Trace Analytics, LLC

06/24/2025

Carbon Dioxide is a toxic gas that is odorless, tasteless, and colorless. It’s important to have an understanding of the impact these levels can have and to properly test your compressed air system. Regular testing can help prevent carbon dioxide toxicity and contamination in compressed breathing air.

Exposure to different levels of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) can affect the human body in a variety of ways. It’s important to have an understanding of the impact these levels can have and to properly test your compressed air system. Regular testing can help prevent carbon dioxide toxicity and contaminati...

06/12/2025

One of the most common questions we receive regarding ambient air testing is: should my facility choose to perform active or passive sampling? Learn more about the options that Trace Analytics can offer for your environmental testing program here:

Ambient Air Testing Options: Active or passive sampling Many food, pharma, medical device, and packaging manufacturers are facing new requirements and regulations requiring the monitoring and testing of their ambient air quality in high-risk locations. Bodies like SQF, FDA, and ISO are often vague a...

05/20/2025

Excess moisture in a compressed breathing air system can cause significant problems for our customers. Water v***r is the number one reason most compressed breathing air samples fail. Learn more about how Trace Analytics can help you test for water v***r in your compressed air system.

Excess moisture in a compressed breathing air system can cause significant problems for our customers. The limit for water v***r in most specifications is all about preventing the freezing of the regulator in an SCBA. While water v***r doesn’t hurt the individual, not having air to breathe does! W...

05/14/2025

Hydrocarbons can infiltrate compressed air systems in a variety of ways. Identifying and quantifying these compounds isn’t just a matter of routine testing, it’s a proactive step toward safeguarding product integrity, protecting end users, and maintaining efficient system operations. Learn more from the experts at Trace Analytics.

Compressed air plays a critical role in countless industrial and manufacturing processes, yet its potential for contamination, particularly from hydrocarbons, is often overlooked. While particulate, water, and microbial contamination may be more intuitive to foresee, hydrocarbon contamination is jus...

05/08/2025

Total oil testing is an important part of a facilities monitoring program and should be completed with a third party lab who can provide the appropriate sampling materials and facilitate analytical methods dictated by ISO 8573.
Learn more about the importance of oil testing from the experts at Trace Analytics

Oil contamination in compressed air is a serious concern for many manufacturers. With options like food-grade oil, and oil-free compressors, many are left wondering if what they are doing is enough to prevent contamination from reaching their end products. The best way to ensure that filtration, mai...

04/29/2025

New installations, add-ons, and modifications of compressed air and gas systems should all be validated prior to use. The compressed air testing experts at Trace Analytics are here to provide guidance on setting up a successful compressed air or gas system validation.

New installations, add-ons, and modifications of compressed air and gas systems should all be validated prior to use. Air or gas system validations become even more critical in the cases of pharmaceutical or food manufacturing facilities with high-risk end-products. In order for a validation to be s...

04/17/2025

Pure gases are a critical component in many food, beverage, and pharmeceutical manufacturing processes. With the help of Trace Analytics, these facilities can perform gas purity testing at the most critical point: the point-of-use.

Pure gases are a critical component in many manufacturing processes across industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and medical device manufacturing. The levels of purity and acceptable contamination limits in these gases must be carefully monitored year round to ensure the gas is perfo...

04/22/2024

Join us on Thursday April 25th for a Trace Analytics webinar! Brett Greenlee will lead a discussion on Breathing Air Testing Requirements and How to Meet Them. Click here to register: https://hubs.ly/Q02tC6Yb0

03/28/2024

Wondering why dryer type is right for you or curious about the risks of water v***r in a compressed air system? Join us on April 4th for an webinar with Dan Van Ormer, Brett Greenlee, and Jason Brister.

Compressed Air Best Practices Magazine informs industrial sustainability, facility and energy managers on compressed air energy conservation measures deployed by compressed air auditors and technicians.

10/09/2023

Join us this year at to talk about the importance of compressed air testing to ISO 8573 and how to set up a monitoring plan! Our AirCheck experts will be at booth #1422. See you in Chicago!

09/20/2023

We are honored to host the host the ISO/TC 118/SC 4/WG-1 for ISO 8573 working group here in Austin, Texas this week! Thank you to the members who traveled from all around the world to be here and do this important work. We had representatives from 4 countries: United Kingdom, Belgium, USA, and Slovenia.

Yesterday the group covered ISO 8573-7 working draft and today they are discussing ISO 8573-5 and ISO12500-1.

Find out more about how Trace meets ISO 8573 requirements here: https://hubs.ly/Q022Tc--0

09/08/2023

The AirCheck experts will be at PACK EXPO on Monday the 11th!

Come visit our Booth -11333 to talk about compressed air testing for packaging applications!

Learn more about what we do and how we can help here: https://hubs.ly/Q021G3-90