The UN has declared 2022 the “International Year of Glass”. This puts even more give attention to production circumstances in the energy-intensive glass business, and efficient applied sciences along the whole value chain are significantly in demand. Vacuum technology also has a significant influence on sustainability in glass manufacturing – as a end result of steady vacuum is required in many processes. Atlas Copco makes a speciality of offering energy-efficient, intelligent, and sustainable vacuum options to manufacturers worldwide. They have provided the German glass producer Noelle + von Campe with three GHS 4600 VSD+ screw vacuum pumps. The Atlas Copco GHS VSD+ collection of vacuum pumps are a variety of highly environment friendly, intelligent vacuum pumps with Variable Speed Drive (VSD) expertise.
Individual glass packaging for bottling firms
Noelle + von Campe produces particular person glass packaging for bottling firms. The individualized bottles and jars are given their shape and the final contact utilizing vacuum expertise. The final contact contains including a customer’s logo or identify. When shaping the glass, higher embossing of the logo or any lettering is achieved if the trapped air between the glass mould and the actual glass has been eliminated as finest as possible. With an output of 650 million jars per year, the best vacuum system is a crucial factor for the effectivity of the complete plant for Noelle + von Campe. Atlas Copco, with its application experience and expertise in supplying vacuum pumps to the glass trade, knows the precise necessities of the market. They have a long history in partnering with glass producers. Their options and installations are made to measure for every particular person customer. This was one of the reasons Noelle + von Campe chose Atlas Copco’s GHS VSD+ oil-injected screw vacuum pumps for his or her production facility.
Energy financial savings with Variable Speed Drive (VSD) expertise
The use of vacuum technology alone saves plenty of power: the identical manufacturing result may be achieved with compressed air but would devour extra vitality. With its progressive motor idea for glass manufacturing, the Atlas Copco GHS VSD+ sequence is one of the most energy-efficient oil-lubricated vacuum pumps available on the market: with the VSD variable pace control, the screw pumps may be tailored precisely and quickly to the respective vacuum requirement. Variable velocity and the set point control provides optimum vacuum ranges. The GHS VSD+ vacuum pumps put in at Noelle + von Campe have saved around 27% in vitality costs.
Increased เกจแรงดัน within the vacuum provide
The reduced vitality consumption isn’t the one advantage of the GHS VSD+ vacuum answer. The whole vacuum provide at Noelle + von Campe is now extra secure than earlier than. „When we alter instruments or adapt our processes, for instance, the new central vacuum system continues to reliably supply our whole production“ reports Timo Scherf, the Head of Maintenance Plant 1 at Noelle + von Campe. „This was an important factor for us, because the dependable, uninterrupted vacuum provide in flip has a direct effect on the standard of our finish merchandise. And in terms of the quality of our jars and bottles, neither we nor our customers make any compromises“, Timo Scherf emphasizes.
Significantly faster amortization
According to Atlas Copco gross sales engineer Oliver Heitjohann, additional cost reductions are generated by the ES central management: „The clever system coordinates the usage of the vacuum pumps with one another – this protects even more costs, additionally for upkeep and electrical energy. A massive benefit: the purchasers additionally achieve considerably faster amortization“. The ES16 central controller can monitor and control multiple GHS VSD+ vacuum pumps concurrently. The sensible control system balances and optimizes the performance of all machines, reducing the general power consumption. Compared to competitor merchandise, the intervals between maintenance are also longer. Other note-worthy options of the GHS 4600 VSD+ vacuum pump is its low noise stage, space-saving design and the truth that the pumps are supplied in a single, compact housing. The installation is plug & play and is correspondingly uncomplicated.
More for much less
The Atlas Copco GHS VSD+ oil-sealed screw vacuum pump collection thus put the ending touches not solely to the products but also to the production course of. This is the place Atlas Copco’s in depth expertise in working with glass manufacturers pays off. That is why Atlas Copco additionally customized the piping of the vacuum pumps. Atlas Copco is thus, as it were, a one-stop store for glass manufacturers – from the pump to the connection systems. And so, on stability, Noelle + von Campe gets extra for less: more vacuum, more control and more stability for much less vitality consumption and fewer effort.
Best regards
Oliver Schulz
on behalf of Atlas Copco Vacuum Technique
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PR Schulz
Oliver Schulz
Dipl.-Kfm.
Neuenbaumer Str.34
41470 Neuss
E-mail: info@pr-schulz.de
www.pr-schulz.de
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