Today, the international shipbuilding market sets the standards when starting air compressors of smaller output capacities are concerned. Since the 1950's Sauer started with the development of air-cooled compressors in this performance range as an alternative to water-cooled compressors, which are more maintenance intensive and more susceptible to down time.
Today, after being completely redesigned, the Sauer 2 stage, air-cooled, starting air compressors are among the most modern and maintenance friendly compressors available worldwide.