Ingersoll Rand announced the launch of its new generation of MSG? Turbo-Air? 2000 centrifugal compressor for Indian market. MSG? TURBO-AIR? 2000 has capability to cater flow capacity from 505 CFM to 1,700 CFM with pressure range from 3.5 Barg to 10 Barg. A three-stage compression makes it the best-in-class and the most efficient compressor of its range. The compressor will be packaged locally from the company?s Naroda manufacturing facility in Gujarat and will allow companies across sectors such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, textiles, automotive, agriculture, power, etc to achieve improved operating efficiencies with up to 20 per cent energy savings and reduced operating life-cycle costs.

The launch of the new centrifugal compressor is part of Ingersoll Rand?s efforts to address the growing requirements of its customers to increase productivity and focus on furthering energy efficiency. As per industry reports centrifugal compressors are proven to have a long mean time between failures (MTBF) and also show a strong availability of 99.7 per cent. With the new compressor, Ingersoll Rand aims to raise the bar in energy efficiency and reliability, not sacrificing one to obtain the other.

Speaking on the launch, Amar Kaul, Chairman & Managing Director, Ingersoll Rand India said, ?Indian businesses, today, are increasingly looking at improved output while keeping the cost and environmental impact in control.

Turbo-Air 2000 has been designed to cater to all these concerns while ensuring ease of operations and high reliability attached with Ingersoll Rand products. With the packaging done locally from our Naroda plant, we are hopeful that we will be able to further enhance our customers? experience.?

The new compressor ensures zero oil contamination and is powered by Ingersoll Rand?s technology that offers high reliability, better efficiencies and ease of operations. The Maestro? Universal control panel provides a built-in web server, allowing compressor monitoring using local intranet and with more precise control, businesses will witness a significant annual savings in operating cost.