Air Compressors UK

The Challenge

Air Products required a standalone compressed air system to drive their decanting system at Didcot Power Station. This needed to be self-contained with all electrical requirements, cold weather protection and ducting. ...read more

The Challenge

When they approached Maziaks, they were running a fixed speed Atlas Copco 45kW compressor which was massively oversized for the site and which had led to significant energy wastage at a high cost to the company. ...read more

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Part of the site’s remit for investment was to reduce cost and improve efficiency.  Maziaks’ track record of reducing energy costs for other soft drinks manufacturers led to an invite to survey their site and propose a plan. ...read more

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Energy costs were rising hugely and the old plant could not achieve the air quality needs of the soft drinks industry. ...read more

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Expansion has led to a new factory in Dunstable, requiring compressed air, pipework and a chiller. Despite the factory being empty there were some significant challenges with 34m x 24m  block pillars every 6 metres and only 7 days to complete what would normally take up to a fortnight. ...read more

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An existing HPC user for 20 Years they were keen to stick with the advanced technology and reliability of the product when updating their equipment ...read more

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The main focus of the project was to provide compressed air facilities, to hide pipework and to create a solution for locating the compressor in a convenient but unobtrusive way. ...read more

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Our challenge was to reduce energy costs without compromising the need for increased capacity. Our solution also needed to be able to handle a variety of air demand conditions and fast changes in demand as blowmoulders come in and out of production. ...read more

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Maziaks have supplied and serviced Wells and Young's compressed air system for over 7 years and following the largest ever nitrogen generator installation in Europe at Rohm and Haas (UK) Ltd we talked to Wells and Young's about the benefits of replacing their bulk liquid nitrogen with their own generation equipment. ...read more

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Maziaks’ innovative and proactive approach impressed Nampak.  We highlighted key areas where significant savings and improvements could be achieved from very little capital expenditure. ...read more

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Production at the Frome site requires significant volumes of nitrogen and the customer was looking for an alternative to purchasing liquid Nitrogen from a supplier, due to costs and delivery reliability. ...read more

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Maziak Compressor Services Ltd were employed to review the three largest sites at Beckton, Rugby and Norwich and look for ways to reduce the cost to produce compressed air. Maziaks had already successfully completed substantial projects for Beckton and Norwich. ...read more

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Maziak Compressor Services Ltd were contacted to technically advise, design and build a compressed air package to suit the needs of a world class pharmaceutical manufacturer. ...read more

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The compressor house had to move to accommodate additional production machinery with substantial extra air demand anticipated for this busy 24/7 food factory. ...read more

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Premier Foods had datalogged and recorded their previous compressors and found their benchmark to work from. The problem was, how to prove the savings were actually in line with predictions, and how to continually prove further savings as the factory changes. ...read more

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In partnership with Maziaks, they have managed not only to increase air efficiency but have also improved air quality to back up their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) criteria. ...read more

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The standard control configuration meant that the variable speed compressor (180kW) was always the lead unit.  During times of low demand, this could adjust its flow rate and energy consumption effectively, but as demand rose and the other compressors (3 x 160kW fixed speed) were switched on, control efficiency was substantially reduced. ...read more

The Challenge

The customer was not happy constantly purchasing liquid Nitrogen from a supplier due to costs and delivery reliability. ...read more

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Our client, a waste management company, provides a range of cost and environmentally effective processing, recycling, disposal and energy recovery services for local authority and private commercial customers. They need to deliver a clean, constant compressed air supply to the pumps at the heart of their landfill site to allow for the waste liquid (leachate) caused by the decomposing of the waste to be removed and stored. ...read more

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 The warehouse contains a great deal of automation for storage and conveyors and the challenge was to provide an extensive compressed air network to deliver the pneumatic power required over three chambers and five floors. ...read more

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A major UK energy provider had taken over an old wind turbine manufacturing facility and were updating the site with a new paint and preparation building.The challenge was to provide large volumes of compressed air to a blasting operation.  ...read more

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 Before providing a quote, Maziaks undertook a datalog of Par-Pak’s system to identify in more detail where efficiencies and improvements could be made. ...read more

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Their extensive Research & Development activities included a project to create a mobile treatment plant using nitrogen bottles within an articulated trailer. GE’s Peterborough branch were already a Maziak customer and when we were made aware of these plans, we offered an alternative solution to nitrogen bottles. ...read more

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They have based their business model around quality, cost and delivery.To uphold these principles and meet their increased demand, they needed a larger and more reliable compressor.   ...read more

