Explore the online library for guidelines, tools and resources to support your compressed air system efficiency efforts:

• Best Practices Manual
• Improving Compressed Air System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry
• Videos
• Published Articles
• Fact Sheets
• Case Studies
• Tip Sheets
• Guidelines
• Evaluation of the Compressed Air Challenge Training Program

Videos

Superstars of Compressed Air Interviews

• Frank Moskowitz
• Bill Scales
• Hank Van Ormer
• Joe Ghislain
• Chris Beals
• Jeff Yarnall

Sponsor Interviews

• Efficiency Vermont

Published Articles

Compressed Air Best Practices

• Desiccant Air Dryer Control - Seeing Isn't Always Believing
• Improvements at Canada Bread Save 58% in Energy Costs
• Energy Performance Indicators Support ISO 50001 and ISO 50006
• Turbo Compressor Upgrades Yield Energy Savings at Vale
• Growing Factory Experiences Air Compressor Control-Gap Issues
• Foundry Air Compressors Out of Control
• 6 Reasons to Log Your Compressed Air System
• Boeing Canada Winnipeg Recognized for Compressed Air Project
• Hidden Compressed Air Opportunities in Chemical Plants
• Desiccant Dryers - Ten Lessons Learned
• Piping System Tips for Energy Efficiency
• Digital Valve Positioner Enhances the Performance of Pressure/Flow Control
• Proper Compressed Air for IS Glass Container Machines
• Your Air Compressor May be Smarter than You Think
• Compressed Air Optimization at Certainteed Gypsum
• Audit of Low Pressure Dryer Saves Energy
• Innovative Dual Pressure Control Improves Efficiency
• Using KPI's for Peak Efficiency
• CAGI Performance Verification Program for Air Compressor and Dryer Selection
• How to Become a Compressed Air Auditor
• Eliminating Pressure Problems in Compressed Air Systems
• Stop Operating Blind - Use a Flowmeter
• Analyzing Interval Data to Establish Compressed Air Flow
• How's the Weather in Your Pipes?
• Adaptive Control for Low Pressure Wastewater Treatment Air Systems
• Optimizing the Supply Side with Intelligent Controls
• Compressed Air Training; It's a Gold Mine!
• Furniture Factory Expands Production While Reducing Energy Costs
• Compressed Air Piping Optimization
• Optimizing the Specific Power of Part Loaded Compressed Air Systems
• The Importance of Condensate Drains on Air System Efficiency
• Centrifugal Compressors and HOC Dryers Reduce Energy Costs by $2.8 Million
• ASME EA-4-2010 - Energy Assessment for Compressed Air Systems
• Food Industry Factory Saves $154,000 in Annual Energy Costs
• Eliminating Pressure Problems in Compressed Air Systems
• International Wire Trims Compressed Air Costs Using the "Systems Approach"
• Six Applications for Compressed Air Storage
• Plastic Injection Molder Saves $53,000
• Success Stories at BC Hydro
• The Biggest & Worst: Tales from a Compressed Air System Auditor's Personal Notebook
• Cycling Refrigerated Air Dryers - Are Savings Significant?
• Compressed Air in Wastewater Treatment
• Energy-Savings at Milk, Cheese, and Ice Cream Plants
• Compressed Air Efficiency Opportunities in the Plastics Industry
• Matching the Supply and Demand in a Compressed Air System
• VSD Compressor Control
• The "Dirty Thirty" - Discovering Pressure Differential at the Far End
• Dealing with High Volume Intermittent Demands
• Compressed Air Controls
• Optimizing Pneumatic Systems for Extra Savings
• Heat Recovery and Compressed Air Systems
• Compressed Air Systems Analysis
• Hospital Air System Savings
• Finding and Fixing Leaks
• The Systems Approach
• Understanding Pressure Drop

Plant Services

• 13 Ways to Optimize Your Compressed Air System
• Optimize compressed air storage to drive system-wide energy efficiency

Fact Sheets

Specific opportunities to improve compressed air performance.

