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Airknives boost aluminium recycling efficiency
Air Control Industries has assisted Alutrade, a specialist aluminium scrap processing company, in upgrading its can processing operation to achieve purity levels of 0.03 per cent.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 September 2009
Fans for demanding industrial applications
Air Control Industries has added three fans - the VBL12/3, VBL14/3 and VBL16/3 - to its Slimline range, intended for enclosure/cabinet cooling and fume extraction.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 August 2009
ACI blower inflates Pufferfish spherical displays
Air Control Industries (ACI) has supplied the MS8/DC blower to Putterfish to keep its digital spherical displays inflated.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 August 2009
ACI develops medium to high-pressure fans
Air Control Industries (ACI) has expanded its range of air movement products by introducing a range of medium to high-pressure fans.
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 June 2009
ACI and TES announce business partnership
Air Control Industries (ACI) and Thermal Engineering Systems (TES) have set up a business partnership that will see both companies benefit from their shared technical expertise.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 June 2009
ACI supplies blower units for vacuum excavators
Air Control Industries (ACI) has supplied special blower units to Doncaster-based Vac-Ex for its mobile vacuum excavators.
News from Engineeringtalk, 28 April 2009
Bottle-drying system minimises contamination risks
Air Control Industries (ACI) has revealed how a bottle-drying system it supplied to Bitburger Braugruppe is helping the brewer minimise contamination risks on production-line machinery.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 February 2009
ACI releases energy-efficient drying unit
Air Control Industries (ACI) has introduced the Dri-Line Powerpack, an energy-efficient drying unit for water-cooled extruded and coated products.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 October 2008
Blowers separate light recyclable material
ACI recommended centrifugal blower units because they deliver the best air flow and pressure for their size, ideal for blasting "lights" from falling media.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 July 2008
Online support keeps blowers online
Service aims to reinforce the importance of regular maintenance while providing assistance with servicing issues and offering suggestions for remedying system failures.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 June 2008
Air movement specialist crosses the Atlantic
New US subsidiary will work with the existing ACI distributor network to provide a faster more efficient service.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 May 2008
Blowers banish dust for measurement accuracy
To ensure maximum efficiency and accuracy at all times, Comet uses an Air Control Industries blower to keep the lenses clean on its high precision surveying instruments.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 February 2008
User-friendly website eases fan choices
All the relevant support information and documentation for each project is available as a download, be it in PDF or DXF formats.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 January 2008
Fans respond to sensor feedback
The QB EC units can be set up to meet specific performance requirements and respond to feedback from such devices as heat, pressure and humidity sensors to adjust air flow as required.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 October 2007
De-dusters offer safe personal cleaning
Trelleborg machine operators are using JetBlack units to remove dust and fragments from their clothes and bodies, even their hair.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 September 2007
Air pressure protects thrill seekers
A MultiStage blower from Air Control Industries of Chard helps keep large inflatable spheres or "Zorbs" at the correct pressure to protect their occupants.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 July 2007
Bottle dryer saves space at soft drink company
For a new bottling line at Chelmsford, which handles its Robinsons Fruit Shoot range of soft drinks, Britvic opted for a space-efficient solution known as a block filler.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 March 2007
Dryer allows increased labelling range
ACI's JetPlate features an air delivery system that delivers twice the volume of air than conventional air knives, at higher pressure and from a closer position.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 March 2007
Airknives offer cool answer for swarf removal
When machining aluminium billets down to around 5% of the original mass, there is a significant amount of swarf - which needs to be removed.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 November 2006
Website helps with fan specification
To help engineers select the most appropriate fan design for their particular application, Air Control Industries offers a novel service on its website - Ask Angus.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 September 2006
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