How much does your compressed air cost?The cost of each kilowatt-hour of power consumed, each cubic metre of water used and each kilometre over which goods and materials are transported are fundamental factors in determining actual operating costs.
In the case of compressed air - one of industry's prime energy sources – approximately 90% of users are unable to give an accurate figure for the cost of each cubic metre used. This is hardly surprising, as the cost of self-produced compressed air varies greatly with circumstances and to extract a cubic metre price from the total costs over the amortisation period of the air supply system is not easy.
The calculation not only includes the fixed and operating costs but also has to take less tangible figures into account such as the proportion of labour costs for personnel who are only partially or occasionally involved in the air supply system, including training activities. However, SIGMA AIR UTILITY from KAESER provides optimum cost transparency.
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