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Check out all parts of our online library:

• Best Practices Manual
• Improving Compressed Air System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry
• Published Articles
• Fact Sheets
• Case Studies
• Tip Sheets
• Guidelines
• Evaluation of the Compressed Air Challenge Training Program
• Newsletters

Best Practices Manual

• Introduction
• Sample Section
• Table of Contents
• Order Here

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Improving Compressed Air System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry

This Sourcebook is designed to provide compressed air system users with a reference that outlines opportunities for system performance improvements.

• U.S. DOE and CAC Release Improving Compressed Air Sourcebook Version 3

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Published Articles

Compressed Air Best Practices

• Desiccant Air Dryer Control - Seeing Isn't Always Believing
• Improvements at Canada Bread Save 58% in Energy Costs
• Energy Performance Indicators Support ISO 50001 and ISO 50006
• Turbo Compressor Upgrades Yield Energy Savings at Vale
• Growing Factory Experiences Air Compressor Control-Gap Issues
• Compressed Air Efficiency Options at a Rotary Molder
• Foundry Air Compressors Out of Control
• 6 Reasons to Log Your Compressed Air System
• Boeing Canada Winnipeg Recognized for Compressed Air Project
• Hidden Compressed Air Opportunities in Chemical Plants
• Desiccant Dryers - Ten Lessons Learned
• Piping System Tips for Energy Efficiency
• Digital Valve Positioner Enhances the Performance of Pressure/Flow Control
• Proper Compressed Air for IS Glass Container Machines
• Your Air Compressor May be Smarter than You Think
• Compressed Air Optimization at Certainteed Gypsum
• Audit of Low Pressure Dryer Saves Energy
• Innovative Dual Pressure Control Improves Efficiency
• Using KPI's for Peak Efficiency
• CAGI Performance Verification Program for Air Compressor and Dryer Selection
• How to Become a Compressed Air Auditor
• Eliminating Pressure Problems in Compressed Air Systems
• Remote Compressor Sensing Saves Energy
• Stop Operating Blind - Use a Flowmeter
• Analyzing Interval Data to Establish Compressed Air Flow
• How's the Weather in Your Pipes?
• Auto Manufacturer Eliminates Dryer Purge Air
• Adaptive Control for Low Pressure Wastewater Treatment Air Systems
• Optimizing the Supply Side with Intelligent Controls
• Compressed Air Training; It's a Gold Mine!
• Furniture Factory Expands Production While Reducing Energy Costs
• Compressed Air Piping Optimization
• Optimizing the Specific Power of Part Loaded Compressed Air Systems
• The Importance of Condensate Drains on Air System Efficiency
• Centrifugal Compressors and HOC Dryers Reduce Energy Costs by $2.8 Million
• ASME EA-4-2010 - Energy Assessment for Compressed Air Systems
• Food Industry Factory Saves $154,000 in Annual Energy Costs
• Eliminating Pressure Problems in Compressed Air Systems
• International Wire Trims Compressed Air Costs Using the "Systems Approach"
• Six Applications for Compressed Air Storage
• Plastic Injection Molder Saves $53,000
• Success Stories at BC Hydro
• The Biggest & Worst: Tales from a Compressed Air System Auditor's Personal Notebook
• Cycling Refrigerated Air Dryers - Are Savings Significant?
• Compressed Air in Wastewater Treatment
• Energy-Savings at Milk, Cheese, and Ice Cream Plants
• Compressed Air Efficiency Opportunities in the Plastics Industry
• Matching the Supply and Demand in a Compressed Air System
• VSD Compressor Control
• The "Dirty Thirty" - Discovering Pressure Differential at the Far End
• Dealing with High Volume Intermittent Demands
• Compressed Air Controls
• Optimizing Pneumatic Systems for Extra Savings
• Heat Recovery and Compressed Air Systems
• Compressed Air Systems Analysis
• Hospital Air System Savings
• Finding and Fixing Leaks
• Compressed Air Dryers
• The Systems Approach
• Understanding Pressure Drop
• New Products and Expanded Activities

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Fluid Power Journal

• Lower the Pressure to Keep Your Compressed Air System Healthy
• Size Matters When Choosing an Air Compressor
• Choosing a Shop Air Compressor: Reciprocating or Screw Type?
• Is Your Air Compressor Control Smarter Than a Four Year Old?
• Your Air Tool is Inefficient - Here's Why
• Don’t Ignore the Basics
• Follow Best Practices: Guidance from the Experts
• Innovative Design at Aerospace Saves 86%
• Optimizing Pulse Dust Filters
• Striking Gold With Compressed Air Training

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Maintenance Technology

• Avoid VSD-Compressor Control Gap
• Show Me the Money
• Put Your Compressed Air System to Sleep
• Maintaining Peak Compressed Air Efficiency
• Why Is Your Pressure So High?
• Efficient Compressed Air Piping
• Dry Compressed Air Efficiently
• Stop Draining Away Your Profits
• VSD Compressors - Turn On Cruise Control
• Protecting Your 'Heart'
• Efficiency Loss Due to Lack of Maintenance
• Dare to Compare - Leveraging CAGI Data
• Air Compressor Failures - To Fix Or Replace?
• Starting Points - Baselining Your System
• "Tanks" For The Savings
• Efficient Control Of Screw Compressors
• Turning Down Pressure To Cut Operating Costs
• Are You Wasting Money Fixing Compressed Air Leaks?
• Turn Your Air Compressor Into A Flowmeter
• Finding And Fixing Compressed Air Leaks
• How Much Is Your Air System Really Costing?
• Training and Resources Designed With You In Mind

