Brabazon Pump, Compressor & Vacuum

Brabazon Pump, Compressor & Vacuum Brabazon Pump, Compressor, and Vacuum is the local expert in compressed air with service you can TRUST.

We service Ingersoll Rand, Atlas Copco, Quincy, Sullair, Gardner-Denver, Joy, Kaeser, and more. Our technicians are factory trained and also in-house training to enhance their skills on all makes and models of pumps and air compressors.

Refrigerated dryers fail differently in summer.They don't always trip an alarm. They just stop hitting their dewpoint sp...
06/15/2026

Refrigerated dryers fail differently in summer.

They don't always trip an alarm. They just stop hitting their dewpoint spec — and water starts traveling downstream into your pneumatic tools, valves, and end-use processes.

Three warning signs:

1. WATER IN YOUR DRIP LEGS THAT WEREN'T WET BEFORE
If your zone drains are catching more water than they did in spring, your dryer is losing the battle.

2. PNEUMATIC TOOLS "ACTING UP" IN THE AFTERNOON
Sticky cylinders, valve faults, regulator chatter — classic signs of moisture intrusion.

3. DEWPOINT GAUGE READING ABOVE 50°F
Most refrigerated dryers are specced to 38–50°F at full load. If yours reads higher on hot days, it's undersized or failing.

Free 10-minute conversation with one of our techs can usually tell you which one it is.



DM us for a 10-minute dryer check-in call

When you need air NOW — and you don't have time for a permanent install — a portable is the right call.Common scenarios ...
06/12/2026

When you need air NOW — and you don't have time for a permanent install — a portable is the right call.

Common scenarios where our customers reach for a Sullair portable:

▸ Construction & site work — no plant air available
▸ Backup during scheduled PM — keep production running while the main unit gets serviced
▸ Seasonal demand spikes — bridge the gap without buying a second permanent unit
▸ Emergency replacement — main compressor fails, production can't wait

Brabazon stocks Sullair portables for rent across our entire Midwest footprint — Green Bay, Milwaukee, Mosinee, St. Paul, Elk Grove, St. Peters, and Loves Park.

Need air on site tomorrow? Call 833-Want-Air.



Call 833-Want-Air to reserve a portable

06/10/2026

Compressed air is the single most expensive utility in most manufacturing plants — and most plant managers underestimate it by half.

Here's the napkin math:

A 100 HP rotary screw running 24/7 at $0.10/kWh costs roughly $65,000 a year to operate.

Of that:
• ~76% is electricity
• ~12% is maintenance
• ~12% is the equipment itself, amortized

Translation: the cheapest place to find money in your plant is at your compressor.

What moves the needle:
• Fixing leaks (often 20–30% of total demand)
• Lowering system pressure by 2 psi (about 1% energy saved)
• Heat recovery off the compressor
• Right-sizing — most plants are over-compressed for what they actually use

Don't know what yours is costing? Ask us about a free compressed air audit.



DM us for a free audit quote

06/08/2026

A Wisconsin cheese plant called our emergency line at 2 AM on a Saturday.

Their main rotary screw compressor had tripped on high temperature. With production starting back up Monday morning at 5 AM, they were facing a real problem: no air, no cheese.

Our on-call tech was on the road within 30 minutes.

Stocked van, full diagnostic kit, the right replacement parts already on board.

Air-end discharge temp alarm traced to a fouled aftercooler and a slowly failing fan motor. Fixed on the first visit. Plant was back to full pressure by Sunday afternoon — well before the Monday production restart.

This is what "24/7 emergency service" actually means at Brabazon. Not a callback Monday morning. A tech in your facility tonight.

Cheese, beer, packaging, automotive — if your plant runs on compressed air, our after-hours line is in your contact list. 800.825.3222.



Save 800.825.3222 in your phone today

Meet the team behind the trucks.Every Brabazon service tech goes through ongoing factory training and mandatory in-house...
06/05/2026

Meet the team behind the trucks.

Every Brabazon service tech goes through ongoing factory training and mandatory in-house certification — we have two full-time trainers and a dedicated training center in Green Bay to make sure of it.

