British pottery maker optimises compressed air systems with Boge

23 August, 2017

Aroplus (UK) also specified a Boge Air Saver valve. This is a programmable, electrically-operated valve which can be co-ordinated with the shift plan and stops machines from running when they are not required, thus saving even more energy and reducing maintenance costs.

Avoiding production disruption

A critical challenge for Aroplus (UK) was to avoid disruption to production at the busy Emma Bridgewater plant. Nash again: “They have a lot of pneumatically operated diaphragm pumps in their system to pump clay slip around the factory. It is a continuous process and, if it stops, the clay goes hard and becomes unworkable.

“Because of the way the system was originally fitted over a decade ago, and because they run virtually 24/7, we had to install the new machine and modify the plant without losing production time, or causing a disturbance.

“To achieve this, we used our specially-designed service vehicle that allows us to supply customers with an independent, clean, dry compressed air supply while their machines are being serviced or a new machine is being installed. So, we connected our vehicle to Emma Bridgewater’s compressed air system, isolated their plant both pneumatically and electrically so it is safe to work on, and then installed the Boge compressed air system.”

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