Industrial Energy Savings    

Compressor Controls

Easy-to-Implement Master Control and Monitoring Systems
Jan Hoetzel, SIGA Green Technologies
Easy-to-implement master control and monitoring systems provide crucial system information including the key performance indicators required to manage air compressors and their associated energy costs.
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Xcel Energy and Northwest Airlines Partner to Save Energy
Erin Mathe
How do you test a 747 engine to ensure reliability once it’s airborne at 600 miles an hour?
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Class Zero Air Measures Race Car Performance
By Compressed Air Best Practices
A four thousand, five hundred and fifty pound (4550 lbs.) race car is running at 170 mph and facing wind resistance of 150 mph. The car then enters a curve creating a three-degree “yaw” (the change in angle from the direction the car is headed and the airstream).  The car struggles to maintain speed as the yaw changes and the dynamic downforce load on the car changes.  Suddenly, the driver-less car comes to a stop on the stainless-steel track...
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Investing in Efficiency: Mattei Compressors
By Compressed Air Best Practices
Compressed Air Best Practices spoke with Jay Hedges (General Manager) of Mattei Compressors.
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Growth in Alberta: Northwest Equipment
By Compressed Air Best Practices
Compressed Air Best Practices Magazine interviewed Sid Van der Meer (President) and Terry Nickel (Office Manager) of the Northwest Equipment Company.
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