TPT May 2008

T echnology U pdate

New modular suction cleaner

Flextraction Ltd, UK, provides solutions for capturing at source all forms of airborne contamination, including dust, fume and oil mist. The company is the sole UK representative for the industrial high vacuum cleaning systems of Kiekens Products BV, Netherlands. Flextraction has just added the KW1000 wet and swarf suction cleaner to its range of KW cleaners. KW1000 is one of a range of four modular, low noise, strong suction cleaners for use in the food, pharmaceutical, metalworking, building

and chemical industries. They clean up dust particles and granules, swarf and accompanying coolants and lubricants, wet industrial waste and sludge. The 230V 50/60Hz KW1000 is available in three versions, with either a 2 x 1,100W, 3 x 1,000W or 2 x 1,500W motor, a low noise level of 63dB(A) at 1m distance. Each version has a two stage turbo fan producing an airflow of 410m 3 /hr, 540m 3 /hr and 460m 3 /hr, and suction pressure of 21,000, 20,500 and 24,500 Pa respectively. All three versions weigh 108kg.

Latest low cost range of tube benders Eagle Precision Technologies Limited, Canada, a provider of tube and pipe bending solutions, has launched a new low-cost range of tube benders – the ecoBend line. ecoBend is available in a number of configurations, from a basic NC tube bender through to an advanced CNC double-headed bender, with models to suit every requirement and budget. Eagle Precision Technologies

 The Kiekens KW2000 suction cleaner

Other cleaners in this range include the 400V 50Hz KW2000, KW3000 and KW4000. All these cleaners have a three stage turbo fan producing an airflow ranging from 330 to 630m 3 /hr and a suction pressure from 18,500 to 21,000 Pa, both measured at the inlet, providing an IP55 protection level. The cleaners weigh 128, 167 and 177kg respectively. All KW swarf and suction cleaners have an 80 litre dust container and a 1.8/2.7m 2 filter area. They are compact in size, measuring 1,010mm x 700mm, with the height depending on the model chosen.

designs and manufactures CNC tube and pipe benders, tube and pipe end- finishing equipment, custom machine building, muffler manufacturing equipment and tooling. The company is a global machine supplier with a history of over 45 years of machine building experience, and an installed base of more than 8,000 pieces of equipment in 60 countries.

Eagle Precision Technologies Ltd – Canada Fax : +1 519 756 0195 • Email : sales@eaglept.com • Website : www.eaglept.com  An ecoBend CNC tube bender

Flextraction Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1664 480244

Email : sales@flextraction.co.uk Website : www.flextraction.co.uk

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