How Do Oil Free Air Compressors Work
What is an Oil-Free Air Compressor?
An oil-free air compressor, as the name suggests, is a type of air compressor that does not use oil for lubrication during its operation. This distinguishes it from oil-lubricated compressors where oil is used in the compression chamber for sealing, lubrication, and cooling.
How Do Oil Free Air Compressors Work?
Step 1: Air Intake
The process begins when ambient air is sucked into the compressor through an intake valve. This air is then stored in a holding tank.
Step 2: Air Compression
Once in the holding tank, the air is compressed. In oil-free compressors, this is done through the action of screws, pistons, or vanes that compress the air without the need for oil.
Step 3: Air Delivery
After the air is compressed, it is delivered to the application through a delivery valve. Because no oil is used in the compression process, the delivered air is free of oil contamination.
High-Quality Oil-Free Air Compressor Solutions
We provide high-quality, stable and efficient oil-free air compressor solutions. We have innovated single screw compression technology, maximizing your production efficiency while ensuring stability.
Our Certifications
Our air compressors are certified by ISO8573-1 with oil content, particle count, and water content all classified as class 0. We also hold ISO9001 Quality Management System certification and ISO14001 Environmental Management System certification.
Advantages of Oil-Free Air Compressors
- No Oil Contamination: Ideal for industries like food processing, pharmaceuticals, and chip manufacturing that require high purity compressed air.
- Avoids Oil-Gas Mixing: Ensures the delivery of dry, pure air.
- Reduces Maintenance Cost: No need for oil filters, oil-gas separators, and compressor replacements.
- Improves Product Quality: In some industries, like painting and PET bottle blowing, oil contamination can negatively affect the final product quality.
- No Need for Post-Treatment: Reduces the maintenance cost of post-treatment equipment.
Our Patented All-Stainless Steel Two-Stage Direct-Drive Host
We utilize a patented all-stainless steel two-stage direct-drive host from France. This host offers several advantages:
- High Efficiency: With no gas valves and fewer friction components, energy loss is minimized, increasing the efficiency of air compression.
- Higher Pressure: The structure of the single screw compressor allows it to provide higher pressure compressed air.
- Low Maintenance Cost: Compared to other types of compressors, the single screw air compressor has a simple structure, low failure rate, and is easier to maintain.
Applications of Oil-Free Air Compressors
Oil-free air compressors find applications in various industries:
- Food and Beverages: For food processing, packaging, and bottling.
- Medical and Pharmaceuticals: For gas transport, drug manufacturing, laboratory equipment, and surgical equipment.
- Electronics and Semiconductors: For chip manufacturing, electronic assembly, and printed circuit boards.
- Automotive: For painting, cleaning, grinding, inflating, and operating pneumatic tools.
- Textile: For driving spinning, weaving, and textile machinery.
- Packaging and Printing: For pneumatic transmission, coating, marking, and printing equipment.
- Construction and Building: For pneumatic tools, concrete spraying, drilling, and painting.
To understand more about how an oil-free air compressor works, you can watch this video:
Author: Miya