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Compressors and Air Treatment
News Release from: Airchannel | Subject: CompAir L250 compressor
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 January 2008
Compressor drives two-tonne hammer
The CompAir L250 oil-injected rotary-screw compressor has a motor output of 250kW and an air output of 43m/min at 7bar.
When Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA) started to plan its new forge in Sheffield, it looked to select the best equipment possible and the know how to make the systems match its demands The new forge required an uninterrupted compressed air supply for a two-tonne hammer used to make the seamless rings
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The company was also keen to link the supply of compressed air throughout the new and existing forge.
Airchannel proposed the installation of an CompAir L250 compressor.
It combines high-performance, reliability and low operating costs with ease of installation and servicing.
Control technology allows the engineering manager to control the system from his or her PC.
The complete system can provide the compressed air for forging.
Airchannel has designed, supplied and installed an energy efficient compressed air solution.
The company provides product support to meet IFA's demands and to complement its two existing L250s and its L120SR (variable speed) air compressors.
Airchannel's solution means the compressor runs at optimum speed for the application, ensuring efficient power transmission with minimum drive losses.
Compressed air is piped into the factory and distributed around two different rings.
The system powers all the hammers in the forge.
The new two tonne archform hammer is used for forgings of up to 750kg.
Speaking of his satisfaction with the results, Richard Chambers of IFA said "The forges are full of activity, so we needed to partner a reliable and knowledgeable company that could offer a complete turnkey solution to our compressed air supply".
"We more than found this with Airchannel, who looked at what we needed and came up with a system that met our requirements exactly".
"They also provide an after sales service that we can totally rely on, which is a great news for the future".
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