Currently we service several of NZ’s largest companies and a number of other large businesses generally in the food manufacturing and packaging industries.
For a number of years these companies have enjoyed the savings that a Compressed Air Survey has given them. Our role is to identify any air leaks in your company’s air system using an Ultrasonic Probe, document them and then place an identifying tag on the faulty equipment so that you can repair these leaks as time and manpower allows. Using the Ultrasonic Probe we have the ability to locate leaks quickly even in a noisy environment that without this equipment would make leak detection for maintenance engineers very difficult and time consuming.
Savings will obviously vary from company to company and site to site within companies but you can expect a saving of approximately 20% - 25% on your current compressed air electricity consumption.
An example from a recent survey of a 24/7 operation using the “Find, Fix, Recheck” method at a Food Manufacturing Company is outlined below...
|
Full Capacity (CFM) |
Loss Assessment |
Estimate of Air Loss (CFM) |
Annual Loss (kWhrs) |
Cost per kWhr |
Annual Cost of Loss |
Fix Rate |
Estimated Immediate Savings |
|
850 |
23.1% |
196.6 |
218,707 |
$0.15 |
$32,806 |
25.6% |
$8,398 |
The service we provide has shown that for every $1000 spent, $4000-$8000 p.a of electricity cost alone is saved at most sites.
Due to the sometimes hostile environment the air lines and air dependent equipment is exposed to the deterioration of this equipment is ongoing. However after the repairs from the initial survey are carried out it is expected the cost of future surveys will be reduced.
We have several options available with regard to our surveys which are outlined here:
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