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Air, vacuum, power and tooling for the plants we serve.

Twelve industries, what usually runs in each plant, the air quality it needs and where problems start. Find yours and size a system in one step.

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Each industry below lists what usually runs in the plant, the air quality it needs, the typical size, and where problems start. Pick yours, then size a system or send us the duty.

General manufacturing and fabricated metal

Usually runs
Two rotary screw compressors in lead and lag, a refrigerated dryer, filters, wet and dry receivers, a ring main
Air quality
General plant air, about ISO 8573-1 class 1.4.2 to 2.4.3; tighter at paint and instruments
Typical size
15 to 100 hp per compressor, 60 to 450 cfm
  • Low pressure at the end of the line and water in the drops
  • An oversized compressor running unloaded, and no backup
  • Press brake setup time and threads in thin sheet
Complete systems Rotary screw Dryers and piping Thermal drilling Press brake

Power equipment: transformers, switchgear and PDUs

Usually runs
Plant air for paint and tools, vacuum for oil filling and drying, enclosure forming, busbar and cable entries
Air quality
Clean dry air for paint lines; deep vacuum for transformer processing
Typical size
25 to 150 hp air; vacuum sized to tank volume and cycle time
  • Loose chips inside cabinets and on busbar
  • Burred bar joints that run hot
  • Lines being added faster than the utilities can keep up
Tooling a power line Plant utilities Transformers Busbar

Automotive and truck

Usually runs
Several large screw compressors with a variable speed trim unit, dryers, large receivers, vacuum for stamping and robot grippers
Air quality
Plant air about class 1.4.2; paint shops class 1.2.1 to 1.3.1
Typical size
Parts plants 100 to 250 hp in multiples; truck and fleet shops 5 to 30 hp
  • Downtime that costs by the minute
  • Leaks in robot cells and high power bills
  • Different setups at each sister plant
Air audit Rotary screw Vacuum Press safety

Food and beverage

Usually runs
Oil-free compressors, or lubricated with three stage filtration; dryers; nitrogen for packaging and blanketing; vacuum for tray sealing
Air quality
Direct contact class 1.2.1 or better; oil-free strongly preferred
Typical size
10 to 150 hp, 40 to 600 cfm
  • Oil in the air and the audit finding that follows
  • Nitrogen cylinder and bulk delivery costs
  • Washdown humidity and small maintenance teams
Oil-free or oil-flooded Nitrogen Vacuum Filtration

Life sciences, labs and hospitals

Usually runs
Oil-free scroll or screw in simplex or multiplex, desiccant dryers, sterile filters, lab vacuum, nitrogen for instruments
Air quality
Class 1.2.1 or 1.1.1; medical air to CSA Z7396.1 with your certifying engineer
Typical size
5 to 75 hp, 15 to 300 cfm
  • Validation, documentation and audit trails
  • Redundancy and contamination risk
  • Threads and hems in thin stainless casework
Oil-free air Vacuum types Nitrogen Casework threads

Plastics and packaging

Usually runs
100 psi plant air with a dryer; high pressure air or a booster for PET blow moulding; vacuum conveying and resin loaders
Air quality
PET blow air oil-free, about class 1.2.1; general class 1.4.2
Typical size
25 to 200 hp plant air; 50 to 300 hp high pressure
  • High pressure air is the biggest power bill in the plant
  • Blow-off air thrown away instead of recovered
  • Uptime on blow moulders and preform contamination
Energy incentives Compressors Vacuum conveying

Mining, metals and construction

Usually runs
Large screw compressors, large desiccant dryers, dust hardened enclosures, aftercoolers and dryers for blasting
Air quality
Instrument air at -40 °F dew point; plant and tool air
Typical size
100 to 600 hp, 500 to 3,000 cfm and more
  • Harsh, dusty sites and remote service
  • Lines freezing in winter
  • Rental bills that have passed the cost of owning
Plant design Dryers Blowers

