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News Release from: Boge Compressors | Subject: Boge SF220, S220 and MCS
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 15 February 2006
Compressed air helps creamery make
cheese
Energy-efficient turn-key installation provides a reliable and energy-efficient source of compressed air to creamery and 150 million litre dairy facility.
Boge Compressors has designed and built a complete energy-efficient turn-key compressed air set-up for the Cheese Company's Lockerbie creamery This installation will simultaneously provide a reliable and energy-efficient source of compressed air to the creamery and Arla Foods' new 150 million litre dairy facility being built alongside
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 May 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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The system incorporates a Boge SF220 frequency controlled screw compressor, two Boge S220 fixed speed screw compressors with dryers, filtration and a Boge MCS Pro Plus energy management system.
The Cheese Company, which is part of Milk Link, produces a range of Cheddars and British regional cheese for the retail, food service and ingredient sectors.
Cheddars, half-fat Cheddar, Red Leicester and butter are all produced at the Lockerbie creamery.
Compressed air is used at many stages of the cheese and butter making processes.
To expand the Lockerbie facility to accommodate the Arla dairy, all the site's systems were reviewed.
Rod Challis, Engineering Manager at the Lockerbie Site, said: "It was apparent that our original compressed air system would not be able to meet the air demands of the site's increased production".
"We therefore needed to install a new system that ensured we achieved the most economical and efficient use of compressed air regardless of peak or off-peak air demands or fluctuations in production levels".
"At the same time, opting for energy efficient equipment was an important factor in designing the new compressor house to meet our own environmental goals".
"The impact of the energy-tax (the CCL) and the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme were also factors in our choice to integrate energy efficient equipment that would assist us in reducing our energy consumption".
Boge SF series frequency controlled screw compressors work strictly in accordance with the compressed air demand by producing the exact volume of compressed air at the pressure required.
Frequency control reduces idling time and evens out air demand fluctuations.
The MCS Pro Plus energy management system controls the installation and ensures that only the most efficient supply of compressed air is used at all times.
Moreover, the MCS Pro Plus audits the system on an on-going basis to calculate air and electricity usage.
It also maintains a constant system pressure to within 0.3bar of the required system pressure. Request a free brochure from Boge Compressors ...
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