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WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO MONITOR COMPRESSED AIR QUALITY

June 30, 2020

A compressed air system is only as good as its air supply. Many of the best designed systems are rendered significantly less efficient and powerful, simply because of low quality air supply. What’s more, low quality compressed air can ruin products and jeopardize safety standards in facilities under strict safety guidelines. However, ensuring high quality for air supply can be pretty challenging, especially in more complex systems that make prominent use of ambient air. To meet this challenge, you need to be able to examine the air quality of the full system, not just a few different points. Fortunately, a few cost-effective but advanced compressed air technology solutions can help.

How SUTO and Airtec Can Help

One Airtec’s most highly-recommended product lines, SUTO offers integrated compressed air software and hardware solutions aimed at offering expansive visibility into the everyday operations of your compressed air system. SUTO air quality monitoring tools provide clear but expansive metrics on contaminant levels in any given area of your system. Using these tools, you can maintain high quality standards, increasing longevity for moving parts, guaranteeing product quality, and bolstering efficiency and cost savings. To learn more about any of the products below, please feel free to reach out to us today!

S 120 Oil Vapor Sensor

  • Measures oil vapor contents in compressed air and other gases
  • Can be used for permanent or in portable applications
  • Measures down to 0.003 mg/m³
  • Easy connection through sampling hose and quick connect
  • Output signals: – 4 … 20 mA
    • RS-485, Modbus RTU
    • Relay switch (NO)
  • PID sensor for highest accuracy
  • Service and Alarm indication through LED
  • Connectable to SUTO displays and data loggers as well as third parties displays and control units
  • Optional integrated 5” touch screen and data logger

S 130 Laser Particle Counter

  • Easy connection to compressed air through 6 mm quick-connector
  • Can be used as a portable or stationary instrument
  • Particle sizes from 0.1 – 5.0 μm (depending on model)
  • Optional display
  • Measures according to ISO 8573-4
  • Output signals:
    • RS-485, Modbus RTU
    • SDI (SUTO internal signal)
    • Relay switch (NO)
  • Connectable to SUTO displays and data loggers as well as third parties displays and control units
  • Optional integrated 5” touch screen and data logger

S 600 Compressed Air Purity Analyzer

  • Particle Concentration Measurement
    • Measurement methods according to ISO 8573 standards (together with isokinetic sampling device)
    • Latest laser detection technology
    • Smallest particle size 50% per JIS, bigger sizes 100% per JIS
  • Dew Point Measurement
    • Uunique multiple sensor technology allows for broad measurements
    • Long-term stability and established measurement methods
    • Highly accurate with margins at  ±2°C
  • Oil Vapor Measurement
    • Advanced photoionisation detector (PID) with self-calibration
    • Wide range of oil vapor concentrations
    • High accuracy with 5% of reading ± 0.003 mg/m³
  • Pressure Measurement
    • State-of-the-art sensor technology
    • High-quality auxiliary compressed air system data
  • Plug and Play Measurements at a Touch
    • Integrated data logger records all channels in parallel for further analysis and PDF reports
    • 5’’ touchscreen interface and software guidance to easily run pre-set measurement routines

S 601 Compressed Air Purity Analyzer

  • Particle concentration measurement
    • Channel sizes: 0.3 … 0.5, 0.5 … 1.0, 1.0 … 5.0 μm (A) 0.1 … 0.5, 0.5 … 1.0, 1.0 … 5.0 μm (B)
    • Laser particle counting technology
    • Counting efficiency: 50% for smallest size
      •  95% for all other sizes
  • Oil vapor measurement
    • Latest PID sensor technology
    • Ranges from 0.003 … 10.000 mg/m3
    • High precision: 5%
  • Dew point measurement
    • Dual sensor technology (Polymer and QCM)
    • Wide measuring range of -100°C … +20°C
    • High precision of ±2°C
  • Pressure measurement
    • Measuring range 0.3 … 1.5 MPa
    • Accuracy of 1% FS
  • Compressed air connection through 6 mm quick connect
  • Ethernet (Modbus TCP), RS-485 (Modbus RTU) and USB interface
  • Low purge air loss
  • 100 … 240 VAC power supply
  • 5” color touchscreen with data logger