productTHE ABILITY to adapt and recover sustainably and productively will drive business’ demand for more efficient steam technology in 2021. That is the headline finding from Aggreko’s latest industry research, which surveyed over 200 organisations across the public and private sector.
articleLockdowns, operating restrictions and social distancing might mean that, for some businesses, compressed air maintenance has been neglected. This could negatively impact the expected life of compressed air equipment and its overall efficiency. Gary Spence offers advice on maintenance checks that can help maintain and improve the energy efficiency levels of a site’s compressed air system
newsFASOLEX, POLAND’S leading bean, fruit and vegetable producer, has installed an ELGi compressed air system to power the bean sorting line at its new plant in Sahryń, Poland. The ELGi compressed air-powered sorting line removes defective beans and ensures the highest food quality possible.
productWITH MANUFACTURING and service industries under pressure to reduce carbon emissions, as part of the government’s ‘Net Zero’ roadmap, industrial compressor brand, ALUP, has launched an upgraded range of oil-injected air compressors, which offer a significantly lower environmental footprint.
articleHeat raising systems are particularly large energy users, but manufacturers of these systems have invested considerable resources into improving existing systems and developing entirely new energy efficient ones, providing greater choice and improved sustainability for customers, writes Etienne Fourie
newsATLAS COPCO has extended its industrial portfolio to include process cooling equipment. The newly launched TCX 4-90A is Atlas Copco’s first process cooling chiller range, with plans to introduce more new products to the market in 2021 and extend the range to include higher cooling capacities.
newsSTEEL PRODUCER, Liberty Steel Group, has appointed global compressor control, performance and monitoring solutions company, CMC, to install AIRMATICS compressor management technology at its Speciality Steels site in Rotherham.
productTHE BRITISH Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has launched its new, blended learning workshop for ISO 8573 (http://bit.ly/BCAS-ISO8573), the air quality standard; now available with 25% off course fees for customers of BCAS members.
articleAs the use of premium efficiency (IE3) motors has increased, due in part to strengthened regulation, the question of maintaining motor efficiency after a rewind process has reappeared. Karl Metcalfe looks at the latest report and the procedures that were used to support these findings
newsATLAS COPCO has enhanced its longstanding compressed air leak detection service by upgrading to new, high-performance acoustic imaging cameras. Until March 31st 2021, Atlas Copco is backing this service with a Winter Guarantee, which refunds the survey cost if it does not save the customer money.
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