Atlas Copco Offers Compressed Air Solutions to Boost Kao Group’s Environmentally Sustainable Production

Shanghai Kao, Japan’s leading producer of chemicals for consumer use, improved its development and production processes through Atlas Copco’s innovative line of compressor equipment. ISO certified for providing pure clean air, Atlas Copco increased the energy and cost efficiency of Kao Group’s industrial applications.

The Japan-based factory discovered that their air compressors’ energy consumption accounted for over 75% of the equipment’s life cycle costs.

The company then planned to recover this energy to heat water used in their production processes.

Kao Group decided to employ heat recovery units, which could be designed to use as much as 94% of the heat from an air compressor’s electrical energy usage. This thermal energy by product could then preheat water during their application process.

In effect, the company would save 52 tons of diesel oil per year, which was previously used for heating.

Atlas Copco also recommended the use of central controllers to allow real-time monitoring of several compressors from a certain location.

Together with monitoring, compressed air network management would ensure optimized manufacturing performance includingreduced downtime, increased production, energy efficiency, and improved product quality.

“After 10 years of use, our technicians have confirmed the quality of Atlas Copco. The service team of Atlas Copco also responds and helps quickly," said the Shanghai Kao chief facility manager.

The compressor manufacturer provides further service such as their annual energy audit, which would save Kao Group up to 30% on energy.

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