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Digital compressed-air monitoring “cuts costs by up to 30%”


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ICK has unveiled a pioneering compressed air monitoring system that accurately predicts where 


 wastage across entire production and logistics facilities.


 is a digital and scalable service that can be used by production planners, energy managers and maintenance engineers to  30%, as well as to eliminate costly manual maintenance regimes.





   the compressed air usage of machines and processes. Compressed air consumption data is visualised in easy-to-use graphic displays, while alarms can be set up to  


 also contribute towards ISO50001 Energy 


 users understand their processes better     CO2


SICK Monitoring Box Premium 


be reduced by up to 30%, delivering  while reducing your CO2


footprint and


 


Expensive resource Compressed air is one of the most  and energy prices have risen sharply.  time-consuming and labour-intensive       there might be three more you will not have found. Now you can drill down using  when and where you are producing air  how much wastage is going on, and what  


16 April 2024 | Automation


Enhanced digital service   SICK customers who have welcomed the easy-to-use data visualisation and    consumption. By comparing compressed- air data from each measuring point, machine and production line, cost drivers or over-consumption have been  machine type with the same function on two production lines. Compressed-air  made across plants.


  the dynamic calorimetric principle for precision measurement, enabling it to reliably detect even the smallest changes. Its straight measurement channel design ensures highly-accurate measurement with almost zero pressure loss as  measurement.


 of live values for compressed air  


 developed from SICK’s proven Industry  platform. As well as values for pressure,   the sensor provides totals for energy use,  period.


   changes and trends. Email alerts can be set up for maintenance reminders or    Users can drill down to identify costs, for  or by shift.


‘Bolt-on’ transparency   Gateway, which collects, aggregates and encrypts data before sending it securely   Alternatively, it is possible to bypass  communications over 4G. Individuals then  from any device with a web browser.


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