When your business relies on a steady supply of compressed air to operate, it can wreak havoc on a plant’s productivity when there’s an unexpected equipment failure, unusual demand, or other event that prevents your air compressor from delivering the proper amount of compressed air needed to keep production and your critical processes going. Fortunately, a rental compressor will allow your plant to access a temporary, cost-effective compressed air solution that will minimize downtime and keep production and critical processes up and running.
3 Reasons to Rent an Air Compressor
In many cases, air compressor equipment malfunctions or unexpected events can leave industrial and manufacturing facilities without the compressed air they need to operate at full capacity, but air compressor rentals can ensure that there is an uninterrupted and adequate supply of compressed air available.
Below are three reasons to rent an air compressor:
- Unplanned equipment failure: Most industrial facilities know from experience to expect the unexpected. Equipment malfunction, natural disasters, and other unplanned events can interrupt the flow of clean and reliable compressed air, which, in turn, can disrupt or completely shut down operations, resulting in costly downtime. Rental compressors can help minimize downtime caused by equipment failure or other unplanned events.
- Planned outages: Plant upgrades and planned maintenance activities can interfere with the flow of compressed air and disrupt normal operations. Rental compressors are a great way to fill the compressed air short-fall during planned maintenance activities, renovations or upgrades.
- Flexible budgeting: In many businesses, it is often more practical to cover the costs of rental compressors from the maintenance budget rather than allocating funds from a rigid capital expenditure budget. Allowing for greater flexibility and efficiency in managing operational expenses.
- Special projects: Sometimes there is a need for additional compressed air capacity when there is a rise in demand for products, such as during seasonal production peaks, special projects or trial runs. Temporary situations such as these can exceed your equipment’s normal compressed air capacity, but by renting an air compressor during short upticks in production you can cost-effectively ensure an adequate supply of compressed air.
The benefits of renting an air compressor are many in these and other situations. However, the most significant advantage of an air compressor rental is minimizing downtime. It’s a well-known fact that unplanned shutdowns can result in staggering financial losses related to lost productivity, but air compressor rentals can significantly reduce these losses by quickly restoring the supply of compressed air, saving your business thousands of dollars in downtime costs.
Additionally, if an air compressor is unable to meet the temporary demands of seasonal or special production runs, it can become a major bottleneck to productivity. Renting an air compressor has the distinct advantage of allowing users to scale up capacity to meet temporary compressed air needs, while also avoiding a large capital investment for short-term situations. This will help maximize the profits of special or seasonal product runs.
A Contingency Plan Can Minimize Downtime
While an air compressor rental can indeed provide relief during emergency situations, planned shutdowns or special projects, time is of the essence! To really minimize downtime and its negative impact on productivity and the bottom line, it’s essential to have a contingency plan in place for procuring a temporary rental compressor during emergency situations or to meet additional capacity requirements.
Taking a proactive approach ahead of time by identifying a reliable supplier from whom you can quickly rent an air compressor is critical to ensuring a steady supply of compressed air. The supplier should have available a wide variety of rental compressors and ancillary equipment, such as dryers, to suit a range of low-, mid- and high-capacity manufacturing needs. In addition, the supplier should be willing to help you plan for future emergencies to minimize downtime and reduce financial losses by:
- Having a fleet of equipment readily available
- Offering quick delivery and installation time for temporary equipment
- Completing paperwork and rental agreements in advance to reduce wasted time in emergency downtime situations
To learn more about how air compressor rentals can reduce the financial impact of equipment failure and associated downtime in emergency and other situations, please contact HTE Technologies, a Tavoron company, today!
