DISTRIBUTOR-FIRST SUPPLY PARTNER · SINCE 1999 RESOURCES · TRAINING
Six short lessons for the counter and the field: what air costs, how CFM, PSI, and HP fit together, the path from compressor to tool, air quality, leaks, and sizing. Each one ends with a 5-question quiz that shows you why after every answer.
Most customers think air is free. It comes out of a pipe on the wall, so nobody gets a bill for it. They do get a bill. It just shows up on the power bill, not the purchase order.
Start lesson → Lesson 2 · 5-question quizA customer calls and says, "I need a 10 horse compressor." That is not enough to quote. Horsepower is the size of the motor. It does not tell you if the machine will run their tools. You need all three numbers, and you need to know what each one means.
Start lesson → Lesson 3 · 5-question quizEvery compressed air system follows the same path. Learn the order and you can troubleshoot most calls in your head. Think of it like a supply chain: each step hands off to the next, and a weak link anywhere shows up at the end.
Start lesson → Lesson 4 · 5-question quiz"Clean dry air" means different things to a tire shop and a pharmaceutical plant. ISO 8573-1 gives everyone the same language. Learn to read it and you can quote air treatment with confidence.
Start lesson → Lesson 5 · 5-question quizThese two problems cause more "we need a bigger compressor" calls than anything else. Most of the time the compressor is fine. The air is getting lost or choked on the way to the tool.
Start lesson → Lesson 6 · 5-question quizSize a compressor to the work, not to the motor the customer had before. This is the counter-level method. For a large or critical system, have the compressor maker or a system engineer check the numbers before you quote.
Start lesson →Pick an answer and you see right away if it is right, plus the reason. Nothing is saved and nothing is sent anywhere. Reload the page to start over.
Sources used across the course: DOE/Compressed Air Challenge, Improving Compressed Air System Performance, 3rd ed.; Compressed Air Challenge, Fact Sheet 7 (System Leaks) and Fact Sheet 10 (Heat Recovery); Compressed Air Challenge / ENERGY STAR leak table at 100 psig (ideal orifice; 0.61 multiplier for sharp-edged); ISO 8573-1:2010, Compressed air: Part 1: Contaminants and purity classes; Compressed Air and Gas Institute (CAGI), Performance Verification Program data sheets. Each lesson lists its own sources at the bottom.
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