Screw Air Compressor Technical Articles & Industry News

Which parts differ between a variable speed and a fixed speed screw compressor, why mixing them fails, and a retrofit checklist before you convert a machine.

How the oil sight glass, separator scavenge check valve and minimum pressure valve work on a screw compressor, how each one fails, and how to tell them apart.

Identify a screw compressor coupling by its noise, size the elastomer insert correctly, and set alignment tolerances that stop repeat failures.

How to set air, oil and separator filter change intervals on a screw compressor, plus the field tests that prove an element is finished and not just dirty.