OREANDA-NEWS. December 21, 2011. Power engineering specialists of the forge plant of KAMAZ-Metallurgy OJSC are currently implementing a large project to reduce costs for provision of compressed air for manufacturing activities. A local compressor station based on air compressors and dehumidifiers made by Atlas Copco, Sweden, was started up at the enterprise.

The compressor station installed at the forge plant is a part of a large project of OJSC KAMAZ for transfer of plants to independent generation of compressed air. Before that, a central system provided KAMAZ enterprises with compressed air. So, the parent company tries to cut costs relating to generation and transportation of compressed air and improve its quality. Atlas Copco installations are currently functioning at the automobile plant, the engine plant, and the forge plant has recently received air compressors and dehumidifiers.

According to Aleksander Salnikov, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Forge Plant for Repair, this equipment is highly appreciated for its noise level and controllability. Three Atlas Copco compressors generating 45 thousand cubic meters of compressed air per one hour are less noisy in operation than one compressor made in Penza, Russia, which produces only 2 thousand cubic meters of compressed air each hour.

Besides good noise insulation, both compressors and air dehumidifiers comply with such requirements as safety, uninterrupted operation, reliability, and low electric power consumption. Above all, they can generate and deliver high-quality compressed air, i.e. dry air. According to experts, it is condensate that damages equipment. Having launched the compressor station for independent generation of compressed air over two weeks ago, the workers of the forge plant noted that the number of equipment damages caused by low-quality compressed air was reduced.