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Their operations use CO2 lasers for cutting the steels and metals and the industry norm had been to use N2 in the beam guide due to two key qualities—it is moisture and CO2 free.  Molecules of either of these would weaken the beam by diverging it.  Maziak, however, through its partnership with Parker were able to offer an alternative solution at much reduced cost.  ...read more

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Maziak have supplied and serviced the compressed air system on site for over 15 years forging a strong relationship. Over the years a number of data-logs have been conducted to uncover ways to improve efficiency and reliability whilst saving energy and costs.  ...read more

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Fruitapeel’s interest was sparked in the benefits of nitrogen generation in lieu of cylinders. Discussions ensued around the possibility of generating nitrogen on site and doing away with the costly cylinders at its Llantrisant site in South Wales. ...read more

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With the significant increase in costs of solder manufacturing due to raw materials, electronics makers have looked for solutions that save cost by reducing the dross. One such method is the implementation of a wave soldering system using inert gas. The inert wave soldering system shows significant dross reduction and its wettability is better than conventional systems.  The inert gas utilised is high purity Nitrogen (N2). The power management company who were buying in the gas in high pressure cylinders were looking for AN EVEN BETTER SOLUTION. ...read more

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The key for the OU is reliability of equipment and as their trusted partner for compressed air, it falls to Maziak to deliver on this. With 14 air compressors—a mixture of piston and screw of varying brands and ages—this is a critical area . ...read more

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The entire system, from the compressor through the pipework, to the final drops, had to be energy efficient, to reflect the school’s ethos of waste reduction and improvement through better technology. The pipework installation work was to take place during term time presenting additional challenges. ...read more

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With all the service history and compressor usage statistics documented within Maziak’s Service Management Software, Maziak had all the data they needed at their fingertips to recommend the right new machine. ...read more

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With well over 20 successful years of operation fulfilled, the compressor equipment, which included HPC ASD, BSB and CSB compressors, was ready to be replaced. ...read more

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Attracted by the possible cost and environmental savings Maziak were showcasing at the PPMA show in 2016, they wanted to explore how they might reduce their reliance on expensive bulk liquid gas. ...read more

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Maziak were commissioned to design and install a dedicated Nitrogen Generation system to supply the tyre overhaul workshop as part of this major development.  ...read more

The Challenge

To ensure the highest product quality and prolong shelf-life, the company uses a process called gas flushing which requires nitrogen gas. Intrigued by the nitrogen generation cost saving information Maziak were promoting at a PPMA Show, they wanted to explore how they might benefit and reduce the high costs of multi-cylinder nitrogen packs. ...read more

The Challenge

Kitting out 528,000 ft2 of warehouse space is no mean feat.  ...read more

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A longstanding customer of Maziak, were looking to have a complete overhaul of their plant room. ...read more

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Maziak’s core values and previous PET blow moulding experience at major blue-chip companies (Britvic and Princes) made us an attractive partner to deliver the compressed air system and deal with the complexity of the works required. ...read more

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Attracted by the services Maziak were showcasing at the FoodEx Show, a leading dessert producer wanted to discuss significant projected expansion needs alongside some critical issues with their existing compressed air system. ...read more

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In 1983 Maziak had installed four Broomwade machines and over 20 years on, despite careful maintenance, these were ready for an upgrade.  ...read more

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Corintech’s selective soldering system utilised high purity Nitrogen (N2) sourced from high pressure cylinders. This source was high cost, time consuming and dangerous for employees to manually handle so they were looking for an alternative. ...read more

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Bevie is a company dedicated to bringing innovation into the commercial, homebrew and make your own food sector. They specialise in kits and equipment which make it simple, easy and fun for anyone to get into making it themselves. At their Ellesmere Port site (a food audited site), they have 9 separate packaging ‘cells’ some of which require Nitrogen gas for Modified Atmosphere Packaging purposes. They were using gas from high pressure cylinders, delivered weekly and offloaded and positioned outside relevant cells by a member of staff. This method was wrought with issues. ...read more

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Amsel & Wilkins Dental Practice is a modern family dental surgery based in Banbury. It has been established for more than 40 years and offers a full range of general, restorative and cosmetic dentistry. The team there comprises seven resident dentists; a visiting dentist with a special interest in periodontics; an oral surgeon and four hygienists.  Dental grade air is required for 9 chairs within the practice.  Amsel & Wilkins have been a Maziak customer since 2010 with a service contract for regular servicing and maintenance and to guarantee urgent support of such critical machinery to their business.   ...read more