When choosing between a screw compressor and piston compressor it is important to find out how each of the compressors work first. Both technologies have main advantages and disadvantages that will help you find out which is the best solution suitable for you and your needs.
These are the main advantages and disadvantages of a screw compressor:
| Advantages |
Disadvantages |
| Suitable for continuous (uninterrupted) operation | Higher purchase costs |
| High efficiency around 96% | Higher service costs |
| Lower costs of compressed air production | |
Various operating modes to set according to workload (weekly operation, weekend operation) |
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| Remote monitoring and control | |
| High reliability | |
| High service life | |
| Simple operation | |
| Small platform dimensions | |
| Low noise level |
These are the main advantages and disadvantages of a piston compressor:
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Low purchase costs | Only for applications with discontinuous (intermittent) supply of compressed air |
| Low service costs | Compressed air pulses are generated during operation |
| Mobile | Low efficiency approx. 65-70% |
| Simple control | High costs of compressed air production |
| High noise level | |
| Low efficiency |