Leakage DetectionThe Most Effective Method For Reducing Energy CostMattei Leakage Management - An Energy Saving Concept That WorksMattei aims to provide clients with a system for a verified reduction of compressed air and gas wastage with an exceptionally short payback period. 
The Mattei service capability extends to a full leakage detection survey and repair management programme, or a simple survey, tag and report service for compressed air, gas and vacuum systems. Our preference is to tailor each survey to meet the identified requirements, having first consulted closely with each client and agreed a leakage programme specification. This helps to ensure that the savings identified are achieved by the client. Whatever your business a Mattei Leakage Detection Survey and Repair Management Programme is the fastest and most cost effective route for achieving rapid, verifiable savings and improvements in your company's productivity. Our programmes are risk free and the payback on your investment is normally less than three months. By adopting a systematic approach to the management of leakage within your compressed air and gas system, returns of between 75 and 85% will be achieved and those savings returned to the bottom line. Our objective is to reduce demand for air in the system by reducing the volume of air produced, and as a result, switching off a compressor or compressors, or at the very least reducing compressor run time, thereby creating greater system efficiency through a reduction in energy consumed. Potential Cost SavingsWhat does leakage cost your company? For the majority of manufacturing companies, the generation of compressed air typically represents around 10% of their energy bill (up to 30% in some industry sectors), and it is also probably the most expensive form of energy a company uses. Of the energy used to compress air only 8-10% may be converted into useful energy, therefore it is an area where measures taken to reduce its use have an unusually high return on investment, typically payback periods are between 1 to 6 months. Energy bills continue to spiral and for most companies reducing energy consumption becomes a priority. Managing energy costs is becoming increasingly important in order to stay competitive in a global economy. It is a fact that every company using compressed air has leaks in the system. It is important to know that all compressed air systems leak to some degree and all leaks are very costly to every business. Many compressed air systems waste 20-35% of the air produced entirely due to leakages. Viewed differently, if the compressor life span is ten years then over three years of air production is potentially dedicated to providing for leakages. That has financial implications even for businesses with small compressor systems. The average cost of a leakage survey is less than 10 per cent of the overall leakage costs, and the cost of repair is also less than 10 per cent. And of course, once the system is repaired and improvements have been carried out, the savings are immediate, which means that most projects have a payback period of less than 3 months and the savings are also sustained in the long term. The cost of leakages or the potential for making savings is relatively easy to calculate. Each lost cubic meter of compressed air is worth approximately £4,200 a year. In a system that uses 50m3/minute with a 30% leakage rate, the annual cost of producing those leaks is in the order of £63,000 or £5,250 per month. Nitrogen, Oxygen and CO2 leaks are generally more than 10 times more expensive than compressed air.
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