Air & Power Equipment.

Ready to equip your worksite with a truly reliable industrial power supply? Our extensive Air & Power Equipment collection brings together the best in the business, featuring industry-leading brands like Atlas Copco, Peerless, and Tradequip. Whether you need a high-performance air compressor, a robust industrial generator, or a powerful light tower, we have the professional-grade gear to keep your operations running at peak efficiency around the clock.

FAQs

Common questions answered.

Five of the questions we hear most often on carpark and street linemarking gear. Full knowledge base on our FAQ page.

  • How do I size a generator?

    Two numbers: continuous load (kVA / kW the gear pulls during normal use) and surge load (start-up peak when motors and compressors kick in). Surge can be 3-7x continuous on motor-load gear. Undersized generators trip on surge; oversized run inefficiently and burn fuel. Specify both continuous AND surge to spec the right unit. For mixed loads (lighting + power tools + compressor + welder), add the surge of each motor-load item to the continuous of the rest.

  • Petrol, diesel or inverter generator?

    Petrol (Honda GH, Briggs Vanguard) for portable site up to ~7 kVA - lower capex, suits construction, agriculture, mobile trade. Diesel (Hyundai DHY industrial standby + commercial diesel) for fixed installation, higher kVA, longer service life, lower fuel cost per kWh on continuous use. Inverter (Briggs PowerSmart, Atlas Copco P, Honda EU) for sensitive electronics - clean sine-wave output, quieter, more efficient at part-load. Pick by load type and use frequency, not just price.

  • Piston compressor or screw compressor?

    Piston (reciprocating) for intermittent workshop air supply up to ~10 HP - tyre inflation, air tools, paint spraying. Lower capex, simple service. Screw (rotary screw) for continuous industrial air supply 10+ HP - oil-flooded screw element, much longer service life under continuous duty, lower noise. Match compressor type to duty cycle. Intermittent use = piston; continuous use = screw. A piston used continuously will wear in months; a screw used intermittently is overspec for the duty.

  • How long can a lighting tower run on one tank?

    Standard diesel lighting towers run 50-100 hours per tank depending on lamp wattage (LED is far more efficient than older metal-halide), engine load and tank capacity. Atlas Copco HiLight and Hyundai LED towers run on the longer end of that range. Specify mast height, lamp count, and run-time-per-shift before picking a model.

  • When do I need an evaporative cooler vs a portable AC?

    Evaporative cooler in dry inland AU climates (most of Queensland, NSW, SA, WA, NT inland) where humidity is below ~60% - lower capex, lower running cost than refrigerated AC, suits open warehouse, workshop, transport depot. Portable AC (refrigerated cycle) for coastal humid AU (Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth coastal where humidity is over 60%) - evaporative cooling becomes less effective above 60% humidity. Specify by site humidity profile, not just temperature.

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Air & Power Equipment

Compressors, generators, lighting towers, evaporative coolers, fans and heaters, extension leads and the full site-power ecosystem. 339 products covering the temporary-power and air-supply universe for workshop, construction, mining, agriculture, council and contractor work Australia-wide.

Sizing the power source. Two numbers drive every sizing decision: continuous load (kVA or kW the gear actually pulls during normal use) and surge load (the start-up peak when motors and compressors kick in). Surge can be 3-7 times continuous on motor-load gear. Undersized generators trip on surge; oversized run inefficiently and burn more fuel. Specify continuous AND surge before quoting a generator or compressor.

Petrol vs diesel vs inverter. Petrol generators (Honda GH series, Briggs Vanguard) for portable site use up to ~7 kVA, lower capex, suit construction + agriculture + mobile trade. Diesel generators (Hyundai DHY industrial standby + commercial-tier diesel) for fixed installation, higher kVA spec, longer service life, lower fuel cost per kWh on continuous use. Inverter generators (Briggs PowerSmart, Atlas Copco P-series, Honda EU) for sensitive electronics (computers, control gear, medical) - clean sine-wave output, quieter, more efficient at part-load.

Compressor types - piston vs screw. Piston (reciprocating) compressors are the workshop standard for intermittent air supply up to ~10 HP - lower capex, simple service, good for tyre inflation, air tools, paint spraying at workshop scale. Screw (rotary screw) compressors are the commercial / industrial standard for continuous air supply 10+ HP - oil-flooded screw element, much longer service life under continuous duty, lower noise. Match the compressor type to the duty cycle - intermittent use = piston, continuous use = screw.

Lighting towers and site illumination. Lighting towers (1,000 AU SV) cover construction site illumination, road work, emergency response and mine site work. Diesel-engine drive with hydraulic mast, LED lamp head, fuel tank for 50-100 hour run. The Atlas Copco HiLight series and brand-equivalent towers are the AU commercial standard. Specify mast height, lamp count and run time per shift.

Evaporative cooling + fans + heaters. Workshop and industrial evaporative coolers (TradeQuip portable 550W + 750W) cover air cooling on hot AU summer days where ducted refrigerated air is not practical - lower capex, lower running cost, suit open warehouse, workshop, transport depot. Pair with industrial fans (iQUIP portable ventilator) for air movement and Tradequip / iQUIP heaters for winter shifts.

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