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AIR SAVE aims to develop a Smart system which improves the Sustainability of Compressed Air systems.

Compressed Air Systems (CAS) are heavily exploited in industrial automation systems, due to various advantages of pneumatic actuator uses. However, industrial CAS have a low energy efficiency of around 10-20%. Compressed air (CA) leakages, which are the most rudimental form of faults and inefficiencies, amount to around 30% of the total available compressed air. CAS are typically only maintained a

Photos from AIR SAVE's post 24/06/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ˆ๐‘ ๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐Ÿš€

Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of welcoming Anna Kurganowa from WIKA to the Engineering Research and Innovation Labs at the University of Malta, where we demonstrated the AIR SAVE system in operation.

The visit provided an opportunity to discuss how AIR SAVE can be integrated into existing industrial environments to characterise and mitigate compressed air leaks in real time.
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ It was particularly encouraging to hear that the solution was recognised as highly applicable to addressing one of industry's persistent challenges: ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด.

We look forward to continuing to engage with industry as AIR SAVE progresses towards wider industrial and commercialisation adoption ๐Ÿญ.



Partners: University of Malta, AIM Enterprises Ltd
Funding: Xjenza Malta Go-To-Market Programme

Paul Refalo, Emmanuel Francalanza, Massimo Borg, Jasmine Mallia, Peter Xuereb, Angelo Mifsud, Ylenia Grech Mifsud

Photos from AIR SAVE's post 18/06/2026

As part of the ๐Œ๐†๐๐„๐ˆ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ held on ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž, we presented ๐€๐ˆ๐‘ ๐’๐€๐•๐„ and discussed our smart and sustainable approach to improve the efficiency of compressed air systems through ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

โœจIt was a pleasure to engage with a diverse audience of engineers and industry professionals. The questions and discussions following the presentation reflected the growing interest in sustainable, AI-driven solutions for industrial compressed air systems.

Thank you to MGPEI for the invitation and to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussion ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป. We look forward to continuing these conversations and advancing innovative solutions for industry.



Partners: University of Malta, AIM Enterprises Ltd
Funding: Xjenza Malta Go-To-Market Programme

Paul Refalo, Emmanuel Francalanza, Massimo Borg, Jasmine Mallia, Peter Xuereb, Angelo Mifsud, Ylenia Grech Mifsud

19/05/2026

AIR SAVE held its first Industrial Advisory Board Meeting since entering the Go-To-Market phase, together with our partner AIM Enterprises Ltd. ๐Ÿญ

Representatives from Teva Malta, TOLY Products Ltd, Trelleborg, Methode Electronics Malta and STMicroelectronics attended the session to discuss the progress and future direction of our product. ๐Ÿค

The feedback received was positive and the valuable suggestions shared will help ensure that AIR SAVEโ€™s objectives continue to align with industrial market needs and expectations. This meeting further reflects the teamโ€™s strong commitment towards developing a robust and industry-ready solution for sustainable compressed air systems. ๐ŸŒ



L to R: Angelo Mifsud, Emmanuel Francalanza, Jasmine Mallia, Massimo Borg, Paul Refalo, Yu Fei Goh, Ryan Valentino, Keith Abela, Olaf Zahra, Maurizio Cappello

05/05/2026

A few weeks ago, our researcher Dr Massimo Borg was invited to present his Ph.D. work at the Seminar on Sustainable Engineering held at the University of Malta . ๐ŸŽค

His research highlighted AIR SAVEโ€™s innovative approach to improving sustainability in industrial systems through advanced fault diagnosis and fault mitigation strategies. ๐ŸŒฑ

We remain committed to further developing this solution and bringing it to market, contributing to more efficient and sustainable industrial operations. ๐Ÿญ

Photos from AIR SAVE's post 23/04/2026

Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming the European Patent Office delegation, including its President, Mr Antรณnio Campinos. Prof. Ing. Emmanuel Francalanza provided an overview of our innovative concept, together with the next steps towards achieving commercialisation. ๐Ÿ’ก

This visit reflects the AIR SAVE teamโ€™s strong commitment to turning innovation into real-world impact. ๐ŸŒ

We would once again like to thank the delegation for their time and interest.

Photos from AIR SAVE's post 20/04/2026

We recently joined the Parliamentary Secretariat for Youth, Research, and Innovation for a Thematic Press Event which focused on the future of Energy. Parliamentary Secretary Keith Azzopardi Tanti emphasised the vital role that local research plays in addressing global energy challenges.

Representing our team, Prof. Ing. Paul Refalo shared how our project AIR SAVE makes industries greener by optimising compressed air systems and lowers both energy costs and carbon footprints.

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