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Wireless Improves Efficiency in Compressed Air Systems

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Big Data Analytics Sensors - Airflow Sensors Sensors - Pressure Sensors Sensors - Temperature Sensors Sensors - Utility Meters
Applicable Industries	Paper & Pulp
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing
Use Cases	Process Control & Optimization
Challenge	Hollingsworth and Vose wanted to improve the efficiency of their compressed air system, lower the electricity expense component of manufacturing cost in their commodity industry, and conserve energy leading to lowered greenhouse gas emissions. Compressed air systems degrade over time and become leaky and inefficient. Hollingsworth and Vose wanted to increase the frequency of system inspections without paying the high cost of manual labor. Read More
About Customer	Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) Company is one of the world's leading engineered papers and nonwoven materials manufacturers with more than 1,000 employees in 16 cities around the world. Read More
Customer Name	Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) Company Read More
Solution	The SensiNet system was configured to monitor key operating parameters of the system including temperature, line pressure, airflow, and energy usage of the compressor. SensiNet software was employed to display the data, and the graphical user interface and data display made it easy to spot trends leading to system degradation. The monitoring and reporting interval was set at one minute. A complete system profile was then measured every minute, and small changes in system performance became visible immediately. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Air Quality (PMI), Energy Usage, Labor Costs, Process Parameters, Temperature Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Big Data Analytics

Sensors - Airflow Sensors

Sensors - Pressure Sensors

Sensors - Temperature Sensors

Sensors - Utility Meters

Applicable Industries

Paper & Pulp

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Use Cases

Process Control & Optimization

Challenge

Hollingsworth and Vose wanted to improve the efficiency of their compressed air system, lower the electricity expense component of manufacturing cost in their commodity industry, and conserve energy leading to lowered greenhouse gas emissions. Compressed air systems degrade over time and become leaky and inefficient. Hollingsworth and Vose wanted to increase the frequency of system inspections without paying the high cost of manual labor.

About Customer

Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) Company is one of the world's leading engineered papers and nonwoven materials manufacturers with more than 1,000 employees in 16 cities around the world.

Customer Name

Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) Company

Solution

The SensiNet system was configured to monitor key operating parameters of the system including temperature, line pressure, airflow, and energy usage of the compressor. SensiNet software was employed to display the data, and the graphical user interface and data display made it easy to spot trends leading to system degradation. The monitoring and reporting interval was set at one minute. A complete system profile was then measured every minute, and small changes in system performance became visible immediately.

Data Collected

Air Quality (PMI), Energy Usage, Labor Costs, Process Parameters, Temperature

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance] Real-time status reports every minute enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Operation] Problems are indicated to line operators when the condition of a device or associated equipment changes beyond predetermined limits.
Impact #3	[Data Management - Data Analysis] Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to enable more robust analysis.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance]

Real-time status reports every minute enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Operation]

Problems are indicated to line operators when the condition of a device or associated equipment changes beyond predetermined limits.

Impact #3

[Data Management - Data Analysis]

Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to enable more robust analysis.

Benefit #1	A 50% efficiency gain on the compressed air system reduced annual operating costs by $26,000 for a five-year projected savings of $130,000.
Benefit #2	With a system cost of $10,500, payback is 5 months and 5-year ROI is 13:1.

Benefit #1

A 50% efficiency gain on the compressed air system reduced annual operating costs by $26,000 for a five-year projected savings of $130,000.

Benefit #2

With a system cost of $10,500, payback is 5 months and 5-year ROI is 13:1.

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Wireless Improves Efficiency in Compressed Air Systems

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