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Air compressors are used to convert power into potential energy stored as pressurized, or compressed, air. This power can then be used to power construction tools and machinery used by both professionals and do-it-yourselfers. Some of the most common tools powered by an air compressor are rock drills, jackhammers, air motors and pumps. These tools are used to crush rock, pour concrete, bore holes and cut materials, among other tasks. Air compressors have three pressure classifications: low, medium and high, and can also be classified according to their design and operation. These classifications include single-stage reciprocating, compound, scroll and centrifugal. The first use of an air compressor in a construction application dates back to the Swiss Alps in the 1800s. If you are looking for air compressors, visit Construction Equipment Guide’s Used Air Compressors for Sale page. Need more information? Scroll down on the page and read our editorial coverage. You can find new and used air compressors for sale from the leading equipment manufacturers right here.

Fri April 15, 2011
Doosan Portable Power Utility Mount P185 Air Compressor Is Designed for Versatility
Utility mount P185WJDU air compressor offers a free-air delivery of 185 cfm and rated operating pressure of 100 psig. The P185WJDU is powered by an EPA Interim Tier IV compliant John Deere 30 kW diesel engine that’s designed for versatility....

Fri April 15, 2011
Doosan Portable Power Introduces Portable Air Compressor With Electric Power Source
Doosan has a new electric-driven, 750 cfm portable air compressor, the HP750e. End users of HP750 compressor can now choose an optional clean, quiet, three-phase electric motor instead of a diesel engine....

Fri March 11, 2011
Atlas Copco Introduces New Contractor Series of KT Compressors
Atlas Copco Compressors has developed a new line of portable piston compressors ideal for light industrial use, applications within the vehicle service market, as well as a wide range of construction applications....

Fri October 29, 2010
Trekker Tractor Signs With Chicago Pneumatic to Carry Compressors, More
Trekker Tractor, a Case dealership in Florida, is the latest dealer to carry Chicago Pneumatic compressors, generators, hydraulic attachments and handheld breakers and hammers. Efraim Vicente, vice president of operations of Trekker Tractor said, “At each of our locations [Miami, West Palm Beach, Ft....

Miller - Wed June 30, 2010
Trailblazer 302 Air Pak Now Available With Battery Charger
Miller’s Trailblazer 302 Air Pak welder/generator/air compressor is now available with an internal 12/24 V battery charger and jump starter, eliminating the need — as well as the costs and truck space required — for separate chargers or battery packs to start dead batteries on the job site....

Sat May 29, 2010
Foley Rents to Carry Atlas Copco Compressors, Tools
Effective immediately, Foley Rents, Foley Incorporated’s CAT Rental Store, has joined Atlas Copco’s extensive network of construction equipment dealers. Headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., Foley Rents will be the exclusive dealer for Atlas Copco’s line of compressors, featuring Cat engines, in the 185 to 375 range....

Scott Ellenbecker - Fri December 25, 2009
CSI Keeps Communication Lines Open With Tools of the Trade
When Communications Services Inc. (CSI) of Marshville, N.C., needs to run underground fiber optic line for telephone service to new housing developments, it relies on the Atlas Copco 185 series air compressor to provide the power for all of its tools....

Mary Reed - Mon July 20, 2009
Stimulus Funds Spur Key Pa. Bridge Job
Federal stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has been welcomed by the construction industry nationwide, and perhaps nowhere more so than in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Beaver County, which had the honor of kicking off the first transportation project funded by the ARRA to be awarded by District 11 of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)....

Kerry Lynn Kirby - Fri May 22, 2009
Rogers Keeps Ala. Project on Track Despite Incessant Rain
Rain has been a nagging nuisance for Rogers Group Inc., during construction of an interchange for a new rail car plant east of Cherokee in Colbert County, Ala. The Nashville, Tenn.-based firm — prime contractor on the $6.3 million interchange job — has been dealing with wet weather on a regular basis since November, according to Tom Kenley, communications specialist for Rogers Group....

Tue April 14, 2009
Visionaire’s 3110 Offers Internal Hydraulic Compressor Drive
Visionaire Inc., of Grand Prairie, Texas, has added the Model 3110 to its lineup. The Model 3110 air conditioner condenser with an internal hydraulic compressor drive provides air conditioner components for cranes and other applications....
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