PROCESS GAS SOLUTIONS

KNOWING WHAT DRIVES THEM

 AERZEN.
PREMIUM GRADE IN EVERY
PROCESS.

Discover the difference. Made by AERZEN, made in Germany.

The differences in compressor technologies can be found There is nothing that creates more pressure than our own
right where the demanding applications are. Where often expectations, and at AERZEN we want to provide our clients
highly critical processes gases and coolants are compressed. with the best possible solutions. Advanced blowers and com-
In the chemical, petrochemical, energy, food, or pharmaceu- pressors for the process gas and coolant industries. Unbeat-
tical industries. The demands on plant design, engineering, able in their quality. Inspiring in their longevity, reliability,
documentation and worldwide service in those industries are and accessibility. Precise in their adaptation to client process
often just as high as the safety and environmental guidelines requirements – with the result that they are revolutionary in
to be followed. their efficiency.

For over 150 years, AERZEN has been developing a unique This is why we are on hand for you in over 100 countries around
expertise for these industries. Beginning with Europe’s first the world – because proximity to our clients is important to us.
rotary lobe compressor, which we developed in 1868. Our history This is why we work hard to understand all the unique features
has given rise to a unique knowledge pool of technological of your applications until we understand them in every detail.
advances and know-how. And we have focused it primarily on And this is probably the reason why our blowers, our oil-free
our PGD centre – the AERZEN Process Gas Division. and oil-injected compressors are among the market leaders.
And why the name AERZEN has become synonymous for
premium technology “made in Germany”.

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CONTENTS
APPLICATIONS 4

INDUSTRIES 6

ENGINEERING 8

VR OIL-FREE SREW COMPRESSORS 12

VMY OIL-INJECTED AND OIL-FREE

SCREW COMPRESSORS 14

GQ/GR PROCESS GAS BLOWERS 16

GM HIGH-PRESSURE BLOWERS 18

PRODUCTS 20

SERVICES 24

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 KEY APPLICATIONS.
SOMETIMES CRITICAL.
ALWAYS DEMANDING.
Chemical and Industrial gases
Petrochemical • Hydrogen generation
Industries • Air separation
• Compression of H2 and • Argon
CH mixtures • Syngas
• Acetylene
• Ethylenes Coolant industry
• Lime kiln gas • Coolants
• Rich gas (R1270, R290, etc.)
• Synthesis raw gas
• Butadiene Helium Refrigerator Gas supply
• Vinyl chloride and Liquefier
• Hydrogen sulphide • Helium
• Hydrogen
Offshore
Refineries • Natural gas
• Hydrocracking compression
• Hydrosulphurisation
• Fractionating Breweries
• Reforming • Waste steam
• Catalytic cracking
• PSA Pharmaceuticals
• Flare gas
• Compression of H2 and Coking plants
CH mixtures Chemical industry

Energy production
• Gas turbine supply
• Steam

Oil & Gas Conveyance

and Storage
• VOC recovery
• Natural gas compression
• Pipeline booster
• Underground gas
storage

Power station technology

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“PROCESS GAS COMPRESSORS AND BLOWERS FROM
AERZEN FUNCTION RELIABLY IN ALL INDUSTRIES, IN ALL
MARKETS, AND IN ALL COUNTRIES ON EARTH.”

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 INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS.
COMPRESSION UNDER ALL
CONDITIONS.
AERZEN offers the process gas and coolant industries an incredibly broad spectrum of blower and
compression technologies – perhaps the broadest of any manufacturer. Machines that operate as
stand-alones, in machine or container combinations, onshore and offshore. In every single key
industrial application.

Fertiliser

Petrochemical

Environmental

Refinery

Offshore

FPSO

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plant Air separation
Steel plant

Gas separation

Power plant

LNG plant

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 ENGINEERING.
FROM APPLICATIONS TO
HIGH-END SOLUTIONS.
It is not the machine that determines the process – it is the process that determines the machine.
This is our philosophy. Anyone as application-oriented as AERZEN invests heavily in groundwork.
The kind that results in a solid understanding of the client’s business. The kind that forms the basis
for the high-performance solutions that come from our design forge. State-of-the-art technologies
for the most demanding process gas and coolant applications.

Understanding the process. Design forge AERZEN.

