Compressed Air Explained
Why Do We Need It?
Compressed Air is often described as the fourth utility, although not as ubiquitous as electricity, petrol and gas, it plays a fundamental part in the modern world. The main difference is that users generate their own air and so have a choice in the way that air is generated.
The importance of compressed air is often over looked, but in reality it plays a vital part in most modern manufacturing processes and modern civilisation. Although we may not realize it most products we use today could simply not be made without compressed air. Compressed air accounts for about 10% of the global energy used in industry today.
With so many applications in different environments being dependant on compressed air, the compressors not only have to compress the air to a specific pressure, at a certain flow, it has to deliver air of the right quality. To most people, a compressor is all that is required to compress air, but to obtain the right quality of the compressed air, more equipment is often needed. Filters and dryers are often needed to remove oil and water before it reaches the application. CompAir has a range of completely oil-less compressors where air comes into contact with the process it serves and so the quality is critical, for example in where a compressor may be used in a food packaging role.
