Industrial Utility Efficiency

Have you ever had a failing dryer in your compressed air system, ruining your production output, but it was not noticed until it was already too late? Dry compressed air is one of the most important quality parameters when it comes to process safety. When ambient air is compressed, the ratio of the humidity to the air volume will rise drastically. Therefore the higher concentration of humidity in the compressed air leads to a higher dew point temperature and the humidity is more likely to condensate at higher temperatures.

## Eagle Mine Redesigns Compressed Air System for Uptime Gains

When the design capabilities of an installed compressed air system didn’t align with real-world production needs at its ore processing mill in northern Michigan, Eagle Mine decided to move beyond theoretical compressed air concepts and deal in reality. After thorough analyses of its compressed air challenges and implementing a variety of solutions, the team at the mill bolstered the operation’s ability to efficiently mill approximately 2,200 metric tons of ore per day.

## Whiskey Distillery Compressed Air Study Saves Energy

A premium whiskey distillery was seeking to renew their compressed air system and meet their corporate mandate in making their production facility more efficient. The first step on the road to improvement was having their compressed air system assessed. This article discusses some of the findings of the system study, which saved significant energy, improved system reliability, and captured a significant utility incentive to help with the study costs and the cost of a new compressor.

## Commercial Bakery Compressed Air Audit Optimizes the Constituents of Demand

The current cost to operate the compressed air system is \$139,100 annually, and the proposed measures will reduce it by \$50,700 annually. The proposed cost to complete the measures is \$47,600 providing a simple payback of 11 months. The cost included in the Action Plan includes engineering, project assistance, services to maintain the gains, and a 10% contingency.

## Food

A premium whiskey distillery was seeking to renew their compressed air system and meet their

## Plastics

The Pepsi bottling plant in Winnipeg, Manitoba has upgraded both their main 100 psi compressed air

## Paper

Rockline Industries is one of the largest global producers of consumer products, specializing in

## Printing

The Sussex plant operates no less than 22 air compressors to keep pace with demand, which ranges

## Auto

“I’ll say this politely. At the end of the day, we shouldn’t have to worry about compressed air,

## Bulk

A major producer of cement and building materials, CalPortland’s energy management efforts have

## Metals

Plant personnel had experienced ongoing problems with its process grinder performance due to

## Medical

Helium is a precious noble gas that has become invaluable for leak detection, as well as cooling

## Power

Nuclear power plants produce electricity for people, business and industry.  Electricity is

## Oil & Gas

In terms of compressed air systems, it’s not unusual to see a plant with 10 to 15 air compressors,

## Wastewater

Wastewater treatment processes have come a long way in the past century, but demand continues to