The philosophy and technical design underlying process gas Our process gas and coolant compressors are designed, con-
and coolant facilities demand a high level of intelligence. structed, and tested according to certified design processes
After all, they are expected to work in the world’s most and DIN ISO 9001. In Germany – in the town of Aerzen, to
demanding industries. Often in highly critical applications. be precise. AERZEN’s entire technical expertise is focused
That is why AERZEN has gathered together its best minds on our engineering and production centre. This is where our
in the Process Gas Division. A team of excellently trained R&D work happens. All the engineering. From construction
specialists from construction, instrumentation, control, and to measurement, control and electronic technologies. And
project management. With international experience in all that’s where we ensure that the high quality of our solutions
areas of process gas compression and transport. They operate can go into serial production – even if they’re way beyond the
in Germany, Hungary, and the USA. For markets and industries standard.
the world over.

The engineering process at AERZEN is supported by modern The engineering teams in Germany, Hungary
software tools and the USA are closely networked

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“AERZEN HAS GATHERED TOGETHER SOME OF ITS BEST
MINDS IN THE PROCESS GAS DIVISION – IN ALL AREAS OF
PROCESS GAS COMPRESSION AND CONVEYANCE.”

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 Premium. In every phase of the project. as AutoCAD Mechanical or Inventor which ensure accurate
Our PGD is developing and constructing compressor and blower plans for facilities designs. Flow charts, lists and tables are
stages for process gas applications, as well as tailor-made created in Engineering Base, process calculations with UNISYM.
units. Demanding technologies that can satisfy clients’ indi- Special programmes are used for the raw performance data
vidual requirements. That is our strength. And underlying that and FEM calculations. All these tools help ensure clear 3D visu-
strength is AERZEN’s technical competence as a producer of alisation, precise materials lists, and transparent coordination
blowers and oil-free and oil-injected compressors. Along with with the client. By the way: all AERZEN machines are also tes-
an extraordinary breadth of knowhow and performance. Our ted in Aerzen – in our own testing facilities.
engineering teams stay with the project through all phases
of facilities development – from the first on-site inspection
to well after final commissioning. They assume responsibility Engineering services from AERZEN
for the project in all areas of system design – from project • Process data calculations (drive performance,
management and coordination to quality control and system coolant requirements)
integration, documentation and certification, packaging and • Preparation of drive dimensioning start-up curves
shipping, maintenance and service. This is how we ensure that • Acoustic calculations
our turnkey solutions also meet the demand for the highest • Torsion and critical bending calculations
possible quality – a demand that comes from AERZEN itself. • Pipeline calculations (including earthquake
calculations)
Smart minds. Intelligent technologies. • Consultation for all client safety concerns
The engineering process in our home base in Aerzen is based (e.g. HAZOP studies)
on decades of experience. And on modern software tools: • Re-engineering (constructive, electroctechnical)
state-of-the-art development and design technologies such

At AERZEN, experience and the inventive spirit go hand in hand Up-to-date computer programs in the
service of our design engineers

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“EVERY SOLUTION FROM AERZEN IS INDIVIDUALISED.
TAILORED TO OUR CLIENTS’ SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
THAT’S OUR STRENGTH.”

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 VR PROCESS GAS COMPRESSORS.
ALL PROCESSES. ALMOST NO
LIMITATIONS.
They were developed for the dry compression of almost all gases. From ammonia and argon to styrene,
vinyl chloride or hydrogen. The only limitations are pressure and temperature ranges and allowable
rotational speeds. The VR series has an enormous application range. For final pressures up to 53 bar.

The hallmarks of efficiency. Performance and characteristics.

Large pressure differentials, combined with volumetric • Technology: oil-free positive-pressure and
efficiency rates: that is what differentiates AERZEN VR com- negative-pressure compressor units and stages
pressors from other rotary lobe machines that also operate • Volume flow: 650 to 120,000 m³/h
according to the displacement principle with internal com- • Negative pressure: -900 mbar; positive pressure
pression. A special 4+6 rotary profile brings this plus in 52 bar (g)
efficiency to process gas applications. The highly available • Rotors: 4+6 profile
VR compressors can be designed as either single stage or • Media: air, as well as neutral, toxic, flammable,
multistage. With variable drive types such as direct drive or corrosive gases or gas mixtures
or helical gearing. Flanged or mounted separately. And in
principle designed with the conveying direction from top
to bottom – an important prerequisite for fluid injection,
which is often necessary in cases of highly contaminated or
polymerising gases.
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Intake volume flow Q1 (m3/h)

VRa 137 L

VRa 337 L

VRa 437 L
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VRa 537 L

VRa 736 L

VRa 136 M

VRa 336 M

VRa 436 M

VRa 536 M

VRa 736 M 12
VRa 836 M

VRa 936 M

VRa 1037 M

VRa 136 S

VRa 236 S

VRa 336 S

VRa 436 S

VRa 536 S

VRa 736 S

VRa 236 H

VRa 336 H

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 50000 100000 150000

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8 10
4

VR process gas compressor.

