Data Inflate Compressed Air System Performance

摘要

SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS can result from proper understanding and managing of compressed air systems,as the experiences of Atlas Copco,Endress+Hauser Flowtec and Airleader demonstrate.”Looking at air compressors as one tactical element of Industry 4.0 shows how connected devices can benefit your business and impact your bottom line,”says Paul Humphreys,vice president of communications and branding,Atlas Copco,Rock Hill,S.C.”There are five steps on this connected efficiency journey:auditing,design,optimization,service and monitoring.”Every air compressor efficiency assessment should start with an audit,stresses Humphreys.This establishes the baseline and benchmark for calculating future savings.Devices have become more sophisticated,often smaller and nearly always with wireless connectivity,so access to data is much quicker than before.”The big industry change here is that auditing is moving to a continuous process,”he notes.