Alan Beatty, maintenance manager at Lacks Enterprises’ Paint East facility, said the Airleader met the company’s interest in conserving energy.
“We have four air compressors, and we were looking at ways to save energy and utilize the compressors more efficiently,” Beatty told MiBiz.
“The Airleader looks at air pressure and demand and selects the right compressor combination to most efficiently achieve the demand at that time.” Beatty said SIGA Green Technologies “came in and did an analysis and basically hit all of the objectives and estimates (they promised).” He added that since the Airleader was installed, he has seen substantial electricity savings at the 107,000-square-foot paint facility. “We know absolutely what that savings is. We went from 0.433 kilowattshours per 100 CF (26.0 KW/100CFM) to 0.298 kilowattshours per 100 CF (17.8 KW/100 CFM)” for air compressor operations, he said. “That’s a savings of 31.1 percent”.