The GA VSD+ range of compact, oil-injected rotary screw compressors was honored with the Silver Award in the compressed air category during the 2013 Product of the Year award ceremony hosted by Plant Engineering. For 26 years, Plant Engineering’s Product of the Year competition has celebrated innovative product development by identifying and honoring the best new products in the manufacturing industry based on a reader survey.
The Product of the Year competition is a celebration of new and innovative products in the manufacturing industry. The GA VSD+ incorporates many innovative features and benefits including:
- Reduction of energy consumption by 50 percent compared to a traditional load/unload compressor of the same type
- 15 percent increase in efficiency compared to the previous generation
- 12 percent improvement in free air delivery
- Motor significantly exceeds the latest NEMA Premium efficiency requirements
The GA VSD+ is reflective of Atlas Copco’s drive for innovation and represents one of the most innovative changes to rotary screw technology since we launched the world’s first economical to manufacture variable speed drive compressor in 1994. If you’d like to learn more about the GA VSD+ or any of Atlas Copco’s innovative products, contact us or leave us a note in the comments below.
Also, be on the lookout for your April issue of Plant Engineering magazine to read about the products honored this year.
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