CompAir, a world-leading global manufacturer of compressed air and gas solutions, has launched Quantima, a unique and dynamic oil-free compressor technology. CompAir has a long-standing reputation for leading product innovation and this latest advance sets the benchmark for oil-free air compression, delivering a compelling range of customer benefits to help drive down production costs, dramatically reduce energy consumption and improve environmental performance.

 

Having only one moving part spinning in a magnetic field, Quantima’s revolutionary Q-drive compression assembly forms the heart of the new compressor design. Its unique rotor and direct-driven compression elements are levitated by active electromagnetic bearings to allow them to reach speeds of up to 60,000 rpm. CompAir engineers have considered Quantima’s energy performance at every stage of the design, delivering a compressor range that has the lowest off-load power consumption of any compressor on the market at just 2.5% of full load power, equating to only 7Kw for a typical 300kW unit.

Its high energy efficiency means that customers replacing an existing compressor with a new Quantima unit can make energy savings of up to 25%, reducing overall running costs dramatically. As part of the Quantima revolution, Quantima customers will also benefit from Q-life, a state-of-the-art predictive maintenance solution. By constantly monitoring the performance of the individual Quantima unit, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, performance is optimised whilst predicting the compressors’ maintenance needs to maximise uptime. Each Quantima compressor connects automatically to a remote monitoring centre, supported by a network of service engineers that carry out all of the servicing during the 10-year warranty period that forms part of the Q-life package, reveals the company’s press release.