Role of Oil-Free Air Compressors in Food Safety

The food industry, one of the largest industries in India that ranks 10th in the world, is poised to grow at 10% year on year and invariably will have a fundamental structure of sorting, grading, mixing, processing, conveying, and packing that contributes to 70% of the total business.

- Thomas Paulose

With the growing demand for modernization and mechanization in today’s competitive world, the food industry is under severe pressure to increase productivity with the least human touch points. Since the pandemic unleashed its devastating severity on human lives, the food industry also suffered as companies had to remain closed on account of human casualties and on the restriction of human movements, which emphasized the need for automated plants more than ever before.

The food industry, one of the largest industries in India that ranks 10th in the world, is poised to grow at 10% year on year and invariably will have a fundamental structure of sorting, grading, mixing, processing, conveying, and packing that contributes to 70% of the total business. And a significant piece of equipment needed in all these steps is air compressors. Compressed air is required across various stages in food processing, from sorting and moving to freezing and packaging, from peeling and cutting to maintaining cleanliness. Businesses will consequently need to invest in oil-free screw air compressors to ensure that the food products’ quality and safety are not compromised to boost the efficiency of these processes.

The need for oil-free air compressors