AIR COMPRESSOR ANTI-VIBRATION COMPONENTS
Vibration is bad news for air compressors. Prolonged and excessive vibration tends to increase compressor wear, push up maintenance costs and increase the risk of compressor downtime. Excessive vibration can also propagate along the compressed air system, affecting the air tool at the end of the pipework. That can be especially damaging if the compressor is powering a precision machine.
Compressors can present a complex cocktail of lateral and rotational forces, compounded by the potential for resonance along the compressed air system pipework. Whilst Fibet’s rubber mountings are not designed to be a substitute for regular compressor maintenance, which can help to eliminate sources of vibration, they can dramatically reduce the effect of vibrational forces.
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