Oil Free Vacuum Pumps

Why should you consider using an oil free vacuum pump?

A low energy solution

Oil free vacuum technologies offer considerable savings in terms of overall energy efficiency. Oil free vacuum pumps when combined with a VSD (variable speed drive) can reduce energy consumption by up to 50% in some applications compared to their oil lubricated equivalents. The Specific Energy Requirement or SER is the ratio of the power consumption (in watts) of the vacuum pump to the respective pumping speed (m3/h) in relation to the suction pressure (mbar abs.). Simply stated, how much energy is needed to move a certain amount of air from A to B. The compression principles of oil free vacuum pumps can allow for a much reduced SER depending on the application requirements. Most oil free technologies are compatible with a VSD to allow for greater process accuracy from the pump and therefore reduce energy consumption further.

A clean solution

If you have a process that requires stringent or lower level of contamination risk then oil free vacuum pump offer an efficient and assured solution. These vacuum pumps have been specifically developed to meet the needs of manufacturers that require only the highest air purity environments.

A low maintenance solution

If you’re looking to reduce maintenance costs an oil free vacuum pumps would be the ideal solution. These pumps do not require the same level of maintenance as an oil-lubricated machine. There is no need to replace the oil and oil separator elements, which is regularly required and naturally results in higher operating costs over the pump’s lifetime.

A low downtime solution

Unlike there oil lubricated counterparts, oil free vacuum pumps do not have to be removed to carry out essential maintenance servicing. This means there is little or no equipment downtime, as well as any indirect costs from lost production uptime.

An environmentally friendly solution

Oil free vacuum pumps remove the cost of oil, waste oil disposal and labour. They also have the additional benefit of reducing oil consumption in our manufacturing processes, lessening the user's impact on the environment from production of oil and disposal of waste oil.

A lower total cost of ownership solution

All of the above benefits allow oil free vacuum pumps to offer outstandingly low total cost of ownership (TCO) over the lifetime of the pump. Reduced service and maintenance costs, combined with energy savings will reduce operating costs per machine. Although the initial investment of an oil lubricated solution may look appealing, the lifetime costs far outweigh those of a dry running machine in the long-term.