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News Release from: CompAir UK | Subject: Quantima dynamic oil-free air compressor
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 April 2008
Oil-free air compressor cuts energy
consumption
Novel CompAir oil-free air compressor technology dramatically cuts energy consumption and produces a much quieter and more compact, variable speed machine that has no gearbox or oil.
CompAir has launched the Quantima dynamic oil-free air compressor The company said that the compressor's revolutionary Q-drive compression assembly has only one moving part spinning in a magnetic field
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The CompAir Quantima air compressor dramatically reduce energy consumption and improves environmental performance.
It gives a much quieter and more compact, variable-speed product that has no gearbox, no oil, and is engineered to deliver industry-leading reliability, said CompAir.
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CompAir claimed that the Quantima compressor range has the lowest off-load power consumption of any compressor on the market at just 2.5% of full load power.
It equates to only 7kW for a typical 300kW unit.
Users replacing an existing compressor with a new high energy efficiency Quantima unit can make energy savings of up to 25%, reducing overall running costs dramatically, said CompAir to manufacturingtalk.
In addition, a user will have the potential to cut annual C02 emissions by the same amount as taking 75 family cars off the road or planting 16,000 trees.
CompAir chief executive, Nick Sanders, said: "It is very rare that you can develop a product that will fundamentally change the way an industry thinks.
With Quantima, this is what we have achieved.
It has taken the vision of our entire business and the drive of our development team over the last five years, not to mention a significant investment and extensive field-testing, to 'tear up the rulebook' and develop the world-beating, environmentally focused product that customers have been waiting for".
Quantima users will also benefit from Q-life, a state-of-the-art predictive maintenance software.
By constantly monitoring the performance of the individual Quantima unit, 24h/day, 365 days/year, performance is optimised whilst predicting the compressors' maintenance needs to maximise uptime.
Each Quantima compressor connects automatically to a remote monitoring centre, supported by a network of service engineers that carry out all of the servicing during the 10-year warranty period that forms part of the Q-life package.
With Quantima, its Q-drive and Q-life assurance programme, CompAir claimed to be only manufacturer to offer a complete range of rotary screw, piston and vane compressors worldwide.
The range includes high-pressure, oil-free and portable models.
* About CompAir - CompAir is a world-leading global manufacturer of compressed air and gas solutions providing quality, reliable, highly efficient compressors for a broad range of applications, including general industry, offshore, oil-free, construction and CNG refuelling.
With an extensive network of dedicated sales companies and distributors across six continents, CompAir offers global expertise with a truly local service capability.
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