AirShield

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Ends Coolant and Contamination Ingress! Ends Coolant and Contamination Ingress!AirShield

With over 100,000 spindles in the field and 90+ years’spindle manufacturing experience, SETCO understands why spindles fail… and has now eliminated the #1 cause of spindle failure!

Over the last decade, changes in manufacturing have subjected spindles to the most severe operating conditions ever experienced. The use of faster cutting speedsfaster cutting speeds andand highhigh--volume and concentrated highvolume and concentrated high--pressurepressurecoolant

Eliminates # 1 Cause of Spindle Failures:

became the practice to improve productivity. The move to dry-floor guarding made operating conditions more severe by making the machines more difficult to clean, increasing operating temperatures and intensifying humidity. If the seals didn’t fail during machining, they failed during cooldownas the spindles sucked coolant and contaminates past the spindle seals and into the bearings. It is these conditions that cause premature spindle failure and the seal conditions that the newAirShield

Bearing Failure, due to: Coolant Ingress Condensation Contamination Chip Damage

™ has completely eliminated!

100% Solution

SETCO, the world leader in spindle design, manufacture and rebuild, has patented the revolutionary AirShield spindle seal system –a solution resulting from extensive research and development, field testing, and a 5-year study. The results speak for themselves: The AirShield hasproven to be a 100% solution for coolant ingress and spindle bearing contamination. With over 800 AirShield-equipped spindles in the field –some running more than 34,000 hours and spanning five years –the AirShield has performed without failure. The testing is conclusive: the AirShield has eliminated the #1 cause of spindle failure –bearing contamination. To back this statement, we tripled our standard warranty and nowoffer a 3 Year Limited Warranty.
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The SETCOAirShield:

Increases spindle uptime Increases part throughput capability Reduces spindle maintenance costs Reduces manufacturing costs

The SETCO AirShieldsimulator produced the harshest machining environment imaginable: high pressure/high volume confined coolant and varying temperatures involving varying start- up and cool-down cycles.

Other Advantages: Other Advantages:

AirShield performance is not affected by speed or directional rotation. AirShield performance is not affected by speed or directional rotation. The AirShield can be applied at any attitude: horizontal, vertical or angular mount. The AirShield can be applied at any attitude: horizontal, vertical or angular mount. * 3-year limited warranty may not apply to certain models. See specific model literature for details.