Atlas Copco‘s great ideas to save energy and the environment

Atlas Copco introduces
its first oil-free piston
compressor.
The world’s first Atlas Copco’s first The first silencing Atlas Copco’s first The first integrated An additional 2 % Introduction of the Z Full AIRScanTM allows The Z compressors Introduction of Multi Scroll 17–22 kW Atlas Copco The NGM generates The ZH 350+ is the first
water-cooled oil-injected screw canopies on oil-injected water-injected Variable Speed Drive energy saving Feature compressors customers to assess their are the first to be integrated full feature introduced to provide launches its first nitrogen thanks to commercialized medium
two-stage piston compressor. GA units, reducing noise screw compressor. (VSD). This revolutionary is achieved by with integrated MD dryer, compressed air needs and awarded ISO 8573-1 Dryer with R410A flexibility with energy efficient membrane technology. pressure three-stage
compressor, with emissions. innovation allows energy improving interand saving energy up to 20 %. tailor their installations Class 0 (no oil traces in & saver cycle. energy savings. screw type The output is nitrogen of centrifugal compressor
efficiency gains savings of up to 35 %. aftercooling to save more energy. the air stream as air blower (ZS) purities up to 99,5 % and with high speed motors
of 10-15 %. on the ZR coolers. measured by the TÜV). flows up to 5000 Nm³/h. and without gearbox
On-site nitrogen is much for medium pressure
more economical than applications.
nitrogen delivered in
cylinders and bottles.

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First oil-free screw The first Atlas Copco is the first to Launch of the The first worldwide Launch of the ZH, the Launch of the ES system/ Highly energy Introduction of Introduction of DIBt Atlas Copco With the CD+/BD+, a New ultra-efficient
compressor, the UR4. Z compressor with introduce a patented Elektronikon®, the Full Feature compressors world’s first packaged controller, which efficient XD heat FD Dryer with certified integrated introduces a full range new generation of highly ND rotary drum heat
asymmetric screw MD adsorption dryer. world’s first energy with integrated dryers, and ready-to-run optimizes the operation of compression R410A refrigerant OSCi oil-water separator. of energy efficient efficient desiccant dryers of compression dryers
design, resulting saving electronic control reducing energy use and centrifugal turbo of multiple compressor adsorption dryer & saver cycle. ZS screw blowers, and is launched. Low pressure for oil-free Screw and
in a very low and monitoring system. CO2 emissions. compressors. installations. range developed. withdraws its ZL lobe drops and delayed dryer Centrifugals.
Specific Energy technology blowers. cycles save energy while
Requirement. ensuring a constant
pressure dewpoint of
–70C°/–100°F even at
full load.

This enumeration of Atlas Copco ‘s milestones is a limited list. It doesn’t claim to be a complete overview of the innovation efforts of Atlas Copco.