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Rylock doubles output with automated pre-treatment plant
Door manufacturer Rylock has doubled its production output through a new, automated pre-treatment plant that relies on a system from NORD Drivesystems AU.
Rylock manufactures thermally-improved and thermally-broken windows and doors, predominantly for the 'high end' residential market.
A new pre-treatment plant has recently been installed at the manufacturer's factory, located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The plant etches and prepares the surfaces of aluminium extrusions, ready for powder coating.
Design
The new pre-treatment plant contains eight large vertical steel towers, positioned in a large, square-shaped pattern, all connected by an overhead structure. Suspended from the overhead structure are two large lifting frames, onto which stainless steel baskets containing extrusions are loaded.
These baskets are then moved automatically through the seven-stage pre-treatment process. Basic parameters can be changed to account for...