Posted to News on 26th Sep 2024, 15:30
The perfect fit for EV battery manufacturing
To support the growing electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing sector, IMI has launched a revamped and extended range of specialised push-in fittings and flow controls.
(See IMI Norgren at MachineBuilding.Live, 2 October 2024, on stand 57)
The IMI Norgren Pneufit E series incorporates push-in and push-on fittings, as well as flow controllers to enhance the specific requirements of electric vehicle battery plant operations and drive compressed air efficiencies enhancing reliability over the long term.
The range's compact design allows for easy mounting in restricted spaces, as well as application versatility without compromise to performance.
The fittings and flow controls are zinc and copper free and offer a clean and dry room class rating of ISO 4 -40C making them ideal for extreme operating conditions. Other application benefits include:
- Application suitability up to 20 bar pressure and 80degC
- Easy installation and removal through simple push-in movement
- Port sizes ISO G 1/8, 1/8 and metric M5
- Tube sizes 4-12mm
Francesca Aryee-Dematteis, IIoT and Controls Product Manager EMEA for IMI, comments: "The IMI Norgren Pneufit E series is the innovative component answer helping to meet the needs of growing electric vehicle battery plant operations, where compressed air is widely used.
"Compact in design, easy to fit and delivering best-in-class clean and dry room ratings, the specialised E series is suitable for a wide range of applications and can cope with extreme operating conditions. The extensive range of fittings and flow controllers means OEMs can select the perfect solution for their specific plant operations and benefit from quality components which will optimise compressed air system performance for productivity and cost saving gains."
