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Welding fumes need special attention

20-06-06

If there is one industrial waste that often doesn't receive due recognition for its ability to harm people, it has to be welding fumes.

This is why we have WeldFlex. Not only is this product, flexible, affordable and very recognisable, it is made to predominantly handle welding fumes and such is made of material that will not allow the fumes to escape once within its confines.

Available in Australia New Zealand through Eximo, WeldFlex is made of the PVC coated polyester fabric that not only facilitates the removal of toxic welding fumes; it is also perfectly suitable for air conditioning systems, the suction of air and the removal of light dusts in most industries.

As proof of excellent performance, about 10km of WeldFlex was used by construction crews during the building of the luxury cruise liner QE2.

Also, in places such as North America and Europe as well as Australia, it is very common to find WeldFlex implemented at robotic welding stations in auto manufacturing plants to take care of welding fume extraction.

The product is grey in colour and has a temperature resistance ranging from
 -30°C up to 100°C.

WeldFlex has several key operating properties that allow it to survive in some of the most rugged environments: an abrasion-resistant outer helix that contains spring steel, it is flame retardant in accordance to DIN 4102 and it allows extremely good compressibility.

Its wall thickness is 0.2 mm and depending on diameter it has a weight of 0.45 kg per metre up to 2.29 kg per metre.

Bend radius ranges from 31mm to 350mm, maximum work pressure Bar ranges from 0.52 down to 0.02, and maximum vacuum Bar ranges are from 0.15 down to 0.01.

The product is available in single length 10m rolls or can be cut to length to meet specific orders.

For when required, there are versions of WeldFlex that are even more flame retardant.