UK precision engineering firm opts for Atlas Copco’s new energy-saving, eco-efficient VSD+ compressor
In September 2012 Atlas Copco Compressors invited long-term customer, the precision engineering company Di-Spark Group, to trial the operation of its latest innovation, the energy and space saving, vertical aspect GA15VSD+ rotary screw compressor, which is powered by the company’s own in-house designed interior permanent magnet (iPM) motor. The compressor’s performance and the impressive energy savings gained to date, plus the unit’s minimal footprint, persuaded Di-Spark to install the compressor as a permanent addition to the air supply plant at its two sites in Horndean, East Hampshire.
We have always invested in high-performance, high-productivity machine tools - equipment that provides us with extensive, flexible and advanced machining capacity and capabilities. It allows us to manufacture complex, high-precision parts in fewer set-ups and has helped us to reduce our costs, achieve improved part accuracies, avoid production bottlenecks and meet ever stringent customer lead times.
The Di Spark company was founded in 1980 by the current managing director David Light’s father, progressing from a toolmaking company using EDM wire erosion to produce press tools for the printed circuit board industry. EDM is an established technology and is still used extensively where intricate features need to be machined. The company evolved into a specialist EDM subcontractor and its investments into dedicated wire erosion and spark erosion equipment has meant that it has been possible to remove much of the costs of the manual labour aspect from the process, giving the company a distinct competitive advantage. With its aspiration to world class performance and continuous improvement, it is no surprise that the company’s philosophy applies equally to the choice of its compressed air solutions provider.
Over the years, we have enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with Atlas Copco and can rely on the performance and capability of their world-leading technology to contribute to our productivity. So we had no hesitation in accepting their request to trial their latest development, the GAVSD+ compressor. We are delighted with the outcome. As a result, not only are we saving an additional 15% on our energy consumption, but this vertical design compressor occupies less workshop space than conventional machines and is surprisingly quiet.Keeping noise to a minimum is important in our workplace.We see the VSD+ as a smart machine and a smart choice.
For more information on the GA VSD+ compressor and how it is helping Di-Spark save energy watch the video below
Watch Di-Spark explain why they chose the VSD+ air compressor by Atlas Copco
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