Clean air conveyed from compressor (1st March 2009)

The need for a constant supply of high quality compressed air for pharmaceutical use has led Siemens Healthcare Diagnostic Products to replace an existing system with a rapid-fit Transair network from Parker Legris.

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  Calculate costs (1st March 2009)

With factory electricity bills soaring and a likely need for companies to account for energy use in their annual reports, new software from Parker Legris demonstrates the major cost savings to be made by using its Trans

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  More air for less energy (1st November 2008)

Legris' new female blanking plugs are designed for temporarily isolating parts of a pneumatic installation during operation, for protecting compressed air networks from damage and dust ingress during shipment and for p

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  Makes light work of pipework needs (1st November 2008)

When PRG Europe moved premises it had the chance to re-evaluate its compressed air pipework and put a new system in place from scratch

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  Be a smooth operator (1st May 2008)

For compressed air pipework to be energy efficient coated aluminium pipe and engineering it needs a smooth bore. But it must also be quick to install and versatile. Tim McManan-Smith met up with Malcolm Crossley, managing

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  Safe blowguns (1st May 2008)

Key features of the new range of general blowguns from Legris are safety, comfort and versatility in standard and premium versions. Premium blowguns are available with a fixed, angled nozzle as a ready-to-use compo

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  2km pipework system for Honda (1st November 2007)

Legris' rapid assembly Transair compressed air pipework system allowed installation over the Honda production lines in tandem with the rest of the development and now permits fast modification by Honda personnel as required W

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  Achieving zero air leakage (1st November 2007)

To help Anglian Water (AW) understand its compressed air energy consumption, the company has appointed Airchannel as its nominated compressed air partner. The partnership has already paid dividends, with savings being made in leakage detection and repair to the pipework network

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  Ford chooses Transair pipework (1st September 2007)

Ford has selected Legris' Transair rapid-fit pipework system for the task of conveying compressed air to the 3000 machining operations on its latest engine production lline at Dagenham in Essex. The Dagenham plant is F

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  Leak-free system (1st May 2007)

With a capability to produce 25 million magazines each week, Polestar is the UK's largest commercial printer. Operating for 24 hours a day, every day of the year, its publications include the majority of the Saturday an

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  Push-fit pipework power (1st January 2007)

Lamb Technicon builds and tests the production lines that transform a rough casting into a finished Ford V6 engine block in just 90 seconds.

Compressed air plays a fundamental part in these systems – which, once approved, mu

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  A new twist to safety (1st May 2006)

To eliminate the problem of accidental disconnection of pneumatic equipment while under pressure, which can have serious consequences for machine shop personnel, Legris has developed a range of twist-action, twostage safety couplers.

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  Pipework for ring mains (1st November 2005)

Legris has extended the range of its Transair rapid fit compressed air pipework with the introduction of two new sizes especially for ring mains.

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  Don’t stop the presses (1st September 2005)

When the Trinity Mirror newspaper group built its new £66m print centre in Birmingham, the design brief was for an operation that could meet a demand for rapid and continuing expansion. Because the print process is reliant on compressed air - from dr

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  No cutting (1st September 2005)

Legris Transair pipe installations can be extended or modified in minutes without cutting. The pipe is simply drilled with a lightweight tool and a Transair bracket assembled and seated into its correct position by a locating lug. Pipework is then qu

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  In the pipeline (1st May 2005)

Installing the right compressor is only part of the job in obtaining an energy efficient compressed air system

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  LEAK-FREE CONNECTION (1st January 2005)

A guaranteed leak-free hydraulic connection has been developed by Legris for DIN 2353 couplings.

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  FOR ALL FLUIDS (1st July 2004)

Quick acting couplers have been introduced by Legris to handle every type of industrial fluid.

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  Pipework system expanded (1st January 2004)

Legris is extending the range of its Transair rapid fit compressed air pipework system with the introduction of two new sizes designed especially for ring mains.

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  Reduce stress (1st September 2003)

Repeated use of pneumatic-powered hand tools can lead to stress injury to the operator and untimely wear on components. Legris is reducing those risks with the launch of a 360 swivelling plug connector to link the tool to the compressed air line. Wit

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