Harvesting season brings hope and smiles on the face of farmers but sub-standard harvesting and sorting machines can ruin the hopes if productivity and quality is compromised resulting from such unfit machines. To tackle these issues and give the best reward for farmer’s on-field efforts Atlas Copco launches its revolutionary state-of-the-art and mechanically advanced rice sorting machine – the Sortex Rice Sorting machine G15L-22.
The machine uses an oil-injected rotary screw compressor to optimise harvesting and sorting. To overcome the current challenges of operating cost and low quality rice output, this machine is tuned to operate at the lowest operating expenses with guaranteed uptime and assured best quality rice output time and again.

Designed to ensure low installation and maintenance cost this advanced machine is operator friendly and uses new-age controllers which are simple, powerful and reliable. Manufactured with high-grade metals this machine is rugged, strong and uses a flexible drive suitable for 100% duty cycle. While most of the machine face right quality air issues with Sortex rice our G15L-22 machine integrates compressor, Dryer, Filter and receiver into one machine for enhanced purity and inbuilt refrigeration air dryer and low pressure drop 2-in-1 filtration specifically for Sortex rice.

G15L-22’s space-saving design occupies a limited area on your factory floor eliminating any space issues and is highly reliable which is designed for 46C’s and dust prevention as it operates on a time-tested, proven rotary screw compressor technology and comes with HD filter, pre-filter, and bigger coolers. With a vast network of dealerships across India, the availability of spares or factory trained technicians is never a problem for its timely and proper maintenance.

With more than 140 years of innovation and experience, Atlas Copco delivers products and services to help maximize your company’s efficiency and productivity. We are dedicated to offering high air quality at the lowest possible cost of ownership. Call or mail us to know how your rice sorters can perform better.

Summer has arrived and that too in full intensity. As peak summer heat is considerable dangerous for human body, same goes with the air compressors. The high ambient heat, if not managed properly can cause severe repercussion to the air compressor and may lead to high production loss and downtime. It also makes your air compressor less efficient and results in high power cost.

Here are the few essential tips from the Atlas Copco service experts to maintain compressed air system in the summer season and to safegaurd from the losses.

The first and foremost activity which is recommended at all seasons is daily inspection of compressors which mainly includes checking of oil level, air filter, leakages, noise, etc followed by close monitoring of the compressor parameters from controller/Elektronikon. These parameters can be recorded by remote monitoring tools like SMARTLinkas this will help you to understand the performance of the machine and accordingly necessary preventive action can be taken.

• Clean Cooler – Blocked or clogged coolers can cause an air compressor to overheat on hot summer days. Hence, ensure coolers are properly cleaned before the peak heat hits the compressors.
• Check Drains – Higher humidity in the summer causes more condensate to come out of drains. Be sure drains are in perfect working order so they can handle the extra flows.
• Clean Air and Oil Filters – Dirty filters lead to pressure drops, but clean filters will reduce energy consumption. So, ensure to clean or replace compressor air and oil filters. 
• Check Compressor Oil – High ambient heat can decrease oil life expectancy. Using the genuine oil & oil filter and following the recommended oil change intervals will ensure that your compressors runs cool and consume less energy.
• Check Ventilation – Proper ventilation of air compressor room is important to route hot air out of the compressor room using ducts and vents.
• Adjust Water Cooling Systems – With water-cooled compressors, adjust the temperature & flow of water entering the compressor to ensure that it is cool enough for summer conditions.

As always, consult a compressed air specialist for recommendations specific to your facility’s processes.