The Variable speed compressors are being promoted as the best solution to energy savings on your compressor ! Is that really true ? Although I have been working on developing the variable speed drive myself, I must admit that it reduces the energy loss rather than save energy ! How comes ? When...

An Oil-flooded rotary air compressor, compresses air while lots of oil is injected in the compression chamber ! The Oil is used to cool the air, to lubricate the rotors and to seal the compression chamber. Smart one would think. However, the irony is, that it is easy to inject the oil,...

An Oil-flooded rotary air compressor, compresses air while lots of oil is injected in the compression chamber ! The Oil is used to cool the air, to lubricate the rotors and to seal the compression chamber. Smart one would think. However, the irony is, that it is easy to inject the oil,...

When selecting an Oil-free compressor, the time horizon of the installation is very often near future. The majority of companies buying an Oil-free compressed air installation are large multi-nationals. The management of those large companies have a job rotation of management of every 3-5 yrs. After 3-5 yrs, a new manager, president or...

The ISO 8573-1 specifies the purity of the compressed air. Purity of the compressed air is important for the processes used in a number of industry segments like Pharmaceutical industry, Food and Beverage,… The ISO Class specifies the amount of oil (vapour and aerosols), water content or dewpoint and particles which...

So many experts write about the subject Carbon Footprint and how they will bring energy savings to your compressed air installations. They will do an audit in your production site and measure the real air demand. Then, they will promote their products and convince you that the saving will be over 10-20-30%. However,...