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Hycomp In Compressed Air Best Practices Magazine

Hycomp In Compressed Air Best Practices Magazine

Hycomp’s product was mentioned in the May 2020 edition of Compressed Air Best Practices. We would like to thank Rod Smith and the CABP editorial staff for our inclusion, and we look forward to the opportunity to add additional material to this excellent magazine. You can find the full article here: https://www.airbestpractices.com/sites/default/files/CABP_2020_05May_LR.pdf

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Meet the newest member of the Hycomp Sales Team

Meet the newest member of the Hycomp Sales Team

Hycomp is pleased to welcome Chris Madsen as our new sales and marketing manager starting in July ’23. Chris brings decades of experience in niche industrial sales, business development, marketing strategy, dealer support, and new product development. “I’m proud to be part of the team at Hycomp that puts impeccable product quality, excellent value, and […]

Special Tools & Engineered Solutions

Special Tools & Engineered Solutions

When you are the only distributor around that has the right tools for the job, and when potential customers need help, who are they going to call? They will contact a trained service provider who has the right tools to handle the job with agility and precision. In any industry, when a majority of products […]

41st Annual ICDA Meeting – April 5 – 7 2020

41st Annual ICDA Meeting – April 5 – 7 2020

Due to the global COVID-19 epidemic, the ICDA show has been postponed in the interests of safety. Hycomp applauds the ICDA for their concern and response. We look forward to attending and seeing our friends and partners when the threat of the pandemic has subsided.

Relay for Life – August 2019

Relay for Life – August 2019

This year Hycomp brought back their Relay for Life team and took 3rd in fundraising for Cache Valley. We are incredibly proud to be able to give back to our community and loved ones.

Hycomp chosen to receive Presidential “E” Award for Contribution to U.S. Exports

Hycomp chosen to receive Presidential “E” Award for Contribution to U.S. Exports

Hyde Park — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today presented Hycomp Inc. with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, DC. The President’s “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. Hycomp Inc. manufactures oil free […]

A Case Study in Nitrogen: Kateeva OLED Displays

A Case Study in Nitrogen: Kateeva OLED Displays

A Case Study in Nitrogen: Kateeva OLED Displays Customer: Kateeva Model: 2AN35D-H3321-BLMVA10-20/10T Gas: Ultra high purity nitrogen Suction Pressure: .8 psig Discharge Pressure: 95 psig Flow: 17.75 SCFM Situation: California based Kateeva is creating a new class of production equipment for advanced flat panel display products like OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TVs. Through this process […]

A Study in Nitrogen

A Study in Nitrogen

Nitrogen (N2) is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that constitutes 78.08% by volume of the air we breathe. Nitrogen is an inert gas. Nitrogen occurs in all living organisms. It is a constituent element of amino acids and thus of proteins and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). It resides in the chemical structure of […]

Natural Gas Compressor for Ceprot Systems

Natural Gas Compressor for Ceprot Systems

Ceprot Systems have been a packager of natural gas compressors for well head applications in Estonia and the Baltic region since 2005. They offer engine and motor driven reciprocating and rotary screw compressors. In mid 2012, Hycomp received a request from Ceprot Systems for a vapor recovery compressor to operate in a remote region of […]

Hycomp Donates to INSTEP for Expansion

Hycomp Donates to INSTEP for Expansion

Hycomp is proud to donate a portion of four compressor packages that were sent to Institut Teknologi Petroleum Petronas (INSTEP) in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. INSTEP is being expanded as part of a technical training partnership between Petrofac and Petronas. The donation is a gesture of goodwill and support for the industry, and INSTEP in particular. […]

Hycomp Made the List, Inc. 500|5000

Hycomp Made the List, Inc. 500|5000

For the third year in a row, Hycomp is listed on Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Thirty two years ago (1981) Inc. Magazine began to publish an annual report of what was originally titled: “The Inc. Private 100: One Hundred of the Fastest-Growing Privately Held […]

Helium Shortage Creates Need for Reclaim Compressors

Helium Shortage Creates Need for Reclaim Compressors

Whether you have noticed or not, a global shortage in helium (He) has existed since May of 2012. Have you recently tried to buy a floating balloon for your kid’s birthday party? You will have a hard time finding helium to fill the balloons and if you do, it is very expensive to purchase. This […]

International Hycomp

International Hycomp

A major contributor to Hycomp’s growth these past few years has been the international market. Hycomp has expanded its worldwide presence into eight new countries, increasing the number of countries that have Hycomp compressors to thirty. According to industry experts, air and gas compressor exports are expected to increase 8.9% annually for the next five […]

