Brake beats bottlenecks
March 1st 2008

Air Cleaning Systems, a manufacturer of coolant and emulsion mist control equipment for machine shops, has installed a high specification CNC press brake at its Cardiff HQ.

The machine, a 4m, 200t Safan E-Brake, has helped the company increase capacity to reduce bottlenecks and ease labour costs.

The Safan E-Brake concept is built around a servo-electric drive based on a pulley principle that results in a very even distribution of forces, such that in 98% of cases no crowning table is required.

Similarly, a new generation of electronics and software makes EBrake operation fast, easy and precise. Other features include low noise levels, 50% reduced energy consumption, low maintenance costs and an integrated safety system.

ACS will shortly install a cnc laser cutter that will allow the company to venture beyond its current 3mm maximum sheet thickness for subcontract work. This means that it was also imperative that the new press brake could cope with thicker material.

The machine package included tooling and software.