Airchannel has supplied Marshall SV of Cambridge with a range of ITW spray painting equipment. The apparatus, including the patented Magic-Flow system, will help achieve the precise standards on paint finish and colour consistency needed on a new fleet of trucks, that form the first stage of a massive contract to replace the MoD’s tri-Service fleet of four, eight, and fourteen tonne cargo vehicles and recovery trucks.
The new support vehicles will be the logistic workhorse for all three Services. The trucks are fitted with more comfortable cabs, air conditioning and the latest in diagnostic and fault finding systems. They can also be fitted with an armour pack to protect crew from small arms fire and mine blasts.
Because of the nature of operations, the trucks will be painted in a collection of colours to reflect their varying environments. The Magic-Flow system makes this an easy process, its precise fluid handling capability is ideal for all types of spray applications with guaranteed accuracy, reliable mixing and metering of two component materials.
Magic-Flow is a true power horse, a rugged unit that creates perfect finishes every time, repeatedly, whilst complying with the toughest EPA Legislation. Mixing ratios can be stored in a wide range, with up to 50 recipes and an icon guided touch screen, which ensures easy communication between operator and machine. It can use either solvent or water based materials and can handle up to 32 paints or colours.
A brand new spray booth was constructed for the contract, outside this a mixing room now houses two 3K units. Each of which mixes the colour, hardener, and solvent at high pressure and feeds five Binks AA4000 spray guns, all of which are pumped through the system by Binks HP1032 paint pumps. A separate Binks HP0432 pump feeds solvent for flushing purposes. All of which is done automatically by the Magic Flow system via remote gun flushing holsters. The main control panel is located independently and, once set, rarely needs any further adjustment.
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Important info from Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust has been monitoring how the current economic environment has been affecting customers who wish to take out interest free Energy-Efficiency loans. It is clear SME access to private sources of finance has been affected by the current market situation.
On the 19th November the Carbon Trust reduced the CO2 threshold by over 20% down from 2.57 tCO2 to 2 tCO2 per £1000 of loan offered. This means, for customers installing energy-efficient equipment which reduces their electrical consumption, a £5,000 loan could be offered for a reduction of less than 19,000 kWh. (Previously Circa 24,000 kWh)
For applications currently being processed where we have not made an unconditional loan offer the new threshold will apply and customers will be notified by the Financial Services administration team.
To see the effect of the new threshold on loan values for your projects, please use the online calculator at:
https://www.carbontrust-online.co.uk/carboncalculator/
Equally, given the current economic climate the Carbon Trust will permit until further notice the use of securitised debt (e.g. HP or Asset Finance) to fund the remainder of a customer's required total project cost. Security will only be permitted over that part of the debt which is not provided by the Carbon Trust. For example a business wishing to purchase equipment valued at £150,000 and the Carbon Trust provides a loan of £75,000. The securitised debt funder can only secure their funds on the £75,000 worth of the equipment. Other terms and conditions apply.
On the 19th November the Carbon Trust reduced the CO2 threshold by over 20% down from 2.57 tCO2 to 2 tCO2 per £1000 of loan offered. This means, for customers installing energy-efficient equipment which reduces their electrical consumption, a £5,000 loan could be offered for a reduction of less than 19,000 kWh. (Previously Circa 24,000 kWh)
For applications currently being processed where we have not made an unconditional loan offer the new threshold will apply and customers will be notified by the Financial Services administration team.
To see the effect of the new threshold on loan values for your projects, please use the online calculator at:
https://www.carbontrust-online.co.uk/carboncalculator/
Equally, given the current economic climate the Carbon Trust will permit until further notice the use of securitised debt (e.g. HP or Asset Finance) to fund the remainder of a customer's required total project cost. Security will only be permitted over that part of the debt which is not provided by the Carbon Trust. For example a business wishing to purchase equipment valued at £150,000 and the Carbon Trust provides a loan of £75,000. The securitised debt funder can only secure their funds on the £75,000 worth of the equipment. Other terms and conditions apply.
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Developing a Carbon Management System
Airchannel is amongst 1,000 business leaders who have pledged action on climate change. We are currently working closely with specialist organisations, such as the Carbon Trust and Envirowise, to enable us to reduce our carbon emissions further and become a more environmentally responsible company.
By developing a carbon management strategy we can better control our impact on the environment. We already provide products and services to our customers which are environmentally conscious.
By developing a carbon management strategy we can better control our impact on the environment. We already provide products and services to our customers which are environmentally conscious.
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