Measurement and energy savings examples

Compressed air monitoring pays off with significant energy savings. Here you can find a few savings cases in various industrial applications. Your plant can become a success case too. All savings cases started with a first step: measuring. Without exception, this step leads to insight, to savings initiatives, and to substantial financial savings. Are you ready to take the next step?

Compressed air

Production plants are common users of compressed air and blower air. E.g. Compressed air is used for packaging machines, offset presses, transport of granulate and food ingredients, cooling of products and tank aeration. Compressed air can be found in almost all plants. Large consumers are for instance:

Ceramic factories
Glass production
Cement and construction products
Paper
Food production, beverage and breweries
Pharmaceuticals
Automotive
Steel production

Other markets and applications for energy savings

Our products are used successfully in various industrial applications, for example:
Aeration monitoring in water treatment plants
Airflow monitoring in large ducts
General test and measurement applications (such as universities)
OEM applications
Oxygen measurement, for instance in hospitals
Combustion air mixing
Technical gas mixing
Welding gas, packaging gas monitoring
C02 consumption metering

What markets does VPInstruments serve?

VPInstruments serves a wide range of industrial markets where compressed air and technical gases are critical to production processes. Key industries include:

Manufacturing of materials (e.g. cement, paper, plastics)
Steel and metal production
Glass industry
Food & beverage
Automotive
Textile

In addition, VPInstruments solutions are applied in sectors such as ceramics, pharmaceuticals, and OEM applications, basically any environment where insight into gas and utility consumption drives performance improvement.

How can VPInstruments products help save energy?

VPInstruments helps manufacturers save energy by turning utility data into actionable insights. By measuring and monitoring compressed air and gas usage, companies can:

Detect and eliminate leaks
Identify inefficient usage and artificial demand
Optimize compressor performance and system pressure
Improve maintenance planning and prevent downtime

Compressed air is one of the most expensive utilities in industry, often accounting for 10–30% of electricity costs. With proper monitoring, companies can reduce compressed air energy consumption by up to 50%, delivering fast ROI and lower CO₂ emissions.

Do you have references from global companies?

Yes. VPInstruments is trusted by leading global manufacturers across multiple industries. Reference customers include companies such as:

Toyota
Nestlé
Philips
IKEA
GSK

These organizations rely on VPInstruments solutions to improve energy efficiency, reduce operational costs, and increase production reliability.

What types of applications are covered in your case studies?

VPInstruments case studies focus on practical, real-world applications centered around compressed air and industrial gas systems. They include:

Compressed air system optimization and efficiency improvements
Leak detection and reduction programs
Energy monitoring and sub-metering in production facilities
Flow measurement of compressed air and technical gases such as nitrogen
Consumption analysis at machine or production line level
Performance monitoring of compressors and compressed air networks

These case studies show how gaining insight into compressed air and gas usage helps manufacturers reduce energy costs, improve system reliability, and support sustainability goals.