Fitness trackers are a great way to monitor daily activity – counting our steps, the number of stairs we climb, and calculating heart rate and calories burned. They can even help save your life. If you don’t have one, you don’t know how far you’re going.
Too many people manage their on-site nitrogen generation without measuring how much energy they’re using. On-site nitrogen generation provides a number of benefits, from increased efficiencies to cost savings, for a number of industries, when compared to a liquid nitrogen delivery service. Other advantages include:
- Eliminating delivery cycles and costs, which are based largely on fuel expenses, means budgets are no longer constantly changing with a delivery service;
- On-demand, 24/7 availability and easy integration into an existing compressed air system means on-site generation helps boost production and operating efficiency;
- It improves a facility’s carbon footprint and at the same time it increases employee safety by eliminating more delivery trucks and coming and going from a facility while additional tanks and equipment are loaded and unloaded;
However, too many facility managers will invest in on-site nitrogen generation capabilities without having the equipment that shows how much nitrogen they’re using, and how often they use it. For just a couple hundred dollars and with a few hours of installation time, the addition of a flow meter to an on-site nitrogen gas generation system will do just that. This helps determine gas use and quantify cost savings, and it can also help identify and outline maintenance needs, including scheduling, supply ordering, and as-needed production stoppages.
The return on investment in an on-site nitrogen system can often be realized in just a few months or years. However, without the inclusion of a flow meter, it’s difficult to quantify or even measure what those savings are. An investment is most valuable when you realize the benefits it provides. To find out how on-site nitrogen generation can help your facility, or for more information about how a flow monitor can help give determine your nitrogen use, contact us today.
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