Tech Talk Nitrogen Article | Pulford Air & Gas

Making the most of nitrogen

Company News | 09-Oct-2019

Below we share a snippet from the Tech Talk article written by Emma Davies, that featured in the Australian Mining Review.

Pulford Air & Gas is one of Australia’s oldest air compressor companies, specialising in the design, manufacture and service of quality air compressors and nitrogen gas systems since 1925.

Since 2005, Pulford has concentrated on developing a nitrogen inflation system for the mining industry to increase the safety level of operators and site staff.

Its NitroPlus range of nitrogen tyre inflation systems are used across the transport and mining industries in Australia.

With systems currently in operation in the Hunter Valley and Surat Basin, as well as numerous South Australian and Western Australian mine sites, Pulford’s experience in the field has given them the capability to design custom systems to meet each client’s specific needs in harsh Australian mining conditions.

Nitrogen is seen as the benchmark in safe inflation for mine trucks and with the tailored systems offered by Pulford, they can be matched to specific fleet sizes and truck types.

Each application is different, so Pulford takes the time to work through the application and clients’ specific site requirements.

As there are different ways of producing the nitrogen gas, it is important for the client to choose the most efficient and economical on-site generator in order to maximise the return on the capital purchase.

The systems can be designed for any range or applications from 1m3/hr up to 3000m3/hr, and from 90pc purity all the way up to 99.9995pc.

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Click here to read the full article on the Australian Mining Review website.