The desire to keep maintenance costs down can damage both the longevity and overall running costs of compressed air systems.
That's chief among the arguments presented in a new white paper authored by Sean Fairest, business line manager for Atlas Copco Compressors Service Division.
The publication, 'Do alternative service providers create or destroy value for the compressed air user?, examines compressor maintenance and the role established vendors can play, as opposed to independent local providers.
It suggests that, while using independent service providers can be initially cheaper, they can be more expensive over the lifetime of a machine.
Why? Fairest suggests that they are often ill-equipped to provide efficient service and maintenance in line with current recommendations from the manufacturer.
"For example, Atlas Copco encourages users of their latest Z Range of compressors to consider a major overall after approximately 60,000 hours of usage. By contrast, independent local providers are often asking customers to consider this expenditure after only 40,000 hours of usage."
According to Fairest "Compressed air users need to challenge the quick win [mentality] and consider carefully if their decision is creating, or destroying, value in the medium to long term for their company."
This paper lays out the arguments for both approaches.
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