Press release -
A big car manufacturer saves over 1500 € each month
Background
As the production costs have constantly been rising, it has become necessary for the car manufacturer to find ways to compensate. The energy consumption has been one of the priorities. The measured air consumption for each tool was
10.5 scfm.
Solution
Piab performed a vacuum audit in the welding department and delivered a report with potential savings and return of investment calculations. The system was retrofitted with three Piab Vacuum Gripper Systems, VGS™3040, with COAX® technology and durable DURAFLEX® Friction BFF suction cups in order to strengthen the energy saving effect.
Result
After one month of testing Piab's solution, the measured air consumption of the tool has decreased to 0.89 scfm. thanks to the energy savings with COAX® technology and Vacustat (a pneumatic air-saving device). When the 16 robots are operating $60-70 are saved each day. The DURAFLEX® suction cups can be used for several months without wear.
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Topics
- Chemical industry
Categories
- energy saving
- economic solution
- coax
- lower air consumption
- optimized production
- vacuum technology
- vacuum
- lower production cost
Established in 1951, Piab designs innovative vacuum solutions that improve the energy-efficiency, productivity, and working environments of vacuum users around the world. As a reliable partner to many of the world’s largest manufacturers, Piab develops and manufactures a complete line of vacuum pumps, vacuum accessories, vacuum conveyors and suction cups for a variety of automated material handling and factory automation processes. Piab utilizes COAX®, a completely new dimension in vacuum technology, in many of its original products and solutions. COAX® cartridges are smaller, more energy efficient and more reliable than conventional ejectors, and can be integrated directly into machinery. This allows for the design of a flexible, modular vacuum system. Piab is a worldwide organization with subsidiaries and distributors in more than 50 countries. Its headquarters are in Sweden. For more information about Piab vacuum solutions for a diverse range of applications, visit www.piab.com.