1 Gear pair 4 Labyrinth seal 7 Intermediate plate drive 10 Housing

2 Female rotor 5 Coupling hub 8 Mechanical seal 11 Axial thrust sensors

3 Male rotor 6 Axial bearings 9 Radial bearing 12 Housing lid

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 VMY PROCESS GAS COMPRESSOR.
THE BEST SOLUTION FOR VARIABLE
VOLUME STREAMS.
Compressors in the VMY series have built their reputation in closed cooling circuits. Demonstrated
their great efficiency in open process systems (chemistry, petro chemistry, energy production), and
proven themselves in closed-loop cooling systems. They are the ideal machines for gases with low
molecular weights, high compression ratios, and variable configurations.

Continuous reliability. Performance and characteristics.

They are unaffected by variations in volume, temperature, • Technology: units and stages with oil injection
or pressure – which makes the oil-injected VMY screw • Volume flow: 233 to 8,910 m³/h
compressors from AERZEN ideal for use in discontinuous • Negative pressure: -900 mbar; positive pressure: 25 bar (g)
operation. All units and stages in this series are outfitted Higher pressures available on request
with a control carriage for volume flow regulation (gate • Rotors: energy-saving 4+6 profile
control). A continuous change in volume streams of between • Vi modification based on operating data
100% and 20% means an optimal customisation to the • Media: neutral and flammable gases, oil-consistent
operation at hand. Reliable over a vast range of require- gas mixtures and process gases, as well as all
ments and operating conditions. Low operating costs and standard coolants
reliability are their hallmarks. There are a total of 16 different
models available. 10

Intake volume flow Q1 (m3/h)

VMY 046 M HR

VMY 046 M NR

VMY 156 M HR

VMY 236 H

VMY 156 M NR

VMY 256 M HR

VMY 336 H

VMY 256 M NR

VMY 356 M HR

VMY 436 H 7
VMY 356 M NR
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VMY 436 M

VMY 436 B

VMY 536 H

VMY 536 M

VMY 536 B

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000

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6
2

VMY process gas compressors.

1 Housing 4 Radial bearing 7 Displacement sensor 10 Balance piston

2 Male rotor 5 Axial bearing 8 Vi setting

3 Female rotor 6 Mechanical seal 9 ECO connection

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 GR/GQ PROCESS GAS BLOWERS.
BLOWER POWER FOR SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS.
All AERZEN oil-free process gas blowers have one thing in common: they are robust, high-performance
machines. Unaffected by gas contaminants or moisture. Suitable for continuous fluid injection for gas
cooling or cleansing. And they can be designed to include a wide range of special materials and seals.

GR process gas blowers. GQ process gas blowers.

The 1 or 2 stage blowers can be used for almost all technical Ideal for use in steel plants for the compression of process,
gases and gas mixtures. In all branches of industry. They cooling, and seal gas. These blowers are often used as
are also ideal for gases with negative intake temperatures 2-stage units and are up to the most extreme challenges.
down to -30 °C.
• Volume flow: 15,000 to 100,000 m³/h
• Volume flow: 100 to 50,000 m³/h • Negative pressure: -500 mbar; positive pressure:
• Negative pressure: -500 mbar; positive pressure: 5,000 mbar (g)
5,000 mbar (g) Differential pressure up to 1,500 mbar max
Differential pressure up to 1,500 mbar (max) • Conveying direction: horizontal
• Conveying direction: vertical • Media: air, as well as neutral, toxic, flammable,
• Media: air, oxygen, as well as neutral, toxic, flammable, or corrosive gases or gas mixtures
or corrosive gases or gas mixtures

GR intake volume flow Q1 (m3/h)

GRa 12.4
8
GRa 13.6

GRb 14.8

GRb 15.10

GRb 16.12

GRb 16.f13

GRa 17.14

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000

GRa 18.16

GRa 18.17

GR 19.18

GRa 20.20

GR 21.22

0 5000 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000

GQ intake volume flow Q1 (m3/h)

GQ 17.14

GQ 18.16

GQ 20f20

GQ 21.21

GQ 22.23

GQb 22.23

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000

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7 9

12 4

11

10

6
5

GR process gas blowers.

1 Housing 4 Housing lid 7 Rotary pistons with NW 10 Fixed bearings

2 Side plate AS 5 Wheel case 8 Timing gears 11 Conveying chamber seal

3 Side plate RS 6 Rotary pistons with AW 9 Floating bearing 12 Neutral chamber

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 GM ... DZ HIGH-PRESSURE
BLOWERS. FOR SAFETY IN
DEMANDING SITUATIONS.
Special solutions for special applications. For cases when prepressurised media exit the pipes. And
pressure differentials of up to 2,000 mbar are required. This is what the high-pressure blowers from
AERZEN were designed to handle. For oil-free conveyance in the chemical and many other industries.

