Rotary Screw Compressors by Pye Barker Whatever industrial sector you work in, rotary screw compressors are an important part of your daily routine. Compressed air has become the fourth utility and is just as vital to production, in most cases, as electricity, gas, and water. If you regularly use a rotary screw air compressor in GA, you […]
Compressed air has become a vital utility in the day-to-day operations of most companies. Businesses are well aware of the need for compressors, but there is considerable debate as to which of the two most popular types – rotary screw or reciprocating – works best in an application. As a supplier of Gardner Denver compressors, today we’re […]
Optimizing Your Compressed Air System It’s interesting to me that a lot of compressed air systems are allowed to grow organically. Pumping systems are precisely engineered. Requirements are specified exactly. The system is evaluated on paper, future-proofed. Those designs are evaluated and double checked… Compressed air systems are not specified per se. Compressed air system […]
Do Not Mix Lubricants!! I had a customer call and had a positive displacement blower that needed oil. He said “I have some compressor oil – can I use that in the blower?” I have had others call stating they had a rotary screw compressor using mineral base oil (typically ATF or equivalent), and wondered […]
If you are not using the correct oil in your air compressor you can significantly damage your compressor parts leading to costly repairs and down time. To reduce the risk of a compressor malfunction, keep the oil reservoir and compressor components clean by sampling and changing the oil on a regular basis. Be sure you […]
Types of Compressors & Lubrication Methods Compressor types can also be defined by lubrication, i.e. whether lubricated or non-lubricated. Non-lubricated compressors are usually referred to as “oil free”. ISO 8573-1 Class Zero (2010) provides for a purity level that ensures no oil is in contact with the compressed air, and typically indicates no oil is […]
The Proper Oil Level for Your Compressor Maintaining correct oil level is the most important and easily varying maintenance problem and or question. So many times oil level can cause service issues and the customer is unaware of the issue. Most know that low levels cause-high temperature varnishing and in extreme conditions shut downs occur […]
Schedule Your Compressor Oil Change with Pye Barker As a young boy when I would spend time with my Granddaddy, who was an auto mechanic, he would always tell me, “Son, when you grow up and get your own vehicle, there’s one thing you have to remember, always change your oil! The gas will take […]
