Airgas, Inc. introduced a line of Smart Indicating
Purifiers designed to purify a laser cutter's gas stream and protect the laser
resonator.Airgas, Inc. introduced a line of Smart Indicating
Purifiers designed to purify a laser cutter's gas stream and protect the laser
resonator.
Smart Indicating Purifiers help purify the gas stream to the resonator and provide early warning of impurities to help prevent gas stream contamination. Gas stream purity helps maintain the laser beam quality and efficiency. If the gas contains contaminants, or if contaminants enter the gas stream during cylinder change out, the purifier media begins to turn color. The line of purifiers joined the Smart Indicating Regulators SIR line of products, which were introduced in February 2004 with Smart Indicators built into the regulators.
"Because gas purity is so critical to sustaining the quality of the laser beam and its efficiency, Airgas introduced this technology that helps provide precision, reliability and performance," said Frank Kandl, national technical manager of specialty gas equipment.
"The line of Smart Indicating Purifiers were designed for the laser market to help extend the life of resonator optics and electrodes while keeping laser beam power at maximum capacity," said a company spokesperson. "When the purifier is depleted, the cartridge is easily changed with a patented quick-change base, allowing the user to change the purifier without interrupting gas flow."
For more information contact:
Melissa Nigro
Airgas, Inc.
259 N. Radnor-Chester Rd. Ste. 100
Radnor, PA 19087-5283
610-902-6206
E-mail: melissa.nigro@airgas.com