Running Almost 200 Miles is Actually Pretty Fun

Running Almost 200 Miles is Actually Pretty Fun

197.4 Miles Through the Utah Mountains Hycomp Team Runs the 2012 Ragnar Relay If you were to drive 197.4 miles it would take you between 2 and 3 hours. Running that same distance through the mountains of Utah only took our team of relay runners 36 hours and 6 minutes. Yeah, that’s right! “If We […]

Hycomp Gas University: Ethane

Hycomp Gas University: Ethane

Typically found in many gas mixtures compressed by Hycomp gas compressors, ethane is a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that is relatively inactive chemically and

Technical Bulletin: Hycomp ID Coding System

Technical Bulletin: Hycomp ID Coding System

The Hycomp documents T111 Air Compressor ID Coding System, T112 Air Booster ID Coding System and T113 Gas Compressor ID Coding System have been recently updated and may be found by clicking the previous links or by visiting Hycomp Literature Page. Hycomp President and Engineering Manager, Robert James, explained the revision, “As we’ve grown internationally, […]

Thriving in a Niche Market

Thriving in a Niche Market

Every company should have a target market in which it thrives. Hycomp flourishes in a market segment that requires oil-free and high quality compression from 0-3,000 psig standard. Most of the larger companies do not even make a product offering in this corner of the market. This helps to make us unique, but that’s not […]

Rome Strip Steel: Hycomp Service Testimonial

Rome Strip Steel: Hycomp Service Testimonial

It always feels good when someone tells you that you have done a good job, and it’s even better when a happy customer becomes a friend and trusted ally. An end-user was having problems with their compressor and they wanted to do some maintenance on the Hycomp valves, but had never done any major work […]

Hycomp Gas University: Krypton

Hycomp Gas University: Krypton

If you have ever seen a white or green “neon” sign then chances are you have seen Krypton in action. It is not normal for a

Discontinued Lines – Hycomp Has The Answers

Discontinued Lines – Hycomp Has The Answers

Finding replacement parts for discontinued compressor models can feel like a wild search for buried treasure. If and when the parts are found the worry is still ever present concerning future maintenance. Given the current economy, many of Hycomp’s main competitors are going through a product rationalization program. This reason is pretty straight forward, increase […]

Hycomp Gas University: Ammonia

Hycomp Gas University: Ammonia

Ammonia is used for far more than cleaning your oven, making your crystal sparkle or repelling moths. Ammonia is the compound formed by the

When it seems like everything is going wrong, who’s got your back?

When it seems like everything is going wrong, who’s got your back?

Even the best products from the highest quality companies have been known to occasionally experience a problem or two. What sets a company above the rest is how they react to the situation. In June of 2011 Hycomp shipped a nitrogen booster, to a fabricating shop near the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. This booster was […]

Meet Ben Brough: OEM Account Manager

Meet Ben Brough: OEM Account Manager

Meet Ben Brough: OEM Account Manager (He speaks “engineering”) When you contact a company in the compression industry it is very advantageous to connect with someone that truly understands what you are talking about and how to offer specific solutions. Original Equipment Manufacturer Account Manager, Benjamin Brough, comes to Hycomp with a degree in Mechanical […]

Hycomp Gas University: Argon

Hycomp Gas University: Argon

Sir William Ramsay discovered Argon with the help of Lord Rayleigh, in Scotland circa 1894. Argon is the third most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere. Every year

3 Situations You Need to Know About

3 Situations You Need to Know About

Hycomp compressors fit into three main situations. This may seem like an over simplified view of what Hycomp offers, and that is why we like it. Other than parts and service, these three “Hycomp Situations” are the main reasons people contact us. Every product in any industry tends to have a niche. These three situations […]

Hycomp Gas University: Helium

Hycomp Gas University: Helium

Description: Helium is a unique molecule that is used for much more than inflating balloons at the county fair. After hydrogen, helium is the lightest element and has the smallest molecular cross-section of any gas. Helium is one of the rare gases in our earth’s atmosphere in which it is present in a concentration of […]

Pressure Drop: Understand it, Plan for it

Pressure Drop: Understand it, Plan for it

There is nothing worse than making it through a technical project only to be disrupted by some critical detail that was overlooked. Pressure drop is often overlooked, misunderstood and misdiagnosed. Pressure drop is often the cause of excessive energy consumption and poor system performance. If unaddressed before the purchase of a compressor or booster, you […]

