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In the mid-s, Atlas Copco created the first oil-free air compressor critical for sensitive applications. Atlas Copco was also the first to achieve ISO Class 0 compressed air in piston, scroll, screw, rotary tooth, centrifugal, low- and high-pressure compressors. Learn more about how oil-free air compressors work and the benefits they provide different industries, including semiconductor production, food and beverage manufacturing, auto painting and more.
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02.HISTORY
Becoming the World&#;s FirstOil-lubricated compressors were the norm in the s, and our main products consisted of oil-lubricated piston compressors as well. With our continued attempts at refining our technology, we succeeded in developing an oil-free piston compressor, but as with other competing products, it required maintenance around the piston ring every 2,000 to 3,000 hours, which presented an obstacle in popularizing oil-free compressors. We began developing oil-free scroll compressors in order to overcome these issues.
There was no rulebook regarding the development of an oil-free scroll compressor, since no one had done it before, so our team continued to grope in the dark for clues. The most difficult issue was in creating the rotating motion typical of the scrolls. This was considered difficult to achieve with the oil-free methods that existed at that time, but we came up with the world&#;s first pin crank mechanism, and succeeded in creating a stable and highly accurate rotating motion. We also managed to add a mechanism that made the clearance of the rotating scroll easily adjustable. If it were not for this feat, we would not have been able to move forward with development; we consider this mechanism to be the greatest invention that made the oil-free version possible.
Five years had already passed since , surpassing the period originally set aside for development. Although the prospect of commercialization was assured, the development deadline, which had been extended due to the inability to completely eliminate unstable elements relating to quality control, drew near once again, and the company was forced to decide whether or not to proceed with the launching of the product. Extensive discussions were held within the project, and the company finally decided to extend the time allotted for development by one year. The team spent that year meticulously inspecting the issues and eliminating the elements that gave rise to concerns, which allowed them to finally reach the launching stage. Following this, the company introduced the world&#;s first oil-free scroll compressors, the SLP-22 (2.2 kW) and the SLP-37 (3.7 kW), in March . In the 30 years since then, we remain number one in the world in terms of production and sales of these compressors.
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