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Gardner Denver has launched a new, premium range of oil-lubricated screw compressors as part of the CompAir L-Series, which offer best-in-class efficiency against competitor systems.
The premium range, available in 90kW, 110kW and 132kW models, combine a fixed speed compressor with IE4 motors. This creates a system that delivers energy efficiency improvements of 2.3% when compared with the standard models.
With businesses around the world striving to implement increasingly sustainable strategies and equipment in order to reduce the environmental impact of their operations, the new premium range can help offer businesses a long-lasting and energy efficient investment.
The new models feature a newly patented oil regulation valve, which automatically regulates oil injections and discharge temperature according to environmental conditions.
Not only does this reduce power consumption, but it eliminates the risk of condensate and corrosion in the system too. It also helps maintain the oil’s high quality throughout the compressor’s lifetime, reducing the unit’s total cost of ownership.
The premium models also include an improved airend, designed and manufactured at Gardner Denver’s Centre of Excellence in Simmern, Germany. The company is so confident in the capabilities of its airend technology that it is supported by the CompAir Assure warranty, which covers the airend for up to ten years or 44,000 hours.
The airend is the heart of the compressor, and the improved technology from Gardner Denver features a larger-sized inlet and outlet to help improve air flow and reduce pressure drop.
As Industry 4.0 drives the need for users to share and analyse asset data, businesses are demanding more intelligent insights from compressed air performance to remove risks, improve productivity and reduce energy consumption.
The premium range supports iConn, Gardner Denver’s digital analytics platform for helping manage and optimise compressed air usage, as well as a user-friendly touch-screen control system that provides a range of insightful monitoring capabilities.
