AC |
Alternating
Current |
Air
compressor |
a device that converts power into kinetic energy by
pressurizing and compressing air |
Alternator |
an electromechanical device that converts mechanical energy
into energy in the form of an alternating current (AC) |
Assets |
economic resources - anything tangible or intangible that can
be owned or controlled to produce value and that has a positive economic
value - equipment and machinery are assets |
Atlas
Copco |
a Swedish industrial company that was founded in 1873 - it
manufactures industrial tools and equipment |
Bar |
a unit of pressure equal to 100 kilopascal and roughly equalling the atmospheric
pressure at sea level |
Bobcat |
a Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American mammal of the Felidae
family (cats) - it is also a manufacturer of farm and construction equipment
- part of the Doosan Group |
Buyer's
guide |
an instruction on how to select the right equipment for the
right application - see How to select my… |
Capacity |
measure of how much air is flowing through a tube - in compressed air technology it is
often defined in FAD - free air delivery |
Centrifugal
compressors |
use a rotating disk or impeller in a shaped housing to force the gas towards the rim of the
impeller, increasing the velocity of the gas - a diffuser (divergent duct)
section converts the velocity into pressure energy - primarily used for
continuous, stationary service in industries such as oil refineries, chemical
and petrochemical plants and natural gas processing plants - from 100 hp (75
kW) to thousands of hp |
CFR |
cost and freight (named destination port) - the seller must pay
the costs and freight to bring the goods to the port of destination -
however, the risk is transferred to the buyer once the goods have crossed the
ship's rail - maritime transport only - insurance for the goods is NOT
included - insurance is at the cost of the buyer - see INCOTERMS |
CIF |
cost, insurance and freight (named destination port) - exactly
the same as CFR except that the seller must in addition procure and pay for
insurance for the buyer - maritime transport only - see INCOTERMS |
CIP |
carriage and insurance paid (named place of destination) - the
containerized transport/multimodal equivalent of CIF - seller pays for
carriage and insurance to the named destination point, but risk passes when
the goods are handed over to the first carrier - see INCOTERMS |
Club
Car |
a manufacturer of golf carts based in Augusta, Georgia - is a
subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand |
CompAir |
an engineering and manufacturing company specialized in
compressed air and gas systems - CompAir was actually formed when Holman
(1801) merged with BroomWade (1898) |
Compressed
air |
air which is kept under a certain pressure - usually
greater than that of the atmosphere - in Europe 10% of all electricity used
by the industry is used to produce compressed air |
Conex
box |
a shorthand of the Army term CONtainer Express - also see
container |
Container |
a reusable transport and storage unit used to move products and
raw materials between locations or countries - the terms container or box may
be used on their own within the context of shipping - containers manufactured
to ISO specifications may be referred to as ISO
containers and the term high-cube container is used for
units that are taller than normal - there are approximately seventeen million
intermodal containers in the world |
Container
dimensions |
standard internal container dimensions: 40ft std (66,83 m³) -
12.00m L x 2.33m W x 2.35m H (end door aperture width 2.28m - height 2.26m) -
40ft hc (75,32 m³) - 12.00m L x 2.33m W x 2.65m H (end door aperture width
2.28m - height 2.56m), 20ft std (32,85 m³) - 5.87m L x 2.33m W x 2.35m H (end
door aperture width 2.28m - height 2.26m) |
Cosinus
phi |
when generating power there is an actual loss of power in the
alternator - the difference between reactive power and active power is
mathematically defined in a graph - the angle in the graph is the cosinus phi
value |
CPT |
carriage paid to (named place of destination) - the
general/containerized/multimodal equivalent of CFR - the seller pays for
carriage to the named point of destination, but risk passes when the goods
are handed over to the first carrier - see INCOTERMS |
Crankshaft |
sometimes casually abbreviated to crank - is the part of
an engine which
translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation |
DC |
Direct Current |
DDP |
delivered duty paid (named destination place) - means that the
seller pays for all transportation costs and bears all risk until the goods
have been delivered and pays the duty - also used interchangeably with the
term "Free Domicile" - see INCOTERMS |
Depreciation |
decline in value of assets |
Diffuser |
the channel between the vanes of the stator of a centrifugal compressor |
Doosan |
a South Korean conglomerate quoted on the Korea Stock Exchange,
also known for its manufacturing of heavy and small construction equipment |
Electric
motor |
generates a mechanical motion through varying electromagnetic
fields |
Engine
(or motor) |
a machine designed to convert energy into a useful mechanical
motion |
Equipment |
is a device that can be used to produce or achieve something
but that is not consumed in the process |
Excavator |
a tracked or wheeled vehicle with an approximate operating
weight from 0.7 to 7.5 tonnes - it generally includes a standard backfill
blade and features an independent boom swing |
EXW |
ex works (named places) - the seller makes the goods available
at his premises - the buyer is responsible for all charges - see INCOTERMS |
Facebook |
a social networking website launched in February 2004 -
operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. - had more than 500 million
active users in July 2010 (= about one person for every fourteen in the
World) |
FAD |
free air delivery - equals the capacity of a compressor - the
actual amount of air sucked into a compressor |
FAS |
free alongside ship (named loading port) - the seller must
place the goods alongside the ship at the named port - the seller must clear
the goods for export - see INCOTERMS |
FCA |
free carrier (named places) - the seller hands over the goods,
cleared for export, into the custody of the first carrier (named by the
buyer) at the named place - see INCOTERMS |
Fleet
optimization |
