There are three main standards currently in use which directly relate to the purity of the compressed air quality and testing requirements for industry.
These are:
ISO8573 Series / ISO12500 Series / ISO7183
The most commonly used standard is the ISO8573 Series and in particular ISO8573-1:2010.
The compressed air quality standard ISO8573 –
Consists of nine separate parts;
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES have just made a donation of £200 to Joe Spires who will be leaving in a couple of months for a 3 month placement on a development programme in South Africa. This is part of the International Citizen Service programme (ICS), the aim of the ICS is to tackle poverty worldwide by solving the problems which cause it. He will be leaving late September and will be staying in Botswana, Lesotho or Capetown. Joe will be staying with a host family which could be in a mud hut or a house and he will be paired with an english speaking local volunteer.
In times of rising energy prices, huge amounts of money are wasted in leaks. Small leaks can make up a large part of the costs for compressed air. With the small and easily operable METPOINT LKD Leak detector the leaks in the system can be detected within a short time.
The METPOINT LKD detects the ultrasound, transforms it into an audible sound and indicates it optically. The METPOINT LKD operates with extreme reliability. As only those frequencies are detected which occur in the event of leakage, precise location of the leaks is ensured under all types of industrial noise conditions.
Earlier this month BEKO TECHNOLOGIES held a training day for Mattei Compressors. It was held at the BEKO offices in Bromsgrove and included a buffet lunch with live demonstrations of their oil free products.
The day started with an introduction and overview of BEKO TECHNOLOGIES. Next was an oil free presentation given by Matt Harrison UK Sales manager where he explained the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods of achieving oil free air, including the BEKOKAT catalytic converter and also the METPOINT OCV constant analyser used to measure Air Quality to ISO 8571.1.
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES service department can offer air quality tests to enable customers to know what the quality of the compressed air is that they are using. This can be in bodyshops, food packaging companies, automotive, pharmaceutical industry and many more.
From this BEKO TECHNOLOGIES can advise what, if necessary, the customer requires in the way of air treatment and filtration.
The BEKO Technologies air quality test, together with a written assessment report are tools that allow you to keep accurate records on your air quality.
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES has appointed Stewart Draper as Regional Sales Manager for BEKO’s comprehensive range of compressed air equipment to cover the East Midlands. As the key point of contact for customers, manufacturers and distributors, he will be responsible for promoting sales by determining the specific needs of customers and overseeing existing sales within his territory.
At the recent Air-Tech exhibition BEKO TECHNOLOGIES, a market leader in compressed air treatment challenged visitors to the show to test their knowledge of compressed air quality to win an IPAD. The challenge was to identify compressed air quality at different points of a circuit. The overall winner, selected at random from the correct answers was Andy Jones of Mattei Compressors Ltd. Martin Potter, General Manager for BEKO TECHNOLOGIES UK awarded Andy with his well-earned prize.
Having built-up a reputation for high performance, energy efficient products, Hi-line Industries Ltd now also confirm that prices for their range of air treatment products will be held unchanged for the 4th consecutive year.
Their product range includes adsorption, refrigerant, desiccant and membrane dryer technologies for general commercial and industrial applications. Specialised requirements for medical, dental and breathing-air operation are also covered with their Hi-Zorb point-of-use desiccant dryers incorporating both filtration and energy control technologies. Adsorption dryers in their range include the HBP-ZL heat regeneration units with zero air-loss
Martin Potter has joined BEKO TECHNOLOGIES to take up the role of General Manager. Martin has extensive sales and marketing management experience in the fields of pneumatics, drives and controls, transportation, process and automotive. He has a strong track record of achieving growth by the development of strategies, processes and high performing teams. Recent positions include Sales and Marketing Director at Phoenix Contact for 5 years and National Field sales Manager at SMC for 13 years.
Martin has a BSc Hons degree from the University of Leicester in Business Administration and management. He is married to Diane and has 2 daughters Lucy and Rosie who are both keen competitive swimmers. Martin enjoys sports particularly mountain biking and running. He is currently building an AC Cobra in what limited spare time is available.
Virtually all manufacturing industry uses compressed air. There are some industries however where the quality of the compressed air is critical.
The chemical and process industry being one such sector. There are too many processes to mention but to name a few, agitation and aeration blending of liquids, process instrumentation, pneumatic conveying and operation of devices where a spark may be dangerous. These are all examples of the reasons to use high quality, clean dry, oil free air.
