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The goal of any business is to be as productive as possible. While energy optimization is key, reliability is also a must. When considering the fact that many of today’s operational costs such as facilities, utilities and personnel are fixed, any time production is down or even constrained, costs to business can be significant. Costs avoidance and the ability to minimize or even eliminate unplanned stoppages helps to manage one of the most costly risks to a business. All Gardner Denver blower packages are fitted with an Air Smart control system with these very issues in mind.
Air Smart Controller Capabilities include:
- Measurement of inlet and outlet air pressure
- Measurement of inlet and outlet air temperatures
- Measurement of blower oil temperatures
Measurement of blower oil levels
- Ongoing performance monitoring and reports show how the package is operating even when inside normal parameters
- Pre set operating parameters can be programmed with warning levels. If a warning level is reached, an advisory is sent before a unit reaches critical thresholds and shuts down thus maintaining run time
- In-built shut down protection should the blower reach pre programmed shut down thresholds
- In the event of a shut down of any kind a diagnostic report is prepared to show exactly how the package was operating prior to shutdown. This speeds up trouble shooting, diagnosis and maintenance and reduces downtime
- Pre programmable scheduled maintenance counters for filter changes, oil changes etc. allow you to proactively maintain your asset and be sure that your package(s) are running as efficiently and effectively as possible
- Ability to pre program run times and sequence packages for efficient operation that matches facility demand and spread the work between units for reliability.
- Ability to send information out and monitor the blower (or blowers) remotely
- Ability to control the and change the speed of variable drives to match demand
All of this data is held in one easy to read control panel that can be clicked through and reviewed very quickly and easily. The Air Smart controller helps to manage your assets in a meaningful manner. Should anything happen to the blower, pre-cursory advisories should allow an opportunity to head any problems off before they occur. If there is a shutdown, the diagnostic history should point the service engineer to the trouble spot quickly to allow and service work to be conducted and the blower to come back online.
In short, the Air Smart controller moves blower management from a reactive state into proactive management. This in turn, helps to support ongoing cost avoidance. Furthermore, ongoing self monitoring reduces the time (and manpower) required to monitor each blower package and allows personnel to engage in other activities.
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