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| 03/08 Compressed Air Industry FOOD PROCESSING | Compressed Air Best Practices spoke with Mr. Clint Browning (Director of Sales) of Solberg Manufacturing. Good morning. How does Solberg Manufacturing help people? Good morning. Helping people is a culture here at Solberg that began with our founder, Charlie Solberg Sr. He believed that when we help and take care of our customers, they also take care of us. Helping our employees be successful has also provided great rewards to Solberg. It’s our customers and our employees who have built Solberg into what it is today. Our customers come to us with specific problems related to their equipment and processes and we apply our knowledge with applications and separations technology to provide solutions. Instead of rapidly referring them to a standard catalog product, our culture and resources are focused on welcoming the opportunity to provide a customized and ideal solution for the customer. This culture has been with us since Solberg was founded in 1968. How did Solberg Manufacturing get started? Charles H. Solberg Sr. created a filter silencer design for small air compressors in 1966. Solberg Manufacturing was founded two years later. Our growth over the years has come from new innovations designed to help customers. In 1978 we introduced a filter line for blowers and in 1982 we introduced inlet vacuum filters for regenerative blowers and rotary vane vacuum pumps. In 1982 Solberg also introduced a line of oil mist exhaust filters for direct drive high-vacuum pumps and in 1986 we introduced a Filter/Silencer product line for small horsepower (below three horsepower) air compressors. What is the size and scope of Solberg Manufacturing? We are an international company with operations all over the world. Our headquarters and largest manufacturing facilities are located in Itasca, Illinois. We operate two facilities here with a combined 75,000 square feet dedicated to manufacturing and rapid-delivery distribution. Our distribution center in Itasca ships 90% of our products within two business days and boasts 95% on-time shipments. The LRS Liquid Removal System for Vacuum Pumps We also operate assembly and manufacturing facilities in the U.K., Brazil, China and Belgium. We have sales offices in many other countries including Mexico, the Czech Republic, Germany and Spain. Solberg products are currently sold in over 50 countries worldwide. What are the primary product lines manufactured by Solberg? The three main product lines are inlet air filters/silencers (which go on air compressors and blowers), vacuum filters and oil mist coalescers. The fourth product category is specialty-filtration products. This is our fastest-growing segment. Our air compressor intake filters/silencer products range from 2 cfm filter to 50,000 cfm filters used on centrifugal air compressors. Inlet connection sizes range from ¼ inch to 50 inches. 36 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices - March 2008 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News The Compressed Air Audit of the Month: Saving Energy with Blowers in Canada Do You Provide World-Class Service? Managing Rotary Screw Air Compressors at Midwest Bakery The Difference Between Acfm and Scfm for Proper Vacuum Sizing Best Practices — Multi-Module Process Air Dryers The Vacuum Formation Process in Building Compressed Air Filter Elements Solberg Manufacturing Real World Best Practices: Measuring Pressure Dewpoint in a Compressed Air System Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Job Market

Compressed Air Best Practices - March 2008

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