optimizing a fleet of equipment or vehicles for ecomic and
efficient operation - an important part of fleet optimization is selling
off old equipment (remarketing) |
Fleet
standardization |
standardizing a fleet of equipment or vehicles to a minimum of
different makes - part of standardization is selling off obsolete equipment
(also called remarketing) |
Fleet
management |
management of a company's vehicle or equipment fleet |
FOB |
free on board (named loading port) - the seller must load the
goods on board the ship named by the buyer, cost and risk being divided at
ship's rail - the seller must clear the goods for export - maritime transport
only - see INCOTERMS |
Free
Domicile |
see INCOTERMS |
Freight
container |
see container |
Gardner
Denver |
a compressor manufacturer based in Quincy, Illinois (1859) |
Generator |
a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy |
High
cube container |
like standard containers but taller, see container dimensions |
Impeller |
a rotor inside a tube or conduit used to increase the pressure and flow of a fluid |
Incoterms |
international commerce terms - a series of international sales
terms, published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and widely
used in international commercial transactions |
Ingersoll
Rand |
a global diversified industrial company founded in 1871 |
Intermodal
container |
see container |
International
commerce terms |
abbreviated as INCOTERMS |
Invoice |
or bill - a commercial document issued by a seller - indicates
the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services the
seller has provided |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ISO
containers |
see container - in conformity with ISO standards |
Kaeser |
manufactures compressed air and vacuum products, including
rotary screw compressors and other related products - Kaeser Kompressoren is
headquartered in Coburg, Germany |
Kubota |
a tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer based in Osaka,
Japan - established in 1890 |
kVA |
kilo Volt Ampère - equals kW time cosinus phi (approx. factor
0,8 in power generators) |
kW |
kilo Watt - measure of mechanical or electrical power |
Lease |
a contract - the lessee (user) pays the lessor (owner) for the
use of an asset |
Lease
contract |
see lease |
Machinery |
devices that use energy to perform an activity |
Order
acknowledgement |
a document in which the seller confirms the receipt of the
buyer's order |
Piston
compressor |
a positive-displacement compressor that uses pistons driven by
a crankshaft to deliver gases at high pressure - also see reciprocating
compressor |
Portable
compressor |
the mobile and towable version of an air compressor |
Power |
the rate at which work is performed or energy is converted |
Powertrain |
mostly consists of engine + transmission (steering and brakes) |
Pre-owned |
putting products in the market for a second time, commonly
known as second hand - also see remarketing |
Pressure |
(symbol: P) - the force per unit area applied in a direction
perpendicular to the surface of an object - gauge pressure is the pressure
relative to the local atmospheric or ambient pressure |
Pro
forma invoice |
the invoice made up prior to shipment and final invoice (pro
forma) to have all payment details to be able to transfer money from bank to
bank |
PSI |
pounds per square inch (lbs/inch²) - is a unit of pressure
equalling 1 pound per square inch |
Reciprocating
compressor |
a positive-displacement compressor that uses pistons driven by
a crankshaft to deliver gases at high pressure - also see piston compressor |
Remarketing |
putting products in the market for a second time, commonly
known as second hand or pre-owned products |
Rental |
an agreement whereby a payment is made for the temporary use of
a machine or a piece of equipement owned by a third party |
Rental
contract |
rental agreement - a lease in which the asset is tangible
property |
Resale |
finding a buyer for used machinery |
Residual
value |
one of the constituents of a leasing calculus or operation -
describes the future value of a good in terms of percentage of depreciation
of its initial value |
Roller |
a machine used to reduce the size of waste material or soil /
asphalt through compaction |
Roll-on
/ Roll-off |
or RORO - a method of shipping machines by boat or vessel using
the self-propelling capacities of its own running gear to move it in and out
of the ship |
Rotary
screw compressor |
a gas or air compressor which uses a rotary type
positive-displacement mechanism |
Rotary
Vane compressor |
a positive-displacement compressor that consists of vanes
mounted to a rotor that rotates inside of a cavity - these vanes can be of
variable length and/or tensioned to maintain contact with the walls as the
compressor rotates |
Running
gear |
used to describe the wheels, suspension, steering, powertrain
& (usually) chassis/bodyshell of a car or machine or the tracks and road
wheels of a tracked vehicle or wheeled vehicle |
RV |
residual value |
Second
hand |
products that aren't new anymore and thus referred to as second
hand or pre-owned, also see remarketing |
shipping
container |
see container |
Skid
Steer Loader |
or skid loader - a small rigid frame, engine-powered machine
with lift arms used to attach a wide variety of labor-saving tools or
attachments |
Stationary
compressor |
a static and non movable version of an air compressor |
Synchronization |
the process of connecting an AC generator (alternator) to other AC generators is known as synchronization
and is crucial for the generation of AC electrical power |
Telehandler |
see telescopic handler |
Telescopic
handler |
or telehandler - a machine widely used in agriculture and industry. It is
similar in appearance and function to a forklift but is more a crane than a
forklift - has the increased versatility of a single telescopic boom that can
extend forward and upward - several attachments, s.a. buckets, pallet forks
or lift tables can be attached to the boom |
Tracks |
belt made of discs providing traction for a tracked vehicle
such as a tank, bulldozer or excavator |
Versahandler |
see telescopic handler |
Zero
tail swing ZTS |
units (excavators)
with a housing diameter that does not exceed the width of the tracks when
rotating - Zero-tail swing units allow the operator to focus on digging and
do not require him to watch out for obstacles within swinging range |