Atlas Copco is expanding their compressed air product ranges with innovative products
Atlas Copco Oil-free Air and Compressor Technique Service Divisions, leading providers of sustainable productivity solutions, held a global sales event in Belgium in April, with over 900 participants from 68 countries. Several product innovations in compressed air were launched for the low, medium and high pressure markets. The new products will set new standards in reliability, energy efficiency and serviceability and are all part of the Smart AIR Solutions concept.
Smart AIR Solutions are complete air or gas solutions which combine compressors, blowers and boosters with quality air solutions such as air dryers, coolers, nitrogen generators, filters or energy recovery solutions, fully optimized to operate together in the most efficient and reliable way. Our Smart AIR Solutions apply for all our customers and not only include products but also Services.
A total of 12 new products were launched with each individual product being optimized for the best possible performance in energy efficiency, reliability and air quality.
The new Smart Air Solutions launched last month confirm the company's strong focus on innovation and its investments in R&D. It is clear that our commitment to our customers of being and remaining the industry leader in energy-efficient compressed air solutions is taken seriously and successfully. The Atlas Copco portfolio is growing, prepared for the demanding industrial climate of tomorrow. The new solutions will significantly increase customer productivity as well as reduce the load on the environment.
In order to maximize control and monitoring for complete compressed air systems, Atlas Copco developed its new Optimizer 4.0 central control and monitoring system. It optimizes a compressed air system through a selection of the most efficient combination of air compressors and dryers while assuring supply of the required pressure or having balanced running hours to minimize service intervals.
Atlas Copco’s data monitoring program ‘SMARTLINK’ is also integrated as standard in the new range. This remote monitoring system provides analysis of the whole compressed air system, advises users on how they can reduce energy costs and can predict preventive maintenance interventions to avoid potential downtime.
To illustrate the vast potential of the technology, Atlas Copco recently performed live field tests with a number of customers. This included leading Italian-beer brand Peroni, who trialled a ZR 160 kW VSD+ oil-free compressor for over 6000 running hours at its production site in Padova, Italy. As this video highlights, they were highly impressed with its reliability, guaranteed oil-free air quality and the level of support from Atlas Copco.
During the development of the newest Oil Free Air products, the aftermarket interests have clearly been considered more than ever. With a Design for Life ideology, the different Atlas Copco Smart Air Solutions emphasize the strict service requirements of our customers: reliability, availability and low Total Cost of Ownership over the lifetime of the machines. During the product launch, I could really feel that the future is looking bright and that Change is in the Air
Editor’s Notes: The compressor savings of 10 per cent increased flow and 15 per cent reduced energy consumption are achievable when comparing a new ZR 160 kW VSD+ compressor against a previous generation 160 kW VSD compressor. The 25 per cent reduction in floor-space is achievable when switching from using an oil-free compressor installed with a conventional, adjacently located, heated twin-tower desiccant dryer (taking up a combined floor-space of 7.5 m2) against a full-feature version of the ZR 160 VSD+ compressor, which includes an integrated MD or MDG 450 dryer and takes up a floor-space of 5.6 m2.
Birra Peroni comments on their experience with the new ZR oil-free compressor
The world of compressed air will no longer be the same thanks to the new oil-free ZR air compressor, tested in Italy by Birra Peroni.