| 0.5 percent of emissions. Many industries use compressed air systems as power sources for tools and equipment used for pressurizing, atomizing, agitating, and mixing applications. Optimization of compressed air systems can provide energy efficiency improvements of 20 to 50 percent.
BestPractices provides an assortment of tools and resources to help industrial end users achieve efficiency improvements and related cost savings.
This page provides an overview of BestPractices compressed air system resources. You can view the following publications as fully formatted documents with graphics in Adobe PDF. Download Acrobat Reader. Also, check out the Compressed Air Challenge® Web site for even more information.
Compressed Air Tip Sheets
Determine the Cost of Compressed Air for Your Plant (PDF 569 KB)
Eliminate Inappropriate Uses of Compressed Air (PDF 539 KB)
Minimize Compressed Air Leaks (PDF 542 KB)
Fact Sheets
Technical Publications
Improving Compressed Air System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry (PDF 995 KB)
Compressed Air Market Assessment
Guidelines for Selecting a Compressed Air System Provider
(PDF 75 KB)
Energy Matters Compressed Air Supplement (PDF 469 KB)
Training and Events
BestPractices, in conjunction with industry partners, hosts a number of training seminars. For a current schedule, check out the BestPractices training and events calendar. |
