Air-x-changers - High-Tech Plant Tour

Manufacturing

Air-X-Changers' ongoing investment in high-technology is our key to delivering engineered solutions. . . FAST!

A new $500,000 investment in a 40 foot Plasma Arc Steel Plate Cutter speeds jobs through the shop by eliminating material handling delays, cutting the greatest number of parts out of a single piece of stock material, and producing computer-perfect parts every time.
The cutter's dual beds eliminate material handling delays by allowing material to be staged on the second bed while the plasma arc is cutting material on the first bed. The plasma arc cutter can be loaded simultaneously with two 6' x 20' steel plates up to 1" thick.

The cutter has full DNC (Direct Numerical Control) and CNC (Computer Numerical Control) capabilities. The plasma cutter maintains a tolerance on all cuts of twenty thousandths of an inch (0.020") over a twenty foot span.

Plasma Arc Steel Plate Cutter

Plasma Arc Steel Plate Cutter

Hydraulic Brake
Hydraulic brake bending is used to enhance the speed of the manufacturing process and to increase the integrity of the structural portions of coolers by bending steel plate rather than cutting, welding and/or bolting.

The new 350-ton, six-axis, CNC hydraulic brake with a twenty foot bed ensures highly accurate bends of any angle of the structural panels. The brake's multiple dies are used to curve steel plate to control and direct air flow for optimum cooling efficiency.

A shotblasting process contributes to high quality welds by removing any rust and mill scale from header plates prior to welding.

Adhesion of surface coatings is superior and lasts much longer because of the shotblaster's resulting surface preparation.
The shotblasting process speeds up welding by eliminating the need for most surface preparation by the welder.
Shot Blaster

All production tooling is maintained in Air-X-Changers' in-house Machine Shop and Tool Center.

Maximum production speed is maintained at each work center by using "Eversharp" tools from an in-house facility. The Machine Shop and Tool Center eliminates production downtime due to sharpening tools and eliminates waiting for refurbished tools from an outside vendor.

Machine Shop and Tool Center - 2

A job never needs to wait for an outside third-party inspector or to be "sent-out" because of our investment in staffing and certification for non-destructive material testing.

Full-time, on-site Authorized Inspectors keep jobs moving without any delay due to waiting for an outside inspector to arrive.

All welded assemblies are inspected for compliance with ASME, TEMA, API, and individual customer specifications.

Air-X-Changers is the only manufacturer in the industry with separate in-house painting facilities.

With over 30,000 cubic feet of capacity, the two paint booths easily handle the largest size units.

All steel plate parts are designed and detailed by the drafting/design department. Parts of the same material are then nested by computer into material efficient patterns and downloaded via our internal network directly to the plasma cutter for manufacturing.

Our ongoing investment in high-technology, automation, staffing, certification, and common sense add up to one thing: Air-X-Changers offers you a custom-engineered solution . . FAST!