Magazine
April 2021 Edition |
Featured ArticlesQUALITY, SAFETY & RELIABILITY FEATURESAir Compressor Lubricant Tracing for QualityBy Michael Parker, SA Performance Batch tracing is a critical process for any business that is interested in quality management. The importance of this process goes well beyond the manufacturing stages of a product. As it relates to air compressor lubricants, the ability to trace a product throughout its useful life, has a direct impact on the distribution and servicing organizations that use these products in the field. Service contractors, distributors, resellers, and even online wholesalers all have a responsibility to both protect themselves from liability, as well as their customers, by ensuring that traceability systems are in place and maintained down to the end user. Read article. Efficiently Controlling Huge Flow Variations in Sandblasting Compressed Air SystemsBy Tim Dugan, Compression Engineering Corporation Most industrial systems like compressed air have essentially random demand if you look at the long-term life cycle of the system. Hundreds, even thousands of independent small and large subsystems require constant or varying flow. These demands are typically not timed or synchronized with each other, so they aggregate to a fairly random flow profile, within a range. That range changes significantly when production processes change. Read article. Reciprocating Air Compressors Ideal for Intermittent Duty Cycle ApplicationsBy the Compressed Air & Gas Institute Reciprocating air compressors are designed for variable up and down duty cycle applications as the full power of the compressor is available when needed. When demand stops, a reciprocating compressor shuts off automatically to reduce consumption of power. In selected cases where the high demand for air is short term, a tank mounted system provides air flow bursts that exceed the capacity of the compressor by using stored up compressed air from the tank. Read article.
PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY CONSERVATION FEATURESCalPortland® Continues to Walk the Walk in SustainabilityBy Mike Grennier, Compressed Air Best Practices® Magazine A major producer of cement and building materials, CalPortland’s energy management efforts have reduced the company’s overall energy intensity by 17.5% since 2003, avoiding $149 million in unnecessary energy costs – and over 3.3 million metric tons of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In 2020, the company achieved what no other U.S. Industrial company has: It earned the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for the 16th consecutive year. Read article. Sustainability Pillars at Intertape Polymer Group Inc.By Roderick M. Smith, Compressed Air Best Practices® Magazine In February 2021, Compressed Air Best Practices® Magazine interviewed members of the Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (IPG) Sustainability Pillars team to gain an understanding of the work being done to improve energy efficiency. The team members interviewed were Michael Jones (Director of Corporate Energy), Michael Deitering (Senior Project Engineer), Jarrod Knapp (Maintenance Manager) and Mark Secord (Engineering Group Leader). Read article. |
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