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Metalworking and Processing Applications
 A standard Air-Blade™ Air Knife Model 10030 was used with a .004" stainless steel shim gap to clean a conveyor at a metal processing facility to remove small scrap buildup. Previously scrapers and brushes were used but created costly maintenance problems. The downtime was decreased and the application essentially maintenance free. |
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 A 1-1/4"" Model AM40 Air Amplifier cools off hot spots at a refinery unit to prevent unscheduled downtime to repair heat insulation which has fallen away. Unscheduled downtime would be extremely costly. Space was also at a premium and the air amplifiers worked exceedingly well.
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 A 2" Ring-Vac™ air conveyor Model 30004 is used to convey a 4" metal rod from one end of the plant to another reducing handling time dramatically. The rod falls onto a gravity feed slot which feeds the rod into the Ring-Vac. Air is conserved by turning on only when there is a rod to feed. The rod is literally shot 15 feet up to the ceiling area in a plastic tube, where it is then gravity fed in the tube to the other end of the plant. There it is manually picked up for further processing at another machine station.
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 The stainless steel Frigid-X™ Tool Cooler, Model 67015FS allowed a lathe operation to increase its production output by 10% in an aluminum dry machining application.
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 An electrical control panel on a CNC machine consistently overheated. They installed a model 61025 Frigid-X™ Cabinet Cooler control panel cooling system with continuous operation and connected the air supply into the operation of the machine so the cooler operated only when the machine was on. This installation reduced maintenance costs and downtime significantly.
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