CPA Engineered Solutions Ltd, partners with the Warehouse Technology Group.

The Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) is a unique collaboration of 20+ companies involved in the manufacture and supply of specialist equipment to the warehousing and logistics industry. WTG provides an unbiased insight into the latest technology available to companies operating warehouses and distribution centres. (www.wtglive.co.uk) CPA’s product range with in the WTG includes the Enershield Air Barrier and High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) destratification fan.
 

Enershield Air Barrier

CPA manufacturers the Enershield Air Barrier and distributes them for the European and UK market. An Enershield Air Barrier is an innovative energy saving entrance solution for all types of buildings. Using an accurate and controlled vertical downward flow of air to produce a 'virtual' door and create up to a 90% seal over an opening. The airflow effectively separates the atmospheres on either side and reduces the transfer of temperature, dust, insects, fumes and odours.  Enershield Air Barriers are designed to be unheated and to recirculate existing ambient air. With greatly reduced running costs and improved effectiveness they provide replacement technology for traditional heated 'air curtain' comfort systems, with energy savings of up to 35%.

 

High Volume, Low Speed Fan

The high volume, low speed (HVLS) ceiling fan which gently distributes the heat trapped at the ceiling back down to occupied levels, equalising the air temperature between floor and roof level. Operating solo or accompanying an Enershield Air   Barrier, HVLS fans are key to meeting thermal comfort requirements in any building. These fans not only provide destratification during the heating season but also benefit the user during the summer when ambient temperature rises; the fan speed can be increased to provide a breeze like cooling effect.

 

Visit the Fully Operational Warehouse

WTG has created a fully working warehouse known as the Logistics Research and Innovation Centre (LRIC) in North Manchester. It comprises a 12,000 square feet unit fitted out by the partners. The equipment is functional, operating and in daily use.  Visitors can come along to view both our demonstration units (Enershield air barrier and HVLS fan) operating in a real life warehouse application. 

  

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CPA Engineered Solutions Ltd supply a new compressed air system giving Oceaneering a lift

 Innovative Compressor Solution Gives Oceaneering a Lift

Customer: Oceaneering Umbilical Solutions

Application: Loading subsea cable systems on to carousels

Oceaneering Umbilical Solutions (Oceaneering), a global leader in the design and manufacture of subsea cable systems is achieving reliable, on-time loading of its cable carousels thanks to a new compressed air system from CPA. The three 250kW, Gardner Denver (GD) compressors are providing an on-demand supply of air to the air skate equipment. This is used to lift the heavy umbilical cables on to the carousels before they are loaded on to the waiting vessels at Rosyth dockyard for delivery to the end customer.

Benefits at a Glance

• · On-demand, reliable air – helping to mitigate the risks of £000s in delivery delays.
• · Efficient, packaged solution – matches air output to demand
• · Comprehensive service maintenance plan – ensuring optimum equipment performance.
• · Robust design and low-noise levels.

Application Details

 

Robust and reliable compressed air is an essential requirement for the loading process as delays in loading mean that the installation vessels cannot leave the port. Resulting costs can costs be thousands of pounds.

 

Oceaneering’s existing compressors from a previous supplier were around 15 years old and, although maintained by CPA’s service team for the past four years, it was becoming difficult to source components without long lead times.

 

CPA carried out a full air energy audit, analysing air demand and energy consumption and, following a tender process, was awarded the contract to supply new GD equipment.

 

Charlie McCartney, manufacturing support manager at Oceaneering explains: “CPA has been providing high-quality service for our existing compressors for a number of years now, so we were confident that the support infrastructure would be in place to ensure equipment reliability. However, we also found that the Gardner Denver compressors offered superior technology to some of the other models we considered, making CPA a natural choice of supplier.”

The CPA Total Air Solution

The new compressor package incorporates two fixed-speed ESN250 models and a VS250 variable-speed unit running at 8-bar pressure. A bespoke control interface helps distribute running hours evenly across the units and refrigerant dryers provide dry, quality air.

Previously, Oceaneering was using three fixed-speed compressors running continuously, which as Charlie McCartney explains, was very wasteful:

“Our old compressed air system was, at times, generating too much air for our requirements meaning that we were wasting energy. Now the two 250kW fixed-speed compressors meet the majority of our air demand, with the variable speed model coming on line to meet peaks in production. We can also alter the pressure band through the control system to cater for variations in demand.

“In addition, because we have invested in the latest compressor technology, the machines are running much more efficiently than before, helping us to reduce our electricity consumption too.”

The GD compressors combine reliable and easy-use operation with high efficiency. Designed to meet the rigours of continuous 24/7 operating demands, the compressors also feature a robust design and low noise level operation.

CPA will also be maintaining the new compressors under a new planned maintenance service agreement which includes the supply of genuine spare parts.

 

 

"CPA has been providing high-quality service for our existing compressors for a number of years now, so we were confident that the support infrastructure would be in place to ensure equipment reliability."

Charlie McCartney, manufacturing support manager at Oceaneering