Posted to News on 16th Oct 2013, 15:39
Compressed air filters offer higher efficiency
Atlas Copco Compressors is launching a new range of DD+, PD+, DDp+ and PDp+ standard and high-pressure filters which enable users to efficiently reduce all types of contamination in their compressed air system and ensure equipment and processes are protected. The design of the filters provide for a pressure drop of half that associated with conventional coalescing or particulate filters, translating into significant energy savings for end users.
In any compressed air system, high filtration efficiency is a pre-requisite for high air quality. With this in mind, Atlas Copco's filtration competence team invested a significant amount of time to research and develop products in the new filter range, which provide for maximum contaminant removal and offer significant energy savings thanks to their optimal air flow path with low resistance. The filters' carefully engineered housing and cartridge, and a highly efficient head design, also ensure minimal pressure drops which enable users to reduce their operational costs.
Other innovative features of the new filters include high-performance stainless steel filter cores that ensure durability of the cartridges and drastically reduce the risk of implosion. In addition to this, protection paper avoids direct contact between the filter media and the stainless steel filter core. Meanwhile, new micro-glass fibre filter media and a six-layer wrapped construction provide for a high-purity filtration and a guaranteed performance over the filter lifetime.
Compared with the previous generation, the pressure drop of the new DD+ and PD+ filters has also been reduced and at the same time oil carry has decreased by more than 20 per cent. The new dust filters also have very high particle removal efficiencies of 99.92 per cent (DDp+) and 99.98 per cent (PDp+). As Evi Bultinck, Filter Media Specialist at Atlas Copco Airpower explains: "The filters are now fully certified according to ISO standards by notified bodies, both in-house as well as in external labs. This third party certification ensures our customers are provided with the air quality they require. On top of that, the new Atlas Copco filters provide substantial energy savings."
To learn more about Atlas Copco's latest generation of quality air filters watch this video on YouTube.
