Following the construction of its new Dish Cell building, which has added 22,000ft2 of production space to the site, the company needed additional compressed air capacity.

The new Atlas Copco system comprises two full-feature, rotary screw compressors, a fixed-speed GA 90 FF, plus a GA110 VSD FF.

Steelite’s manufacturing project manager, John Lewis, explains: “These two units, together with a receiver and filter, are located in a new dedicated compressor house that is nearing completion. Their principal duty is to drive 12 3in and 2in diaphragm pumps and the pneumatic cylinders for our new production equipment. The fixed speed machine provides the base load while the VSD compressor matches output to variable process air demands and is available for back up supply if required.

“We have been more than satisfied with the performance and reliability of our existing Atlas Copco machines, which are used in similar applications for other production equipment, as well as for spraying glaze onto the tableware, so we had no hesitation in once again specifying the brand.”