Oil-free Screw Compressors Have Innovative Design

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hertz Kompressoren USA, Inc.

Dec 10th, 2019

Hertz Kompressoren Eagle Series Oil Free Screw Compressor

Hertz Kompressoren Eagle Series oil-free screw compressors offer 100 percent pure compressed air compliant with ISO 8573-1:2010 Class 0 certification. The control system enables continuous monitoring of the compressors’ working conditions and has an option to set critical level parameters. Available with 37 kW to 315 kW fixed speeds and 55 kW to 315 kW in variable frequency control, the compressors come in air-cooled and water-cooled models.

hertz Kompressoren USA, Inc.

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