Trumpf Slat Cleaner Gets in Hard-to-Reach Spaces

Trumpf's new Trutool TSC100 slat cleaner is designed to remove accumulated slag resulting from stainless steel, mild steel or aluminium laser processing. It is said to be quick, clean, time saving and highly effective. Not only are the slats cleaned on the sides but also in the hard-to-reach spaces in between. The result is a clean flatbed laser machine. The Trutool TSC100 automatically adapts to different slag thicknesses and the operator can move the tool up to the pallet frame.

It is said to be easy to handle and can be comfortably operated by one person. On flatbed laser machines with a pallet changer, cleaning can be in parallel to production. According to the company, clean slats are important to the process stability of the laser cutting machine. If slag is allowed to build up, not only is the quality of the process compromised but so too is the quality of the finished part. As the Trutool TSC100 makes the job straightforward, there is no need to let this happen.

The slat cleaner can be used on practically all conventional flatbed laser machines with laser power up to 7kW, enabling slats to be cleaned several times before replacement becomes necessary. This can yield substantial cost savings when compared with manual slag removal. Until the end of June 2011, the Trutool TSC100 is available at a special introductory price of GBP2,200.

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