You probably don't spend much time thinking about all the applications in your plant that require compressed air. But compressed air is a costly utility that can easily account for 1/3 of a plant's total electricity usage.
Yet, compressed air is often viewed as a fixed cost and overlooked when process improvements are considered. If that's the case in your plant, it may be time to revisit that approach because you may be able to save tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars annually by significantly reducing compressed air consumption or by using a different technology for some drying and blow-off operations. . . Click here to read complete whitepaper. Or right-click on the link to download file (810 kb).
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