Inside the Compressed Air System: Where Auto Drain Valves Deliver the Most Value
The receiver tank has been sitting at the far end of the compressor room for six years. Nobody's drained it properly in three months because the maintenance schedule slipped and the manual ball valve handle is corroded halfway open. Last week, a pneumatic cylinder on the assembly line started moving erratically. The maintenance crew replaced the seals twice. Nobody checked the condensate level...