What Makes Cool Machines High Performing Insulation Machines Stand Out in the Industry: Airlock Size
The airlock size is just ONE FACTOR (of many) that makes the Cool Machine brand excel in performance. We are often asked if adding more blowers is the key. Actually, it is the airlock size. Here is why and how Cool Machines maximizes material production.
The Larger the Airlock, the More Material is Blown
The insulation blower has an auger system that stuffs the airlock with material. The bigger the airlock, the more material can be pushed into it. That is the key to production. Cool Machine blowers have some of the largest cubic inch airlocks on the market. Whether you have our small portable or massive CM4500, the airlock sizes are designed to produce.
The Larger the Airlock, the More Air is Needed
Let’s talk about the blowers. As mentioned above, many think that more blowers makes a machine more productive. That is not true, because if your airlock is too small, there is less material to be blown. The larger the airlock, the more material needs to be blown. Cool Machines matches the airlock size to the proper blower capacity. The larger the airlock, the more blowers/air is needed.
The Larger the Airlock, the More Capabilities
Cool Machines’ largest airlocks are still able to perform the smallest of tasks – dense packing. All of Cool Machine’s airlocks are adjustable in size. Their machines can fill attics quickly and be dialed down to fill walls without blowing them out.
The Larger the Airlock, the More Engineering is Behind it
Cool Machines engineers know the physics of adding more material into an airlock. They do not simply make the largest airlock, add blowers and go. There are proper ratios required to maximize output. Dave Krendl and Andy Schulte have designed the airlocks to match the proper material to air ratio. Also, Cool Machines does not bend flat steel into a cylinder. No matter how carefully bent steel is shaped into a cylinder, there will be high and low areas around the circumference. This leads to premature seal wear and PSI suffers. Cool Machines extrudes their cylinders so that every machine is perfectly formed. This is where the Cool Machine has the advantage in the blower industry.