September 8, 2022
By now you know the various costs involved in the air compressors and the possible opportunities to lower your compressed air cost with our previous two blogs.
However, the big question is how to assess whether these opportunities are present in the manufacturing plant? Is the available opportunity big or marginal? Is it affecting plant productivity and the cost of end product?
Let's explore the answers in this blog.
Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t improve it.
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The first step for improvement in any field is to know where we are currently and what is our goal. The difference between current status and desired goal set-up the path of improvement.
Likewise, it is important to know what are the losses in your plant, how much they are costing you, and how much can save by fixing the losses.
This process will help you to identify the potential opportunities to reduce the energy and power losses in the plant and thus you may earn more. One of the best ways to identify opportunities is to conduct a scientific study of your compressed air system.
This study when conducted responsibly can help you to know
This audit can either be conducted in-house or under the guidance of the expert energy auditors or partners. The audit is recommended for companies to identify cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities. Further, the compressed air audit is important for companies seeking to implement an energy management system while working towards achieving ISO50001.
As we have highlighted earlier, air compressors typically consume between 10-12% of a factory’s electricity, and sometimes up to 30%. Hence, the potential for realizing energy savings by conducting a compressed air energy audit should not be overlooked.
To investigate the potential savings in your compressed air plant, the first step is to perform a data-logging exercise by measuring real-time current consumption. This activity needs hardware installation which usually takes less than 30 minutes and a measurement period of 1 week.
A sample size of 1 week provides a fair assessment of the air usage in the plant which can be then extrapolated for the year to calculate potential savings. Based on the logged data and the sample, the simulation is done with the two assumptions:
The real-time current measurement study will help you to optimize your compressed air usage by avoiding power losses & increasing efficiency & uptime. The decisions backed by a scientific- fact-based approach will always save from various risks and potential energy losses and thus, help in lowering the energy consumptions. This whole activity helps you navigate your ship of earnings without any disruptions. Did you know, we have conducted more than 1000 power audits in 2019 and help many customers in their mission to earn more through energy savings by data-driven scientific decisions. For your personalized report, you may Whatsapp us @ +91 77680 80901 or fill the form below. Our team will revert shortly.
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