ELGi introduces Air~Alert in Australia – Smart Monitoring and Alert System for Compressed Air Systems
18 Oct 2023
IoT-enabled data analysis technology to improve energy efficiency, pre-empt maintenance, and increase uptime of compressed air systems.
Sydney, Australia, 18 October 2023: ELGi Equipments, one of the world’s leading air compressor manufacturers, announced today the introduction of Air~Alert, an IoT-based Air Compressor Monitoring System, for the Australian market. After a successful launch at Hannover Fair in Germany earlier this year, the ELGi Air~Alert smart 24/7 remote monitoring and alert system is now available to ELGi’s customers in Australia for new and existing installations*.
Air~Alert is a data transmission and analysis service that monitors critical parameters and sends out actionable insights and alerts to users. With these insights, customers can improve uptime and maximise efficiency with smart monitoring and data related to air compressor performance. The service also enables customers to act in time and avoid potential failures. Additionally, Air~Alert enables 24/7 remote monitoring of the air compressor. It delivers trend graphs and information about operating parameters, including discharge pressure, oil temperature, variable frequency drive (VFD) speed (where fitted), total running hours, trips, and alerts on a live online interface accessible remotely from anywhere in the world.
Air~Alert also notifies customers and ELGi dealers about scheduled maintenance and fault occurrences while predicting commonly occurring failures. Monthly summary reports on overall health and operating parameters, including upcoming service requirements and preventative maintenance based on the data obtained, are sent to customers.
The operational and performance data from the compressors are acquired by Air~Alert from the compressor controller, transmitted in an encrypted form, and sent to secure and dedicated Air~Alert servers in the cloud. Smart algorithms then work on the data to enable intelligent prediction with actionable alerts, reports, and trends – which are returned securely to the operators as easy-to-read actionable dashboards.
Throughout the process, the data is structured and analysed to provide smart analysis that helps users to plan maintenance activities, enabling energy efficiency improvements with the compressor. The Air~Alert failure prediction module also predicts if the compressor is likely to fail in the future. At the end of the process, data is translated into comprehensible alerts and reports that allow the user to take timely action.
With ELGi’s Air~Alert, users can track highly informative utilisation trends providing actionable intelligence and take corrective action, such as:
Operating pressure band optimisation based on the utilisation rate
Replacing an existing fixed speed unit with a variable speed VFD unit/ or adding a retrofit VFD
Installing an energy efficient, lower size compressor in case of very low utilisation rate
Detecting leaks based on an unexpected change to a higher utilisation rate over time
*The Air~Alert device can be factory-fitted on new ELGi EG, AB, and OF Series compressors or retrofitted on units with a Neuron III, III+, or IV controller.
About ELGi Australia
ELGi Equipments Australia Pty Ltd, headquartered in Sydney NSW, is a subsidiary of ELGi Equipments Limited, one of the world’s leading air compressor manufacturers, committed for over 62 years to delivering world-class sustainable compressed air solutions. Established in 2011, ELGi Equipments Australia - together with its nationwide distribution network - offers an extensive range of compressed air products and services to a wide range of industry sectors. This product range includes oil-lubricated and oil-free rotary screw compressors, single and three phase oil-lubricated reciprocating compressors, dryers, filters and downstream accessories.
For over 60 years, ELGi has developed world-class products with best-in-class lifecycle costs, resulting in higher uptime for the customer. In recognition of this, in 2019 – ELGi was the first global industrial air compressor manufacturer in over sixty years to be awarded the Deming Prize of excellence in Total Quality Management.
For further information, please visit elgi.com.au
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