Air Equipment

LUBRICATED SCREW COMPRESSORS

Lubricated screw compressors are the most common type of industrial air compressor in the market today. Screw compressors are probably not the biggest selling type of air compressor in terms of units sold, this title will be held by the many small piston machines sold. But for anything over 2 or 3 kW in size and used for real industrial / factory applications the biggest selling will be the lubricated screw machine.

Lubricated screw compressors hold this position since they are reliable, highly efficient, low noise, small footprint and are available in a range of sizes and configurations. As technology has improved they have become more efficient. Modern variable speed lubricated screw compressors can use over 30% less energy than an equivalent fixed speed unit. With advances in electronics, control systems have made managing multiple screw compressors automatically much more achievable and efficient. Modern controllers can select the most efficient compressor(s) to meet current factory demand, selecting fixed or variable speed machines depending on circumstances. All of this has improved overall system efficiency and minimised energy costs whilst still producing the exact amount of compressed air you need.