Kaeser Shows Compressors, Controls, and Pre-Built Compressor Room at Fabtech 2025
Kaeser Compressors showcased several products applicable for food processors at Fabtech 2025 in Chicago, including a pre-built compressor room to help ensure optimal performance.
Kaeser offers air compressors ranging from three to 700 horsepower.
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Kaeser Compressors presented a range of compressors geared toward operations of various sizes, controls for these systems, and an example of a pre-built compressor room at Fabtech 2025 in Chicago.
The Fredericksburg, Va.-based company views its staff as “air system experts,” explained Michael Camber, Marketing Services Manager at Kaeser. “We don’t just sell the compressor – we go in and evaluate what people might need so they don’t oversize or undersize compressors, and design a system with the appropriate drying, filtration, storage, and controls so that they have a reliable air system.”
Part of Kaeser’s booth at Fabtech was designed to simulate a compressor room, featuring compressors as well as the auxiliary equipment and systems that support their operation.
Equipment featured in the booth included compressors suited for smaller operations, including the SM 10 and SFC 15 Rotary Screw Compressors.
The Sigma Air Manager controls air compressor systems to optimize pressure and energy consumption.ProFood World“This is completely scalable; we have compressors from three horsepower all the way up to 700 horsepower, and all the dryers and equipment related to that,” Camber said.
Between the two compressors and meant for monitoring and optimizing the machinery was the Sigma Air Manager compressed air flow management system. It maintains steady pressure and optimizes energy consumption of compressor systems, Camber explained.
Also at the booth was an example of a TC 36 refrigerated dryer, along with filtration and storage equipment. Camber noted that the company also offers desiccant dryers.
Instrumentation featured at the booth included equipment “that will track the flow, pressure, or room temperature, various bits of information that help maintain a smooth-running compressed air system and deliver that information to the customer for tracking,” Camber said.Instrumentation featured at the booth can track metrics like air flow, pressure, or tempurature.ProFood World
Housing several pieces of the equipment at the booth was a metal enclosure equipped with electrical connections and ventilation.
“This is something that we do that’s kind of unique in the industry, where we can build a compressor room out in Fredericksburg in our U.S. headquarters, and to whatever scale is necessary, put it on a truck and deliver it right next to the plant, and they just pipe the air into the plant,” Camber explained.
Creating these custom-built rooms allows companies to avoid issues with floor space or keep compressor systems out of suboptimal environments like rooms with heightened temperatures.
If a company needs to expand its compressor systems, “This is a way to do it quickly and far less expensive than building or renovating,” said Camber. “It’s great for the longevity and operation of the compressor and dryer.”
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