Industrial Products

Commuter train electric engine cooling fan 

Generally industrial products have strength and function as the primary parameters.Frequently the products have been previously made from metal. With polymers/plastics it is often possible to significantly improve the performance of the product and at the same time reduce the weight and the cost. The large cooling fan shown, for cooling the traction engines on commuter trains, was made originally from cast aluminium and weighed 19Kg. The Airlaw design is moulded from CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYAMIDE and weighs only 6.5 Kg.

This change in design has:

  • Reduced cost
  • Reduced failures
  • improved efficiency

Strength from recycled plastic 

PET is the polymer/plastic that is used for beverage bottles. PET has properties that we can exploit to turn it into a tough strong engineering material through a process known as compounding. Using heat, mechanical mixing and additives, the clear bottle type PET is changed to a glass fibre reinforced engineering polymer with completely new properties. These properties are the cornerstone of the anti-crush block used to support the fibre glass reinforced tube shown in the picture, to enable large construction bolts to be used for fastening the tube without crushing it.

Water treatment

Stainless steel is commonly used for its chemical resistance and strength. The picture shows a grey tube with end sleeves used in water filtration with all parts moulded from NYLON 12. the NYLON 12 has remarkable chemical and strength characteristics that, when combined with the Airlaw developed over-moulding technology, has produced a product with a large cost saving and remarkable durability.