Compressed air is very expensive energy source. In fact, it can be about twenty times more expensive than electricity. Enough reason then to use it economically. Practice shows, however, that some 30% of generated compressed air is still lost due to leakage, incompetent use and overdue maintenance.

Our products enable you to chart these losses easily. For example, when setting and specifying pneumatic equipment. To this end, our flow meter, the VPFlowMate is an indispensable tool for measuring nominal air consumption. The VPFlowMate can also be used effectively for internal compressed air cost allocation to various departments or operating processes. By installing a VPFlowMate at each department, you will be able to chart these costs faultlessly. In addition, the VPFlowMate contributes to increasing energy awareness at your company. The compressed air costs will become visible. Insight into costs will induce a more economical behaviour of your personnel. The total consumption of compressed air will decline as a result.

Installed VPFlowMate

 

Since having installed several VPFlowMate compressed air meters, a production company can continuously monitor compressed air consumption. Statements of total air consumption are made on a monthly basis. By better adjustment of the installation and making personnel more energy-conscious, it proved possible to realize a 10% saving. On the basis of 6,000 running hours per year, this comes out at 6,300 euros in actual savings.

An example: Compressed air saving in a steel plant A steel plant using the VPFlowMate recorded 1500 m3 n/hr of air being consumed in the weekends. This was costing the plant about 3600 kWatts per twenty-four hours. This amount of air consumption proved to be caused by the exhaust system. By adjusting this system more efficiently it was possible to reduce consumption by half to 750 m3 n/hr. On the basis of 8,000 running hours per year, this translated into a saving of some 42,000 euros on an annual basis.

In 2007 we have introduced the VPFlowScope. This new product will affectivly improve your compressed air system as the VPFlowMate.

Other Gasses

Our flow meters are mostly used for measuring compressed air. The flow meters can also be used for measuring ogasses like Nitrogen, C02, Helium, Argon, etc. We offer custom gas calibration for technical gases. Our products are (optionally) calibrated with the real gas, providing maximum accuracy.

Usage of flow meters

Our flow meters can be used as:
- permanent installation: keeping a permanent eye on your compressed air consumption
- modular installation: using the flow meter in several places
- for air audits: many of our distributors perform air audits for their customers, using our flow meters.

The reasons for using flow meters are:
- Measure the energy consumption of pneumatic equipment and use this for cost calculation;
- Schedule maintenance by checking on leaks and comparing consumption data;
- Calculate your compressor needs based upon measurement data instead of rules of thumb;
- Make people aware of energy losses and do something about it.