An air compressor is the one machine in the plant that everybody assumes is already working. Our service side exists so that assumption stays true: planned maintenance, genuine parts, and someone to talk to on the day a line stops.
Our service
Compressor oil is doing four jobs, not one
The oil in a screw compressor is not only a lubricant. It is cooling, cleaning, sealing and lubricating at the same time, and when it is overdue, all four jobs stop being done at once — usually without any warning on the panel.
- Cooling — carries the heat of compression away from the airend
- Cleaning — lifts particles out of the airend and into the oil filter, where they are meant to end up
- Sealing — closes the clearance between the rotors so compressed air cannot leak back
- Lubricating — protects bearings and rotors from wear and friction heat
Genuine parts, not equivalents
Filters and separator elements are the parts that decide whether a compressor reaches its design life. A substitute can look identical from the outside, but the element inside is what determines how much oil carries over into your air line — and how hard the machine has to work to push it through.
- Oil filter — holds the particles the oil is carrying, before they reach the bearings
- Air filter — a blocked element costs pressure and power every hour it stays fitted
- Separator element — the last barrier between oil and the air you send to the tools
- Drive belt and couplings — inexpensive to replace, expensive to lose without warning
Service on a schedule
Servicing on a schedule is always cheaper than servicing after a failure. A compressor that is opened every 2,000 hours rarely stops without warning; one that is only opened when something breaks usually takes part of a production line with it.
- First service at 500 hours — oil, oil filter, and a full inspection of the airend
- Every 2,000 hours — oil and filters, belt tension, cooler cleaning
- Every 8,000 hours — separator element, and airend wear parts checked against spec
Contact us
Tell us the model and the running hours, and we will confirm what the next service needs.
- CompanyWindbred Air Compressor