Costs of Oversizing Compressed Air Systems
Episode 18 of the Food For Thought podcast, hosted by Food Processing, titled "Costs of Oversizing Compressed Air Systems" was published on June 17, 2022 and runs 25 minutes.
June 17, 2022 ·25m · Food For Thought
Summary
In this episode of the Food For Thought Podcast, Kaeser Compressors’ experts address why oversizing occurs and how an oversized system reduces reliability and increases maintenance and lifecycle costs.
Episode Description
A review of thousands of compressed air systems has reveal that, on average, users operate below 50% of system capacity. And, in fact, oversized compressors are among the most common problems in air systems.
Here to talk amore about that on the podcast today are Kaeser Compressors’ Wayne Perry and Neil Mehltretter. They’ll address why oversizing occurs and how an oversized system reduces reliability and increases maintenance and lifecycle costs.
Read the transcript on the Food Processing website.
This episode is sponsored by Kaeser Compressors
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