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background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center 50%" width="100%" valign="top" align="left"><b> <font face="verdana,arial" color="#000000" size="2"><br> </font></b> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2"><b>Committees - Quality of Compressed Air</b> </font> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">The development of air treatment has been in direct response to customer needs. The PNEUROP Air Treatment sector has since its inception in 1959 provided not only the compressed air industry but also the user with standardised air quality classifications. In addition it has produced many of the measurement specifications which have gone on to become the ISO standards in the ISO 8573 series.</font> </p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">The simple aim in the beginning was to "Identify a contaminant classification system for compressed air". Having achieved that and then various measurement methods the task is now to ensure that all of this work is brought to the attention of the user, so the extended goal is;</font> </p> <p ALIGN="center"><b><font color="#FF9933" size="3" face="verdana,arial">To devise, develop and promote<br> air treatment technology and standards<br> in the compressed air field</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><b> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">Standards</font> </b></p> <p ALIGN="center"><a href="design/air-treatment-standards-diagram.gif" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="design/air-treatment-standards-diagram-thumbnail.gif" width="400" height="225"></a></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">The PNEUROP Air Treatment sector was instrumental in the formation of sub-committee, SC4, in the International Standards committee ISO TC118 "Compressor, Pneumatic tools, machines and associated equipment" to progress many of its work items into ISO standards.</font> </p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">When the call came to industry in the late 1980's to formulate standards for use in compliance with European Legislation the PNEUROP Air Treatment sector responded with participation in the work of CEN TC54 in pressure vessel and related technology standards.</font> </p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><b> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">Legislation</font> </p> </b> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">The air treatment sector has participated by providing participants in the formulation of European legislation for industry. The Simple Pressure Vessels Directive and the Pressure Equipment Directive being of prime interest.</font> </p> <b> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">Future</font> </p> </b> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">The PNEUROP Air Treatment activities having been influenced mainly by the needs of customers and their ever more demanding air purity requirements has responded with defining measurement methods for contaminants in compressed air.</font> </p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">The next step is clear to encourage the user to provide experiences of the use of those standards. Feedback through this website on the standards will provide the all important guide in its future work in the revision phases of those standards.</font> </p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">The introduction of filter performance standards in ISO TC118 brings a change in emphasise for the PNEUROP Air Treatment sector. There will be a need to evaluate how these standards will affect the technical specification of those filter mechanisms addressed in the ISO 12500 series.</font> </p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2">Many users are unaware of the improvements in equipment and the standards on air treatment and as such it is an important issue to communicate the development of both aspects to the user.</font> </p> <font face="verdana,arial" size="2"> <hr noshade color="#ADD6FF"> <p> </p> <p> </font> </td> <td width="15"><img border="0" src="design/spacer.gif" width="15" height="1"> <p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>