Food industry

Snack meets compressed air!

Competent compressed air supply for sandwiches, wraps, paninis and co.

Delicious sandwiches, wraps and paninis are often served at petrol station, bistros or even at lofty heights in aircraft. The customer of KAESER Kompressoren specialises in sandwiches, wraps, paninis and other delicacies. Every day, more than 200,000 tasty, handmade snacks roll off the production line for on-the-go, office breaks, picnis or simply for the home. Clean compressed air plays an important role here.

Major customers include large supermarekt chains, caterers, petrol station and airlines.

Challenge

Producing the enormous variety of products quickly, efficiently and safely is a major challenge for customers. Many processes are carried out manually – nevertheless, it is important to automate the production steps accordingly, because only efficient production guarantees a strong competitive position on the market. However, automating production is a great challenge because the customer is working with fresh products that differ greatly in shape, weight and properties. It is therefore extremely difficult to use robots or pick-and-place units to assemble reels and packaging.

Compressed air plays an important role here in production for controlling machines by means of pneumatic cylinders and for blowing off machines at processing tables. Although the compressed air never comes into contact with food, it is still used to clean the areas that come into contact with it. Therefore, the compressed air must meet strict hygiene requirements according to ISO 8573-1.

Solution statement

  • KAESER Kompressoren is using a frequency-controlled KAESER screw compressor and two KAESER ASD 40 fixed-speed screw compressors for this project.
  • The KAESER SIGMA AIR MANAGER cross-machine control system monitors and controls the compressors in an energy-efficient manner.
  • KAESER adsorption dryers and KAESER activated carbon filters ensure the high degree of purity of the compressed air, which must have a pressure dew point of -40 °C.
  • To make maximum use of all energy-saving possibilities, the KAESER compressors are equipped with heat recovery systems.

Customer value

  • Maximum use of all energy saving possibilities thanks to heat recovery system
  • Redundant compressor station ensures reliability and guarantees the necessary compressed air availability
  • Optimisation of the pressure quality and reduction of the average pressure
  • Professional service organisation from KAESER

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