# Can medical air be used for autoclaves and other building equipment?

No: hospital standards prohibit using medical air for industrial purposes, so autoclaves, drying, valve actuation and other pneumatic equipment need a separate compressed air supply.

Ultra Controlo builds that supply as ACIH, industrial hospital compressed air systems with Gardner Denver rotary screw compressors, air treatment and an oil/water separator for the condensate. ACIH follows the Machinery Directive and the Portuguese ACSS ET 08/2010 specification, and can be built with oil-free compressors on request.

## Sources

- [Ultra Controlo, Medical gas answers: ACIH datasheet.](https://www.ultracontrolo.com/medical-gas-answers#can-medical-air-be-used-for-autoclaves)
- [ultracontrolo.com: ACIH](https://www.ultracontrolo.com/products/acih)

Reviewed: 2026-10-22. Ultra Controlo engineering. https://library.ultracontrolo.com/answers/can-medical-air-be-used-for-autoclaves/