CompAir provides missing link at Astrum foundry
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CASE STUDY MANUFACTURING CompAir provides missing link at Astrum foundry Overview Client Astrum Two regulated-speed compressors from CompAir have helped Astrum, a steel components manufacturer, to cut its compressed air energy costs by more than a half and increase productivity at its foundry in County Durham. Stanhopem County Durham, UK Astrum was able to benefit from an interest-free loan from the Carbon Trust to fund the installation, thanks to the high energy efficiency of its new compressed air system. Application Steel foundry Customer Benefits 50% energy savings/high production reliability Application Details Based in Stanhope, County Durham, Astrum is a specialist steel foundry making components and assemblies for military fighting vehicles, ground engaging tools for the construction industry and wear parts for the mining industry. In 2008, due to rising energy prices, Astrum embarked on a programme of improving the energy efficiency of its processes. Mike Hutchinson, operations director at Astrum explains, “One of our key areas of spend is our compressed air system, which is critical to the performance of our plant and is fundamental to our processes for moving sand around the foundry and for operating industrial equipment. As part of our programme of improving the energy efficiency of our processes, we looked to replace existing compressors and approached CompAir distributor, Air Energy Management to assess our air requirements.” “Air Energy Management was able to demonstrate that by looking at the overall efficiency of the existing system, and making sure it is designed specifically for our needs, we could save a significant amount of mone

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CASE STUDY MANUFACTURING Carbon Trust To accelerate its investment plans, Astrum approached the Carbon Trust and was awarded an interest free loan through its Big Business Refit scheme, which aims to provide businesses with zero-cost capital to invest in new high performance, energy efficient equipment. Hutchinson comments, “The Carbon Trust loan enabled us to install a system that will not only cut power consumption, but will also improve the efficiency of our business. The loan will pay for itself within four years through energy savings alone, and has provided a cost effective way for us...

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