Municipal, utilities and institutions

Usually runs
Aeration blowers at water treatment, campus and lab air and vacuum, transit workshop compressors
Air quality
Plant air; breathing air to CSA Z180.1 where required
Typical size
Blowers 25 to 300 hp; campus systems 10 to 100 hp
  • Aeration is often the largest electrical load in the plant
  • Tender rules and consultant specs
  • Budget cycles that need numbers early
Roots blowers Vacuum and blowers Sizing tools

Chemicals, oil and gas, environmental

Usually runs
Compressor packages for classified areas, nitrogen for inerting and purging, instrument air, blowers for biogas and wastewater
Air quality
Instrument air class 1.2.1
Typical size
25 to 300 hp, 100 to 1,500 cfm
  • Hazardous area compliance
  • Nitrogen supply cost
  • Reliability on continuous processes
Nitrogen Blowers and liquid ring Transformers

Printing, paper and converting

Usually runs
Small oil-free or dry air for presses, vacuum pumps for sheet handling, blowers
Air quality
Clean dry air, about class 1.4.1 to 2.4.2
Typical size
5 to 50 hp, 20 to 200 cfm
  • Oil marks on prints
  • Vacuum pump maintenance and noise
Vacuum selector Vacuum types Compressors

Small shops

Usually runs
A 5 to 30 hp screw or piston compressor, a dryer, an aftercooler for blasting, blowers for grain
Who
Auto repair, sandblasting and powder coating, woodworking, farms and grain, cannabis
Typical size
15 to 120 cfm
  • Price, availability and quick parts
  • Water in the air at the spray gun
Piston compressors Small rotary screw Air tools

Engineering firms and contractors

You need
Fast budget numbers, spec text, CRN and CSA compliance, coordination with the trades
We cover
The whole room: compressors, dryers, filters, receivers, piping, controls, ventilation, heat recovery, vacuum and power
  • Sizing reports you can attach to a tender
  • Isolation and drive transformers sized with the motor
Sizing report Room planner Electrical sizing

Power equipment plants, in more detail.

Demand for grid and data centre equipment is at a record, and plants across Ontario and Quebec are adding floor space and lines. Every new line needs air, vacuum and tooling that hold up to inspection.

30%North American transformer supply shortfall against demand in 2025
128 wkAverage power transformer lead time in mid 2025
7,000 MWData centre connection requests with Ontario's grid operator

Sources: Wood Mackenzie transformer outlook 2025. POWER magazine, January 2026. IESO data reported by CP24, August 2026.

On a transformer or PDU buildWhat we supply
Plant air, vacuum and powerRotary screw compressors, dryers and filters, vacuum pumps for oil processing and drying, isolation transformers for drivesUtilities Systems
Enclosure and doorsSegmented press brake tooling, hemming and non marking tools, thermal drilled threads for hinges, latches and gland plates, rivet nuts and clinch hardwarePress brake Fasteners
Cable entries and cut outsHydraulic knockout sets 1/2 to 4 in, square punches for meters and displays, step drills and annular cuttersCutting and holes
Secondary bus and distribution barsPunch, cut and bend machines, punch and die sets, heat shrink insulation, standoff insulators, silicon bronze hardwareBusbar
TerminationsMechanical and compression lugs, terminal and neutral bars, machined copper links, flexible braids, plated to specConnectors and copper
Frames, bases and groundsFixture tables and clamps, positioners for frame welding, stud welding for groundsFixtures Positioners
Finish before paintDeburring tools and blades, countersinks, edge roundingDeburring
Press brakes and pressesType 4 light curtains, press brake guarding, press controls, die safety blocksMachine safety

Why chipless threading matters in electrical gear.

A loose metal chip left inside a cabinet or on a busbar is a short circuit waiting to happen. Thermal drilling and form tapping move metal instead of cutting it, so they leave no loose chips.

The same holds for lab casework and food equipment, where a chip is a contamination finding.

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