Remote Mounted Controllers

Remote Mounted Controllers

The advantages of remotely mounting a compressor control panel far outweigh the disadvantages, but when hazardous conditions are not a factor, user preference takes priority. When dealing with a hazardous area where explosive gases will always be present such as a Class 1, DIV 1 environment, there are only two choices as far as control […]

Hycomp Gas University: Natural Gas

Hycomp Gas University: Natural Gas

Description: Methane is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, flammable gas. It is the first member of the paraffin (aliphatic or saturated) series of hydrocarbons. It is the major constituent of natural gas. Methane is soluble in alcohol or ether, and slightly soluble in water. Methane is shipped as a nonliquefied compressed gas in cylinders at pressures […]

Hycomp Gas University: Carbon Dioxide

Hycomp Gas University: Carbon Dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a compound of carbon and oxygen in proportions by weight of about 27.3 percent carbon to 72.7 percent oxygen. A gas at normal atmospheric temperatures and pressures, carbon dioxide is

Gas Packings, Step Into The Ring: Chevron Vs. Tangent-Tangent

Gas Packings, Step Into The Ring: Chevron Vs. Tangent-Tangent

Piston rod gas packings perform the critical function of containing gas in the compression end of a compressor. The two most widely used gas packing design styles are Chevron and Tangent-Tangent. There are pros and cons to both designs. However, Hycomp employs the Tangent-Tangent packing style due to quality and efficiency. The following article will […]

Reciprocating Compressors: Pulsation Dampening Paramount

Reciprocating Compressors: Pulsation Dampening Paramount

When purchasing capital equipment it is wise to protect that investment through proper packaging and installation. Inlet and discharge receiver tanks are often overlooked, but make all the difference in protecting a compression system and providing consistent pressure to any air/gas boosting application. Reciprocating compressors create pulses in the gas stream. This pulsation is inherent […]

Hycomp Gas University: Nitrogen

Hycomp Gas University: Nitrogen

Introduction Over the next year or two we will be creating short gas information and application articles. These gas articles will be formatted to discuss the most important information one should know when dealing with a specific gas. The goal of these gas articles is to educate, refresh and ease the anxiety of dealing with […]

NAACD: Return & Report

NAACD: Return & Report

A Case Study in Nitrogen: Kateeva OLED Displays Customer: Kateeva Model: 2AN35D-H3321-BLMVA10-20/10T Gas: Ultra high purity nitrogen Suction Pressure: .8 psig Discharge Pressure: 95 psig Flow: 17.75 SCFM Situation: California based Kateeva is creating a new class of production equipment for advanced flat panel display products like OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TVs. Through this process […]

Distributors: Working The Hycomp System

Distributors: Working The Hycomp System

In the world of compressor sales, knowledge is power. Becoming a Hycomp Distributor via our “Hycomp System” of training and partnership gives our distributors the knowledge to better understand their client’s needs and to offer solutions where they once had gaps in their line card. We published an article in our July Newsletter that highlighted […]

9/11 Memorial Plaza

9/11 Memorial Plaza

September 11th means a lot more to Americans since the tragedy of 2001 took nearly 3,000 lives and decimated the World Trade Center buildings in New York. Now that same area, known as “ground zero,” has been opened to the public as the 9/11 Memorial Plaza. The Associated Press reported: “The 9/11 Memorial Plaza opened […]

Hycomp Makes The List!

Hycomp Makes The List!

A Case Study in Nitrogen: Kateeva OLED Displays Customer: Kateeva Model: 2AN35D-H3321-BLMVA10-20/10T Gas: Ultra high purity nitrogen Suction Pressure: .8 psig Discharge Pressure: 95 psig Flow: 17.75 SCFM Situation: California based Kateeva is creating a new class of production equipment for advanced flat panel display products like OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TVs. Through this process […]

Understanding The Nitrogen Market

Understanding The Nitrogen Market

The market for nitrogen compression continues to expand and the applications for high pressure nitrogen are nearly everywhere. However, once you find an application, many questions still need to be answered. This article will discuss three main topics when handling nitrogen applications: 1) Examples of where to find nitrogen applications. 2) Nitrogen generation or delivery […]

Nuclear Nitrogen Running Strong

Nuclear Nitrogen Running Strong

The Exelon LaSalle County Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located in Illinois about 75 miles Southwest of Chicago. This dual reactor facility produces enough energy to power more than 2.3 million average American homes.

