Maximise the efficiency of your compressed air installation

Energy consumption accounts for up to 70% of the lifestyle cost of a compressed air installation. Read below to discover how you can maximise your compressor room efficiency. 

Reduce Energy Consumption

Analysing, optimising and monitoring your compressed air system will enable you to reduce energy consumption

Maximum Uptime

Using the latest monitoring and control technologies ensures system stability and maximum uptime

Improve Efficiency

Discover opportunities to improve efficiency and follow up on savings

Understand Your Compressor

During maintenance, we will inspect your entire compressed air system. We inspect your compressors via the air net right through to the demand side. Based on these checks, we will help you to identify potential savings and recommend actions to achieve these savings.  

Re-use Your Energy

During the air compression process, a lot of heat can be generated. The thermal energy can be recovered. Recovering this thermal energy has become a proven method for the improvement of your plant's overall efficiency.

Upgrade Your Central Controls

If you are running a multiple compressor installation, a central control system contributes to a more accurate pressure output and reduced energy consumption. To improve efficiency, it is recommended to upgrade equipment to our latest technologies. 

Monitor Your Compressed Air Installation

To gain more insight in your air system remotely, we recommend data monitoring. Remote data monitoring enables you to detect problems, identify potential improvements and follow up on actual savings!

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Who we are and how Ash Air can help your business!

Ash Air has been around in New Zealand since 1979, and we’ve grown into a nationwide company with international support and a reputation for quality and reliability.We look after all things compressed air for your business!

  • Reciprocating, Screw, air compressors
  • Vacuum pumps
  • Nitrogen
  • An extensive line of air treatment components

Ash Air's range of Chicago Pneumatic, Alup, Pneumatech, and Quincy compressors are used extensively around the world in industries ranging from oil and gas to food, automotive and farming, and we bring you these world class compressors here in the land of the long white cloud.Our technicians are compressed air equipment experts and are dedicated to addressing customer needs. Supported by a 13 locations nationwide, Ash Air offers one of the widest selections of compressed air equipment and parts available today in New Zealand.

Reliability and Efficiency

With Ash Air compressors, you can count on reliability and high performance for even the most demanding applications. We focus our efforts on the following:

  • Increasing uptime
  • Reducing unexpected repairs
  • Reducing energy consumption
  • Improving the cleanliness of compressed air


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