MechChem Africa February 2018

⎪ Heating, cooling, ventilation and air conditioning ⎪

Ingersoll Rand products range from complete compressed air and gas systems and services, to power tools, material handling and fluid management systems. The diverse and innovative products, services and solutions enhance customers’ energy efficiency, productivity and operations. The company recently introduced a new sub-freezing air dryer using breakthrough technology. Sub-freezing air dryer delivers Class 3 air

I ngersoll Rand ® , a global leader in compressed air and gas systems and services, has introduced its new breakthrough dryer tech- nology, the Sub-Freezing Air Dryer. By incorporating its 146 years of engineering expertise and heritage, Ingersoll Rand has designed a dryer that is the first of its kind. The Sub- Freezing Dryer is the world’s first dryer that provides -20 °C pressure dew point at 70% lower energy costs and 40% smaller footprint than that of traditional desiccant dryers. The company’s new Sub-Freezing Air Dryer is compatible with oil-flooded rotary compressors, oil-free rotary compressors, centrifugal compressors and reciprocating compressors.

Above: Ingersoll Rand has introduced a new sub-freezing air dryer with breakthrough refrigeration technology. Left: The Dryer supplies constant ISO Class 3 -20 °C pressure dew point air, regardless of changes in demand or ambient temperatures.

Ingersoll Rand Ingersoll Rand advances the quality of life by creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments. Its family of brands – including Club Car ® , Ingersoll Rand ® , Thermo King ® and Trane ® – work together to enhance the quality and comfort of air in homes and buildings; for transport; toprotect foodandperish- ables; and to increase industrial produc- tivity and efficiency. Ingersoll Rand is a US$13-billionglobal business committed to a world of sustainable progress and enduringresults.Thecompany’sproducts range fromcomplete compressedair and gas systems and services, topower tools, material handling and fluidmanagement systems. The diverse and innovative products, services and solutions enhance customers’ energy efficiency, productiv- ity and operations. q The Sub-Freezing Dryer has a lower total cost of ownership than traditional regenera- tive desiccant dryers and has an 80% lower maintenance cost than drum dryers. Unlike drum and desiccant dryers, there is no costly periodic desiccant replacement, and with no desiccant required, downstream particulate filtering is not needed. q Rand’s groundbreaking Sub-Freezing Dryer – provides real customer value.”

“Our newSub-FreezingAirDryer achieves class leading air quality, previously only at- tainable with far costlier drum or desiccant dryer technology. We have developed new technology that provides our customerswith

high quality, -20 °C dew point air, from a high performance regen- erative refrigerant dryer in an efficient andeconomical package,” says Rolf Paeper, vice president of productmanagement andmarket- ing for compression technologies and services at Ingersoll Rand. “This breakthrough technology provides very dry air without wasting energy or purging com- pressed air, leaving customers with the full capacity of their compressor.” The Sub-Freezing Dryer sup- plies a constant ISOClass 3 -20 °C pressure dewpoint air, regardless of changes in demand or ambient temperatures. This allows cus- tomers to dependably meet the compressed air needs of their operation. “Whether customer’s needs are general purpose or they are manufacturing critical products such as pharmaceuticals, the Sub- FreezingAirDryer delivers the air quality they need,” Paeper said. “The high-efficiency, superior op- erating cost alternative– Ingersoll

The Sub-Freezing Dryer is the world’s first to provide -20 °C pressure dew point at 70% lower energy costs and 40% smaller footprint than that of traditional desiccant dryers.

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