3D Printing: From Lunar Habitats to Filter Bezels

3D Printing – it’s all the rage with everyone from Fortune 50 companies to backyard garage tinkerers printing everything from soap dishes to on-demand, injection-molded parts to car chassis to body parts. Only a few years ago, 3D printing was considered pie-in-the-sky science fiction, but today you can pick one up for about $500 at […]

Future City Electric Buses Move Masses

Those of us who live in a city with a robust public transportation system know a good portion of that system involves buses. And for those in cities still running bus fleets on traditional fuel, we know what that exhaust does to our air and our lungs. With less than half of US buses running […]

The Importance of Thermal Design

Thermal considerations are fundamental when designing any electronic equipment. Convection, conduction, and radiation heat transfer all need attention to build efficient equipment and to keep it running optimally. Both the printed circuit board (PCB) and the integrated circuit (IC) package are important components to any piece of electronic equipment and need to be effectively integrated […]

Solve Installation Removal-Challenges

You’re not alone… There’s a lot of precision science and technology that goes into manufacturing a commercial grade air filter including thermal design, shielding, contamination and air flow control, fire safety and pinpoint compliance with domestic and international certification bodies. Unfortunately, that’s all irrelevant if the filter is installed, replaced or removed incorrectly. Over the […]

Specify Air Filter Screens That Won’t Bug Your Equipment

How Often Should You Change Commercial Air Filters?

Dirty Filters Can Reduce Efficiency And Lead to Equipment Failure! How often do commercial filters need to be replaced? It’s a common question for design engineers and those who are tasked with servicing and maintaining equipment, but the simple answer is… it depends. In clean, controlled indoor environments like data centers or switching offices, it’s […]

Partner Spotlight: Probasco Design

Your R&D Team has hit a roadblock and you know the medical device they are designing is revolutionary and want it brought to life. So where do you go to move your concept forward? You turn to a product design and development firm like Probasco Design out of Plano Texas. Max Probasco, founder/owner of Probasco […]

Year End Network Maintenance

UAF understands that many of our clients plan for winter network maintenance and filter replacement during holiday shut downs. Please contact UAF to insure that you have the OEM-approved air filters in stock to keep your equipment running clean and cool during the holidays and into the new year.  We are also happy to work with you […]

Application Spotlight: Knightscope Security Robots

Universal Air Filter | Making the world safer, healthier and more productive “Safety isn’t expensive, it’s priceless,” footballer Jerry Smith’s words resonate in every industry. Politicians win campaigns with platforms to improve public safety. Laws are created to promote security. Industries and companies are formed to develop instruments to aid and enhance protection. One California […]

Telcordia NEBS Requirements

NEBS GR-63-CORE ISSUE 5R4-18 [138] All fan-cooled equipment occupying greater the 1U of vertical rack space (45mm [1.75in]) shall be equipped with filters.  Fan filters shall be replaceable with equipment operating. Rectifiers, distribution bays, and sealed equipment with only outside fan cooling do not require filters. O4-19 [206] It is an objective that fan-cooled equipment […]