Driving down energy costs
Energy costs can account for over 80% of the Life Cycle Costs of a blower. The generation of compressed air can account for more than 40% of a plant’s total electricity costs. The turbo blower provides the lowest energy consumption in the industry.
Lobe blower vs Centrifugal turbo blower
Lobe blower
Power consumption: 200 kW
- Initial investment: $ 50,000
- Installation cost: $ 10,000
- Average annual maintenance cost: $ 5,000
- Annual energy cost: $ 196,185
LCC over 10 years: $ 2,101850
ZB Centrifugal turbo blower
Power consumption: 120 kW
- Initial investment: $ 120,000
- Installation cost: $ 50,000
- Average annual maintenance cost: $ 2,000
- Annual energy cost: $ 128,890
LCC over 10 years: $ 1,478,900
To explore more information about the ZB centrifugal turbo compressor, read the brochure.
- ZB 100-250 VSD Leaflet 1.3 MB, PDF
Maintenance cost of different blower technologies
The annual maintenance cost is usually between 5–10% of a blower's investment value. The total budget for maintenance is mainly affected by blower types. The result of comparison among different technologies shows, the turbo blower has the lowest maintenance cost.
| Roots - Lobe | Multi - stage | Integrally geared turbo | Turbo direct drive | Screw blower | |
| Air filter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Regular oil top-up & change | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Every 2 years | |
| Oil filter change | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Regular belts change and motor alignmen | ✔ | ||||
| Cleaning of oil cooler | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Cleaning of water cooler | ✔ | ||||
| Seal gasket change (3000 hrs) | ✔ | ||||
| Regular replacement of element | ✔ |
Lease to own offer
To support our customers on purchase of the ZB centrifugal turbo compressor, we offer finance options to suit your needs through our partnership with leading banks locally. Check out the return on investment analysis in below table.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | |
Initial Cost ($) |
56,666.6 | 56,666.6 | 56,666.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savings ($) | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 |
| Cash Flow ($) | 21,807 | 21,807 | 21,807 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 | 78,474 |
