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Tube Products International September 2013
products & developments
Marketing initiative
partnership
Pegler Yorkshire has invested in a
mobile exhibition vehicle featuring three
working test rigs, in order to present the
benefits of its new range of Tectite metal
push-fit plumbing fittings to a wider
audience.
Using Thorite’s expertise and
compressed air from an oil-free JUN-
AIR compressor, the exhibition vehicle
is able to demonstrate the strength,
integrity and durability of the joints that
the pipes, valves and fittings system
creates.
Thorite, a UK distributor of pneumatic
products and process systems, was
invited to submit a design for the
vehicle’s test rigs and recommended
using a JUN-AIR 2xOF302-40B oil-free
compressor because its combination
of compact design, quiet operation
and output of 76 lpm (2.68 cfm) at
8 bar best met the demands of the
application.
Another important factor in the
specification of the JUN-AIR compressor
was its ability to operate from the
exhibition vehicle’s on-board
generator.
Explaining the operation of the
test rigs, Thorite marketing and
engineering services director
Ross Gowler said, “The JUN-
AIR compressor, connected to
pneumatic cylinders with control
valves, provides compressed
air to constantly push and pull the
Tectite fittings on two of the test rigs.
Additionally, a Thorite-supplied hydraulic
power pack with ancillaries generates
high pressures of approximately 120 bar
on the third rig. Together, the three rigs
subject the fittings to far more strain than
they would have to cope with in normal
applications, providing convincing proof
of Tectite’s outstanding performance.”
The Gast Group’s JUN-AIR range
of oil-less air compressors offers
a combination of low noise levels,
reliability, long life and low maintenance.
With standard outputs of up to 276l/min
at 8bar (120psi), the OF range offers a
complete compressed air solution.
To ensure air quality
throughout
the
lifetime of the oil-
less
compressor
range, receivers are
internally powder-
coated to avoid
corrosion.
Adsorption dryers
remove moisture to
ensure 100 per cent
dry, clean, oil-free
compressed air, with
pressure dew points
of -40°C.
The dryer is located
upstream of the
receiver so the
receiver only stores
dry air.
Units feature a
unique
cooling
system and wear-
resisting piston rings,
and are designed
for continuous operation up to 10 bar
maximum pressure. Higher pressure
units are available.
Commenting for the Gast Group,
regional sales manager Michael Roff
said that the Pegler Yorkshire application
is the perfect example of a partnership
between manufacturer and distributor.
“Thorite has been a JUN-AIR distributor
for nearly 20 years and is renowned for
providing a quality service and sound
advice, backed by fast and efficient
product availability.”
The exhibition vehicle, with the three
test rigs installed, is now on a tour
of Pegler Yorkshire’s UK customers,
demonstrating the Tectite fittings
system’s combination of the strength
and performance of metal and the
convenience and efficiency of plastic.
Gast Manufacturing, Inc designs
and manufactures vacuum pumps,
compressors, air motors, gear motors,
vacuum generators, regenerative
blowers and Smart Air technology.
For industrial manufacturing, health
care lab, or environmental clean-up
applications, Gast provides a full range
of solutions to any pneumatic problem.
The company acquired JUN-AIR in
2006. JUN-AIR products are sold and
supported in more than 100 countries
through subsidiaries and distributors.
Gast Group Ltd
– UK
Thorite
– UK
Pegler Yorkshire
– UK
The Tectite mobile demonstration vehicle features
three working test rigs
The test rigs use a JUN-AIR 2xOF302-40B oil-free compressor
