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system and retrofit VSDs. After seeing the potential this
system had for achieving energy savings the customer
was committed to installing it and getting the best results
from it. Other plants with similar generating capacity
have seen substantial recorded savings and so the project
was quickly signed off. As predicted, the system did pay
for itself after just eighteen months in operation.
Most large manufacturing companies are firmly
committed to reducing energy usage and it is a
responsibility carried by members of the facilities
and production teams. Large plants such as this are
continually changing, and the level of visibility and fine
control provided by the EnergAir software has enabled
the facilities team to continue making savings and
improvements. For example, they have now connected
the main air supply between both sites and use the
EnergAir system to optimise overall system pressure and
air generation in both compressor houses, but controlled
and working as one.
Fig. 2. Energy savings have been achieved by applying system pressure
The increases in efficiency are so pronounced, that
optimisation principles, matching air generation to demand.
they have been able to add another complete production vented from the compressors through a heat exchange
line since the initial EnergAir install, without having process for heating the building during the winter
to upgrade the compressed air generation facilities months.
and have maintained the increased efficiency levels Pressure sensors are fitted throughout the system
– generating efficiency is now at 97.18 per cent. The and used to feed live data into EnergAir’s EnerSoft -
compressors are also being used to generate hot water Analysis data management software that is hosted on
for the site, something that they use a lot of on the an onsite PC, this collates and records all the data and
production line. There are also plans to use hot air makes it available to the EnergAir EnerSoft – Visual PC
☞
With over 25 years experience in pumping viscous materials, Kecol is the number one Here are just a few of the products we
choice of many of The World’s leading pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food
pump on a daily basis:
manufacturers.
Honey, Cake Batter
Kecol equipment is used to transfer flowable and non-flowable materials from drums,
Butter, Mayonnaise
IBC’s, mixing vessels and process vessels of various shapes, sizes and designs, without
Peanut Butter
heating the material.
Fuit Concentrate
Our vast experience has shown there are never
Margarine
two applications the same and that’s why we are
Jam, Tomato Puree
never also offer ‘BESPOKE’ Systems designed &
Chopped Tomato
manufactured to suit your company’s specific &
Pie Fillings, Syrups
individual production needs
Biscuit Creams
Caramel Products
Kecol’s extensive range of equipment is designed
Fruit Pastes
to transfer products from Triple concentrate
Cooking Fats
Tomato Paste – through to Petroleum Jelly and
Fondants
Mascara, quickly, cleanly and efficiently from
Sweet Mince Meat
standard 200 litre drums, Tapered or Conical
drums fitted with an Aseptic Bag, Tote Bins and
Petroleum Jelly
System for IBC’s
IBC containers.
Magnesium Hydroxide
Mascara, Lanolin
Lip Gloss
Veterinary Creams
Eye Ointments
Paraffin Wax
Face Scrub
Teething Gels
Faraday Drive, Bridgnorth
Medical Adhesives
Shropshire WV15 5BJ
Toothpaste, Wax
Tel: 01746 764311
Sun Lotions
Fax: 01746 763375
Trolley Mounted Vertical or
Aluminium Hydroxide
www. kecol.co.uk
Horizontal pumps are also available
Hand/Face Creams
email: sales@kecol.co.uk Shaving Cream, Glycerine
High Viscosity Grease
Mastic, Wood Filler
Car Body Filler, Silicon
Paint, Ink, Polymers
System for 4 X pallet
Epoxy Pastes, Sealants
mounted drums
Glue, Resin
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