One of the newer technologies involves twin screw compressors. This article will look at service-related aspects of such a unit. The screw compressor is a positive-displacement rotary mach-ine.

Available in fixed or variable speed configurations, the STSD & STSP Series compressors range from 15–600 hp and 100–218 PSI. The compressors utilize a single-stage, oil-lubricated screw block and ...

The Howden Company originated in 1854, when James Howden founded a marine consulting engineering firm. In his first year in business, he secured a patent for improving rivet making, and a few years ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series. Part One of this article provided some background on screw compressors, then discussed the various components and capacity control ...

The hydraulic-driven IMT CAS80R rotary screw air compressor offers 33 percent more air output than the previous model—up to 80 cfm at 150 psi—at a similar price point. Increased hydraulic cooling ...

Rotary-screw compressors are known for their reliability, longevity and infrequent maintenance. As such, key industries, such as molded plastics, rely heavily on these nonstop workhorses for blow ...

The latest generation of GA compressors is particularly well suited to the mining industry, metal processing and power plants where its IP66 drive train offers complete protection from environmental ...

Atlas Copco has introduced a new generation of powerful yet quiet oil-injected rotary screw workplace air compressors, which are available in 7kW, 11kW and 15kW variants with flows varying from ...