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We discussed safety and sustainability for the past few weeks; safety, savings, and compliance. Let's look at how these sustainable practices are put to use in real life applications.

As applications for new and innovative products are continually expanding, manufacturing is faced with added environmental regulations. Processes must remain in compliance with climate-control regulations set in most areas around the world.

When industrial processes are designed with sustainable programs in mind, energy savings is at the forefront. It has been shown that through optimization of energy, money can be saved and costs cut to keep processes running more efficiently and most profitable.

"Sustainability is not just about what is done, but how it gets done", by using the appropriate technology to measure and control solvent vapors and fuel levels, there are often many opportunities to lower energy consumption and save on costs:

To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions necessary to support present and future generations. Companies all over the world are implementing sustainable practices to do just that. This includes environmentally conscious programs designed to reduce impact and contribute to economic viability. It also includes strengthening their safety programs. 

For the last few weeks we've discussed the oxidizer application; staying safe, saving energy, cutting costs, even taking a closer look at it in action,

Let's continue the discussion about using oxidizers in real life applications to see working examples of how monitoring them helps you stay safe, save energy & cut costs.

We've been discussing the oxidizer application, how you can stay safe, save energy & cut costs. Now let's take a look at some real life implementation.

The capacity of an oxidizer is limited. A plant expansion or growth in production can increase VOC use, exceeding the capacity of the existing oxidizer. However, if a flammability analyzer is used to decrease air volumes from existing processes, making more efficient use of the existing oxidizer, it would be equivalent to expanding its capacity. This can drastically reduce operating costs in both power and fuel consumption.

When the appropriate analyzer is installed on your oxidizer, energy efficiencies increase, productivity can be optimized and energy saved.

Installed at the outlet of the oxidizer, ensures that emission levels are not exceeded into the atmosphere. Futhermore, by monitoring at the inlet AND outlet of the oxidizer, hydrocarbons can be measured and compared before and after processing, indicating efficiency.