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Energy Savings on Piab Vacuum Transfer Application
This application is on a transfer for electrical enclosures
originally using competitive vacuum pumps. The original
installation used pumps at 80 psig with 3 second ON and 3 second
OFF cycle. Tests
demonstrated that with the use of PIAB P3010AVM with
COAX® Technology,
air consumption could be reduced by over 70% and inlet pressure
reduced to 45 psig.
This solution resulted in an energy savings of $2,075 per year!!
One of our customers has already seen results.
Square D, in
Lexington, has an application with 6
vacuum pumps to transfer electrical enclosures.
This is a 2 shift operation.
Air at 80 psig operates
the vacuum pumps at a 3 second ON and 3 second OFF cycle.
Compressed air is determined to cost $0.32 per 1000 scf.
Based on specifications
for the original vacuum pumps operating for 2 shifts, the annual
energy costs are $2,643.
Pneumatic Leaks = Higher Energy
Costs: How to lower them:
Did you know that a ¼” leak will waste
$47,360.00 in a year’s time? Almost every plant has at least one air
compressor that sits and pumps out compressed air to perform a
myriad of plant operations.
In some plants, the air compressor(s) account for 30% or more
of the energy consumed.
Compressed air is the most expensive source of energy in most
facilities, and there are many ways to reduce it use.
With all of the effort to lower energy costs –
Go Green – it only makes sense to look at savings resulting from
reducing compressed air.
The single most common waste of compressed air is leaks.
Eliminating or reducing these can pay huge benefits.
A ¼” orifice (leak) will waste 80 scfm @ 100 psig.
Cost of this over a year is $47,360.00 based on an industrial
rate for Kentucky
of $0.04050/kwh. This
is like to running a 20 HP compressor and venting the discharge to
atmosphere!
Leaders in
Industrial Automation
Air Hydro
Power is pleased to announce the formation of our Automation
team! During the
tough economic times we are all facing, Air Hydro Power is
taking a position of strategic growth. In addition to our
engineering team, our new Automation Division allows AHP to
increase our customer support so that we can continue being your
total solutions provider.
Air
Hydro Power is excited to add Mitsubishi Electric Automation
products to our automation line.
Mitsubishi’s global relationship with Cognex and Balluff
paired with AHP’s other leading lines, SICK and Eaton
Cutler-Hammer, make a combination for success.
Building on our foundation of hydraulics, pneumatics and
hose & fittings, Air Hydro Power would like to introduce you to
our arsenal of automation leadership.
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Mike Koehler Joins the Air Hydro Power Automation Group
Louisville,
Kentucky
(January, 2009): Mike Koehler has joined Air Hydro Power (AHP)
as an Application Engineer within their Industrial Automation Group.
Mr.
Koehler is a key asset for Air Hydro Power’s automation group; he
has worked in the industry for 20 years, with career experiences as
an instructor for Uof K and Toyota, and application
engineering with system integrators.
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AIR HYDRO POWER, INC. Acquires
the Mitsubishi Electric Automation
Product Line Of Intelligent Products.
Louisville, Kentucky (November, 2008) -
It was announced on November 3rd, 2008 that Air Hydro Power is now a full line distributor of Mitsubishi Electric Automation products. Air Hydro Power acquired the product line from Intelligent Products located in Lexington, KY and is bringing Dale Perry from Intelligent Products on board for training and technical support. AHP is pleased to have Dale Perry with his 20 years of experience dealing with Mitsubishi Electric Automation and assisting customers with their applications. The addition of Mitsubishi to Air Hydro Power’s current product offerings will strengthen relationships with existing and new accounts in this region.
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