Stauder Brewery: Reliable Oil-Free Water-injected Compressed Air

Compressed air plays an important role throughout Stauder's production. It controls and actuates valves, supplies pneumatic drives and supports filling and packaging systems, measurement, control and automation equipment, as well as cleaning and maintenance. A failure in the compressed air supply can therefore bring equipment to a standstill.

For applications where compressed air can come into direct or indirect contact with the product, Stauder's requirements are particularly stringent. The air must be free from oil, water and contaminants and meet the brewery's hygiene requirements.

Stauder uses two CompAir D75 HRS oil-free water-injected compressors and one CompAir D22 HRS to supply oil-free water-injected compressed air for sensitive brewery applications. The three compressors are coordinated by a CompAir SmartAir Master, automatically adjusting their operation to match current compressed air demand. At the same time, the configuration provides redundancy for production processes that depend on a reliable compressed air supply.

For other applications, Stauder uses oil-lubricated compressors, allowing the brewery to apply the appropriate compressor technology according to individual process requirements.   

Learn how Stauder combines oil-free water-injected compressor technology, demand-based control and redundancy to support reliable brewery production — and why the brewery says it would make the same decision again after around six years.