Downtime Hurts, Redundancy is The Answer

Downtime Hurts, Redundancy is The Answer

Redundancy is a big word in business; it can be a great word or a bad word. If you have it, it’s a really good word. If you don’t, it’s a bad reminder of when you should’ve had it.

Tracking History, One Compressor at a Time

Tracking History, One Compressor at a Time

At Hycomp, we take manufacturing compressors seriously. When one of our compressors is placed with an end-user we do not believe our responsibility with that customer ends, not even when the warranty period is far past. In fact, we take that service a step further than most other companies. The Compressor Tracking Record (CTR) is […]

Hycomp Digital Control: Smarter & Easier

Hycomp Digital Control: Smarter & Easier

Our customers spoke to us about potential improvements to the “Hycomp Digital Controllers” and specifically our HDC2 controllers, and we listened. Hycomp has completely overhauled the programming in our compressor digital control systems to streamline usability and increase functionality. We also continue to offer our standard level of control, the HDC1. The Hycomp Digital Controller: […]

Distributor Training: Closing More Sales

Distributor Training: Closing More Sales

Hycomp Distributor Training explains where we fit into your sales plan. We sell a niche product and are not looking to overtake any of your main product lines. We simply offer engineered solutions where others do not. Receiving training offers many benefits, some benefits are obvious while others are not. Sometimes an end-user comes directly […]

Service Training: Success With Air Liquide

Service Training: Success With Air Liquide

When major OEM Air Liquide contacted us and asked if they could receive some service training on site at the Hycomp factory, Hycomp said… YES! Ten men from multiple Air Liquide Process & Construction hubs around North America joined us for a two day service training seminar on June 7 & 8. Managers, engineers & […]

191.5 Miles, But Who’s Counting

191.5 Miles, But Who’s Counting

Hycomp Team Hits the 2011 Ragnar Relay A day, a night, and half a day of continuous running? Sign us up, please! Meet team “If We Weren’t All Crazy, We Would Go Insane” —a crew of Hycomp employees and friends. June 17 – 18, the team competed in the renowned challenge of the Ragnar Relay […]

Hycomp Gas Compression: Safe & Reliable

Hycomp Gas Compression: Safe & Reliable

Hycomp engineers truly understand gas compression, and more importantly, we know how to engineer gas compressors and boosters that are both safe and reliable. In 1979 we were chosen to manufacture four units for the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Station. Because of the nuclear incident at Three Mile Island, this was an extremely sensitive decision. Pennsylvania […]

Rob Hunt: NEW Hycomp Area Sales Manager

Rob Hunt: NEW Hycomp Area Sales Manager

The beginning of this year has been very busy for Hycomp as we have experienced a myriad of jobs come roaring through our main offices. During these first fast paced few months, one bit of news we are pleased to announce is the addition of Robert J. Hunt to our Sales & Marketing team. Rob […]

Solid Factory Service With An Intuitive Edge

Solid Factory Service With An Intuitive Edge

n the multi-billion dollar empire of medical product manufacturing, contaminations such as oil and debris cannot be allowed to enter the process. If a compressed air or gas system were to experience contamination of any kind, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could possibly stop production until proper recertification, causing costly downtime. A leading developer, […]

AICD 2011: Las Vegas, May 14 – 17

AICD 2011: Las Vegas, May 14 – 17

The 2011 Association of Independent Compressor Distributors (AICD) meeting is just around the corner on May 14 – 17. This year The AICD meeting is heading to The Red Rock Resort in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada. This year, Hycomp will be represented by three members of our Hycomp Sales Team: Ken Schiefer – Eastern US […]

ICDA 2011: Florida – Return & Report

ICDA 2011: Florida – Return & Report

Rob Hunt and Ken Schiefer had the honor of attending the 32nd Annual Industrial Compressor Distributor Association (ICDA) meeting April 17 – 19, 2011. The ICDA meeting is unique in that it is attended by owners and senior management of Gardner Denver distributors throughout the United States and Canada. The objectives of ICDA include: 1. […]

Hycomp & Japan

Hycomp & Japan

Like many Americans, we watched the Japanese tragedy unfold online and on television. We saw families mourning those they lost and we saw the fear on their faces. Hycomp employees banded together to raise money via our own donations, with some help from a few of our vendors. Hycomp then matched the total amount collected […]

Hycomp: Oil-free Booster Compressors Aid Pharmaceutical Packaging

Hycomp: Oil-free Booster Compressors Aid Pharmaceutical Packaging

In the realm of pharmaceutical production and packaging, the two most important factors with compressed air are reliability and quality. In pharmaceutical plants, our customers have emphasized this reoccurring theme over and over to paint the clear picture that reliable and high-quality air are king. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has very stringent production […]

