ABAC AS-10253TMD 10 HP Rotary Screw Air Compressor - 131 Gallon Tank Mount with Dryer, 125 PSI, 36.4 CFM, 69 dBA

The ABAC AS-10253TMD is a complete compressed air station in one package: a 10 HP rotary screw compressor, a 131 gallon air receiver and a refrigerated dryer, mounted and plumbed as a single factory assembly. It delivers 36.4 CFM at 125 PSI and runs at 69 dBA. Nothing has to be sourced, sited and piped separately, so installation comes down to setting it in place, landing power and tying into the header. Power is 208-230-460V three-phase.

Key specifications

• Model: AS-10253TMD (part number 4152043907)
• Motor: 10 HP
• Air delivery: 36.4 CFM
• Maximum working pressure: 125 PSI
• Noise level: 69 dBA
• Mounting: tank mount on a 131 gallon air receiver with integrated refrigerated dryer
• Power supply: 208-230-460/3/60
• Weight: 800 lbs
• Dimensions (L x W x H): 76 x 24 x 63 in
• Integrated air end block of aluminum construction
• Vertical oil separation technology
• Digital controller with menu driven operation and programmed maintenance intervals
• Brand: ABAC, part of the Atlas Copco group

Why the three in one package

A rotary screw is rated for continuous duty, so it holds a flat line pressure through a full shift instead of sagging and recovering between jobs the way a piston machine does. The catch is that air leaving any screw comes out hot and saturated, so a dryer is not optional on a system feeding paint, pneumatic controls or precision tools. Buying the compressor, the receiver and the refrigerated dryer as one factory assembly removes the part of the job that usually goes wrong: no separate dryer to size and source, no interconnecting pipe to fabricate, no second set of mounts, and no chance of a dryer undersized for the air end in front of it. The 131 gallon receiver underneath keeps the screw from short cycling, which is the one duty pattern a screw genuinely dislikes.

How it compares

Within the 10 HP AS machines, pressure and airflow trade directly against each other on the same hardware. This is the 125 PSI build, which is the airflow end of that trade at 36.4 CFM; the AS-10503TMD is the identical package set for 150 PSI at 34.1 CFM. If the shop already has drying handled, the AS-10253TM is this same 131 gallon build without the dryer at 714 lbs, and the AS-10253BM is the bare base mount at 419 lbs on a 32 x 24 in footprint for a plant that already owns a receiver. The AS-10253TMD7 is the same compressor and dryer on a 71 gallon receiver at 653 lbs, which fits a tighter floor plan but stores roughly 60 gallons less air, so heavy intermittent draws hit the air end harder. For a quieter machine with more air on the same 10 HP, the AS-10S253TMD uses the 10S air end for 39.8 CFM at 65 dBA, and if 36.4 CFM is short of what the tool list draws, the AS-15253TMD holds 125 PSI at 52.1 CFM.

Typical applications

Paint and finishing work, production and fabrication floors, larger automotive and fleet service bays, tire and truck shops, and cabinet and woodworking shops where moisture in the air line causes rejects or tool wear. The integrated dryer removes water before it reaches the distribution piping, which matters anywhere air touches a finish, a pneumatic control or a precision tool. At 125 PSI this is the build to specify when the shop wants volume rather than pressure: more air for sanders, blow-off stations and multiple bays running at once, on a receiver large enough that a sudden heavy draw does not pull the header down.

What to pair it with

Give the cabinet about 3 feet of clear air on the cooling side, keep it out of a hot corner, and run it on its own circuit sized to the motor nameplate. Oil, oil filter and separator element are the service items, and the digital controller tracks the intervals, so keep a spare set on the shelf. The refrigerated dryer is already fitted, so the remaining air treatment decision is filtration: a particulate and coalescing filter set behind the dryer protects tools and finishes from pipe scale and oil carryover. See the rest of our rotary screw air compressors and the wider Atlas Copco group range. Call us with your tool list and duty cycle and we will confirm receiver sizing, connection sizes and installation clearances before you pipe it in.

Unit performance measured according to ISO 1217 Annex C; CFM quoted at 109 PSI for 125 PSI maximum units. Noise level measured according to ISO 2151:2004 using ISO 9614/2 (sound intensity method).