New technology speaks volumes

Vert Rotors DMI pic
Vert Rotors DMI pic

A precision engineering subcontractor providing products and services to many of the UK’s heaviest industries has reported a dramatic improvement in noise levels on the shopfloor following the introduction of  air compressors from Vert.

A precision engineering subcontractor providing products and services to many of the UK’s heaviest industries has reported a dramatic improvement in noise levels on the shopfloor following the introduction of air compressors from Vert.

Operating out of East Lothian for more than 40 years, DMI Precision serves a wide range of industries from aerospace and automotive to oil and gas, nuclear and renewable energy sectors. Employing a dozen staff, its services include CNC turning and CNC milling using the latest technology and measuring equipment to produce and low quantity to high volume batch work.

For evaluation, DMI installed 10 Vert A100 compressors to run the equipment throughout its shop. This replaced an air system normally used by the engineering firm.

When the switchover took place in October, DMI managing director David Black and his workshop staff immediately noticed the benefit of Vert’s patented compressor technology: a substantially calmer environment.

“Our business is by its nature a noisy one,” Mr Black revealed, “so anything we can do to cut down on the threat of long-term hearing damage to our staff is welcome.

“As well as making it easier to communicate, a quieter workplace also makes it easier to concentrate, which is an important consideration for the highly-skilled work that we undertake. Although we run a modern compressor system, the reduction in constant background noise when switching to the Vert system made the working environment a lot more pleasant.”

Running solely off the Vert A100 compressors, the factory registered a noise level of 68dBA, which was a significant drop of 6dBA from the compressed air system in operation. As noise is measured on a logarithmic rather than linear scale, every 3dBA reduction represents the sound energy level being halved.

The project was part of a study to quantify the benefits of using compressed air in a manufacturing environment. It comes after Edinburgh-based Vert was selected in June 2019 to receive a funding award of £410,000 from the UK Government Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

“Providing compressed air at the point of use opens up opportunities to make noise improvements in a factory environment which has a significant positive impact on employees,” said Vert sales engineer John McNeil, who worked with DMI on the project. “With 80% of UK manufacturers using compressed air, there is a significant opportunity to reduce the risks of long-term hearing damage for workers.”

Vert Rotors www.vertrotors.com

DMI Precision Engineering www.dmiengineering.co.uk

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