ELGi’s Compressed Air Powers the Future of High-Performance Sports Training
Quality compressed air powers hypoxic systems to simulate altitude changes and enhance athletic endurance for French Rugby Teams.
Waterloo, Belgium/Coimbatore, India 18th January 2022: ELGi Compressors Europe, a subsidiary of Elgi Equipm ents Limited, one of the world’s leading air compressor manufacturers, announced today the installation of ELG i’s EG Series range of screw air compressors in a wide variety of hypoxia systems for improved sports perform an ce. More specifically, some of these systems are used by a Premier French Rugby Team, in addition to other spor ting groups. The high-quality, reliable compressed air solution, together with a comprehensive and industry-lea ding warranty, made ELGi the choice to power these hypoxia systems.
Hypoxic training aims to improve human performance by creating reduced oxygen simulations for athletes expo sed to high endurance and high-impact sporting activity. Hypoxic rooms, or ‘chambers’ as they are commo nly referred to, distort the oxygen profile, mimicking high altitude and thus tricking the human body into believing the athlete is at a higher elevation.
ELGi’s EG30V installed in a Premier French Rugby Team’s training facilities has an output ranging from 69 to 350 m3/hr and is ideal for reliably creating the required stability and variation in air composition to simulate differe nt altitudes and environments for up to 10 athletes at a time. Similar hypoxic chambers relying on ELGi compress ors are used in France and Europe, catering to several different sports disciplines, including endurance sports su ch as cycling and running. Nils Blanchard, Regional Manager, France at ELGi Europe, said, “ELGi’s portfolio of air compressors are the perfect choice for an increasing number of companies requiring reliable, low lifecycle cost compressed air. As a rapidly growing company in Europe, together with our customer-centric approach, we prid e ourselves on thinking out of the box while providing innovative compressed air solutions to address a wide var iety of industrial applications. Contributing to the performance of athletes playing at the highest level of French Rugby is an added bonus!”
The robust design of the EG Series enables operations at extreme temperatures – from cold to hot and from dry to extremely humid conditions, leading overall to higher reliability of the compressed air system. ELGi’s high-effi ciency air ends are equipped with in-house developed η-V profile rotors, with the 4/5 lobe combina t ion, designe d to run at low rotor speeds. This unique design redu ces pressure losses, and together with the OSBIC (Oil sepa ation by impact and centrifugal action), 3-stage separation provides best-in-class energy efficiency.
ELGi air compressors are running in over 100 of similar installations around the world.
About ELGi:
Elgi Equipments Limited is a global air compressor manufacturer with a broad line of innovative and technologic ally superior compressed air systems. ELGi has consistently worked towards ensuring that its customers achieve their productivity goals while keeping the cost of ownership low. ELGi offers a complete range of compressed air solutions from oil lubricated and oil free rotary screw compressors, oil lubricated and oil free reciprocating com pressors and centrifugal compressors, to dryers, filters and downstream accessories. The company’s portfolio of over 400 products has found wide application across industries. For further information on the organisation and its products, please visit http://www.elgi.com
