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compressed air users increase support remote shutdown of the
More Sensors,
maintenance and service efficiency. complete compressed air system,
More Solutions
At this difficult time when which is an alternative to turning
essential personnel are more likely off compressors manually. If this is
to be working from home, remote not done, it is possible that the
connectivity with a compressor machine will run at minimal
installation could help them to capacity to compensate for small
know the system’s status and be leaks in the compressed air
able to react on it from a safe network. This could prove be
distance. harmful to the unit, such as
A connectivity set up will creating damaging condensate. Indicators
transmit the operational data of the
compressors to the equipment Current challenges
service company’s remote Be assured, the compressed air
diagnostics centre, which will industry is taking steps to ensure it
constantly monitor the incoming still provides the best possible
events, allowing them to detect service to customers, despite the
and therefore propose an action challenges presented by the current
plan to prevent any critical situation. Cabinet Lighting
situations or downtime in the Compressor manufacturers’
compressed air supply. production and distribution teams
An equally important are working hard to continue Your Global Automation Partner
consideration brought about by the availability of products and spare
current crisis is to realise that parts, and some have taken
stopping and re-starting air extraordinary measures to ensure
compressors to either reduce supply hospitals and crucial
output, stop them temporarily for a sectors, like food and pharma-
period of time, or shutdown ceutical production, water and
altogether due to factory closure, is wastewater plants and power
not just a simple matter of flicking generation. Service engineers are HMI / PLC
a switch. It is essential to follow working in new ways to maximise
equipment manufacturers’ specific safety and, during a service site * More than 20,000 sensors.
rules and procedures that apply to visit, they will follow plant site * Factory Automation.
* Process Automation.
a range of compressor types and rules, and government rules, * Hazardous Areas.
* Harsh Environments.
technologies. stringently.
* Measurement & Inspection.
As a general recommendation, Together they can keep * LED Lighting & Indicators.
* Vision Systems.
if production is to be stopped everyone safe and compressed air
* Machine Safety.
completely, compressors should be equipment health maintained for * Vehicle Detection.
* Flow, Temperature, Pressure.
turned off manually, even if they optimum performance both now
Turck Banner Ltd.
are integrated in a central and in the future.
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controller. Some central controllers www.atlascopco.com Wickford, Essex, SS11 8YT
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