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H andling & P ackaging T echnology
to be made without problem and also aids
re-ordering. The system is designed to suit
each individual customer’s requirements.
Dirt can easily become embedded where
carpet or other plastic surfaces are used,
and swarf and splinters are not easily
visible once they have been pressed into
the body of a carpet.
Cleaning such surfaces is no easy matter,
and their shelf-life as a means of effective
protective support is limited. The bristled
support areas of the Prisma-System can be
easily cleaned and maintained, for example
by washing, by use of an air gun or by
individual segment replacement.
Swarf and splinters fall into the gaps
between the bristles, providing a constant
and reliable protection for sensitive surfaces.
At the same time, the surface area with its
numerous bristle tips reduces friction and
enables heavy goods to be moved around
with ease. Unlike a carpet, dull spots can be
avoided, as products are resting on bristle
tips. Durability is also greater.
The Prisma-System offers an optimal
and all-round solution in areas used for
supporting sensitive goods. Scrap rates,
rejects and the resulting financial and
time loss are reduced to a minimum. The
flexible design of the system allows simple
integration into a range of handling and
storage products.
Mink’s technical brush solutions consist of
a standard catalogue range and bespoke
solutions. Catalogue products enable
the customer to choose from a range of
standard items that are competitively priced
and are ready for shipment within seven
working days. If standard options are not
suitable, individual customer bespoke
solutions can be considered.
Mink-Brushes – Germany
Fax: +49 71 6140 3150
Email:
Website:
Mink-Brushes, Germany, is a highly
experienced manufacturer of high value
technical brushes for protective handling,
with support of many companies in
the machine tool sector. The company
has produced the new Mink Prisma-
System® specially for internal and external
transportation of tube and pipe.
Tube and pipe are high value components
in machine construction and therefore high
quality expectations are placed upon their
surface finish. Through poor handling and
storage, surfaces may become damaged.
Scratches and marks on polished, coated
or painted surfaces can result in high
scrap rates. High value stainless steel or
aluminium profiles and delicate glass or
ceramic tubes are in use in many sectors.
These products must be handled and
stored with great care.
Scrap rates for products with sensitive
surfaces are often increased by the use of
conventional transport racks, trolleys and
stillages. Solutions for the transportation,
support and storage of sensitive products do
not always give the desired results. Profiled
wooden or plastic bases can be covered with
either carpet or soft rubber matting.
Both options can bring problems: carpet
wears down in the areas where the greatest
pressure is applied and then fails to act as
an adequate support. On soft matting such
as rubber, swarf and dirt embeds itself
into the mat and can damage the surface
of components. Scratches, marks and dull
spots lead to increased scrap rates and
slow down productivity.
The new Mink Prisma-System offers a
solution to these problems. The body
consists of a plastic injection moulding
in the form of a prism onto which a small
brush segment with a multitude of flexible
bristles is clipped.
The system can simply be screwed onto an
existing base. Further prisms can be placed
next to one another, to increase the load
bearing capacity or to increase the length
of the support area. To enable precise
assembly and to centre individual units, a
bore hole is provided which can house a
linking shaft if required.
The Prisma-System is supplied as a kit
available in two different sizes, one for
tubes with a diameter of 0-60mm, the other
for tube diameters of 0-140mm. The user
simply chooses the appropriate support
segments for the tube. By changing the
clip-on brush segment type, the Prisma-
System is easily modified to suit a variety
of tube types, with no need for tools.
The standard range consists of four differing
hardness grades, each clearly identified
by a colour coding on the brush surface.
This allows the choice of the right system
Meeting the higher demands on tube and
pipe surface quality
 The Mink Prisma-System provides an optimal
and universal solution in work areas for sensitive
products
 The system can be quickly and simply assembled
or dismantled