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visualisation package. The it was a minimum of 10
complete compressed air days before we could
system, from compressor, see the results, in that
through to the dryers time other factors could
and out across the plant have cancelled out the
is represented visually improvement they made
on screen in a Windows and they would never
environment, with key be completely sure how
indicators such as system effective the change had
pressure and efficiency been.
displayed clearly on screen One thing in particular
as analogue style dials. that has shown great
Through a series of savings and can be tweaked
SCADA style screens, onsite is the overall system
the operators can drill pressure, there are certain
down and check on the limits to how low it can go
performance if individual based on manufacturers
compressors, set threshold recommended minimum
alarms for performance operating pressures
variables, schedule servicing for machinery on the
and maintenance tasks and production line, some of
crucially see the effect any which were set quite high.
changes made have on the After consulting the
system immediately. Using machinery manufacturers
EnerSoft – Analysis data it was discovered there was
manager any of the Key a large overestimate made
Performance Indicators
Fig. 3. EnergAir’s EnerSoft - Analysis data management
in some cases to offset the
(KPIs) can be tracked over
software that is hosted on an onsite PC.
effects of the machinery
time and reported on at being used in plants
fixed intervals. with little or no accurate secondary pressure sensing
The data is updated every few seconds and the facilities. The team has been able to safely reduce the
information seen on the screen is virtually live, making overall system pressure by over half a bar in increments.
it far easier to accommodate changes to the plant and The savings achieved by that half a bar reduction are
make positive changes to keep efficiency maximised, substantial bearing in mind the site uses over a Megawatt
every time a change is made, the results are displayed of generating capacity just for compressed air. p
instantly. Prior to having the EnergAir system the
facilities team had to collate data over a period of time EnergAir Solutions Ltd is based in Woking, Surrey, UK.
using much cruder indicators such as energy bills and www.energair.co.uk
twenty-one day shelf life for fresh sea food
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efestus, israel, has created an advanced packaging solution restaurants and retailers often must keep efficient fresh stock of
for extending fresh seafood shelf life. this packaging seafood and fish, and so face high logistic and storage challenges as
system protects the safety and freshness of the product while well as increased costs. hefestus’ advanced packaging system allows
retaining shape and product appearance. seafood and fish are manufacturers and marketers to transport fresh seafood products
highly susceptible to oxidation and degradation. classic thermal to distant destinations without any impact on product odor and
processing methods like cooling, usually are deployed to protect appearance. “seafood quality can change dramatically along the
and extend the shelf life of fish and fish products. supply chain from the fisherman to the consumer or the restaurant,”
other options are to use ice – which requires special drainage says oded shtemer, president & ceo of hefestus. “the bottom line
and handling processes to avoid possible pathogenic contamination with hefestus’ slb technology is fewer returns and significant savings.”
– or to vacuum-pack with special equipment. although there hefestus, ltd., specialises in providing solutions for extending
is increasing awareness of health benefits of fish and seafood, shelf-life. it develops and manufactures a wide variety of standard
consumers often resist purchasing fresh seafood due to its short and custom-made top-sealing packaging machines, from manual to
shelf life. fully automatic lines, to meet the complex packaging requirements
slb technology, shelf life booster, further enables manufacturers of processors and consumers. p
to pack fresh fish and seafood and keep its freshness, good flavor
and high quality for up to twenty-one days. for more information, visit www.hefestus-slb.com
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