Pressure-stable up to PN 25. Performance and char acteristics.

The direct-drive GM ... dz blowers from AERZEN are high- • Volume flow: 60 to 6,000 m³/h
performance machines. 1 or 2 stage design, with separate • Positive pressure: 25 bar (g)
pressurised oil lubrication for the oil-free transport and Differential pressure up to 2,000 mbar max
compression of air, neutral gases, and gas mixtures. Highly • Positive pressure: up to PN 25
advanced and extremely robust Roots-type products. Avail- • Conveying direction: vertical
able in a wide range of special materials and seals, such as • Media: air and neutral gases, gas mixtures
stainless steel or as acetylene boosters according to TRAC
norms.

Intake volume flow Q1 (m3/h)

GM 11.2

GM 13.6

GM 15.10

GM 16.12

GM 17.14

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

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9

8
4

12

10 2

5
11 3

GM ... dz process gas compressors.

1 Housing 4 Housing lid 7 Rotary piston with 10 Fixed bearings

drive shaft
2 Side plate drive side 5 Wheel case 8 Rotary piston with 11 Piston ring labyrinth seal
secondary shaft
3 Side plate gear side 6 Timing gears 9 Floating bearing 12 Double mechanical seal

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 PRODUCTS.
A WIDE VARIETY FOR INDIVIDUALISED
APPLICATIONS.
ROTARY LOBE BLOWERS

Model GR Model GQ

Areas of particular expertise Applications

Oil & gas upstream

Oil & gas midstream

Refineries • Gas boost

Petrochemical industry • Gas boost

• Chemical processes
• Regeneration processes

Other industrial applications • Gas boost for lime kilns, steel, • Gas boost for COG, BFG, CG
coking plants • Coke oven gas
• Coke oven gas (COG) • Blast furnace gas
• Blast furnace gas (BFG) • Cooling gas
• Natural gas (NG)

Pharmaceutical industry • Product conveyance

Performance data

• Volume flow approx. • Volume flow approx.

100 – 50,000 m³/h 15,000 – 100,000 m³/h
• Negative pressure -500 mbar • Negative pressure -500 mbar
Positive pressure 5,000 mbar (g) Positive pressure 5,000 mbar (g)
• Delta P max 1,500 mbar • Delta P max 1,500 mbar

Models

• GR 12.4 – 21.22 • GQ 17.14 – 22.23

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 OIL-FREE SCREW COMPRESSORS

Model GM ... dz Model VRa

• Associated gas

• Fuel gas boosting (gas turbine)

• Nitrogen boost • H2 and CH gas mixtures, flare/tail

• Acetylene boost (TRAC) gas, butane and propane recovery

• CH gas mixture boosting

• Cooling loops • Butadiene, lime kiln gas boosting, styrene, ammonia boosting
• Kiln pressure test bed • Methyl cloride boosting
• Ammonia boosting

• Coke oven gast boost

• Volume flow approx. 60 – 6,000 m³/h • Volume flow approx. 650 - 120,000 m³/h
• Positive pressure 25 bar (g) if the medium is • Negative pressure -900 mbar
prepressurised Positive pressure 52 bar (g)
• Delta P max 2,000 mbar

• GM ... d • VRa 137 – 736 L

• GM ... dz • VRa 136 – 1037 M
• VRa 136 – 736 S
• VRa 236 – 336 H

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OIL-INJECTED SCREW COMPRESSORS

Model VMY .36 Model VMY .56/046

• Gas gathering onshore, offshore • Gas gathering onshore, offshore

• Natural gas compression • Natural gas compression

• Fuel gas boosting (gas turbine) • Fuel gas boosting (gas turbine)

• H2 and CH gas mixtures, flare/tail • H2 and CH gas mixtures, flare/tail

gas, butane and propane recovery gas, butane and propane recovery

• BOG (Ethylene)
• Turbine fuel gas

• LNG, LPG, cryogenic, • LNG, LPG, cryogenic,

ammonia boosting ammonia boosting

• Volume flow approx. 700 – 10,000 m³/h • Volume flow approx. 444 – 2,700 m³/h
• Negative pressure -999 mbar • Positive pressure 25 bar (g)
Positive pressure 25 bar (g)

• VMY 236 – 536 • VMY 046/156/256/356

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AERZEN process gas compressors and blowers have proven themselves in over 10,000 units installed
the world over. What are the decisive factors? Extremely long service life. Sharp focus on efficiency
criteria. And also this: the unusually broad portfolio of solutions, including modifications, accessories
and special developments to ensure they meet the every possible process requirement.

