DIY N & O

There’s a certain amount of pride that comes with doing a job yourself. It doesn’t matter if you’re fixing a screen door that’s out of square or changing the oil in your vehicle. You can achieve satisfaction in a job well done and save some money at the same time. It’s a win-win situation.

The same theory can apply to the Atlas Copco ranges of nitrogen and oxygen generators, which allow manufacturers to generate gas supplies on site and, as a result, achieve significant savings from the economy of scale. These gases are vital to a variety of industries – from lab work to marine to mining. On-site generation reduces truck traffic at your facility from vehicle deliveries (and the associated fossil fuels and emissions from those deliveries) as well as the administrative time and costs associated with processing regular orders.

And all of this can be achieved without sacrificing purity or quality. The Atlas Copco nitrogen generator (NGM) uses membrane air separation to produce nitrogen and, due to its high efficiency and reliability, is ideal for applications such as fire prevention, tank and pipeline cleaning, and many other oil, gas, mining and marine applications. A bundle polymer fiber acts as a membrane that allows nitrogen to pass and other gases (such as oxygen, water vapor and carbon dioxide) to permeate. Compressed air is applied through an inlet and the enriched nitrogen is released through the discharge of the nitrogen generator.

For oxygen applications, Atlas Copco’s on-site oxygen generation can help processes in laboratories, wastewater treatment, fish farming and ozone production to name a few. The Atlas Copco OGP oxygen generator also uses Pressure Swing Absorption technology, with zeolite pellets that act as an adsorbent, generating oxygen output that results in an adjustable purity level between 90 and 95 percent, at flows up to 7000 SCFH.

What other reasons can you think of why on-site nitrogen and oxygen is better than delivery?