The US Department of Energy lists tool powering, stamping, controls and actuators, forming and conveying as the example uses of compressed air in automotive plants, and paint spray guns among its general uses. Ultra Controlo distributes and services Gardner Denver lubricated screw compressors, which its catalogue lists for the automotive industry, and makes ULTRASEC dryers and ULTRAK carbon towers, which its brochure lists for automotive.
The US Department of Energy sourcebook lists the first four as example uses of compressed air in the automotive industry, and the last two among the general uses of compressed air across industry.
Air tools on the line. The DOE notes they are lighter than electric tools, are not damaged by overloading and do not produce sparks.
Both listed by the DOE for the automotive industry.
Control and actuators, listed by the DOE for the automotive industry.
Moving parts and material along the line, the fifth automotive use in the DOE table.
Compressed air pressurises and atomises paint in spray guns.
Air cylinder devices such as rivet guns and chipping hammers, and air motors on grinders and drills.
Source: US Department of Energy and Compressed Air Challenge, Improving Compressed Air System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry, third edition (2016), Section 1, Table 1.1 and Appendix D.
Paint spraying sits one level above general plant air. Three public sources say what that means for the air supply.
The Compressed Air Challenge places paint spraying and powder coating in its instrument air level, between plant air for air tools and process air for food, pharmaceuticals and electronics.
Source: Compressed Air Challenge, Fact Sheet #1 (May 2026).
Hempel's spray application guideline lists a moisture and oil separator among the components for conventional spraying, because some paints are water or humidity sensitive.
Source: Hempel A/S, Technical guideline: Spray application (May 2020).
Particulate filters for solid particles, coalescing filters for lubricant and moisture, adsorbent filters for vapours, and dryers used only to the degree the end use needs.
Source: Compressed Air Challenge, Fact Sheet #11 (May 2026).
ISO 8573-1:2010 specifies the purity classes of compressed air for particles, water and oil. Sources: Compressed Air Challenge Fact Sheets #1 and #11 (May 2026); Hempel A/S (2020); ISO.
Equipment that the Ultra Controlo catalogue and brochure tie to the automotive industry and to painting.
For continuous operation; the Ultra Controlo catalogue names the automotive industry among their uses. Gardner Denver is one of our five partner brands.
Gardner DenverA stable +3 °C pressure dew point; the Ultra Controlo brochure lists the automotive industry among its uses.
ULTRASECOil vapour removal to below 0.003 mg/m³; the brochure lists automotive and painting among its uses. A coalescing filter is required upstream.
ULTRAKSources: Ultra Controlo Industrial 2026 catalogue, pp. 12, 17 and 19; Ultra Controlo industrial brochure; ULTRAK datasheet.
Ultra Controlo is a Portuguese manufacturer of compressed air, vacuum and technical gas systems, with 40 years of experience. We design, assemble and test our own compressors, dryers and carbon towers in Portugal, and supply and service five partner brands.
ULTRASCREW compressors, ULTRASEC and ULTRADRY dryers and ULTRAK activated carbon towers.
Gardner Denver, Elmo Rietschle, Thomas, Speck Pumpen (Circutec) and Speck Triplex.
Preventive and corrective maintenance, original spare parts and emergency support, by our own team.
Source: Ultra Controlo Industrial 2026 catalogue, pp. 3, 10, 16, 17 and 22.
The US Department of Energy sourcebook (2016), Table 1.1, lists tool powering, stamping, control and actuators, forming and conveying as example compressed air uses in the automotive industry; its appendix adds spray guns, rivet guns and air motors on grinders among general uses.
The DOE sourcebook (2016) states that it generally costs 7 to 8 times more energy for pneumatic tools to produce the same mechanical output as electric tools, although air tools are lighter, are not damaged by overloading and do not produce sparks.
The Compressed Air Challenge Fact Sheet #1 (May 2026) places paint spraying and powder coating in the instrument air level, above plant air for air tools; Hempel's 2020 spray guideline lists a moisture and oil separator for conventional spray equipment.
Not necessarily. The Compressed Air Challenge Fact Sheet #1 (May 2026) says lubricant-free air can come from lubricant-free compressors or from lubricant-injected compressors with additional separation and filtration, and asks users to weigh the risk and cost of product contamination.
Its Industrial 2026 catalogue lists Gardner Denver lubricated screw compressors for the automotive industry, and its brochure lists the ULTRASEC refrigerated dryer and the ULTRAK activated carbon tower for automotive, the ULTRAK also for painting.
The lines, the tools and the paint shop, the pressure and the hours per day. We reply with the equipment that fits.
