Finishing - September-October 2023
As we reach the end of summer which has not been the greatest in terms of weather it will be interesting to see which way the wind is blowing in regard to the environment as the next general election approaches. I live close to London and the ULEZ extension has been on top of the agenda for many people. The statistics on London’s air quality are extremely worrying with the WHO saying that air pollution far exceeds limits. Do we ignore the evidence and continue to put lives at risk? I would imagine we would not like a polluting business near our home or place of work and it is impressive that finishing companies are stepping up and taking on board their environmental responsibilities. We are all aware that there is a cost involved, but it seems a small price to pay for a healthy future. John Hatcher, Editor
As we reach the end of summer which has not been the greatest in terms of weather it will be interesting to see which way the wind is blowing in regard to the environment as the next general election approaches.
I live close to London and the ULEZ extension has been on top of the agenda for many people. The statistics on London’s air quality are extremely worrying with the WHO saying that air pollution far exceeds limits. Do we ignore the evidence and continue to put lives at risk? I would imagine we would not like a polluting business near our home or place of work and it is impressive that finishing companies are stepping up and taking on board their environmental responsibilities.
We are all aware that there is a cost involved, but it seems a small price to pay for a healthy future.
John Hatcher, Editor
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28 BRAKES<br />
Dust reduction<br />
system<br />
The forthcoming Euro 7 emission standard<br />
will drastically reduce particulate matter<br />
levels for all new vehicles - regardless of<br />
the type of drive. As a result, brake systems<br />
are coming under increasing scrutiny. The<br />
solution: brake discs with low-wear hard<br />
coatings, because less wear means less<br />
particulate matter.<br />
NAGEL is well prepared for this<br />
development. All the technologies for the<br />
environmen-tally friendly brake discs of the<br />
future are already available at the Nürtingen<br />
plant in the form of 2 prototype lines.<br />
These include laser cells for coating using<br />
the high-speed LMD process and finishing on<br />
high-precision double-sided surface grinding<br />
machines. Fine dust emissions are reduced by<br />
80% or more after machining. NAGEL<br />
supplies the entire process, i.e. the complete<br />
lines for coating and grinding with all<br />
peripheral equipment, e.g. for handling the<br />
coating powder, for extraction, cooling or<br />
rinsing agent preparation.<br />
Also very important: precision systems for<br />
continuous quality control. When it comes to<br />
measuring, NAGEL can draw on a wealth of<br />
experience in fine and ultra-fine machi-ning.<br />
Not all coatings are the same. Different<br />
requirements call for individual coating thicknesses,<br />
coating compositions and surfaces.<br />
NAGEL's process development guaran-tees the<br />
right result for every purpose and can create<br />
coating systems on the two existing prototype<br />
lines and qualify them together with the<br />
customer. Thanks to the in-house development<br />
of abrasives, surface topographies can also be<br />
achieved in any desired quality.<br />
The customer orientation continues with the<br />
automation. NAGEL supplies every conceivable<br />
configuration to increase productivity<br />
to the desired level, e.g. line linking or<br />
industrial robot solutions. Thanks to the<br />
modular design, the systems can be scaled<br />
very easily and quickly. Machine production,<br />
peripheral assembly and customisation are all<br />
carried out under one roof at the main factory.<br />
Customers receive a complete package "Made<br />
in Germany".<br />
<strong>Finishing</strong> - <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
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