Most people wouldn’t give them much thought, but air compressors are heavily relied upon by many consumers in the Australian market.
From inflating your car tyre at your local service station or getting your car washed at the automatic car wash, many everyday tasks make use of compressed air from a type of piston or rotary screw compressor. Even when you get your fast food, the drinks that you get are being filled by compressed air these days. As technology advances in pneumatic equipment so is the technology used to make compressed air. Manufacturers like Peerless Products are always thinking outside the box for creative ideas to generate efficient compressed air while reducing power or fuel consumption.
Power consumption is a key point for the Australian market amid fluctuations in voltage supply and rising costs. As advancements in electrical motors and variable speed controllers become more accessible and affordable, manufacturers are taking advantage of this technology. By implementing them in single-phase and three-phase rotary screw compressors, consumers get overall cost savings in the long run for the lifespan of the air compressor.
Variable speed drives (VSD) give the consumer greater control of how they use their compressor without wasting air or power. They use the air and power based upon their demands sized to their consumption on application. Compressor manufacturers can confidently tell a workshop, factory, car wash, milking station, production line, packing facility or fast-food chain that it can save up to 35% in energy costs, simply by using VSD technology. Along with this, the user achieves greater air consumption, which is more efficient and cooler by 20%, increasing productivity.
Fuel costs are also an ever-growing expense. Peerless Products designed and developed the Under and Over piston air compressor. The Under and Over design is a tube tank frame that utilises the frame as the pressure vessel with no large tank, unlike conventional air compressors. In doing so it offers a very quick pump-up time to 100PSI of 5-7 seconds, and air recovery time of 2-4 seconds. The standard conventional air compressor takes at least 70 seconds on a 60-litre tank to achieve this if it is producing 350 litres of air per minute.
The Under and Over design is highly fuel efficient, while offering increased productivity by not waiting for the air tank to reach full pressure. The compact design also gives you more real estate for your service vehicle to be able to carry more essential parts for the job along with reduced overall weight compared to conventional air compressors. Diesel models can have a diesel lift pump fitted to be able to use your vehicle fuel, reducing hazards by not having to manually fuel your air compressor, and offering a further weight reduction by not carrying extra fuel containers.