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Picture 2: Skid mounted O
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compressor

Lean approach agement and technical expert levels, through the
publication of a wide range of technical literature,
and through the organisation of conferences and
Special focus is on product engineering: SIAD MI seminars.
developed standard O compressors platform One of the EIGA Working Groups is also dedi-
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solutions with a defined set of pre-engineered cated to Oxygen compressors, and is managing
options, based on specific-project needs. This – amongst others - a standard (EIGA standard
allowed an efficient implementation of a variety No.10) dedicated to safe design, operating param-
reduction program, while increasing the Product eters, and the maintenance of reciprocating oxy-
personalization at same time, through the defini- gen compressors. SIAD Macchine Impianti directly
tion of scalable product modules. Further stan- cooperated, as a leading equipment manufacturer,
dard work and Operating procedures have been to the production of this standard, which when
employed to ascertain a smooth process flow. being complied with, will significantly reduce the
SCRUM (Engineering activity planner) & SQPD likelihood of, and the hazards arising from, a fire in
(Safety- Quality- People and Delivery) Boards a compressor.
help to manage daily improvements both in the The full adoption of safety, design and man-
office and production areas. ufacturing procedures, standards and best
practices coming from internationally-recog-
nized third parties (not only EIGA, but even for
instance ASME) in addition to proper technical
The evolved and enhanced specifications deriving from SIAD MI’s long ex-
perience in this specific field, means that vari-
SIAD design is a continuous ous dedicated features, components and pro-
ongoing process cesses are adopted, and they are constantly
updated and improved to reach such a target.
The first point to state is the fact that SIAD, the So, product design and development philoso-
parent Company of SIAD Macchine Impianti, is phy is the combination of putting safety as the
part of EIGA – European Industrial Gases Asso- first design input, together with a continuous
ciation. experience exchange with Clients and usage
EIGA is a safety and technically oriented organisa- behavior.
tion representing the vast majority of European and
also non-European companies producing and dis- CONTAMINANTS-FREE ASSEMBLY
tributing industrial, medical and food gases. The result is a long list of specific solutions and
The EIGA member companies closely co-operate features, which start from the adoption of proper
on technical and safety matters to achieve the practices in manufacturing and assembling O
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highest level of safety and environmental care in compressors in order to avoid or to remove the
the handling of gases and with all the equipment presence of flammable (i.e. hydrocarbons) compo-
to handle gases. nents from potential contact with comburent Oxy-
EIGA actively promotes safety, health and envi- gen, using dedicated (and segregated) areas for
ronmental care through working groups at man- assembling O compressors.
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