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Optimise Compressed Air Use in Pneumatic Systems
Lowering the energy consumption of machines, is good for the environment and good for our wallets – but is reducing the operating pressure of machines to 4 bar always the right way to achieve this? Festo has been advocating pressure reduction as a key element within an energy saving approach for more than 10 years. However, does this always make sense? Surprisingly perhaps, the answer is no! As with many things in life, the devil is in the detail. Whilst there can be very positive results, it might not be the right way in all cases.
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