AirCS^® EduTrainer^® for Festo Didactic

Using compressed air efficiently

Before compressed air can be used, it must be generated, processed and distributed to the respective application. Compressed air is a valuable form of energy. Nevertheless, too little is often done to design the overall system efficiently. Consumption is rarely measured or monitored. The cost situation is usually unclear.

This is where the Air Control System AirCS® comes in. As part of the AirCS® training project, the important aspects of compressed air supply and distribution are analysed in terms of energy efficiency and thus form the basis for teaching how a compressed air system can be operated efficiently. The aim is to emphasise the importance of saving energy to trainees and show them how to make savings.

Compressed air costs can be allocated to a specific branch of production (e.g. MPS station) using long-term measurements. This is intended to train cost awareness in the learner.
Without raising awareness of the "human factor" in the long term, technical optimisation of a process would have a much smaller and possibly only short-term effect.