Compressed Air Systems Services & Support

Compressed air – “the fourth utility” – is essential to manufacturers. It can also be wildly inefficient, causing facilities to waste thousands, often tens of thousands of dollars, per month. Additionally, compressed air can also impact production output due to unreliable equipment and poor air quality.  Together we can fix that.

John Henry Foster’s Compressed Air Team will work with you to identify inefficiencies in your compressed air system, select the best equipment, engineer solutions, set up controls and automation to maintain efficiencies, and institute system testing and remote monitoring. We want to keep your compressed air systems humming along productively and cost-effectively.

At John Henry Foster, we know compressed air. But no one knows your business and your objectives like you do. That’s why we use a collaborative, customer-first approach to guarantee the results you expect.

Understanding your system, especially the challenges you face with your compressed air and your desired outcome, helps us achieve and sustain specific, measurable system performance.

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Compressed Air Solutions from John Henry Foster

Compressed Air Equipment Sales

At JHF, we are compressed air equipment experts. We’ll work with you to understand your application and help you choose the best equipment for your job. JHF represents only the best manufacturers on the market. As an authorized distributor of Ingersoll Rand products, we’ll ensure you receive the highest quality products.

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Compressed Air Service

As your facility becomes more automated and your equipment more sophisticated, you need a compressed air service provider with experience.

Our technicians have extensive knowledge of compressed air technology, the best diagnostic equipment, and they undergo ongoing training. Our experts can keep your system operating at peak performance.

JHF offers unmatched experience and has the largest service department in the Midwest. We make maintaining your equipment easier than anyone in the industry.

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Preventive Maintenance Programs

As production facilities become more automated and the equipment more sophisticated, it’s no longer enough to just fix parts when they’re broken. Good maintenance, both preventative and predictive, creates absolute value, especially when it comes to your bottom-line results. It costs more to fix broken systems as opposed to servicing them on an ongoing basis.

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Efficiency Auditing

Accounting for over 40% of power expenses, air compressors are some of the most expensive pieces of equipment to run in a manufacturing facility.

In a typical facility, almost half of all air produced is wasted through leaks, inefficient use, and artificial demand. Compressed air system efficiency improvements will decrease costs and energy usage while improving productivity and your bottom line.

JHF can help you understand the cost of compressed air for your facility. Improving your compressed air system efficiency requires compressed air knowledge and an understanding of your unique system.

Our efficiency auditing services can positively impact your bottom line.

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Leak Studies

With a comprehensive leak study and leak repair by John Henry Foster, you’ll benefit in many ways:

  • Reduced operating expenses
  • Reduced energy demand
  • Reduced energy consumption
  • Additional profits to your bottom line
  • Potential cash rebates from your energy provider
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Performance Testing

To achieve desired compressed air equipment and system performance results, it is necessary to understand how all pieces of equipment are currently performing. Our industrial customers rely on John Henry Foster's Compressed Air ROI Group, to provide them with reliable and accurate performance testing.

Our team will test each piece of equipment to acquire a performance baseline. Understanding the delta between the actual and expected output of your automated machine systems is imperative to achieving desired system results.

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System Controls and Automation

From local controls to system sequencers and master controllers, John Henry Foster has the compressed air controls to automate even the most complex systems. This will reduce waste and maximize the performance of your compressed air system.

John Henry Foster AIRx and AIRx Pro air controllers shut off unneeded compressors and delay bringing additional compressors online until needed.

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System Monitoring

Monitoring your compressed air system is critical to its efficient operation. With JHF’s UptimeRMX program, you can track your compressed air system’s performance in real-time to maintain the most efficient production environment possible.

If you’d rather act ahead on system issues rather than react when something more serious comes up, remote monitoring of your system is key. Using a tablet or smartphone, you can access and monitor your system’s health at all times.

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Engineering Services

John Henry Foster, St. Louis’ ROI Group, will work together with your team to design, install, and commission a system specifically engineered to meet your application needs. Our goal is to provide you with optimal results at maximum efficiency.

We bring over a century of experience in every industry and of every system complexity to the work we do. Our dedicated compressed air experts are committed to finding ways to help you meet your air, energy, and efficiency goals.

Our engineering services are here to help you achieve compressed air system reliability, performance repeatability, and sustainability.

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Energy Efficiency Incentives

Energy efficiency is a performance metric that is nearly universal in manufacturing. It’s most important in compressed air systems.

John Henry Foster is a Registered Ally in Ameren’s ActOnEnergy™ program in Missouri and Illinois. Ameren’s program offers incentives to customers who actively reduce energy waste; eliminating waste in your compressed air system counts.

As a Registered Service Provider (RSP), JHF will help you identify machine efficiency opportunities, implement system changes to take advantage of those opportunities, and help you receive your Ameren incentives.

Since becoming an Ameren RSP, we’ve helped our customers receive over $9.8 million in incentives, and we’ve achieved over 190,000,000 kWh in energy savings.

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Corporate Energy Management

Having an energy management strategy is especially important in today’s corporate environment. Energy, including compressed air energy, is among the biggest cost areas for companies. It is often one of the few costs that is not monitored and managed carefully.

Our team is focused on helping our corporate clients achieve compressed air energy efficiency. With over a century of experience in large, multi-faceted organizations, we support our corporate clients in developing results-guaranteed strategies to eliminate waste. With John Henry Foster, you now have a partner who will continually monitor and correct compressed air applications.

What Do Compressed Air Systems Do?

Compressor systems are complex systems that include major subsystems and components including air receivers, air dryers, and regulators. These systems are used in a range of commercial and industrial applications to pressurize air.

There are a variety of air compressor systems to consider. Types of air compressors include centrifugal compressors, rotary screw compressors, scroll compressors, and piston-style compressors.

This equipment is used to operate valves, diverters, slide gates, instruments, and other devices in a manufacturing facility.

Motors on this type of equipment can be variable speed or shut on and off. Air dryers are used on compressed air systems to reduce humidity for when air is distributed.

How Do You Optimize a Compressed Air System?

In many facilities, compressed air systems are the least energy efficient of all equipment. There is tremendous potential to make these systems more energy efficient.

Optimal performance can be ensured by:

  • Properly specifying and sizing equipment
  • Operating the system at its lowest possible pressure
  • Shutting down unnecessary equipment
  • Managing compressor controls and air storage

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The Benefits of Compressed Air

Overall, the benefits of compressed air make it a valuable power source in many industries, where it is used for a wide range of applications.

  • Versatility: Compressed air can be used for a wide range of applications, from powering tools and machinery to controlling pneumatic valves and actuators.
  • Efficiency: Compressed air systems can be highly efficient, with energy costs often lower than other power sources.
  • Safety: Compressed air is a safe power source, as it does not produce sparks or heat, and is non-conductive.

  • Cleanliness: Compressed air is a clean power source, as it does not produce any emissions or contaminants, making it ideal for use in industries where cleanliness is essential, such as food and beverage production.

  • Reliability: Compressed air systems are highly reliable, with little maintenance required compared to other power sources.
  • Cost-Effective: Compressed air systems can be cost-effective, as the initial investment cost can be offset by long-term energy savings.

 

 

Featured Compressed Air Brands

 

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The JHF & Ingersoll Advantage

The combination of John Henry Foster’s decades of experience, in-house machining capabilities, a complete local inventory, and the highest quality and variety of Ingersoll Advantage means we will find a solution for any problem. The challenges of today’s environments require a customizable, adaptable, durable, and maintenance-free solution, which you can be assured of from John Henry Foster, whether in a kit or fully assembled.