The Importance of High-Quality Air Dryer Cartridges

+  Article Penned by ZF Emphasizes Importance of High-Quality Air Dryer Cartridges

It’s difficult to overstate the vital role air dryer cartridges play within a commercial vehicle’s air brake system. When the air compressor supplies air to the vehicle’s air brake systems, the included moisture and other contaminants can damage valves and other critical downstream components, causing them to fail. Air dryer cartridges represent the “first line of defense” as they filter out the moisture and oil contaminants, helping to prevent corrosion and freezing and ensure worry-free long-term performance of the entire air system.

Recently, ZF published an article in Work Truck magazine to provide readers with a comprehensive summary of air dryer cartridges and the crucial functions they perform. Titled, “Air Dryer Cartridges: Insurance for Your Air System & the Components that Rely on It,” the article is a must-read for commercial vehicle distributors, dealers, fleets, technicians and service providers.

Among the many important topics covered in the concise editorial, we stress the fact that not all air dryer cartridges are created equal, as there is a wide range of options—from high quality cartridges that use the best desiccants (the material used as the drying agent) to low-cost budget cartridges that don’t. The key takeaway is that given the critical and often expensive components they protect, air dryer cartridges are not the place to be thrifty.

Additional topics include “when to replace an air dryer cartridge” and “selecting the right air cartridge,” which emphasizes the importance of using an air dryer cartridge produced by an OE supplier that can guarantee the quality and reliability needed.