SRS New Zealand, Sawmill & Timber Packaging, Rolleston
Leasing a new multi compressor station a saving for busy timber plant
Issue
This timber packaging plant required an upgrade to its existing compressor station. Existing compressors were old and worn, which was becoming problematic and affecting production.
The company though didn't have available capital to invest in a brand new compressor station. The dilemma being they also couldn’t afford not to. So, PSL Total Air came up with a leasing arrangement for their compressors as a win-win for both parties.
Action
PSL Total Air set about drawing up a lease agreement the timber company could accept and replaced all existing old compressors in the wet mill with Kaeser compressors:
- BSD75T SFC
- SFC
- ASK34T
- ASD47T
- Kaeser SAM4 supervisory controller
A speed drive and two fixed-speed compressors were included in this multi compressor station.
Result
For SRS New Zealand this solution proved ideal. The leasing agreement meant no capital outlay and immediate improvement in compressed air reliability. For SRS New Zealand this meant no downtime due to mechanical breakdown.
Also, the increased efficiencies lead to lower power consumption costs. The mill relies mainly on one smaller super efficient compressor in the station to undertake the bulk of the compressor tasks, thus saving power on excessive running costs.
The leasing agreement meant no capital outlay and immediate improvement in compressed air reliability. For SRS New Zealand this meant no downtime due to mechanical breakdown.
