Is VSD always cheaper to run?
Only if the load actually varies. A flat 22 kW duty can be cheaper as fixed speed. Put the load profile on the sheet.
Parameter duty
22 kW VSD is a flow band, not a single nameplate FAD. The plant needs min/max flow at the working pressure, or it will quote a fixed-speed machine with an inverter sticker.
What belongs on the RFQ
Small VSD screws are often bought for workshops that do not run a flat 22 kW load. If the RFQ only says “22 kW inverter screw”, the plant cannot size the airend turn-down or the dryer.
State working pressure, the lowest and highest FAD you expect, whether the motor is PM or induction, 50/60 Hz, and if the starter and cabinet must be tropicalised. Altitude matters more on a small package than buyers expect.
Matching rows are published oil-injected screw series from listed Chinese plants. PM VSD is a plant claim against a stated motor — we do not print IE4 on a page that the factory did not document.
Matching plants
The plant remains the seller. Quotes are comparable because the RFQ is the same sheet.
| Plant | Cluster | Specialty | Documents | Export |
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Shanghai | XD direct-drive and EX fixed-speed screw; cooling variants · Plant-air treatment and service scope |
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Export ready |
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Wenling | YMF and BMF PM variable-speed screw compressors and separate oil-free scroll packages |
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Export ready |
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Qingdao | Two-stage screw · Laser-cutting air and low-pressure screw equipment |
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Export ready |
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Qingdao | Fixed-speed · Single-stage PM VSD and two-stage PM VSD screw air compressors in Qingdao Jiaozhou |
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Export ready |
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Nantong | CPM single-stage and CPDM two-stage PM screw; DCO modular oil-free scroll |
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Export ready |
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Wenling | Single-stage and two-stage PM VSD screw; RG/RKG laser-cutting integrated air packages |
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Export ready |
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Suzhou | Sullair stationary oil-flooded screw · DS dry oil-free screw and diesel portable air |
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Export ready |
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Luoyang | Oil-free reciprocating gas and PET packages; nitrogen boosters; separate UNI screw air range |
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Export ready |
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Xianyang | SGF diesel screw; YSBP electric PM VSD screw; DLGF electric two-stage mining screw |
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Export ready |
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Foshan | PM variable-speed · Two-stage and oil-free screw compressors |
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Export ready |
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Foshan | PM VSD screw · Low-pressure PM VSD · Laser-cutting packages |
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Export ready |
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Ningbo | DDVe two-stage screw · ZZV PM VSD screw · LDV low-pressure screw |
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Published series
Where a factory published a series, it is listed. Empty kW / FAD cells are confirm-on-RFQ.
| Catalog ref. | Type | Power | Pressure | Flow | Air quality | Plant | |
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KAISHAN-LGKaishan LG stationary screw air compressors
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Rotary screw | Selected LG model | Selected duty pressure | Selected flow and reference | — | Kaishan | RFQ |
| LIUTECH-LU-IILU II large two-stage oil-injected screw compressors | Rotary screw | 250–355 kW · overview band | Model-specific duty to be agreed | 45–72 m³/min · overview, not duty row | — | LIUTECH | RFQ |
SOLLANT-FIXED-SCREWSollant 11 kW rotary screw air compressor
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Rotary screw | 11 kW | 7–12 bar · selected configuration | Selected-pressure capacity to be agreed | — | Sollant | RFQ |
HANDE-TWOSTAGE-PMHD-EPM2T two-stage PM variable-speed screw compressors
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Rotary screw | 37 kW · HD-EPM2T37 example | 0.5 / 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.25 MPa | 6.8 m³/min at 0.8 MPa · HD-EPM2T37 | — | Hande | RFQ |
GANEY-OGOG / SOGFD air-cooled single-screw compressors
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Rotary screw | 22 kW · SOGFD22 group | 0.7 / 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.25 MPa | 3.4 m³/min at 0.8 MPa · SOGFD22 | — | Ganey | RFQ |
AE-APMAPM / APM-S permanent-magnet screw compressors
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Rotary screw | 37 kW · APM37A / APM37A-S examples | — | Pressure-matched delivery to be agreed | — | Zhongshan AE Machinery | RFQ |
AIRHORSE-OIL-INJECTEDAirHorse direct-drive oil-injected screw compressors
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Rotary screw | 30–520 HP · published family range | Selected AHD model and duty to be agreed | Delivery at selected pressure / reference basis | — | AirHorse | RFQ |
| CROWNWELL-OIL-INJECTEDCrownwell CWD oil-injected screw compressor versions | Rotary screw | 22 kW · selected CWD22 examples | 7 / 8 / 10 / 13 bar(g) · selected row | CWD22: 3.8 at 7 / 2.8 at 13 bar(g) | — | Crownwell | RFQ |
UNITED-UD-VPMUnited UD-VPM single-stage permanent-magnet VSD screw compressors
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Rotary screw | — | — | — | — | Shanghai United | RFQ |
XINDA-XGPTXinda AUGUST XG(P)T two-stage screw selection
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Rotary screw | — | — | — | — | Ningbo Xinda Screw Compressor | RFQ |
KOBELCO-KOBELIONKOBELION VS IV oil-injected screw compressors
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Rotary screw | 22–75 kW · VS IV range | 0.4–0.8 MPa table points · selected variant | VS22: 4.22 m³/min at 0.7 MPa | — | Kobelco | RFQ |
| DEMAN-DDVEDeman DDVe two-stage screw compressor family | Rotary screw | 11–450 kW · family overview | 0.5–0.7 MPa · family overview | 2.8–93 m³/min · family capacity | — | Ningbo Deman Compressor | RFQ |
FAQ
Only if the load actually varies. A flat 22 kW duty can be cheaper as fixed speed. Put the load profile on the sheet.
Only if a published plant series exists. This page is the duty. Missing FAD stays confirm-on-RFQ.
22 kW VSD screw compressor: Voltage and frequency matter as much as bar. Typical first reply: 1–2 working days after the plant confirms it can hold the duty.
Issue RFQ