Champion Compressors has introduced AirMetrix System Assessment, a measurement and analysis tool to help industry identify areas of waste in compressed-air systems and facilitate targeted improvement measures.
Pneumatically operated systems are incorporated into many critical manufacturing processes, but if used inefficiently can impact significantly on overall operating costs. Katherine Crichton writes.
ATLAS Copco's oil-free air division says its new ZR series of water-cooled oil-free air compressors with built-in energy recovery systems is the first in the world to be T&UV certified for net zero energy consumption at specific design conditions.
With the global financial crisis and environmental pressures intensifying, the drive to reduce energy consumption is on. Katherine Crichton writes.
Compressed air is often the highest energy cost incurred by many businesses, and unfortunately a resource that is often seen an infinite. This attitude is shifting and with it has come a wider awareness of how the cost of pneumatically operated processes can be dramatically reduced. Bill Blyth*
Waste not, want not: new design technologies are helping manufacturers eliminate excessive air usage in compressed air systems, with some remarkable results. Katherine Crichton reports.
THE latest revision to the MEPS scheme has raised the benchmark of electric motor efficiency in Australia.
In an effort to reduce costs and energy consumption, manufacturers are undertaking maintenance programs incorporating stringent testing and maintenance of systems. Katherine Crichton reports.
THE Zander WVM vacuum adsorption dryer from Champion Compressors, delivers high levels of operational and energy efficiency, eliminating the need to purge air, and increasing throughput.
Ian Bulter from Australian Custom Pipes (ACP) explains the ins and outs of Polyethylene (PE) in compressed air pipe systems.