This blog, authored by Ron Marshall, deals with subjects on how to make compressed air systems operate more efficiently - from the air compressor all the way to the final end use.
When trialing a new Fluke ii900 ultrasonic industrial imager I offered a customer a freebie leak audit so I could put the new device through its paces.
When it comes to the mechanical output to end use devices, it typically costs about 10 times more to power with compressed air than it does to do similar things with direct drive...
The biggest and most overlooked step in greatly improving the efficiency of a compressed air system is to capture the heat and send it to where it can be used.
