Program seeks to puncture use of compressed air.(Compressed Air Challenge...

Design News;  March 2, 1998 ;     478 words ......national undertaking called the Compressed Air Challenge. The Challenge is...distributors, and industrial users of compressed air equipment and associated groups. Its aim is a 10% reduction in compressed air use by 2010. This first year...

Aggreko Acquires Prime Energy's Temperature Control Equipment Fleet.

PR Newswire;  May 25, 2005 ;     357 words ......supplier of temporary power, temperature control and compressed air systems, announced today...agreement to acquire the temperature control rental fleet of Prime...control and oil-free compressed air systems. We help customers...

Compressed air cost saving -- whose responsibility?

British Plastics & Rubber;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...THE generation of compressed air is estimated to account for more...energy savings are possible in compressed air systems -- case studies show...commissioned by PNEUROP, the European Compressed Air Equipment Manufacturers trade...

Putting the pressure on compressed air costs.(BACK TO BASICS)

Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......want to reduce the operating cost of your compressed air utility by 25 to 40% and improve the air...consider a thorough audit of the entire compressed air system. The compressed air utility is usually the least carefully designed...

Getting the most for your money. (air compressors; includes compressed air...

Plant Engineering;  July 9, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Compressed Air It is the fourth utility. Compressed air, along with gas, electricity and water, is essential...fish farming, and textiles. A plant's expense for its compressed air is often thought of only in terms of the cost of the...

Seminar focuses on compressed air efficiency.(Compressed Air...

Plant Engineering;  July 1, 2005 ;     309 words ...A one-day seminar on compressed air offered insights on ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs throughout the compressed air process. The Compressed Air Challenge (CAC), ComED, Atlas Copco, and the Department...

An opportunity to reduce compressed air energy costs

Hydraulics & Pneumatics;  January 1, 2002 ;     418 words ......technical support furnished by the compressed Air Challenge, recently created the Assessment of the Market for Compressed air efficiency. The assessment provides...the energy efficiency of plant compressed air systems. These services include...

The business case for compressed air systems.(Compressors/ Management)

Plant Engineering;  August 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Do you operate a compressed air system as a business, understanding...priority list. How much of the compressed air produced is being used productively...production and lower the cost of compressed air simultaneously? Quantify these...

Is your compressed air system all wet?

Plant Engineering;  March 31, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Is your compressed air all wet? If you answered yes, you are...either liquid or vapor, is present in compressed air as it exits the system. If this moisture is not properly removed, a compressed air system can lose efficiency and require...

Compressed Air Challenge.(Forum)

Plant Engineering;  June 1, 2004 ;     25 words ...Compressed Air Challenge manual Best Practices for Compressed Air Systems ( Choosing a compressed air dryer, May 2004) can be ordered at compressedairchallenge.com.

Compressed air: the hidden utility

Hydraulics & Pneumatics;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......understand the importance of its compressed air system and to rely on maintenance...couldn't match, and the use of compressed air exploded, creating the utility...on today. In most plants, compressed air is a fundamental utility...

Compressed Air Support on Hydroshields.

World Tunnelling;  November 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......working chamber has to be replaced with compressed air. The operating condition under compressed air is a standard operating mode for a Hydroshield...drive, can be inevitable. The method of compressed air support was developed as a means of...

Improving compressed air systems.(P2 Sustainability)

Pollution Engineering;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the most common energy needs is for compressed air, accounting for some $1.5 billion in...have hundreds of different uses for compressed air. Clearly, different industries will...Some manufacturing operations also use compressed air and gas for combustion or process operations...

Keeping dried compressed air dry. (Technology: Compressed...

Plant Engineering;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Key Concepts * Compressed air exiting a dryer aggressively seeks...leaks allow moisture to enter compressed air systems * Use moisture removal...wonder why there is moisture in compressed air lines even though a dryer is installed...

A case for efficient use of compressed air

Hydraulics & Pneumatics;  May 1, 2003 ;     460 words ...The compressed air industry does a great job creating an awareness of how much compressed air costs. Compressor manufacturers, distributors...provide auditing services to help users of compressed air get the most efficiency out of their systems...