Oil-free compressors offer you greater product purity, more efficient processes, less wastage and increased safety.
Compressed air supplies oxygen to the bacteria during fermentation in antibiotic production. The presence of even small oil traces will kill the bacteria and contaminate the end product. The result will be huge costs associated with rejections, cleaning and production stoppage.
Aeration supplies the oxygen for oxidation processes to produce, for example, lactose. Any traces of oil will directly spoil the end product.
Coatings are sprayed on tablets using compressed air. Oil in the air would be directly deposited on the tablets causing rejections or health risks.
Compressed air is widely employed in conveying tablets, blister packaging and bottling. If oil is present, contamination and rejection would result.
Automated production lines use pneumatic cylinders, control valves and components. Exhaust air from these components, if oily, will contaminate the production space. This leads to possible contamination of the end product.