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the top, resulting in effec- with a second control sec- lubrication of the blocks. erations, the depth of the
tive gas filling and opti- tion after the coupling press. Moreover, the sealer has frame and the distance be-
mization of consumption. been designed to process tween the spacer and the
Automatic sealer
The air blowers have also curved glass sheets, and glass edges are controlled
been upgraded to provide The automatic sealer is also offers the possibil- continuously, thus man-
improved management of much more innovative ity of using three different aging the extrusion of the
the moving glass, thanks compared to standard ma- bi-components. The seven material dynamically. Cor-
to the installation of dedi- chines. drums of the pumping unit ner finishing is carried out
cated and specific pneu- First and foremost, it has that supply the dispensers, with rollers.
matic systems. The belts modified transport belts and which are automatical-
and pulleys have also been – no longer V-shaped but ly connected to the operat-
upgraded, resulting in in- straight – with the pois- ing head, work non-stop
FOREL SpA
creased pressing power up sibility of moving the in tandem with extrusion FOREL SpA
to 4 kg/linear cm. belts both in height and capacity of 4 l/min.
The dual gas circuit ena- in depth. In this way, the The sealing head starts to
bles to use both krypton as sealer can handle very seal moving from the short-
well as argon. The coupling heavy glass sheets better, est side to the first corner,
press is also equipped with support the smaller glass and not from the lower Via per Monastier 4 - 31056 Vallio
a reference pedal to facili- sheets in the offset and corner. The nozzle can en- di Roncade, Treviso - Italy
tate the processing of large- the central one in the non- ter the space between the Tel.: +39 39 0422 840507
sized stepped glass sheets. offset. The transport belts glass sheets and the frame Fax: +39 0422 840900
are also self-lubricating on extruding the product, E-mail: info@forelspa.com
Quality control section www.forelspa.com
and self-cleaning by means ensuring more precise
The Forel line is equipped of automatic scraping and sealing. During these op-

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