Rand-Air, part of the Atlas Copco Specialty Rental division and a longtime chief within the subject of air, nitrogen, energy, move (pumps), steam boiler and lighting options, lately took a bold choice which has changed the means in which its customer – and Rand Air – will method future hires of an identical nature.
Working in the petrochemical sector requires critical consideration to element, with absolute security at all times imperative. When Rand-Air was approached by a long-standing customer on this sector for tools to clear a sulfuric acid pipeline bound for decommissioning, they approached the task at hand in an innovative and agile manner, developing with a special answer from these beforehand applied.
“The venture undertaken was unusual by nature. Our buyer required the utilization of an air compressor which could perform optimally in a high-risk, risky setting. We due to this fact decided that this explicit project demanded a contemporary resolution – and a departure from the way in which during which it had beforehand been approached,” explains Rand-Air seasoned petrochemical business sales consultant Melanie Lake.
Oil-free air versus nitrogen
“Acid can’t come into contact with any moisture – whether or not or not it’s water or oil – due to its excessive volatility. Contaminants could cause hazardous chemical reactions and doubtlessly even combustion,” explains Lake.
The clearing of the primary sulfuric acid pipeline – undertaken in 2020 – was supposed as a once-off challenge. เครื่องมือตรวจวัดความดันเลือดเรียกว่า -Air subsequently took the choice to go with the Class zero oil-free compressor because of its production of high-quality, clean, oil-free, and completely dry compressed air.
“Multiple consultations and analyses preceded this project, to make certain that the Class zero oil-free compressor would produce air which was sufficiently pure, contaminant-free and dry, at a stress dew level of minus forty degrees,” she adds.
Prior to Rand-Air supplying the oil-free compressor, this particular customer had at all times used nitrogen to clear their pipelines. By offering the Class 0 oil-free air answer, Rand-Air was capable of show that this was the better solution in this case: capable of supply a extra efficient resolution in a shorter time, and with significantly less potential contamination or safety risk.
Ultimate effectivity with a quantity of makes use of
The first pipeline clearing challenge using oil-free air turned out to be so profitable that the estimated five day compressor hire, was accomplished in just one. This unimaginable achievement further highlighted the operational efficiency of the oil-free compressors selected.
Following the success of the initial pipeline clearing, 4 extra projects happened in the course of the course of the 12 months, and another is ready for October.
“Efficiency and air purity are the reason that this explicit compressor is one of the best and most viable answer for clearing pipelines,” says Lake. Compressors hired by the shopper this year embody the PTS1600 compressor with a dryer which produces 1600 cubic feet of compressed air per minute.
“Oil-free compressors are able to be effective over tremendous distances. For instance, some of the pipeline tasks have required air to be pumped through pipelines of between 2.5 kms to 5 kms. When compressing air over this distance, stress drops – which impacts the move. It is important that air is pumped into the tanks at beneath 4 Bar,” Lake explains.
Oil-free compressors have a number of uses. Customers usually solely rent them for instrumentation, fermentation and aerating containers that are normal makes use of for these machines.
According to Lake, the truth that these compressors can be used in applications corresponding to clearing petrochemical pipelines, demonstrates their diversity: “The oil-free compressor is even able to transferring an eighty ton transformer, due to its capability to explode industrial pillows which are then positioned underneath the heavy transformer and floated,” she remarks.
All different capabilities aside, probably the most compelling cause for the rent of the Class 0 oil-free compressor was due to its capacity to provide clear, pure, contaminant-free dry air.
Making agility count
Rand-Air attributes its high degree of buyer success and repeat enterprise to an around-the-clock service and powerful staff effort: “We have made ourselves indispensable to so many customers, as a result of our extraordinarily high requirements and substantial trade expertise. Whenever there’s a need for rental tools, prospects insist on utilizing our solutions and providers – thanks to our stringent security audits, impeccable service and superior technical help,” says Lake.
True to its status in many industries together with petrochemical – Rand-Air has remained true to its ethos and tagline of ‘making agility count’ and offering efficient solutions to customer’s operational wants.
“We are a group which works together and supports each other regardless of the task. Our technicians and employees are on call 24/7 to make sure customer service and assist. We will all the time be prepared to go above and beyond for a buyer, looking at their problems from recent angles, to find them the best resolution potential – ‘clearing the way’ for innovation and improved productivity,” concludes Lake.
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