As part of an upgrading and expansion plan, Brazil-based Buddemeyer S.A. has installed an Atlas Copco ZR 315 VSD FF oil-free compressor to supply air to each of its 70 looms. The family-owned company manufactures 300 metric tons monthly of cotton products including bedspreads, bathmats, robes and towels.

The new compressor, which has been installed alongside another compressor supplied by Sweden-based Atlas Copco, delivers 855 liters of air per second, is powered by a 315-kiloWatt motor operating at 50 hertz, and works at up to 7.5 bar.

Buddemeyer expects to conduct its expansion — which will include replacing all of its looms with new machines — over the next three years.

December 18, 2007