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Compressed air costs per m³: Why compressed air is among the most expensive utilities in the plant
There is an invoice in the plant for electricity, gas, and water. Not for compressed air. It is available at...
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Two Screw Compressors in Parallel Operation: How Weekly Rotation Distributes Operating Hours
In practice, those who have two compressors side-by-side rarely use them equally. Usually, one machine runs continuously, while the second...
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Compressed Air Station on the Top Floor: VI-LO Realises the Installation of a STRONG Compressor
Sometimes the biggest challenge with such a system lies not in the technology itself, but in the journey to get...
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Three screw compressors in cardboard production: plant status at a glance, faster service notification
In cardboard production, manufacturing often runs in multi-shift operation, and compressed air is involved in many stages of the process....
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Compressed Air Treatment: Components, Design and Compressed Air Quality
A compressor generates compressed air – but it does not determine which compressed air quality actually reaches the point of...
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Oil-free scroll compressor in water treatment: why zero oil carry-over matters
When compressed air does not just power a tool but comes into direct contact with a medium, the requirements change...
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Two-stage screw compressor: Why 55 kW is not always 55 kW
On the data sheet, it often looks clear: 55 kW here, 55 kW there – seemingly the same machine. However,...
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Refrigerated Dryer vs. Desiccant Dryer: Which Compressed Air Dryer is Right for Your Application?
A winter morning, minus five degrees: A valve on an externally laid compressed air line is stuck. Overnight, condensate in...
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Compressed Air Audit: Process, Measurement Points, Results – Basis for Informed Decisions
In many operations, it is not precisely known how compressed air demand changes over a full production day. Compressors run...
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Oil-free Compressor for the Food Industry: AQUARIUS in the Extension Building
An extension building in food production almost always brings with it a question that is easily underestimated: How should the...
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