What Happens if You Don't Use Air Treatment in Your Business?

Air treatment is used for a variety of applications including automotive, industrial, maintenance, food and beverage industries and more. Air treatment helps prevent finish damage, scrapped materials, and tool/equipment replacement due to air moisture damage, like rust, when using compressed air. Air treatment dryers focus on corrosion-resistant heat exchangers that heighten the efficiency moisture separation for long-term dry air supply.

Water contamination can lead to microbial contamination, corrosion, blocked or frozen valves, cylinders, air motors and tools, premature wear and failure of equipment. Water contamination of compressed air systems can reduce production efficiency and increase manufacturing costs.

When speaking of air compressors, compressed air treatment is a method that dehumidifies and cleans air prior to entering the air compressor.  This is done using an air dryer and an additional filter beyond the air filter found in a compressor. Air is always contaminated with solid particles such as dust, sand, soot, salt crystals and water. An effective compressed air treatment system lowers the dew point of the air and takes out the elements that may harm the air compressor. Remember the higher the temperature, the higher the ability to hold moisture.  

When investing in an air compressor or a compressed air system, compressed air treatment is a wise choice when protecting your equipment.  Having a compressed air treatment system allows your system to perform at its optimal best and prolongs the life of the system by reducing rust and corrosion that can be caused by wet, dirty air. With compressed air treatment, you will have clean air that runs faster and does not contain particles that can corrode the machine over time. Also, air that has undergone compressed air treatment is dry, meaning it does not promote the growth of rust like wet air does. 

For more information on Pneumatech air treatment options, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.  



Pneumatech AC Series - Cycling Dryers

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Pneumatech: Your guarantee of high-quality compressed air and gas.

Since 1966, Pneumatech has provided industry-leading compressed air and gas treatment solutions to production facilities across the globe. Our innovative machines and accessories provide clean, dry air and gas to industries such as automotive, textile, power generation, oil & gas, food & beverage, and electronics. We design equipment that is easy to configure, transport, use and maintain. And we provide responsive service globally to ensure you get the most out of your equipment over its long lifetime. Furthermore, we have the capability to engineer products to fit your specific applications.


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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.

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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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