Proper Filtration First Priority

Proper Filtration First Priority

You wouldn’t run your car without an air filter, so you certainly wouldn’t want to operate a compressor without proper filtration. Sounds simple enough, but some important precautions concerning filtration often go overlooked. Click here for a PDF of the above booster compressor P&ID setup

Quality VS. Price

Quality VS. Price

No one wants the blame for low quality unreliable equipment. Lower priced compressors may save money on the front end, but more often than not, are costly in the long run. Comparing Hycomp compressors against lower priced alternatives is actually a lot easier than you may think. The differences can be organized into four main […]

Pharmaceuticals: Clean & Reliable Compressed Air

Pharmaceuticals: Clean & Reliable Compressed Air

Engineering Support Case Study In the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, clean and reliable compressed gas is paramount. Pharmaceutical plants must meet the Food and Drug Administration’s regulations (FDA). If the process and product is not free of contaminates, plants can experience unplanned downtime and possibly be shutdown until recertified by the FDA. In 2006 Abbott Labs […]

2010: A Letter From The President

2010: A Letter From The President

It’s 9am and I’m on the first leg of a twenty six hour flight to Singapore. I received an email from Delta just three days ago, telling me that because of my Medallion status, I’ve been upgraded to first class. You can imagine the feelings of gratitude that immediately flooded through me – and left […]

Hycomp Distributor Protection

Hycomp Distributor Protection

Have you ever heard a distributor say, “I did all the work and somebody else got the sale”? At Hycomp we understand how tough sales can be and that’s why we do all we can to protect our distributors. It is not just a matter of protection; it’s really about loyalty and trust. Ken Schiefer, […]

Big Problems & Big Solutions

Big Problems & Big Solutions

Big issues require big solutions, and we have the knowledge and skills necessary to handle the jobs that come our way. From the humid climate of Cadereyta, Mexico, to the extreme dry heat of the Algerian Sahara Desert, Hycomp is providing large solutions specifically engineered for their application and environment. Both of these locations are […]

Hycomp: Protection Against Water Hammer Damage

Hycomp: Protection Against Water Hammer Damage

When installing various water systems and specifically, municipal culinary water systems, engineers tend to focus on two main points, 1) designing an efficient system and 2) protecting that system against potential problems. One major problem that causes severe damage or system failure for any water treatment station is water hammer shock waves. “Water Hammer” or […]

Heavy Duty Industrial Compressors

Heavy Duty Industrial Compressors

Hycomp compressors are designed, engineered and manufactured with two main goals in mind. 1) To provide performance that exceeds expectations and 2) To produce safe oil-free compressors and compressor systems that outlast the competition. We exceed our customer’s expectations by offering high quality specifically engineered compressors. Each compressor is manufactured for its intended application. Our […]

Hycomp Goes Synthetic

Hycomp Goes Synthetic

Click here for the Hycomp Synthetic Oil “Hy-Syn” Product Sheet Cut the amount of oil changes your compressor needs by 75% by switching to Hycomp’s new synthetic crankcase oil. Hycomp now offers “Hy-Syn” as premium performance crankcase lubrication. Using Hy-Syn instead of traditional oil equates to 75% longer life, less downtime and lower maintenance costs. […]

Compressor Maintenance: “No Worries”

Compressor Maintenance: “No Worries”

With over 40,000 hours of operation and only oil changes for maintenance, a Hycomp nitrogen compressor in Eugene, Oregon is proving its worth. When installed correctly, given proper inlet filtration and adequate receiver/discharge tanks, Hycomp compressors and boosters provide years of worry-free service. We do not recommend running one of our compressors for approximately 16 […]

Fully Packaged to Your Application

Fully Packaged to Your Application

Hycomp compressor packaging is high quality, safe, flexible, and reliable. Our engineers are the compressor experts so you don’t have to be. We will work with you to engineer a compressor system tailored to your exact application requirements. When your compressor system needs specialized packaging, Hycomp provides the options to get your process running safely […]

AICD 2012: Return & Report

AICD 2012: Return & Report

“We talked to nearly everyone at the show” said Rob Hunt, Hycomp Area Sales Manager, “And we were happy to attend the 2012 AICD, it is always a great show to be part of.” Four members of our sales team represented Hycomp at the 27th Annual AICD (Association of Independent Compressor Distributors) Membership meeting in […]