Women-Owned Businesses on the Rise

Airmatic Inc. is an industrial distributor focused on providing its clients with equipment, machinery, shop supplies, and a wide range of maintenance services. Working with companies in industries like feed and grain and concrete construction, Airmatic Inc. has been in operation for more than 70 years and is woman-owned.

According to recent data, the number of woman-owned businesses in the United States now encompasses over a third of all American companies. In the last nine years, this number has risen by 27 percent. As of this year, this subset of companies accounts for around $1.6 trillion in revenue and provides American workers with nine million jobs.

In addition to the fiscal benefits that woman-owned businesses bring to the US economy, studies have shown that female entrepreneurs may be less risk-averse than their male counterparts. A report conducted by BMO Wealth Management indicated that nearly three-quarters of female entrepreneurs expressed confidence in their risk-related decisions, while just 64 percent of male entrepreneurs expressed the same confidence.

Airmatic, Inc.’s Martin Conveyor and Vessel Clean-out Solutions

With more than 70 years of experience, Airmatic, Inc., offers a wide range of wholesale industrial machinery services and products. Airmatic, Inc.’s client base spans the government and commercial sectors, with installation and technical support geared to power production facilities, paper mills, and silo operations. In the latter sphere, Airmatic, Inc.’s solutions include state-of-the-art tools such as the Martin HD bin whip and the Martin bin drill tool for cleaning-out silos, hoppers and bins. 

The bin drill tool assists in the silo clean-out process through a remotely-controlled hydraulic-powered drilling system. It creates a viable flow channel even in situations of serious material blockages. The high-power bin-drill can bore open paths through materials extending as deep as 150 feet. 

The bin whip tool addresses materials stuck to the vessel’s interior walls which can create confined-space entry issues if not cleaned from outside the vessel. Material build-up in silos not only decreases storage capacity but can cause contamination issues. Other advanced solutions for silo cleaning include the compressed-air powered Sonic Horn, which provides an acoustic cleaning approach to fluidizing and clearing dry particulate deposits.

GEAPS and K-State Offer Online Courses in Grain-Handling Operations

Founded more than 70 years ago, Airmatic Inc distributes industrial equipment and provides installation and maintenance services to several markets, from agriculture and manufacturing to mining and construction. Airmatic Inc also serves as a member of the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), a manufacturer trade association.

Last week, registration opened for four online grain-handling operations courses provided by GEAPS and the Kansas State University (K-State) Distance Education Program. This term’s courses cover a variety of topics, such as grain facilities planning, preventing grain dust explosions, fan operational management, and aeration system design. GEAPS and K-State are also offering a Spanish-language class with a concentration on entry-level safety; this course is a complement to GEAPS 500: Introduction to Grain Operations and must be completed in order to earn the Credential in Grain Operations Management (CGOM).

Online classes run from October 31 to December 2 and are available to GEAPS members at $670 per course and non-members at $850 per course.

Airmatic Inc has been a proud member of GEAPS since 2005 and exhibits annually at the Tradeshow.

NAW to Host Biannual Billon Dollar CFO Roundtable in Chicago

Airmatic Inc is a woman-owned, Pennsylvania-based industrial distributor of bulk material handling equipment, with a focus on selling, installing, and maintaining industrial equipment. In supporting distribution trade associations, Airmatic Inc is a 41 year member of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW).

Each year, NAW hosts multiple billion-dollar roundtables for various types of high-ranking executives, such as chief legal officers, CEOs, and human resources executives. This year, on December 6-7, NAW will be hosting the NAW Billon Dollar CFO Roundtable at the O’Hare Hilton in Chicago. Sponsored by Grant Thornton and Oliver Wyman, this twice-a-year conference is designed for chief financial officers of billion-dollar distribution enterprises to network with non-competing companies and other like-minded professionals. This year’s agenda includes an executive dinner and a discussion on cyber risk management.

To participate in the CFO roundtable, attendees must pay $1,800 in annual membership fees and receive an exclusive invitation. For more information, visit solutions.NAW.org/events.

A Sonic Horn Approach to Cleaning Power Plant Silos

Working with clients that undertake bulk-solids handling, Airmatic Inc has more than seven decades of experience in industrial equipment and machinery distribution. Airmatic Inc’s customers range from utility companies to industrial manufacturers and include public and private entities. In one successful client-driven assignment, Airmatic Inc cleaned out the clinging bulk solid materials within three silos of a power generating station. 

The caked material Airmatic Inc addressed was much like coal fly ash and needed to be removed as part of the decommissioning process. With the buildup of particulate matter ranging from a light dusting to two inches, the original plan involved using a boom-mounted mechanical bin whip system. The dimensions and location of the silos made this system impractical and a high-energy, air-driven sonic horn approach was decided upon. 

Using powerful sound waves, particulates were shaken free of the sides of the silos, with a gravity feed enabling removal into truck-loading chutes. This approach effectively removed all debris within an expeditious time frame, with no need for dry or wet manual cleaning.

Airmatic Thrives in a Historic Hub of Manufacturing

Since 1944, Airmatic, Inc. has served as a leading supplier of industrial materials to a wide-ranging network of customers. The female-headed company offers sales, installation, and maintenance of equipment such as belt conveyor components, air cannons, rotary electric vibrators, bin level sensors, and more. Based in the southeastern Pennsylvania community of Malvern, Airmatic, Inc. is situated in the midst of a historic manufacturing region.

Malvern is a borough located in Chester County, in the Greater Philadelphia area. While many Pennsylvania industrial plants have closed in recent years, bringing economic hardships to the region, e-commerce and similar industries are filling the gap, and some traditional manufacturers continue to succeed.

Greater Philadelphia has a long history as an industrial center, and is the site of numerous mills, factories, and production plants over generations. The coal and steel industries, supported by banking and entrepreneurial interests, experienced rapid development in the area over the course of the latter 19th century.

In the early years of the 1900s, the automotive and railroad industries had a strong presence in the area, sustaining employment for thousands of people involved in the manufacturing. In the nearby Delaware County area, shipbuilding and other defense-related industries flourished in the first half of the 20th century.

Philadelphia’s suburbs began to specialize in defined manufacturing segments when the United States was still young, with early foundry and ironworks companies contributing to the growth of the region in the days before the Civil War.