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    Do engineers work with their hands a lot?

    That's the great thing about Mechanical Engineering is that there is such a wide range of choices to suit all tastes. I have worked either as a Plant Maintenance Engineer or a Site Construction Engineer for most of my working life and I loved being on site, got my hands extremely dirty, had...
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    Blower vs Compressor Operating/Maintenance Costs

    Montemayor: Yes I know its very strange this to do but there is an explanation. The client is wanting to use high pressure plant air for the low pressure application with our equipment which causes all sorts of problems as we then need dryers, filter and high pressure piping. Anyway the power...
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    Blower vs Compressor Operating/Maintenance Costs

    Has any one got data comparing maintenance costs between positive displacement blowers vs air compressor? - I need to compare lifecylce costs for two options. First option is using low pressure positive displacement blowers and the second options is using plant air and regulating down.

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