Free as air
Because the air we breathe is free, it’s all too easy to consider compressed air in the same way. But of course, compressed air is far from free, as anyone considering buying a new compressor knows only too well. Most companies today have energy saving policies but all too often the efficient use of compressed air simply isn’t considered - which can be a costly omission.

Legislation
For companies across the UK, the cost of the Climate Change Levy (CCL) legislation is a reality. The good news is that its not too late to do something to alleviate these charges. In fact, there has never been a better time to act, as developments in technology mean that even more efficient solutions are available to save compressed air, save energy, save waste and save money. The CCL is a fact of manufacturing life, and whatever may subsequently be decided in Westminster or Brussels in these highly competitive times, energy saving is not only good for the environment, it is good for the bottom line too.

How can Meech help?
By harnessing the forces of physics, Meech develops products that increase the efficiency of the compressed air delivered to the point of application, simultaneously reducing total energy consumption and increasing standards of operator comfort. Sounds too good to be true? Well, read on...

Energy Saving
To take one example, the installation of Meech Nozzles can immediately reduce compressed air consumption by an average of 70% (and increase output by up to 25 times). So perhaps you don’t need that new compressor after all? Not only will you achieve increased air output, but compressor wear is reduced as well, extending the life of the compressor still further. It really is as easy as it sounds. By cleverly using scientific principles in the design of the Air Saver Nozzle, Meech saves its clients many thousands of pounds each year.

Meech Air Technology products are safe for your workforce. Compressed air is a powerful source of energy and just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it can’t harm you. At Meech we ensure that all our products are designed and manufactured to the highest standard to obviate any risk to end-users.

“It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees.”
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 – Chapter 37, Section 2

“In selecting work equipment, every employer shall have regard to the working conditions and to the risks to the health and safety of persons which exist in the premises or undertaking in which that work equipment is to be used and any additional risk posed by the use of that work equipment”

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

Noise - a health hazard
Noise is both unwanted and potentially damaging. In the manufacturing environment, noise is usually generated by machinery, tools and compressed air. In fact recent analysis has shown that almost 80% of all hearing loss suffered within manufacturing industry is the result of noise generated by the use of compressed air.

Over-exposure to noise damages the sensitive structures of the inner ear, causing noise-induced hearing loss. Noise-induced hearing loss is cumulative and permanent. Historically people accepted noisy workplaces as an inescapable fact of life. This is no longer true; employees now demand good working conditions, legislation supports them and good employers comply willingly. The most effective and economical solution to noise pollution is abatement at source and Meech equipment is specifically designed to reduce noise whilst at the same time reducing compressed air consumption - a win-win situation.

Quite often air guns can be the decisive factor in meeting the Economic Union’s Machine Directive limits for maximum daily exposure to noise. Industrial deafness affects thousands of people every year and the consequences are devastating for both work and family life. A Medical Research Council (MRC) survey in 1997-98 gave a national prevalence estimate of 509,000 persons in Great Britain suffering from hearing difficulties as a result of exposure to noise at work.