• Fact Sheet 1 - Assessing Compressed Air Needs
• Fact Sheet 2 - Inappropriate Uses of Compressed Air
• Fact Sheet 3 - Compressed Air System Audits
• Fact Sheet 4 - Pressure Drop & Controlling System Pressure
• Fact Sheet 5 - Maintenance of CA Systems for Peak Performance
• Fact Sheet 6 - Compressed Air System Controls
• Fact Sheet 7 - Compressed Air System Leaks
• Fact Sheet 8 - Packaged Compressor Efficiency Ratings
• Fact Sheet 9 - Compressed Air System Economics
• Fact Sheet 10 - Heat Recovery with Compressed Air Systems
• Fact Sheet 11 - Proven opportunities at the Component Level

Case Studies

A look at what others in your industry have done to increase their energy savings.

• How Utility Programs Can Achieve More Savings with Compressed Air Challenge Training
• Compressed Air Project Improves Efficiency and Production at Harland Publishing Facility
• Compressed Air System Enhancement Increases Efficiency and Provides Energy Savings at a Circuit Board Manufacturer
• Compressed Air System Improvements at an Auto Plant
• Compressed Air System Improvements Increase Production at a Tin Mill
• Compressed Air System Improvement Project Saves Foundry Energy and Increases Production
• Compressed Air System Modifications Improve Efficiency at a Plastics Blow Molding Plant
• Compressed Air System Optimization Improves Production and Saves Energy at a Satellite Manufacturer
• Compressed Air System Optimization Project Improves Production at a Metal Forging Plant
• Compressed Air System Optimization Saves Energy and Improves Production at Synthetic Textile Plant
• Compressed Air System Optimization Saves Energy and Improves Production at a Textile Manufacturing Mill
• Compressed Air System Overhaul Improves Production at a Powdered Metal Manufacturing Plant
• Compressed Air System Project Improves Production at a Candy-Making Facility
• Compressed Air System Redesign Results in Increased Production at a Fuel System Plant
• Compressed Air System Renovation Project Improves Production at a Food Processing Facility
• Compressed Air System Retrofitting Project Improves Productivity at a Foundry
• Compressed Air System Retrofit Improves Productivity at a Petroleum Packaging Facility
• Compressed Air System Retrofit Reduces Energy Costs at a Newspaper Printing Facility
• Compressed Air System Upgrade Generates Significant Energy Savings at a Steel Mill
• Compressed Air System Upgrade Improves Production at a Steel Mill
• Compressed Air System Upgrade Results in Substantial Energy Savings
• Compressed Air Training Keeps Machining Company on the Cutting Edge
• Consolidated Compressed Air System Reduces Power Consumption and Energy Costs
• Implementing a Compressed Air Leak Management Program at an Automotive Plant
• Motor Assembly Plant Saves $85,000 with Compressed Air System Improvements
• Snap-on Tools'® Kenosha Plant Eliminates Need for New Air Compressor
• Upgrade of Compressed Air Control System Reduces Energy Costs at Michelin Tire Plant

Tip Sheets

Quick advice on how to keep your systems running at their maximum efficiency.

• Alternative Strategies for Low-Pressure End Uses
• Analyzing Your Compressed Air System
• Compressed Air Storage Strategies
• Compressed Air System Control Strategies
• Determine the Cost of Compressed Air for Your Plant
• Determining the Right Air Quality for Your Compressed Air System
• Effect of Intake Air on Compressor Performance
• Eliminate Inappropriate Uses of Compressed Air
• Engineer End Uses for Maximum Efficiency
• Maintaining System Air Quality
• Minimize Compressed Air Leaks
• Preventive Maintenance Strategies for Compressed Air Systems
• Remove Condensate with Minimal Air Loss
• Stabilizing System Pressure

Guidelines

• Guidelines for Selecting a Compressed Air System Provider

Evaluation of the Compressed Air Challenge Training Program

• Executive Summary
• Complete Document

Presentations

• CAC-CII Presentation - September 2020