55
Leakagedetection in theplant inKoogaandeZaan. Detected leaks represent
about 8%of total compressedair costs.
“We’reverysatisfied
with Festoand its
EnergySaving
Services. Asa result,
wewereable to
reduce compressed
air consumptionby
about 8%.”
RemoDubbeld,
Maintenancemanager
Tate&Lyle,Netherlands
Customer
Tate&Lyle, KoogaandeZaan,
Netherlands,worldwidemanu-
facturer of ingredientsandsolu-
tions for the foodandbeverage
industriesand for other sectors
Tate&Lyle’s30production loca-
tions convert all kindsof raw
materials intohigh-quality ingre-
dientssuchasglucosesyrup.
The company faceshigh levelsof
global competitivepressure.
Consequently, Dutchmaintenance
managerRemoDubbelddecided
to test all the company’s com-
pressedair systems. “Wehaveour
ownenergysavingprogramme,
whichhasnowbeenperfected
thanks to Festo’sEnergySaving
Services”, saysDubbeld.
Focuson leakagedetection
“Festo checkedour systemsand
discovered lotsof leaks”, explains
Dubbeld. “All inallwewere losing
6000 litresperminute,which
represents roughly8%of our
compressedair costs.”
Group-wideenergysavings
planned
This tremendoussuccess in the
Netherlandsaroused interest at
otherTate&Lyle locations.
“I told colleaguesat other plants
about Festo’sEnergySaving
Services.We’renowplanning to
implement thesemeasures inour
other Europeanplantsaswell”,
saysDubbeld.
What our customerssay
At Tate&Lyle, aglobalmanufacturer of ingredients for foodproduction, theexperts from Festo
havebeenable tofix leakswhichwere causing compressedair lossesof 6000 litresperminute.
