Compressed Air and Gas Institute or CAGI is an industry

Industry

Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...

 association

Trade association

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 located in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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. It was founded in 1915. CAGI is representing manufacturers of compressed air

Compressed air

Compressed air is air which is kept under a certain pressure, usually greater than that of the atmosphere. In Europe, 10 percent of all electricity used by industry is used to produce compressed air, amounting to 80 terawatt hours consumption per year....

 system equipment, including air compressor

Air compressor

An air compressor is a device that converts power into kinetic energy by compressing and pressurizing air, which, on command, can be released in quick bursts...

s, blower

Blower

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s, pneumatic tools and air and gas drying

Drying

Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. This process is often used as a final production step before selling or packaging products. To be considered "dried", the final product must be solid, in the...

 and filtration

Filtration

Filtration is commonly the mechanical or physical operation which is used for the separation of solids from fluids by interposing a medium through which only the fluid can pass...

 equipment.

Among its activities is development of standards for compressors, compressor-related testing, air dryers, filters and portable air tools, many prepared and updated in coordination with
other standards organizations, including Pneurop

Pneurop

Pneurop is a lobbying group for the European compressor and vacuum pump industry.It is a committee of manufacturers of air and process gas compressors, vacuum pumps, pneumatic tools and allied equipment, represented by their national trade associations...

 and the American National Standards Institute

American National Standards Institute

The American National Standards Institute is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organization also coordinates U.S. standards with international...

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