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If you're like most shop air compressor owners, you need a reliable source of clean, dry air that you don't have to think about on a daily basis. You have enough to do without designing and installing a new compressed air system. That's why KAESER offers the AIRTOWER - a more affordable but rugged shop compressor for any light industrial application including woodworking, machine shops, metal fabrication, and all sorts of vehicle maintenance and repair. The AIRTOWER is a quality alternative to piston and light duty rotary screw compressors.

AIRTOWERS are completely assembled and their compact design saves you precious floor space. They arrive ready for installation, saving you a lot of time and expense.
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Specifications

Brands

 N/A Kaeser Compressors

Model

 N/A Airtower 5C

Working Pressure

 N/A 125 psi160 psi217 psi

Complete System Flow Rate at 125 Pound Per Square Inch (psi) Working Pressure

 N/A 21 acfm

Complete System Flow Rate at 160 Pound Per Square Inch (psi) Working Pressure

 N/A 17 acfm

Complete System Flow Rate at 217 Pound Per Square Inch (psi) Working Pressure

 N/A 13 acfm

Maximum Positive Pressure at 125 Pound Per Square Inch (psi) Working Pressure

 N/A 125 psi

Maximum Positive Pressure at 160 Pound Per Square Inch (psi) Working Pressure

 N/A 160 psi

Maximum Positive Pressure at 217 Pound Per Square Inch (psi) Working Pressure

 N/A 217 psi

Nominal Motor Output

 N/A 5 hp

Receiver Volume

 N/A 56.8 gal

Compressed Air Connection Thread Size

 N/A 3/4 in

Compressed Air Connection Thread Type

 N/A National Pipe Thread (NPT)

Sound Pressure Level

 N/A 70 dBA

Weight

 N/A 639 lb

Refrigerated Dryer Information

 N/A
  • CFC-free R-513A refrigerant
  • Control cabinet to IP 54
  • Overcurrent trip
  • Control transformer

Dimensions

Width

 N/A 24 in

Depth

 N/A 39 in

Height

 N/A 58 in

Advantages

Advantages

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  • Ready to run - Install an AIRTOWER in no time at all. Simply connect to the power supply and compressed air distribution network and that's it-you're ready to go!
  • Protection from corrosion damage - Thanks to the integrated refrigerated dryer, the AIRTOWER package delivers a reliable supply of dry air that protects your tools and equipment from corrosion damage.
  • Simple maintenance - All maintenance and service points are easily accessible after removing the lightweight roto-molded polyethylene enclosure. The electronic condensate drain can be inspected via an opening on the cover.

Equipment

Complete Unit

 N/A
  • Ready-to-run
  • Fully automatic
  • Super sound-proofed
  • Vibration-dampened
  • Double-skinned roto-molded polyethylene enclosure
  • Easy access to all service points

Airend

 N/A Sigma Profile rotors use approximately 10 to 20 percent less energy than conventional rotors of the same flow capacity.

Belt Drive

 N/A
  • Maintenance-free elastic belt
  • No re-tensioning

Fluid and Air Flow

 N/A
  • Honeycomb dry air filter
  • Inlet with check valve
  • Pneumatic venting valve
  • Cooling fluid tank with separately installed separator cartridge
  • Safety relief valve
  • Minimum pressure / check valve
  • Micro-filter in the cooling fluid circuit

Cooling

 N/A
  • Air-cooled
  • Aluminum cooler for cooling fluid with separate fan motor
  • Second fan on drive motor shaft
  • Automatic warm-up control (only active at very low loads)

Electric Motor

 N/A
  • Premium efficiency motor (IE3)
  • IP 54
  • Insulation class F for greater power reserve

Electrical Components

 N/A
  • Control cabinet to IP 54
  • Automatic wye-delta starter (above 4 hp)
  • Overload relay
  • Control transformer

Receiver

 N/A
  • Internally coated
  • Electronically controlled, zero-loss compressed air condensate drain

Sigma Control 2

 N/A
  • "Traffic-light" LED indicators for at-a-glance operational control
  • Easy to read display
  • 30 selectable languages
  • Soft-touch keys with icons
  • Fully automatic monitoring and control
  • Dual, Quadro, Vario, and Continuous control included as standard
  • Interfaces: Ethernet
  • Additional optional communications modules for: Profibus DP, Modbus, Profinet, and DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP
  • SD card slot for data-logging and updates
  • RFID reader
  • Web server

Add-On Refrigerated Dryer

Refrigerated Dryer

 N/A CT 8

Power Consumption

 N/A 0.5

Pressure Dew Point

 N/A 37 ºF

Refrigerant

 N/A R-513A

Global Warming Potential

 N/A 631

Refrigerant Volume

 N/A 0.44 lb

Refrigerant Mass as CO2 Equivalent

 N/A 0.1 t

Hermetic Refrigeration Circuit

 N/A Yes
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