Energy-saving service
May 1st 2009 Festo and LeekSeek International
have announced a joint initiative to
combat energy waste. The two
companies are launching an energysaving
service for users of pneumatic
automation, to provide
comprehensive site-wide detection,
management and resolution of
compressed air leakages.
The potential cost savings are
huge; industry analysts estimate that
European manufacturers currently
waste 25- 35% of compressed air
generated, mainly through leakage
caused by bad maintenance practices.
In the UK, compressed air costs
companies about 1.5 pence to
compress 1m3 of air to 7 bar - a
medium-size manufacturing
company consumes about 50m3 of
air per minute. 24-hour operation
gives an annual cost of £394,200.
By adopting the leak management
strategy proposed by Festo and
LeekSeek, it's estimated that
companies could reduce their costs
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