained or tended to on a regular basis, then problems are likely to occur; problems often costing a business several thousand dollars in lost productivity and repairs. This number only worsens the more your industrial air compressor is out of commission.

Benefits of an Air Compressor Preventative Maintenance Program

For this reason, we always recommend a preventative maintenance program. This way you spend less time being concerned with the performance of your air compressors and more time focused on the bottom-line of your business. However, it’s vital to determine the value of preventative maintenance to you.

Does it make sense for your business?

A preventative maintenance program may not be a good solution for your operation. A great way to determine how to value a preventative maintenance program is to ask yourself:

“Will I be losing a tremendous amount of money if my entire operation were to go down even for only a few minutes due to a malfunctioning air compressor?”

If the answer is “Yes” then we STRONGLY recommend a preventative maintenance program that will keep your air compressor functioning at all times during hours of operation.

Benefits of a preventative maintenance program include:

• Improves system reliability
• Increases overall system performance & output
• Extends the life of your equipment
• Reduces the need to replace equipment and parts as often
• Decreases system downtime
• Actively assists in the prevention of unbudgeted expenses occurring
• Long-term benefits and savings

Consider preventative maintenance an investment in your business – an investment we deem necessary for operations where any amount of downtime would results in thousands of dollars lost.

Q Air California offers affordable preventative maintenance programs to businesses located in Southern California. For more information, please call us toll free @ 888.311.7247. We also offer emergency maintenance with prompt assistance.

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Why It’s Important to Keep Compressed Air Systems Dry

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With the advanced development and increased use of industrial compressed air systems, there has been a growing need for clean, dry air. The main reason why: because moisture is damaging to compressed air systems.

Moisture that is trapped in a compressed air system will adversely affect the entire operation. For example, moisture has the ability to:

• Adversely affect color and finish of paint applied by compressed air
• Freeze in control lines in cold weather, resulting in faulty control operation
• Quickly cause corrosion of air or gas operated instruments
• Generate false readings
• Interrupt or completely shutdown an entire plant process (it’s that critical!)

Moisture Control is Important for Efficient Operations

Moisture that is accounted for, controlled, and managed correctly will result in the highest possible performance for your entire plant operation. To put this into perspective further, it’s important to understand some of the components of an operation or plant process that are affected by moisture levels:

Air powered tools that production workers utilize on the job – if a worker begins a task with powered tools that have been exposed to moisture; chances are they will run into issues such as sticky parts and sluggish performance. These setbacks slow the process down and increase operating costs.

Valves & cylinders – deposits of sludge by dirty, wet air will cause more wear and tear on valves & cylinders, which would require more frequent maintenance intervals. Wall corrosion is also a possibility, resulting in efficiency and production loss.

Instruments are affected – if a small amount of moisture passes through an orifice, or opening, of an instrument such as a transmitter, integrator, converter, gauge, etc. then malfunction could ensue. All instruments, even thermostats, need clean, dry air to operate efficiently.

The Key is Selecting the Right Compressed Air Dryer

Because dry air is such a critical factor, it becomes even more important in selecting the right compressed air dryer that will be facilitating whether or not your operation will suffer from long-term damage and inefficient, sluggish performance.

As a result, we strongly advise that a professional select the best compressed air dryer for your operation. This is because a professional will possess enough experience & understanding of moisture, it’s application, and dew points which are vital in determining how much compressed air drying is needed.

The fact of the matter is that an operating plant, no matter the application, will need clean, dry compressed air in order to perform at the highest level. This in turn will translate into lower operating costs.

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Benefits of a Preventive Maintenance Program – Compressed Air Systems

QAir, leaders in Southern California compressed air system maintenance, provide a quick-to-digest infographic as to why preventive maintenance programs are beneficial to businesses that utilize air compressors. QAir California has been providing maintenance & repair to industrial air compressors since 1946.

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Interested in a Preventive Maintenance Program? QAir Can Help.

We specialize in industrial air compressor maintenance and offer emergency services as well. Preventive maintenance is one of the best ways to prevent unexpected failure or emergencies from arising. We service many counties throughout Southern California. For any sales inquiries, we may be contacted @ 888.311.7247.

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Welcome to Our Industrial Air Compressor Repair & Maintenance Blog!

industrial air compressor blogQ Air-California is a division of the reputable Pump Engineering Company devoted specifically to industrial air compressors. Q Air-California has been providing industrial air compressor to Southern California since 1999.

One of the Leaders in Southern California for Industrial Air Compressors

Our experience over the years has grown to make us one of the leading service providers & distributors of industrial air compressors in Southern California.

We specialize in the service, maintenance, and repair of industrial air compressors, as well as in the distribution of industrial air compressors:

  • We serve a variety of industries. View them all here.
  • We provide air & energy audits to help you improve areas that are lacking.
  • We service many different types of air compressors, including many MAJOR brands such as Quincy Compressor. View them all here.
  • We distribute industrial air compressors, equipment, parts & accessories.
  • We provide emergency services for industrial air compressors.

What You’ll Gain from Our Blog

We envision our blog to be a great source of information to all things related to industrial air compressors. We have built up a wealth of knowledge over the years & our new blog allows us the opportunity to share this knowledge with like-minded individuals. We will also keep you updated with any industry news or insight we feel you should be aware of.

Some topics you may find on our blog:

  • Benefits of regular air compressor maintenance
  • Importance of air filtration
  • Why compressed air systems need drying
  • Lessons learned dealing with certain types of air compressors

Have Questions? Let Us Help!

We have a toll-free line you can call at anytime if you need to be assisted with anything related to industrial air compressors. We also offer emergency services to many counties located within Southern California. 888.311.7247.

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