PNEUROP : promoting and serving the compressed air equipment industry

INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES

IN COMPRESSED AIR AND VACUUM APPLICATIONS

MATCHING ECO-EFFICIENCY

WITH MARKET DEMAND

INTRODUCING

THE PNEUROP GREEN CHALLENGE 2020

The compressed air, gas and vacuum industry

PNEUROP is the European association of manufacturers of compressors, vacuum pumps, pneumatic tools and allied equipment, represented by their national associations.

PNEUROP speaks on behalf of its members in European and international forums regarding the harmonization of technical, normative and legislative developments in the field of compressors, vacuum pumps, pneumatic tools and allied equipment.

PNEUROP represents 10 Trade Associations and members of these Associations represent a market turnover in products and services of € 21 Billion in Europe.

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What is the PNEUROP Green Challenge 2020 ?

Compressor and vacuum technologies are essential to enabling sustainable technologies for the future of our Society

To promote compressors and vacuum pumps as being essential enablers for many innovative and viable environmental technologies, including :

The low carbon economy The Hydrogen economyThe process efficiency

improvements

The provision of safe energy in dangerous and

potentially explosive environments

To put compressor and vacuum technologies on the agenda as Sustainable Technologies, contributing to meeting the overall EU challenge of 2020, in the

areas of Climate Change and Energy Use.

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One century of progress :Fro

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900 • Reliable energy

source

• Low maintenance cost

• Instrumentation

• Control

To 2

000 • Process enabler

• Energy efficient

• Sustainable manufacturing

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Without Compressors, there would be no…

• Moving to the hydrogen /CNG economy requires compressors for the transport and storage of hydrogen/CNG

Hydrogen /CNG powered vehicles or

systems

• Compressors will be essential for this key environmental technology

Carbon capture/ sequestration

• All Electronic component manufacture requires high/low pressure process steps with high purity air

Electronic control of environmental technologies

• Compressed Air is stored as an energy source to address peak demand and reduce energy use

Air storage to reduce peak energy demand

EXAMPLES : Enabling the Low Carbon Economy

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EXAMPLES : Enabling the Low Carbon Economy

Without Vacuum there would be no…

Solar PV electricity

• Photo Voltaic cells provide clean renewable energy, producing zero air pollution, hazardous waste, or noise

LED low energy lighting

• LED lighting reduces energy use by up to 95%

Energy efficient (Low E) glass

• Vacuum coating reduces building heat loss through glass

Vacuum Insulated Glass

• Using same principle as a vacuum Thermos flask, VIG provides similar insulation to insulated building walls

Low friction moving parts e.g. wind turbine blades

• Carbon vacuum deposited on moving parts to reduce friction

Electronic and pneumatic control of environmental technologies

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EXAMPLES : Enabling Process Efficiency

Compressors enable increased efficiency in…

Wine making

• Nitrogen generation

Water treatment plant bio-processing

• Increased efficiency driven by compressed air diffusion for speedy bio-processing

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EXAMPLES : Enabling Process Efficiency

Vacuum enables increased efficiency by…

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Vacuum deposition processes

•Replaces electrolytic deposition, reducing use and disposal of hazardous chemicals

•Vacuum zinc deposition replaces hot zinc dipping reducing energy use

Vacuum distillation

•Replaces steam distillation, allowing low temperature distillation reducing thermal energy

Vacuum steel degassing

•Vacuum degassing during the manufacture of specialitysteel alloys reduces impurities, and offers considerable energy savings compared to the traditional steam ejector systems

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EXAMPLES: Enabling a Safe Work Environment

Without compressors, there would be no compressed air to provide safe and efficient:

process actuation in dangerous or potentially explosive environments

power tools for demanding environments

operation of vehicles - e.g. braking systems in trucks, trailers and

railcars

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PNEUROP: Environmental Action by Members

Pneurop members are implementing the following actions to minimise their environmental impact:

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Environmentally conscious manufacturing and cleaning processes

Eco-design and product life cycle management : the 3R approach - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Energy saving targets for their manufacturing processes and products

Most members are certified to the environmental management system standard ISO14001

And some have even received official recognition for their eco-friendly approach…

Liquid Oil

Humidity

Particulate

Oil Vapour

Gaseous Contaminates

Viable Organisms

Bulk Particulates

Liquid Water

ISO 8573.2

ISO 8573.3

ISO 8573.4

ISO 8573.5

ISO 8573.6

ISO 8573.7

ISO 8573.8

ISO 8573.9

ISO 12500.1

ISO 7183

ISO 12500.3

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PNEUROP: normative work

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COMPRESSED AIR AND VACUUM new applications

MEDICAL

• Vaccines

• Medicines

• Drugs

• Breathing and Theatre air

• Oxygen concentration

INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING

• Foodstuffs

• Packaging

• Nitrogen generation

• PET containers

• Beverage

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Hydrogen generation

• CNG powered vehicles

• CO²-sequestration

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Commitment of the industry

The current and future large portfolio of

compressed air and vacuum products and services,

enables PNEUROP member manufacturers

to provide

clean and energy efficient solutions

for many diverse applications and to contribute significantly to a wide spread take up of

sustainable technologies

in public and industrial markets.

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