COMPANY SPOTLIGHT
Plastratum provides latest automatic surface finishing technology equipment for major aerospace manufacturer
Plastratum have successfully completed a fully automatic plant for the titanium anodising of aerospace engine components , supported and complimented by the inclusion of demineralised water plant with rinse water recirculation .
Final effluent treatment , thermal fluid heating and differential volumetric fume extraction and fume scrubbing with tank lid technology are also included .
The project specification was generated to bring the NDT Blue Etch Anodise ( BEA ) operation in-house to : - significantly reduce lead times , provide a new revenue stream and eliminate the risk of damage to the parts during transportation .
Plastratum , the Birmingham based surface finishing equipment , effluent treatment technology and fume extraction / scrubber equipment company was chosen to provide the solution for this prestigious contract . Plastratum are the fastest growing chemical engineering , plant and equipment supplier in the British surface finishing sector , and have emerged with high-quality engineering and innovative designs beneficial for their customers .
The enthusiastic , dedicated and professional manufacturing workforce , with a combined 120 years manufacturing experience , is integral and compliments the energetic team .
The challenges
Specialist manipulation of a number of different parts through the same process tanks .
< 20 ยต Scm-1 rinse water for all processes .
Temperature control could NOT be completed using electrical heating .
Tight space limitations .
Space saving solution
The fully automatic anodising equipment has two parallel legs with a centralised fume extraction system , environmental canopied down draft transporters and automatic lid technology . One of the major challenges
38 NOVEMBER 2021 read online : www . surfaceworld . com