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Plant Services

• 13 Ways to Optimize Your Compressed Air System
• Optimize compressed air storage to drive system-wide energy efficiency
• The 14 Rs of Compressed Air Efficiency
• How to Conduct Compressed Air Audits on a Budget
• Is Compressed Air Perfection an Attainable Goal or a Myth?
• Drive Down Your Energy Costs with Heat of Compression Recovery
• Who's Designing Your Compressed-Air Piping System?
• Calculating Compressed Air Efficiency
• Keep the Compressed Air Lines Dry
• Improve Compressor Efficiency at the Dirty 30
• Optimize Compressed Air Reliability
• A Breath of Compressed Air: Remove Particulate and Airborne Contaminants to Ensure Worker Safety
• Compressed air systems' waste heat improves plant economics
• Are VSD-controlled compressors best for regulating air pressure?
• Study shows lack of compressed-air-system training
• Don't let system components kill air compressor efficiency
• Baseline and monitor efficiency of compressed air systems
• Unwinding the spin
• Unwinding the spin - Part II
• The rise and fall of modulation
• Stop the bleeding
• Hosing down your losses
• Planning air system upgrades
• Squeezing money out of thin air
• The secret is in the pipe
• Compressed air systems are key to productivity

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Fact Sheets

Specific opportunities to improve compressed air performance.

• Fact Sheet 1 - Assessing Compressed Air Needs
• Fact Sheet 2 - Inappropriate Uses of Compressed Air
• Fact Sheet 3 - Compressed Air System Audits
• Fact Sheet 4 - Pressure Drop & Controlling System Pressure
• Fact Sheet 5 - Maintenance of CA Systems for Peak Performance
• Fact Sheet 6 - Compressed Air System Controls
• Fact Sheet 7 - Compressed Air System Leaks
• Fact Sheet 8 - Packaged Compressor Efficiency Ratings
• Fact Sheet 9 - Compressed Air System Economics
• Fact Sheet 10 - Heat Recovery with Compressed Air Systems
• Fact Sheet 11 - Proven opportunities at the Component Level

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Case Studies

A look at what others in your industry have done to increase their energy savings.

• Compressed Air Project Improves Efficiency and Production at Harland Publishing Facility
• Compressed Air System Enhancement Increases Efficiency and Provides Energy Savings at a Circuit Board Manufacturer
• Compressed Air System Improvements at an Auto Plant
• Compressed Air System Improvements Increase Production at a Tin Mill
• Compressed Air System Improvement Project Saves Foundry Energy and Increases Production
• Compressed Air System Modifications Improve Efficiency at a Plastics Blow Molding Plant
• Compressed Air System Optimization Improves Production and Saves Energy at a Satellite Manufacturer
• Compressed Air System Optimization Project Improves Production at a Metal Forging Plant
• Compressed Air System Optimization Saves Energy and Improves Production at Synthetic Textile Plant
• Compressed Air System Optimization Saves Energy and Improves Production at a Textile Manufacturing Mill
• Compressed Air System Overhaul Improves Production at a Powdered Metal Manufacturing Plant
• Compressed Air System Project Improves Production at a Candy-Making Facility
• Compressed Air System Redesign Results in Increased Production at a Fuel System Plant
• Compressed Air System Renovation Project Improves Production at a Food Processing Facility
• Compressed Air System Retrofitting Project Improves Productivity at a Foundry
• Compressed Air System Retrofit Improves Productivity at a Petroleum Packaging Facility
• Compressed Air System Retrofit Reduces Energy Costs at a Newspaper Printing Facility
• Compressed Air System Upgrade Generates Significant Energy Savings at a Steel Mill
• Compressed Air System Upgrade Improves Production at a Steel Mill
• Compressed Air System Upgrade Results in Substantial Energy Savings
• Compressed Air Training Keeps Machining Company on the Cutting Edge
• Consolidated Compressed Air System Reduces Power Consumption and Energy Costs
• Implementing a Compressed Air Leak Management Program at an Automotive Plant
• Motor Assembly Plant Saves $85,000 with Compressed Air System Improvements
• Snap-on Tools'® Kenosha Plant Eliminates Need for New Air Compressor
• Upgrade of Compressed Air Control System Reduces Energy Costs at Michelin Tire Plant

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Tip Sheets

Quick advice on how to keep your systems running at their maximum efficiency.

• Alternative Strategies for Low-Pressure End Uses
• Analyzing Your Compressed Air System
• Compressed Air Storage Strategies
• Compressed Air System Control Strategies
• Determine the Cost of Compressed Air for Your Plant
• Determining the Right Air Quality for Your Compressed Air System
• Effect of Intake Air on Compressor Performance
• Eliminate Inappropriate Uses of Compressed Air
• Engineer End Uses for Maximum Efficiency
• Maintaining System Air Quality
• Minimize Compressed Air Leaks
• Preventive Maintenance Strategies for Compressed Air Systems
• Remove Condensate with Minimal Air Loss
• Stabilizing System Pressure

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Guidelines

• Guidelines for Selecting a Compressed Air System Provider

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Evaluation of the Compressed Air Challenge Training Program

• Executive Summary
• Complete Document

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Newsletters

• Compressed Air Challenge Newsletter - Fall 2012
• Compressed Air Challenge Newsletter - Spring 2012
• Compressed Air Challenge Newsletter - Winter 2012
• Compressed Air Challenge Newsletter - Fall 2011
• Compressed Air Challenge Newsletter - Summer 2011
• Compressed Air Challenge Newsletter - Spring 2011
• Compressed Air Challenge Newsletter - Winter 2011
• Compressed Air Challenge Newsletter - Fall 2010
• Compressed Air Challenge Newsletter - Summer 2010

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