The engineering and production centre at AERZEN, where high-performance, high-end solutions for the process gas and coolant industries
are born.

Focus on special requirements. Rightsized for the process.

AERZEN is a pioneer in compressor technology. In many areas Energy efficiency is one of the main demands on today’s
we are the market leader. With unique technological advan- compressor technology. Not surprising when you consider
tages. With superior quality and high efficiency. Our product that it can make up as much as 80% of the lifecycle costs
portfolio for the process gas and coolant industries? A broad of compressor installations. Reducing energy consumption is
spectrum of specialised blowers and compressors. High-end one of the main goals of AERZEN’s R&D department. All our
machines with a wide variety of designs, sizes, and special blowers and compressors are radically flow optimised. Care-
features. Configured so they meet all relevant international fully selected transmission variants are just as important
regulations, building codes, and specifications in a wide vari- to increasing efficiency as innovative component develop-
ety of industrial branches and certification bodies. Including ments. But the decisive factor in reducing energy consump-
ASME, API, TEMA, ANSI, Ex and DIN, the European Pressure tion is this: every compressor and blower unit from AERZEN
Equipment Directive (PED), as well as safety regulations for is tailored to the individual requirements of our customers
electrical installations such as DIN, EN, NEMA, IEC und ATEX. and their processes. Rightsized and thus especially efficient.

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 SERVICE AROUND THE WORLD.
SERVICES FOR GLOBAL INDUSTRIES.

The best kind of process gas and coolant installations are the kind you do not notice. Because they
run for 20, 25, 30 years. This is what we provide. With highly specialised service teams in Germany, in
Europe, in over 100 countries on our planet. This is how we can secure your investment, productivity,
and decisive advantage in global competition.

AERZEN OEM expertise is at your service – anytime, anywhere in the world

AERZEN on-site service. exchange stages, tailor-made service kits, machine diagnosis,
Wherever AERZEN machines are, the service teams from our process modifications, energy-savings studies, technological
Process Gas Division are available. The world over. How can enhancements, acoustic optimisation, replacement parts, and
we do that? By shortening the distance to our customers. a large selection of rental machines.
The PGD has three regional service centres in Germany, Hun-
gary, and the USA. Their experts work in all global AERZEN Packaging and shipment are also an important part of our
branch offices so they can be there whenever and wherever service. The process gas and coolant compressors can be
you need them. configured and packaged in Germany, Hungary, or the USA.
Tailored precisely to the needs of our customers. Combining
As multifaceted as our customers. AERZEN’s immense experience and engineering resources
The extraordinarily customer-oriented PGD service philosophy? with the flexibility of the Process Gas Division in project
It begins with the friendliness of our colleagues, but certainly management and on-site packaging.
does not end with on-site training. Included in the portfolio:

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Getting in touch the world over
There are 2,000 people working for AERZEN. On all continents.
With six sales offices in Germany alone. And 43 affiliates in
over 100 countries. This is how we shorten the distance to you
our customers – so we can be there when you need us.
Give us a call:
+49 5154 81-0

Service Hotline
We are there for you – even outside of office hours. Use the
direct line to AERZEN via our regional service hotlines:
+49 171 3511834

Customer Net
Where can you learn more about our company and the leading
compressor technologies coming out of Aerzen? Simple: the
Customer Net link on our homepage. We’ve put everything
there that you need to know.
www.aerzen.com

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AERZEN. Compression as success principle. More than 2,000 experienced employees in over 40 affiliates
AERZEN began life in 1864 as Aerzener Maschinenfabrik. In the world over are working at full speed to advance com-
1868 we built Europe’s first rotary lobe blower. The first Turbo pressor technology. Their technological expertise, our inter-
compressors followed in 1911, the first screw compressor in national network of experts, and constant feedback from our
1943, and in 2010 the world’s first rotary lobe compressor unit. clients form the basis for our success. Products and services
Innovations “made by AERZEN” keep driving the development from AERZEN are setting standards when it comes to reliability,
of compressor technology forward. Today, AERZEN is among lasting value, and efficiency. Go ahead: challenge us!
the world’s oldest and most significant manufacturers of rotary
lobe blowers, rotary lobe compressors, rotary lobe meters, screw
compressors, and Turbo blowers. And among the undisputed
market leaders in many areas of application.

Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH

Reherweg 28 – 31855 Aerzen / Germany
Telephone: +49 5154 81-0 – Fax: +49 5154 81-9191
[email protected] – www.aerzen.com

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