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Compressed Air Quality Audit

ISO 8573
The Quality Of Your Compressed Air

Better through Responsibility

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The importance of air quality: ISO standard

Experience gained over many years has enabled BEKO TECHNO- The consequences of contaminants in compressed air
LOGIES to design ever more efficient, reliable and high-quality
The consequences of the use of contaminated compressed air can
compressed air treatment systems. Every compressed air system
range from faults in plants, limited production and shutdowns
is designed and built in line with the specific requirements of the
due to problems with the quality of the end product:
customer, above all taking into account the ISO standards that go-
vern the quality of the compressed air. • Premature wear
There are three standards currently in force that refer directly to
• Rust and corrosion of equipment
the quality (purity) and the analysis of compressed air:
• Instrumentation damage
ISO 8573 / ISO 12500 / ISO 7183
• Imperfect painted surfaces
The one used most is ISO 8573. This standard defines the methods
and tests to be used to determine the contaminants present in • Increase in the volume of waste
compressed air.
• Delivery of faulty products into the market
Classification of contaminants according to ISO 8573:
• Wear and corrosion of pipes
• Solid particulate
• Residual humidity
• Residual oil (including vapour) content

“TheTOregular and
CHECK THE continuous
PERFORMANCE analysis of
OF COM-
PRESSED AIR PURIFICATION DEVICES
the quality of compressed air guarantees
safety to the production processes, free
from the risks of contamination”

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To establish the quality of air in line with ISO 8573-1 2010,

the international standard for the classification of contaminants
ISO 8573-1 is the main document of the ISO 8573 series, as it spe- The maximum levels for every contaminant are shown separately
cifies the level of contamination allowed for every type of contami- in tabular form, but to make the document easier to understand, all
nant in each cubic metre of compressed air. three contaminants are combined.
ISO 8573-1 lists the main contaminants such as solid particulate,
water and oil (in the form of aerosol and vapour).

Compressed air quality ISO 8573-1: 2010

Solid particulate, maximum number of particles per m3 PDP (pressure dew point)
Oil (including steam)
Air quality classes °C
0.1 µm – 0.5 µm 0.5 µm – 1.0 µm 1.0 µm – 5.0 µm (mg/m3)

0 Based on the specifications of the user or the equipment supplier and more stringent than class 1
1 ≤ 20.000 ≤ 400 ≤ 10 ≤ –70 ≤ 0.01
2 ≤ 400.000 ≤ 6.000 ≤ 100 ≤ –40 ≤ 0.1
3 – ≤ 90.000 ≤ 1.000 ≤ –20 ≤ 1
4 – – ≤ 10,000 ≤ +3 ≤ 5
5 – – ≤ 100,000 ≤ +7 >5
6 – – – ≤ +10 –

Food industry

When dealing with food, hygiene is the main requirement to guarantee the quality of fini-
shed products. During production, the pneumatic processes and the transport of substan-
ces require compressed air of absolute purity. For packaging, clean compressed air is indi-
spensable for cleaning, for example when using compressed air to clean plastic bottles or
containers. Our process technology provides for the tailor-made treatment of compressed
air via the discharge of condensate, filtration and drying.

Pharmaceutical industry
The most rigorous hygiene standards are applied in the production of pharmaceuticals. This
obviously also applies to the compressed air that is used. This air must be absolutely free
from oil so as not to contaminate sensitive products, for example in the production of pills:
any dust is removed down-stream of the press with compressed air.
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES offers personalised solutions to prepare oil-free process air safely.

Electronics industry

In the electronics industry, compressed air is used in various ways: as a means of

transport and cleaning, as energy support for compressed air tools. In any application,
the compressed air requirements are high in terms of purity.
With the components in the system combined to best effect, we guaran-
tee an unbeatable treatment of the compressed air throughout the process. The
METPOINT® OCV continuously measures the residual oil vapour content in the com-
pressed air and makes that quality visible.

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The quality of the air cannot be seen, but can be measured:

Measurement systems and services from BEKO TECHNOLOGIES
Companies try to overcome considerable challenges during pro- BEKO TECHNOLOGIES offer a service that enables you to measure
duction: when the safety of products and processes depends on all the parameters in real time, without having to purchase all the in-
the quality of compressed air. It is necessary to guarantee treat- strumentation necessary to measure air quality to the ISO 8573 stan-
ment at the highest level and to establish air quality that is com- dards. All of the measuring instruments used during the service are
pliant with ISO 8573-1: 2010. BEKO TECHNOLOGIES not only subject to a regular annual calibration to guarantee the efficiency
produce systems for the treatment of compressed air but also of- and reliability of the measurements.
fers a wide range of measuring instruments that monitor and re-
The METPOINT® OCV, whether mobile or fixed, is the leading me-
cord data; this guarantees visible and certified safety of compres-
asurement system in the world with TÜV certification for measu-
sed air quality.
ring the content of residual oil vapour in compressed air.
With innovative technology from BEKO TECHNOLOGIES for
measuring the quality of compressed air, your system will beco-
me more secure.

