On-site equipment helps save fuel costs

Namibian fleet operators can
now enjoy big cost and safety
benefits by producing their own
nitrogen for use in tyres.
Supplied and supported by
Intaka Technology Namibia, the
equipment includes a hand-held
analyser that allows operators to
check the purity of the nitrogen
in the tyre afterwards. “The
benefits of using nitrogen are
only felt at purity levels above
95% in the tyre,” says Andre
Slabbert, technical manager of
Intaka Technology Namibia.
According to Slabbert, tyre
testing on nitrogen-inflated tyres
in the USA showed that tread
life increased by 23-30%, while
tyre failures were reduced by
50%.
The company is also
responsible for providing
medical oxygen and “medical
air” to hospitals across Namibia
– a logistical challenge which
calls for technological solutions,
says Slabbert.
Intaka Technology Namibia
gas generating system (GGS)
plants have been containerised
and installed on site at 32
Namibian state hospitals. With
newly installed GPRS links
the company now monitors
the performance of each plant
on-line.
Fleet operators who have
invested in nitrogen generators
will benefit from the investments
made to support the hospital
GGS plants, says Slabbert.
“Our GGS plants need regular
service and maintenance by
our technical team, so we have
established two new offices –
one in Windhoek covering the
southern region and the other in
Oshakati covering the northern
region.”