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Buying vs. Leasing a Compressor: Deciding Based on Cash Flow, Taxes, and Flexibility
Buying, financing, or leasing: the starting point The old compressor needs to be replaced, but this year’s investment budget is...
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Compressed Air Condensate: Separation, Drainage, Treatment, and Disposal
A compressor always draws in water vapor with the air. During compression, the water vapor partial pressure increases, and during...
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Energy-Efficient Compressors: Why an Italian Facility Chose the STRONG 2S 75
Initial Situation: Efficiency as a Decision Criterion When selecting a new screw compressor, most compare motor power, delivery volume, and...
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Compressor not building pressure: Causes, safe checks, and when to call service
Start of shift, the station starts up—and the pressure gauge stays below the usual value. In production, the first machines...
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Specific power in focus: STRONG 2S 132 for a plant in Italy
Starting point: compressed air with as little electricity as possible Compressing air requires energy. With an electrically driven compressor, this...
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Compressor control settings: Pressure band, load cycles, and coordinated operation
In many stations, the pressure setpoint has evolved over time. At some point a consumer caused problems, so the setting...
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Maintaining screw compressors: Maintenance plans, intervals, and responsibilities
A maintenance plan is quickly created but difficult to defend — at least when no one remembers where the figures...
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Sizing a Compressed Air Receiver: Two Calculation Methods, Example, and Common Mistakes
The pressure drops as soon as three machines start up at the same time. The compressor switches between load and...
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Calculating compressed air losses: from measured leakage volume to traceable cost estimation
After a leakage audit, a list of findings is available, and for individual sections, a measured quantity as well. Maintenance...
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New Screw Compressors: AQUARIUS S and SPEED 2S
On September 15, 2026, sales of two new series begins. The AQUARIUS S expands the oil-free range from SCC air...
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