10/9/2014 Advanced Air Leak Detection Services | Compressed Air Best Practices Industrial Energy Savings Jim Morgan, from Advanced Air Leak Detection Services, has conducted more than 2,000 compressed air system audits in Northern Ca l i f orn i a . Advanced Air Leak Detection Services By Ed Attanasio Audits Shouldn’t Always Recommend New Air Compressors Until now, many companies in the compressed air industry have implemented an approach where inadequate compressed air pressure (often caused by air leaks) is addressed by adding more supply equipment to the compressor room. A new company, called Advanced Air Leak Detection Services (ALD), solv es compressed air pressure issues by focusing on demand-side improv ement opportunities in compressed air systems. “Leak audits often assume all leaks will be fixed and include the recommendation of a new air compressor capable of turning the reduced air demand into energy savings”, says Jim Morgan of ALD. “The market seems to revolve around equipment sales and not system solutions and real results,” he continues, “Most companies have focused more on the supply side of the system, which in the end means capital purchases. There are many sales people out there claiming to be professional auditors, but with all the pressures from their suppliers - all they end up doing is proposing new capital equipment.” According to Morgan, there is a problem with audits today where compressed air leaks are identified and tagged with the promise to reduce air demand. New equipment is purchased to better match demand, but all too often the leaks, artificial demand and inappropriate usages are almost never repaired so the energy savings aren’t realized. ALD has the goal of simply turning existing air compressors off when possible, Morgan said. “Instead of adding supply equipment, we fix air leaks and incorporate high-efficiency air nozzles, blower packages point-of-use receiv ers.” These demand-side actions stabilize compressed air system pressure and this ultimately increases production output, reduces production down-time and spoilage costs, and decreases the power costs of the compressed air system. According to Morgan, “the key to a successful leak audit isn’t to identify the leaks. The key is to work alongside the maintenance staff to prioritize and schedule the repair of leaks, and then to maintain-the-gain.” Stabilizing Compressed Air System Pressure Boosts Production Output Why is stabilizing compressed air sy stem pressure so vital to production? “If you have a high-speed application like can manufacturing, for instance,” Morgan explained. “And let’s say the plant’s ABB announced at the UN Climate Summit in New York that it is joining the United Nations Environment Programme’s global action on improving... Endress+Hauser inaugurates a new 80,000 square feet state-of- the-art Customer Center in Greenwood, Indiana. This 16 million dollar investment in... AIRBESTPRACTICES.COM Search Resources for Energy Engineers kWh Calculator CO 2 Calculator Training Guides ADVERTISEMENT Current Issue Subscription Archives Current Issue ADVERTISEMENT Industry News Energy Department Recognizes 11 Manufacturers for Energy Efficiency Achievements Building on the Administration’s efforts to double energy productivity and help American businesses save money by saving energy, the Energy... ABB Joins United Nations Energy Efficiency Initiative Endress+Hauser Inaugurates New Customer Center DENT Instruments Launches All-New PowerScout 3037 Power Meter Home Magazine Industries Energy Manager System Assessments Sustainability Projects Energy Incentives Technology Standards Job Market Compressor Controls Piping/Storage End Uses Pressure Air Treatment/N2 Leaks Pneumatics Vacuum/Blowers
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10/9/2014 Advanced Air Leak Detection Services | Compressed Air Best Practices
Industrial Energy Savings
Ji m Morgan, from Adv anced Ai r Leak Detecti on
Serv i ces, has conducted more than 2,000
compressed ai r sy stem audi ts i n Northern
Cal i forni a.
Advanced Air Leak Detection ServicesBy Ed Attanasio
Audits Shouldn’t Always Recommend New Air Compressors
Until now, many companies in the compressed air industry hav e implemented an approach where
inadequate compressed air pressure (often caused by air leaks) is addressed by adding more supply
equipment to the compressor room. A new company , called Adv anced Air Leak Detection Serv ices
(ALD), solv es compressed air pressure issues by focusing on demand-side improv ement opportunities in
compressed air sy stems. “Leak audits often assume all leaks will be fixed and include the
recommendation of a new air compressor capable of turning the reduced air demand into energy
sav ings”, say s Jim Morgan of ALD. “The market seems to rev olv e around equipment sales and not
sy stem solutions and real results,” he continues, “Most companies hav e focused more on the supply side
of the sy stem, which in the end means capital purchases. There are many sales people out there
claiming to be professional auditors, but with all the pressures from their suppliers - all they end up
doing is proposing new capital equipment.”
According to Morgan, there is a problem with audits
today where compressed air leaks are identified and
tagged with the promise to reduce air demand. New
equipment is purchased to better match demand,
but all too often the leaks, artificial demand and
inappropriate usages are almost nev er repaired so
the energy sav ings aren’t realized.
ALD has the goal of simply turning existing air
compressors off when possible, Morgan said. “Instead
of adding supply equipment, we fix air leaks and
incorporate high-efficiency air nozzles, blower
packages point-of-use receiv ers.” These demand-side
actions stabilize compressed air sy stem pressure and
this ultimately increases production output, reduces
production down-time and spoilage costs, and
decreases the power costs of the compressed air
sy stem. According to Morgan, “the key to a
successful leak audit isn’t to identify the leaks. The
key is to work alongside the maintenance staff to
prioritize and schedule the repair of leaks, and then
to maintain-the-gain.”
Stabilizing Compressed Air System
Pressure Boosts Production Output
Why is stabilizing compressed air sy stem pressure so
v ital to production? “If y ou hav e a high-speed
application like can manufacturing, for instance,”
Morgan explained. “And let’s say the plant’s
ABB announced at the UN ClimateSummit in New York that it is
joining the United NationsEnvironment Programme’s global