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ATDC’s heavy duty RS3 commercial roller shutter
The Australian Trellis Door Co. (ATDC) has recently installed its heavy duty extruded RS3 commercial roller shutter at Toymate’s new store at Watergardens Shopping Centre at Taylors Lake, a suburb north west of Melbourne.
Finished in a striking bright Blaze Blue powder coat from the standard dulux duralloy powder coat range, these electric operated shutters each spanned a width of 4m wide x 3m high.
The installation required battery back-up facilities to prevent any down time in trading in the event of a future power failure in the shopping centre.
Extra security was provided by the installation of key switches which restricts the number of persons able to operate the shutters. Project manager for the installation was Red Box Displays.
Company: The Australian Trellis Door Co. Phone: 1800 657 435 Website: www.trellisdoors.com.au/products/commercial-security/roller-shutters
Compressed air for laser cutting industry
Chicago Pneumatic are proud to introduce the new 16 bar compressor for the laser cutting industry. Our brand-new cut through technology, so you can cut through the competition.
Laser cutting, one of the thermal cutting methods, is to use the focused high power and high-density laser beam to irradiate the workpiece, so that the material at the irradiated place will melt, vaporise, or blown away.
From many practices, the main factors affecting the metal laser cutting thickness and cutting efficiency are the power of the laser cutting machine, the type of auxiliary gas, the pressure, and the flow rate of auxiliary gas.
Air compressors, as the auxiliary gas provider, plays a critical role in laser cutting. When choosing air compressors for laser cutting machines, those factors should be considered comprehensively.
The quality of compressed air has a very direct impact on the quality of laser cutting. The compressed air contains water mist and oil. If not cleaned high-pressure jet to the protective mirror of the laser cutting head will seriously affect the transmission of the laser beam, disperse the focus, and cause the product to be cut incompletely and produce waste products.
Therefore, the air compressor must be equipped with a good dryer to remove the moisture in the compressed air as much as possible, and the high-precision filters must be installed after the dryer to fully filter oil and dust particles.
Also, once the compressed air is dried, the temperature returns to normal, which can effectively avoid condensation. Such high-quality compressed air can sustain the long-term stable operation of laser cutting machines.
With the development of laser cutting machines from small power to high power, the pressure requirement of the air compressor supporting the laser cutting has also increased from the initial 8 bar to 13 bar in the past two years, and now to 16 bar. Higher air pressure brings better cutting quality and higher cutting efficiency.
How can we help you?
With high outlet pressure we ensure • Cutting speed and thickness; • Blow away metal debris; and • High efficiency in cutting.
With stable free air delivery, we can ensure the quality of the surface (smooth like a mirror) and with less water and oil in the air, we can ensure the lifetime of the laser heads.
Key features:
• 16bar outlet pressure; • Dew Point Controlled Dry Air; • High Efficiency Coalescence Filtration; and • Activated Carbon filter for clean oil less Air.
