Food & beverage manufacturer saves €28 000 per year with Optimizer 4.0
A global food and beverage manufacturer contacted Atlas Copco to investigate the possibility of controlling all their compressors from a single central unit.
The Challenge
The customer has a compressor room with a total of five compressors: two Atlas Copco units and three units from a competitor. The combination of AC units and competitor units prevents the compressors from working together smoothly and in a coordinated manner. As a result, the equipment operates inefficiently and consumes too much energy.
The Solution
The Atlas Copco team visited the site and installed a Data Logger to record the operating conditions of the existing compressors. Using this data, the team created a simulation to demonstrate the potential energy savings. All measurement results and an action plan were compiled in a detailed AIRScan report, which was then shared with the customer.
The team installed an Optimizer 4.0 Central Controller that automatically selects the most suitable compressors to operate based on air demand, preventing inefficient energy consumption.
- The Interface Module allows the customer to control and monitor the competitor machines as well, providing full compressor room insights.
- The remote monitoring system SMARTVIEW speeds up operational processes, giving the team real-time control over the factory and enabling faster decision-making.
The Outcome
Thanks to the Optimizer 4.0, the customer now benefits from one controller that manages the AC units and competitor units.
The customer now saves 280 000 kWh per year, equal to EUR 28 000. This way, the payback period for this investment is around one year. In addition, the customer achieves a reduction of 93 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
