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Advanced controls Symptom…diagnosis…prescription

If you have a multiple-compressor installation, then you probablyknow that maintaining optimum average pressure along the entireline can be challenging, inefficient, and costly. Load / unloadpressures are commonly offset to keep the compressors from starting at the same time, but doing so limits the system’s ability tomeet demand, and basic control settings can drift over time. Thiscauses wide pressure swings that result in off-quality product, wasted energy, and shortened compressor life. Ingersoll Rand advanced controllers — when coupled with ourextensive system audit services — enable you to optimize airefficiency, deliver consistent flow and pressure, and extend the life of system components. Ultimately, you’ll stabilize your pressureand reduce energy costs.

Ingersoll Rand can improve the health of your air system A doctor wouldn’t write a prescription without first making a diagnosis. Similarly, in terms of compressed air, fixing a troublesome system without first diagnosing the true problem is a hit or miss proposition based on guesswork. This can lead to production stoppages, extended downtime, and even product spoilage. Ingersoll Rand eliminates the guesswork by providing proven air system auditing services that not only ensure air system efficiency, but reduce operating costs to improve bottom lines. Using an innovativetool — known as Intellisurvey — we non-intrusively monitor a compressed air system to determine the root causes of symptoms. With Intellisurvey, our experts analyze the many components of an air system, as well as flow, pressure, supply utilization, and power costs, to determine an optimized system that generates improvements in repeatability, efficiency, and plant productivity.

IntellisysEnergy Optimizer

When incorporated into a Nirvana VSD-enhanced, fixed-speed compressed air system, the IEOprovides the utmost in energy savings. The controller designates the Nirvana as a “trimming”or “lead” compressor. If only one compressor isneeded to satisfy demand, the more efficient Nirvana will run. When demand exceeds thecapacity of the Nirvana, one or more of the fixed-speed compressors will start at full capacity and the Nirvana trims back in output to precisely andefficiently satisfy demand in excess of the fixed-speed capacity. As demand drops, the IEO turns off the fixed-speed units, leaving the Nirvana to run by itself again.

Intelliflow

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Air System Pressure Controller

Intelliflow provides precise air pressure control of productionprocesses by separating supply-side air from demand-side air.As a result, supply-side air is not affected by incidents on thedemand side. Intelliflow can lower demand pressure precisely — saving lost energy costs and better ensuring consistentproduct quality.

Enhance reliability

Control up to eight rotary-screw or reciprocating compressors from any manufacturer, andcontinuously monitor air system quality.

Save energy

Overcome the problems associated with compressor trains and reduce the control pressure band.

Increase productivity

Automate compressor control and optimizecompressor scheduling to meet varying plant demand.