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2. Pneumatic tool - Wikipedia

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   Pneumatic tools have many benefits which have contributed to their rise in popularity. The benefits of using compressed air to power tools are: Inexpensive; Safe to use; Easy to operate; Portable; Low theft rates; The primary disadvantage of pneumatic tools is the need for an air compressor, which can be expensive. Pneumatic tools also need to ...

3. Air compressor - Wikipedia

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   Air compressor supplies air into a nail gun.. An air compressor is a machine that takes ambient air from the surroundings and discharges it at a higher pressure. It is an application of a gas compressor and a pneumatic device that converts mechanical power (from an electric motor, diesel or gasoline engine, etc.) into potential energy stored in compressed air, which has many uses.

4. Compressor - Wikipedia

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   Natural gas compressor at a gas well High pressure reciprocating compressor from Belliss and Morcom, used in the bottling industry. A compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. An air compressor is a specific type of gas compressor.

5. Sandblasting - Wikipedia

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   Mobile dry abrasive blast systems are typically powered by a diesel air compressor. The air compressor provides a large volume of high pressure air to a single or multiple "blast pots". Blast pots are pressurized, tank-like containers, filled with abrasive material, used to allow an adjustable amount of blasting grit into the main blasting line.

6. Scroll compressor - Wikipedia

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   Animation of a spinning scroll compressor. Léon Creux first patented a scroll compressor in 1905 in France and the US. [2] Creux invented the compressor as a rotary steam engine concept, but the metal casting technology of the period was not sufficiently advanced to construct a working prototype, since a scroll compressor demands very tight tolerances to function effectively.

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