Why Is RIX Oil-Free?

As you already know, RIX Industries has been committed to oil-free, high pressure air and gas compressor and generator innovation since 1878. But have you ever wondered why RIX Industries is the leader in oil-free compressor technology?

Here’s a breakdown of why RIX is oil-free:

• With oil-free, we mitigate contamination of the gas or downstream process. This includes applications with: Instrument Air, Breathing Air, Chemical Processes, Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Research, and Scientific uses.
• Oil-free means increased safety and no dangerous, combustible reactions with oxygen or hydrogen (as a catalyst contaminant). There’s also no chance of combustion inside of the compressor.
• Oil-free requires simple maintenance and no constant filter changes. You no longer have to doubt your filters – are they clogged and overloaded? In fact, our crankcase oil needs changing only once per year. Thusly, you save time and money. We think that’s a win-win for our customers.
• Oil-free pneumatic technology also reduces waste and harm of our precious environment. There are no oily filter elements to dispose of or any oily condensate to worry about because no oil is ever consumed. Even our condensed water can be disposed of directly down the drain. Kiss that record keeping for “hazardous waste” goodbye.



As you can see, there are so many benefits to oil-free technology. It’s easy to see why RIX Industries’ oil-free compressors are clean, safe, and simple to use. Not only are our compressors reliable, the lifecycle of our oil-free compressors can span up to 100 years with the right maintenance. Check out some of our compressors that are aged but still in use to this day.