Why we invest in it:
When our tech opens your compressor cabinet, the goal isn't just to get it running again. It's to leave the system better than we found it.

That kind of work doesn't happen by accident. It happens because the people doing it have been trained — and re-trained — to do it right.

Family-owned since 1978. Same standard, every visit.

goes Friday this week — tag a tech who's saved your bacon.

06/03/2026

Beat the heat — here's the 5-point summer prep checklist we run with our service customers:

1. CLEAN THE COOLERS
Aftercoolers and oil coolers caked with dust lose 10–20% of their efficiency. A 20-minute clean is the cheapest BTU you'll ever buy.

2. CHECK SUMMER LUBRICANT
Hotter ambient temps may justify a different viscosity. Ask us if you're not sure.

3. VERIFY DRYER PERFORMANCE
Refrigerated dryers should hold 38–50°F dewpoint at full load — even in August.

4. RE-WALK YOUR LEAK SURVEY
Hose and fitting compounds degrade in summer heat. Leaks you fixed in February may be back.

5. CONFIRM YOUR BACKUP PLAN
Know the phone number for emergency service before you need it. (Ours is 800.825.3222 — save it.)

Save and share with your maintenance team.

06/02/2026

Remote monitoring on compressors used to be a luxury. Now it's the cheapest insurance policy a plant can buy.

What it does:

▸ STREAMS live data — pressure, temperature, run hours, alarm states — to a dashboard you can check from anywhere
▸ SENDS proactive alerts when a parameter drifts from baseline, before it trips an alarm
▸ TRENDS performance over time so a slow degradation gets caught early
▸ INTEGRATES with our service team — we see what you see, in real time

Real example: one of our remote-monitored customers got a Brabazon proactive call two days before their compressor would have failed. Discharge temperature was creeping up — within spec, but drifting from baseline. We caught it. They scheduled the repair on their terms instead of an emergency.

Remote monitoring is available as part of our AirCare Plus™ service plan.



DM us about AirCare Plus™ with remote monitor

06/02/2026

Every industry we serve has its own quirks. But the rules of running a great compressed air system are the same everywhere.

MINING — Robust equipment that can take dirty environments and temperature swings. Dust filtration is critical. We've kept Wisconsin and Minnesota operations supplied for decades.

POWER GENERATION — Reliability is non-negotiable. Redundancy in compressors, air dryers, and instrument air systems. Emergency response in hours, not days.

PHARMACEUTICAL — Validated, documented air quality. Oil-free compressors, multi-stage filtration, full GMP-aligned service records.

AUTOMOTIVE — Paint-grade air quality. Class 1 or better in many lines. Dependable enough to never be the reason the paint booth is down.

FOOD & BEVERAGE — Already covered earlier this month. Auditable, clean, dry, contamination-free.

Same rules. Different stakes. We've worked in all of these — across WI, IL, MN, MO — for 48 years.



Comment: what industry are you in?

06/02/2026

Summer is the hardest season on a compressed air system.

Hotter ambient air = more moisture pulled into the system.
Hotter intake air = higher discharge temps and more stress on bearings, seals, and oil.
Cooling water that worked fine in April starts struggling in July.

Three signs your system is feeling the heat:
1. Dryer dewpoint creeping up after lunch on hot days
2. Compressors short-cycling more than usual
3. Air-end discharge temps climbing into alarm range

Catch these now, before a breakdown forces the conversation.

If you want a thermal scan of your compressor room before July hits, we'll come out and run one. 833-Want-Air.



Call 833-Want-Air to schedule a summer thermal scan

Sometimes the answer isn’t a new compressor:A food processor in central Wisconsin called us about rising energy bills. T...
05/28/2026

Sometimes the answer isn’t a new compressor:

A food processor in central Wisconsin called us about rising energy bills. Their team suspected the compressor — it was running more than it should.

We ran a compressed air audit. The compressor was fine. The leaks were the story: dozens of separate leaks across the plant, adding up to roughly 17% of their air production.

After repairs, their compressor cycled less, ran cooler, and pulled noticeably less power. They’re seeing the savings on every utility bill.
Sometimes the answer isn’t a new compressor. Sometimes it’s finding what you can’t hear.

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Green Bay, WI
54307

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