Manufacturing companies need it for their production processes just as much as paint stores need it for atomization and paint application: high-quality compressed air. As an expert in compressed air and surface technology as well as machine tools, Oltrogge offers its predominantly medium-sized industrial customers throughout Germany a clever solution for monitoring compressed air quality: the compact "OilGuard" controller from Andjana Instruments continuously monitors the residual oil content of the compressed air in accordance with ISO 8573.1 and displays this using a traffic light system.
Oil in the compressed air can not only disrupt production processes but, in the worst case, render entire batches unusable. Especially in the food and pharmaceutical industries, production and packaging air is subject to the strictest requirements, as it often comes into direct contact with the product. Their purity is therefore checked annually by specialized service providers in order to guarantee the highest possible purity class 1.
Monitoring the residual oil content in accordance with ISO 8573.1 is also essential for industrial companies, as an excessively high residual oil content in the compressed air can cause serious machine damage and, in the worst case, lead to expensive downtime. Laser systems, for example, react extremely sensitively to contamination of the compressed air, as this is used to clean the highly sensitive lenses and directional mirrors. If particles, oil or water get into the compressed air, the laser technology can be affected in the long term, which has a negative impact on precision and reliability and causes costly and time-consuming repairs.
Not least in the painting process, high-quality compressed air is the be-all and end-all for a perfect painting result. If the quality of the painting air is not right, defects in the painted surface are the result: lack of adhesion, cratering, color changes or poor curing of the material. In all cases, effective residual oil monitoring can provide a remedy.
The compressed air experts at Oltrogge therefore recommend the OilGuard from Andjana Instruments to their industrial customers. The measuring system monitors the purity of the compressed air in accordance with ISO 8573.1 and shows this continuously on a display using a traffic light system. Thanks to this small controller, the residual oil content of the compressed air can be read transparently at any time. This ensures absolute safety and optimum painting results. Installation is also extremely simple: the OilGuard can be connected to an existing quick-release coupling in the compressed air system without the need for a technician and starts working on its own. Furthermore, regular filter changes can now only be carried out when they are actually required instead of at regular intervals, which effectively saves costs.
