Shining example
May 1st 2007 Turbine blade manufacturer RLC
Callender is using tough
borosilicate glass tube lights from
Waldmann Lighting to provide the
illumination for its machining
operations. The new lighting uses
high-efficiency fluorescent lamps
which are housed inside a
watertight borosilicate glass tube.
"The glass units are suitable for
use in the machining zone," says
Waldmann Lighting's Rodger
Henderson. "When exposed to
colant and swarf, polycarbonate
tends to crack, which causes
leaks. The material also degrades
with exposure to ultraviolet light so
that the clear tube turns milky.
Borosilicate glass tubes have
proved to be a very durable and
cost-effective alternative." More articles from Waldmann Lighting Ltd: | 
