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Tips for Optimizing Your Rotary Screw Air Compressor with Preventative Maintenance

Keeping your air compressor healthy requires more than a routine check. Proactive and scheduled maintenance is paramount to ensuring a smooth run, minimizing downtime, and saving costs. Delaying maintenance until a breakdown can cause expensive and operational slowdowns.    A few straightforward steps can ensure you keep your air compressor healthy and happy:    Following Operator Manual’s […]

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Factors to Consider When Choosing an Air Compressor Provider

FS-Curtis’s Director of Technical Product Management, Tony Montalto, appeared on the “Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast” to discuss how to select the right compressed air service provider. Montalto reveals practical tips and strategies to help businesses of any size navigate the selection process with confidence and make an informed decision, “Whether you’re a small business […]

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Mastering Air Hoses: Your Comprehensive Guide

When it comes to industrial machinery, few components hold as much significance and adaptability as the essential air hose. As the vital link between air compressors and various pneumatic tools, a profound understanding of air hoses is essential for maintaining uninterrupted operations across a spectrum of industries. Within this blog post, we thoroughly examine the […]

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Maintaining a Reciprocating Compressor

Maintaining a reciprocating compressor is crucial to ensure its efficient and reliable operation. Regular maintenance helps prevent breakdowns, extend the compressor’s lifespan, and optimize performance. Here are some essential tips for reciprocating compressor maintenance: Read the Manual: Refer to the manufacturer’s manual for specific maintenance guidelines, schedules, and safety instructions. Each compressor model may have […]

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How to Make Informed Decisions When Selecting A Reciprocating Compressor

Reciprocating air compressors, also known as piston compressors, are an economical compressor system ideal for intermittent duty cycles. At FS-Curtis, we carry oil-lubricated, oil-free, and gas-driven reciprocating compressor models. Our designs range from the small .75HP to a larger industrial model that goes up to 30HP. When it comes to selecting one for your operation, […]

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FS-SmartConnect: Unlocking IoT Benefits for Your Compressed Air System

In today’s interconnected world, the Internet of Things (IoT) has taken a predominant role in various industries as a way for users to easily interact with their machines. As computers started becoming more powerful, the internet became more interconnected than ever before, which, in turn, created brand-new opportunities in nearly every industry. More particularly, with […]

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FS-Curtis Launches the New iCommand Touch Plus

  FS-Curtis is eager to announce the launch of our next generation of compressor controllers: the iCommand-Touch+. Compared to our previous iCommand-Touch controller, the iCommand-Touch+ helps optimize performance, save energy, limit downtime, and save money. This new controller delivers improved flexibility and functionality via a simple HMI touchscreen. The 7” full-color screen displays real-time information […]

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FS-Curtis Starts the New Year by Launching a New IoT Monitoring – FS-SmartConnect

  Here at FS-Curtis, we are eager to announce our new and improved IoT monitoring feature, the FS-SmartConnect! Providing customers with peace of mind, the FS-SmartConnect is changing the way data is tracked and will be available to customers February 2022. This intuitive monitoring tool will ensure each compressor’s system performance, efficiency, and health status […]

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NXHE Improve Plant Efficiency with Plant Engineering’s 2020 Product of the Year

Named Plant Engineering’s 2020 Product of the Year, the innovative design of the NxHE has been recognized for improving plant efficiency and minimizing maintenance. FS-Curtis, a US-based air compressor manufacturer, launched its NxHE two-stage rotary screw air compressor late in 2019. The NxHE offers several benefits over a traditional single-stage air compressor, such as the power efficiency, which has been maximized.  Power efficiency has been maximized with FS-Curtis’ exclusive profile air end, centrifugal fan, and […]

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How To Use A Compressor Safely

Although compressed air is commonly used to deliver power at construction sites, manufacturing facilities, and automotive garages, it should be treated with the same caution as other energy sources. It’s vital that compressed air system operators have proper training, read all instruction manuals thoroughly, and understand how to mitigate safety risks and potential damage. It […]

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