The Compressed Air Challenge® (CAC) created the Best Practices Manual to provide the "how to" information for implementing recommendations that
will achieve peak performance and reliability of the system at the lowest
operating cost.
The use of the recommendations will:
a. Reduce energy and repair costs.
b. Improve system reliability.
c. Increase productivity.
d. Reduce unscheduled downtime.
Compressed air is a very useful and valuable utility, which must be managed to optimize overall system performance.
This Best Practices Manual was developed to provide you with the tools you need to reduce the operating costs associated with the use of compressed air and to improve the reliability of the entire system. This Manual addresses the improvement opportunities from where air enters the compressor inlet filter to the end uses, including hoses, quick couplers, air tools, cylinders, or other devices.
