Industry News

The IMTS 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show was held at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois, September 10-15. More than 1,909 companies exhibited - including Compressed Air Best Practices® Magazine, as a part of the Industrial Automation North America Pavillion - organized by Deutsche Messe, the owners of the Hannover Fair. Over 1.24 million square feet of exhibition space was contracted and total registration for the six-day event was for 100,200 people, a 22% increase over 2010.

EXAIR’s Digital Flowmeter provides an excellent way to monitor compressed air consumption and waste. Now, with the addition of EXAIR’s new USB Data Logger, you can also maintain a history of the Digital Flowmeter’s measurements for analysis. Use the included software to configure the Data Logger to record your flow rate. Record from once a second (about nine hours of data) up to once every 12 hours (over 2 years!).    

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire the Ekomak Group, a Turkish manufacturer of industrial screw compressors, strengthening its market position in the region. Ekomak has a strong domestic position in industries such as metal works, textile and manufacturing.

Not a small deed for a medium size, world class, manufacturer, in the booming, competitive Brazilian environment. Air compressors are used by almost all industries, and consume great amounts of energy, but as ISO Secretary-General Rob Steele states. “Individual organizations cannot control energy prices, government policies or the global economy, but they can improve the way they manage energy in the here and now. Improved energy performance can provide rapid benefits for an organization by maximizing the use of its energy sources and energy-related assets, thus reducing both energy cost and consumption.”