Did you know: it’s estimated that the electrical power needed to generate compressed air for manufacturing represents around 10% of total industrial energy?
Businesses can make significant savings by reducing their compressed air flow – meaning you achieve not just better energy efficiency but also reduce electricity use.
In 2023, the EU adopted a set of Commission proposals to make the EU's climate, energy, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels – everyone has a role to play.
SMC will help you meet the 4 Bar Factory Challenge
It’s a misconception that lowering the compressed air pressure in your facility will be a disruptive, costly process. SMC will help you achieve it using a proactive approach, carried out in stages:
- Energy use analysis: we work with you to identify inefficient areas and machinery to prioritise where improvements can be made.
- Pressure flow and optimisation: after local machine air usage analysis, we look to lower delivery pressures wherever practical without the need to change existing machinery.
- Ensure futureproofing: we’ll help you formulate a standard for new and upgraded machinery to incorporate products to allow your lines to operate just as efficiently at lower pressures.
We wouldn’t recommend anything that we wouldn’t do, ourselves
At SMC we have taken the lead by implementing many measures in our own factories, to reducing compressed air supply pressure. We are committed to helping our customers achieve the same – benefitting from lower energy use and costs, lower operating costs and reduced CO2 emissions.
The sooner you act, the sooner you make savings
SMC has a range of products to help cut your compressed air use – many of which can be retrofitted quickly and easily. But we won’t recommend anything where there isn’t a clear benefit in your existing system.
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