Detroit Air is dedicated to the field of compressed air and compressed air equipment. Our core values centre on teamwork which is guided by an excellent brand strategy and high technology with professional production as our foundation.
Detroit Air is a specialist supplier that integrates design, manufacture, sales, and services to provide high-quality services to all fields in need of compressed air.
Currently manufactured under license in various locations, Detroit Air is distributed in various countries worldwide. As an OEM producer, various brand names are used to meet clients’ needs and market suitability.
Major distributors are located in:
Brazil, Australia, France, Poland, Russia, Southern Africa and New Zealand
Rotary Screw Air Compressors, Piston Air Compressors, Air Dryers, Quiet Cabinet-type Air Compressors, Oil-free Air Compressors , Pressure Vessels.
Pre-sales technical consultation and complete type selection installation and commissioning of products, After-sales maintenance of products and Design and supply of products with special specifications.

A team of highly specialized and well experienced engineers with backgrounds in Electronic, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, specific to the compressed air industry, help us provide customers with the solutions they need in the most cost-effective way possible.
Specialised and technologically advanced automation machinery offer a high-capacity production system helping to create superior and precise components for a large scale air-compressor production.
Detroit Air has maintained a focus on European design and technology as a core business principle. World-class robotics, CNC mill and lathes, automation machinery from ABB, Croma, and Mazak provide high-capacity production systems aimed at delivering high-quality, accurate components for large scale screw-compressor production. Each manufactured part end-users receive consistently good performance from their Detroit Air Screw Air Compressor system. Millions of dollars have been invested in our production process and systems to ensure a world-class product is consistently delivered at an affordable and competitive price.
Our range of products provide the market with affordable quality and service whilst offering cutting edge technology and cost-saving production processes. The DB and SR Series of compressed air products from Detroit Air continue to expand our markets and global footprint.
Leading Technology: A significant investment in research and development needs to be sustained to maintain growth in the technology and innovation fields. Great emphasis is placed on transforming this innovation and technology into benefits for consumers. This is done through the combination of research and development with production and sales (“innovation creates value”) to help us deliver efficient production techniques with quality products at competitive pricing.
Production Innovation:
By using the ‘just in time’ method, monitoring, studying, and analysing our production lines, we are able to maximise our efficiency and output.
Evolving Management:
Each year, the company cooperates with famous professional training organisations to improve and strengthen management resulting in higher development and stronger teams.
Marketing Innovation:
Gathering a wide range of information from domestic and foreign markets, we are able to identify market needs and requirements, thus enabling us to create valuable products and offer outstanding services to our customers.
Detroit Air aims to lead the market through a precise brand strategy which is supported by cutting edge technology, outstanding production, and excellent quality control. Our goals are to deliver superior technology design and products to build long-term customer relationships based on the efficient delivery of quality machinery at competitive pricing.
Detroit Air has a large support network throughout Southern Africa and can put you in-touch with a near-by support agent at the click of a button.
We offer solid support with parts and technical expertise always available and only a phone call away. As a locally owned company, we carry a very large stock holding with parts and machines ready to go. We are here to support you and your business with your compressed-air needs.
Detroit Air has an excellent warranty in place for all new screw compressors sold after January 2018. Factory defects are covered on the air-end and motor for a period of 5 years and two years on pressure and temperature sensors, PLC, fan, after-cooler and VSD drives.
We do offer a limited good-will warranty for items that fail just outside of warranty, our goal is to ensure a no-fuss support of your Detroit Air compressor.
Our goal – to ensure our clients make money and have an opportunity to own world-class machinery to run an efficient operation. We strive to ensure you get the highest value out of your hard-earned cash. Detroit Air compressors are designed to give you the lowest Total Cost of Ownership on the market.
We ensure our machines are very well priced, we ensure our spares are equally competitive. Get what you need, compressed air as cheap as possible!
The age-old word used to sell things that claim to be better than others. We don’t boast quality, to us, it is simply expected.
As one of Southern Africa’s largest privately-owned air compressor manufacturers, we put you first and our warranty backs us up.
Research and Development never stops, you will always have the most efficient most reliable technology we can offer. This means world-class energy savings and air delivery efficiency.
All machines are manufactured to ISO standards and where required are certified by either ASME or TUV engineers at production level.