COMPANY HISTORY
Bob Turan Jr. originally started to formulate his ideas for the Turanair concept approximately 12 years ago while fabricating and installing high-end finished custom furniture. His dream was to create a lightweight portable air power system that would do away with his compressor and the general set-up & mess that went along with the traditional method of using pneumatic tools.

He realized that he and all carpenters alike owned twelve or more pneumatic nail guns and staplers. But what all carpenters hated was lugging their heavy compressor, generators and air hoses to every jobsite. He wanted a system that was lightweight and quiet, yet has enough power to accommodate any worker on any size job; from a single worker doing finish carpentry to a large roofing contractor.

After experimenting for a few years with different setups, he was able to put together his first actual working system in 1997 and personally used that system on jobsites. He initially used CO2 gas as the original propellant. Even though he had a working system, the CO2 gas had a negative effect on the internals of the pneumatic tools. The CO2 bottle needed to be kept in a vertical position to operate properly otherwise it would freeze up the regulator. Realizing the potential for his system he decided to change direction and redesign his invention to use safe compressed air.

In researching related fields like Scuba, Fire Rescue and Paintball for additional components for his system, he also learned about carbon fiber bottles which are safe, lightweight and are used as a high-pressure storage medium for these fields. After purchasing a carbon-fiber bottle, different regulators, stabilizers, gauges, fittings and hoses, within a couple of years he went on to develop his first high-pressure, lightweight, portable air power system that was capable of running all pneumatic tools.

Wanting to protect his discovery, he filed his Patent Application on June 28, 2002. He then sought out a Tool and Die company with engineering capabilities to help design a “salable” regulator. After sixteen months of design and testing, he was finally satisfied with a beautifully designed working regulator. Bob was issued a Patent #6,932,128 on August 23, 2005.

Realizing just how versatile and universal the product line has become, Turanair Systems, Inc. has filed numerous patent applications globally on elaborated air power systems and related products that have never been introduced to any market.


EXECUTIVE PROFILE Robert has had a very diverse series of life experiences. Starting out in the construction trades, Bob learned roofing and carpentry from his father at an early age. Building homes for corporate executives, exclusive restaurants, and recreation parks and facilities, all prepared Bob to acquire and use successful management skills and practices.

Having seen the real world from the inside, Bob realized and recognized certain needs to improve efficiencies in the construction world. This became a life-changing event for both Bob and his family as he began the quest to invent The Turanair Work Bottle System.

The road for any entrepreneur is never easy and this would be no different as Bob worked nights and weekends at first to begin development. He soon realized that he had to commit more time and immersed himself fulltime into the product development that would take another four years.

The 12year culmination has come in the award of a system patent in the summer of 2005 and an outstanding list of an additional 16 patent pending filings worldwide. The product line under his design creation has grown from the original backbone system to the awesome potential of 34+ products and kits by the conclusion of 2007.

Robert and his wife Margaret, who have been married for 41 years and their two daughters all have active roles in Turanair Systems Inc.