Atlas Copco has announced the launch of its X-Air⁺ 1200-40, the newest member of its DrillAir portfolio. This brand-new portable air compressor is suitable for deep drilling applications, offering faster drilling and a notably reduced carbon footprint.

The X-Air⁺ 1200-40 achieves at least a 10% enhancement in performance metrics over prior models, thus helping users gain significant savings in fuel and operational costs, while simultaneously reducing the environmental footprint of their activities.

The X-Air⁺ 1200-40 boasts 15% more pressure and a 20% increase in drilling speed compared to Atlas Copco’s previous flagship drilling compressor, the Y35. The new model also features a new high-pressure element – to withstand even more tough operational conditions – and is protected by a software that ensures longer lifetime and durability. Moreover, the X-Air⁺ 1200-40 introduces a hammer protection functionality, allowing users to limit the flow to ideal hammer settings or unleash the full power of DrillAir as needed.

A new ‘pressure optimiser’ function automatically reduces fuel consumption when the machine is not delivering air to the drill, potentially saving customers up to 20% during ‘no load’ times. When no air discharge is detected, the pressure will drop to 22 bar and 16 bar for XPR (Atlas Copco’s XPR technology extends the working pressure range downwards, preventing soil cavitation during overburden drilling, as well as enabling the same compressor to be used for both geothermal and foundation drilling) and will automatically resume when air is required. The advancements in the X-Air⁺ 1200-40 not only ensure faster, deeper and cleaner drilling, but also provide an average fuel saving of 11% over the total drill cycle.

Additionally, the X-Air⁺ 1200-40 comes equipped with new robust oil filters utilising the latest fibre technology, ensuring optimal oil quality under higher pressures. Enhanced with a new array of sensors, this smart machine offers even more accurate remote monitoring and warnings, further improving operational efficiency and reliability.

The X-Air⁺ 1200-40 is ideal for a wide range of industries such as construction, mining and energy. It is specifically designed to tackle the most challenging applications, including ground engineering, water well and geothermal drilling, and pipeline pressure testing.