SMART Myanmar was pleased to work with senior technical experts from SUSTENT, India on air compressor systems efficiency and assessment methods. From Aug. 6th to Aug. 11th Rajat Batra and Mihir Sharma from SUSTENT conducted a combination of classroom and on-site technical training for engineers from SMART Myanmar to teach them the "free air delivery" assessment method. After the training SMART Myanmar technical staff in the project's energy reduction team now understand systematic and detailed methods for checking compressed air systems for leaks and inefficiencies.
The two garment factories participating in this activity had their compressed air systems assessed in complete detail and potential savings of over 12,000 euros per year were discovered at the two companies. SMART Myanmar's energy reduction team will be following up with the two factories during the coming weeks to coach and advise them to...
- Improve compressed air system design and implement no-return valves
- Systematically tag and fix system leaks
- Optimize pressure settings according to machine design
- Improve staff knowledge & behavior on compressed air management
- Replace broken solenoids, valves and other parts which cause air leaks
- Consider adoption of non-compressed air solutions, since compressed air operations generally utilize 8 times as much electricity as those simply using electricity.
"The senior experts from SUSTENT were patient and willing to explain everything. I was able to learn how to assess factories using the "free air delivery" method," said Ye Htut Aung, SCP Technical Assistant with SMART Myanmar.
"The training was very detailed and all of the information was very related and effective to support our factory assessments," said Paing Soe Lwin, SMART Myanmar Junior Technical Expert.
