MDA Technologies 3/2016

COMPRESSED AIR NEWS
Flow sensors for compressed air and gases
In the recent past CS Instruments has been receiving a lot of
enquiries from customers located in the United States regarding
the topic “Energy Savings“ in the field of compressed air supply
and operating media supply of technical gases like nitrogen,
argon, oxygen, natural gas and so on. „In order to get our products
- which are already very successful all over the world - also ready
for the US market we put a strong emphasis on the implementation
of US parameters like e.g. SCFM (Standard cubic feet
minute), °F, psi and so on when
developing the new flow sensors
for compressed air and gases“, says
Sales Manager Michael Kromer
(picture).
The new flow sensors VA 550/ 570
work according to the calorimetric
measuring principle. Therefore an
additional temperature and
pressure compensation is not
necessary. Due to its robust
design, the aluminum die cast
housing, the robust sensor tip
made from stainless steel 1,4571,
the new VA 550/ 570 are suitable for demanding industrial
applications. An ATEX version is available for applications in
explosive areas. For flow measurement e.g. of natural gas there is
a version with a DVGW admission.
Compressed air know-how for
the Americas
Beko Technologies, Corp. (Beko USA), the American
subsidiary of Beko Technologies GmbH that is
headquartered in Neuss, Germany, maintains a
50,000 square foot production facility in Atlanta,
Georgia, USA as part of the organization’s global
operations. This location is the American headquarter
and is responsible for producing products and
providing superior customer service for all of the
Americas. Beko Technologies has a dedicated team
of customer service representatives, a complete
engineering staff, technical service and product
management, and an advanced production department
that gives Beko USA the distinct capability to
handle nearly every customer request from OEM
needs to compressed air equipment distributors.
Beko USA currently produces several different
product lines at their plant; including their exclusive
Drypoint M membrane air dryer technology, the
brand new Drypoint X series of ultra-efficient,
heatless and heated desiccant dryers, as well as the
Clearpoint filtration and separator line and QWIK-
Pure cartridge based oil-water separation systems.
www.bekousa.com
www.cs-instruments.com
Master control system for compressed air production components
The latest generation of the Sigma Air Manager (SAM 4.0) – the master control system for compressed air production and
treatment components – is now available. Amongst many other key benefits, the new system optimises pressure values,
automatically adjusts compressor system air delivery to accommodate fluctuating air demand and optimises system
efficiency through constant analysis of the relationship between control losses, switching losses and pressure flexibility.
Moreover, the SAM 4.0 enables the compressed air station to take advantage of future services such as predictive maintenance.
All of these features not only boost operational reliability and efficiency, but also significantly reduce energy costs.
This is largely made possible by Kaeser’s advanced 3-D Control, which takes into account other factors – aside from
switching losses (start/stop) – that influence compressed air system energy efficiency. These include control losses (idling
and frequency conversion) and pressure flexibility (average increase above
required pressure). This innovative control strategy predictively calculates the
optimum achievable configuration and adjusts the connected components
accordingly – all based on the specific pressure required by the user.
The easy-to-use 12-inch colour touchscreen shows at a glance whether the station
is operating in the “green zone” from an energy management perspective. Operating
status, pressure history, free air delivery, power consumption, as well as
maintenance and any error messages can be easily displayed and analysed – both
in real-time and retroactively.
www.kaeser.com
MDA Technologies 3/2016