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Measurement of the quality of compressed air

according to ISO 8573:
Solid particulate – residual humidity – residual oil (including vapour)
METPOINT® BDL Data logging for compressed air applications Certificate issued by TÜV NORTH

PC 400 – Particle meter
The high precision of the PC 400
particle counter measures particles
from 0.1 µm and is therefore ideal for
monitoring the quality of compressed
air to class 1 (ISO 8573)
METPOINT® DPM – Pressure dew
point meter
The fixed dew point meter shows
temperature, relative humidity and
pressure dew point (down to below
<-70 °C PDP) accurately, not just for
compressed air but also for other
gases
METPOINT® OCV - Residual oil va-
pour content meter
The METPOINT® OCV with TÜV
certification meets the measurement
requirements for residual oil vapour
and hydrocarbons according to the ISO
8573.1 standard for classes 1, 2, 3 and
4. METPOINT® OCV makes the purity
of your compressed air visible

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Compressed air processing according to ISO 8573-1: the

C, G, F, S

DRYPOINT® M PLUS
(incl. nano-filter)
V (up to 200 m3/h)** A***
F RS

S
F
(optional)*

V (up to 200 m3/h)** A***

RS

G S
F
(optional)* V + RF (oil-free)

DRYPOINT RA®

V (up to 200 m3/h)** A***

S RS
F
(optional)* DRYPOINT® M

V (up to 200 m3/h)** A***

RS
F
(optional)* DRYPOINT® M PLUS
(incl nano-filter)

V (up to 200 m3/h)** A***

F RS

DRYPOINT® AC
(including S + RF filter) V + RF (oil-free)
or EVERDRY®

R (F) S
Compressed air condensate dispersed

BEKOKAT® DRYPOINT® RA

Compressed air pipe-work Discharge of condensate

Compressed air condensate emulsified

* An optional filter extends the service life of the downstream filters here
** Also oil-free as an option
*** A CLEARPOINT A activated carbon filter can also be inserted here . The quality classes in accordanc with ISO
8573 standards with remain the same:, the service life of an active carbon filter is less than that of the CLEAR-
POINT® V. In addition, a CLEARPOINT® nano-filterr can also be inserted at the point of each application.

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the compressed air schedule shows all possibilities at a glance

Solid particles Pressure dew point Oil vapour Air quality according to ISO standard 8573-1:2010
Class Solid particles, PDP Oil content (liquid,
max. quantity of particles per m3 aerosol, oil)
1–4 – 1–5
0.1 µm < d ≤ 0.5 µm 0.5 µm < d ≤ 1.0 µm 1.0 µm < d ≤ 5.0 µm °C mg/m3

0 As specified by the manager of the equipment or the supplier, most stringent class 1 requirements
1 ≤ 20,000 ≤ 400 ≤ 10 ≤ –70 ≤ 0.01
1–4 2–3 1-5 2 ≤ 400,000 ≤ 6,000 ≤ 100 ≤ –40 ≤ 0.1

1 2–3 1 3 - ≤ 90,000 ≤ 1,000 ≤ –20 ≤1

4 - - ≤ 10,000 ≤ +3 ≤5
5 - - ≤ 100,000 ≤ +7 >5
6 - - - ≤ +10 -
1–2 4 1-5

measured according to ISO 8573-4 standards, ref conditions 1 bar absolute, 20 °C, 0% Ur
measured according to the ISO 8573-3 standard
measured according to ISO 8573-2 and ISO 8573-5 standards, ref conditions 1 bar absolute,., 20 °C, 0% Ur

1 4 1

CLEARPOINT® DRYPOINT® RA
Dust filter for RF/RS Refrigeration dryer
1 4 1 with manual drain with BEKOMAT®
Option: Differential pressure PDP + 3 °C
indicator
1 2–3 1–5

1 2–3 1 CLEARPOINT® DRYPOINT® M PLUS

Coalescence filter Membrane dryer with
C/G/F/S/N with BEKOMAT® integrated nano-filter
Option: Differential pressure PDP reduction:
1 2–3 1-5 indicator of filter management < 20 up to > 75 K

1 2–3 1
CLEARPOINT® A DRYPOINT® M
Active carbon filter Membrane dryer
Option: Differential pressure PDP reduction:
indicator < 20 up to 75 K
1 1–3 1

1 1–3 1
CLEARPOINT® V DRYPOINT® AC
Activated carbon cartridge Adsorption dryer with
Option: oil check indicator inlet and dust filter

1 1–3 1

CLEARPOINT® V BEKOSPLIT®
Activated carbon adsorber with Emulsion splitting plant for
1 4 <1
with RF dust filter emulsified condensates

CLEARPOINT® W BEKOKAT®
Water separator with Catalytic converter
ÖWAMAT ®
BEKOMAT®

ÖWAMAT® Compressed air tank

Oil–water separation system with BEKOMAT®
for disperse condensates

BEKOSPLIT®

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Quality with a system. Worldwide.

BEKO TECHNOLOGIES develops, manufactures and distributes
products and systems throughout the world for compressed air and
compressed gases quality. From the processing of compressed air
and compressed gas through filtration and drying, via proven
condensate technology to instrumen-
ts used to monitor and measure the performance
of the plant and the quality of its compressed air. From the smallest
compressed air application up to demanding process technologies.
.
Since its founding, BEKO TECHNOLOGIES has worked continously
to the development of compressed air. Our ground breaking ide-
as continue to influence on the direction of future development.
With this potential and the commitment of our colleagues,
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES offers innovative technologies, products and
services

CLEARPOINT® CLEARPOINT® CLEARPOINT®

BEKOMAT® BEKOMAT®
DRYPOINT® M PLUS DRYPOINT® M PLUS

CLEARPOINT®

DRYPOINT® AC

CLEARPOINT® BEKOMAT® BEKOMAT® DRYPOINT® RA BEKOMAT® CLEARPOINT® ÖWAMAT® BEKOSPLIT®

The product and system categories

Condensate drainage Process technology
Filtration | CLEARPOINT®
BEKOMAT® | ÖWAMAT® | BEKOSPLIT® BEKOBLIZZ® | BEKOKAT®

Measurment technology
Drying | DRYPOINT®| EVERDRY® Service
METPOINT®

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