Royal Can Boosts Efficiency with Atlas Copco Oil-Free VSD Compressor, Achieving Significant Energy Savings
Royal Can Manufacturing Company (RCMC), the first ever two pieces aluminum beverage cans and can ends manufacturer in Iraq, has long history of delivering high quality products that are cost effective and fast shipment. Royal Can holds a capacity of 2 billion cans for the two production lines and the warehouse can accommodate 250 million cans, with on-going expansion.
Atlas Copco has long association with Royal Can Manufacturing Company and is supporting Royal Can operations with its best-in-class oil free technology ZR compressors complying with ISO 8573-1, Class-0. This ensures that the production process requirements are met and with lowest life cycle cost.
There are many processes in the can manufacturing which require compressed air. Since the quality of the final product can be impacted directly by the quality of the compressed air system, it is always critical to select the right partner, with the right product quality to sustain the desired product quality while ensuring lowest operating cost and reducing carbon emissions.
As part of Royal Can sustainability objectives towards green environmental aspirations, reducing the CO2 emission along with consumables waste management process, Royal Can choose oil-free Class-0 rotary screw air compressor model ZR315VSD(FF) with a variable speed drive, integrated heat of compressor IMD dryer and zero purge loss.
Furthermore, the selection has been bundled with comprehensive Preventive Maintenance Plan and SMARTLINK online monitoring services for maximizing uptime and real time monitoring.
The ZR315VSD(FF) complies with the latest edition of ISO 8573-1 (Class-0) and is ISO 22000 certified. Class-0 means zero risk of contamination, zero risk of damaged or unsafe products and zero risk of loss from production downtime.
At Royal Can, the compressed air is used in the pneumatic controls of clutches, breaks, and cylinders for cup formation, trimming, washing, printing, internal coating and packaging. With the Class 0 certified oil-free air compressor, Royal Can ensure the highest quality in their final product.
With Atlas Copco Oil Free ZR315(FF) compressed air system, we have been able to meet the air quality required our process, reducing power consumption by 28.15% or $165,063 yearly energy savings. Thanks to the variable speed drive technology and reducing the pressure drop across piping network which helped us to contribute towards our sustainability goals.
For more information, please contact:
Muhannad Soud
Country Manager – Iraq, Atlas Copco Service Middle East
E-mail: muhannad.soud@atlascopco.com
