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Please note that both our offices and factory will be shut from 16:30 on Friday 20th December 2019 to Monday 8:00 on Monday 6th January 2020.
For any urgent enquiries during this period, please email sales@snelsons.co.uk. We would like to take this opportunity to offer our thanks for all the support from our customers, suppliers and employees during 2019 - and to wish everybody a fantastic Christmas and prosperous 2020!
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Snelsons are delighted to announce the addition of a new double mitre saw with cutting lengths of up to 4 Metres and step cut capabilities. This latest addition brings our total double mitre saw count to 3, increasing our capacity significantly. If you have any aluminium extrusion machining, polishing, power coating, anodising and sub-assembly requirements please get in touch via sales@snelsons.co.uk or telephone 01606 553580.  Summer is here! and it will soon be time for the team at Snelsons to take a short break. Please take note that both our offices and factory will be closed from Friday 28th July 2017 4:30pm to Monday 14th August 2017 8:00am, inclusively.
In the mean time for any order queries or lead times please contact the office on 01606 553580 or email sales@snelsons.co.uk. As Christmas is fast approaching we wanted to inform our customers of our shutdown dates over the festive period:
• CLOSE: Wednesday 21st December 2016 4.30PM • RE-OPEN: Wednesday 4th January 2017 8.00AM We'd also like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous and Happy New Year! What is anodising?Fundamentally anodising is a finishing process of aluminium which enhances its decorative, durability, and corrosion-resistant properties. In technical terms it is an electrolytic passivation process which is used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer which is formed on the surface of aluminium. Unlike other finishing treatments such as powder coating or plating, the aluminium oxide formed from anodising is embedded with the underlying aluminium, as opposed to being applied on top of the aluminium's surface like those mentioned above. This means that the anodised layer cannot be chipped like other surface treatments, giving great durability. The thickness of aluminium oxide created is tightly controlled through the process in order to meet customer requirements. Generally speaking most anodisers offer thicknesses from 5-25 microns, along with the ability for 'flash' or 'shot' anodising at around 2-3 microns. What are the benefits of anodising?The Benefits of anodising are well known throughout the aluminium industry due to its key strengths. These include:
What about anodising and the environment?The anodising process is a safe process that is not harmful to human health. Coupled with the face that anodising does not use heavy metals and is simply enhancing and reinforcing an already natural occurring oxide layer on the aluminium, the process is non-hazardous and produces no harmful toxins or waste as a result. Our anodising process meets all current and planned UK & EU Legislation. Read more about our process here. What about alloy types and anodising?In general, alloy series 1000-7000 provide the best corrosion resistance couple with aesthetics. Snelsons mainly process 6000 series alloys which are known as some of the best alloys for anodising. For bright anodising, we recommend 6463 Bright Trim alloy due to its properties and characteristics which ensure the best surface finish when bright anodising. However alloy selection should be chosen to match not just finishing requirements but also strength and performance requirements and therefore alloy choice is best discussed on a case-by-case basis to ensure the best overall alloy is chosen for the project. Snelsons can help assist with this so please don't hesitate to get in touch and discuss your requirements with us. What anodising services can Snelsons offer?Having been in the Aluminium Extrusion industry since 1963 Snelsons has a vast wealth of experience in everything to do with Extrusion. One of our key service areas is anodising. With over 30 years in the anodising market, coupled with our highly experienced staff; you can trust and rely on Snelsons with the utmost confidence for your anodising requirements. We offer a comprehensive range of anodising finishes as stated below:
Where can i find out more?To read more about our anodising process, click here to view our webpage on our anodising capabilities and services.
Alternatively, feel free to email sales@snelsons.co.uk or give us a call on +44 (0) 1606 553580 to speak with one of our friendly sales team members who will be more than willing to discuss any requirements you may have.  Snelsons is proud to announce that as part of our commitment to reduce our Carbon Footprint and source more of our energy from green sources, we have completed a commercial agreement for the purchase of Solar Panels for our factory roofs.
The first stage planned for installation consists 120 x 250W Panels which will allow Snelsons to generate a constant source of energy all year round. This follows our recent upgrades to various plant and machinery in order to make them more energy efficient, along with the install of over 250 1800mm Low Wattage LED tube lights throughout our factory - significantly reducing energy usage whilst maintaining a highly lit work space to ensure safety of our workforce. Snelsons plans to continue what it is caling its "GoGreen" investment with further panels in the future, continued investment in creating more efficient plant and machinery and in-house training on how Snelsons staff can help to reduce our carbon footprint. Subscribe to this blog to keep up to date with all new news stories from Snelsons, including pictures and blog entries of our installation of solar panels. Summer is here! and it will soon be time for the team at Snelsons to take a short break. Please take note that both our offices and factory will be closed from Friday 22nd July 2016 4:30pm to Monday 8th August 2016 8:00am, inclusively.
In the mean time for any order queries or lead times please contact the office on 01606 553580 or email sales@snelsons.co.uk.  Source: Autodesk 2016 (http://www.autodesk.com/products/cam/features/inventor-hsm/cad-cam-integration/anycad-in-inventor) all rights reserved. Snelsons are excited to announce that due to an upgrade from Autodesk, Snelsons can now receive drawings in any CAD format for processing. This expands our capabilities and means we can now accept file formats such as solidparts, saving the hassle for our customers converting these into the conventional formats for AutoCAD and Inventor.
You can read more about the feature on Autodesk's website found here: http://www.autodesk.com/products/cam/features/inventor-hsm/cad-cam-integration/anycad-in-inventor. If you have any aluminium extrusion enquiries feel free to contact us via telephone (01606 553580) or email (sales@snelsons.co.uk) and we'll be more than delighted to assist! Snelsons are delighted to announce the introduction of a brand new Mecal Kosmos 4m 4 axis CNC machine. With this new investment Snelsons will be able to handle longer lengths than before - increasing opportunities within the aluminium extrusion market place. The investment follows an extensive venture by Snelsons after the past two years, with new investment in plant and machinery along with our workforce. Snelsons know has a total of 5 CNC's (of which 2 are 4 axis and 3 are 3 axis) along with a comprehensive list of other machinery which can be found by clicking here.
For any aluminium extrusion enquiries please contact our sales team on +44 (0) 1606 553580 or email us at sales@snelsons.co.uk.
The electrolytic reduction process requires the use of fluorides compounds, namely sodium fluoride and aluminium fluoride in order to improve properties of the electrolytic bath. The addition of fluoride generates energy savings in the order of 50% since it allows for the electrolytic process to be operated at a temperature of approximately 960°C.
Source: Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Faune du Québec Given the high temperature inside the electrolytic pot, some of the fluoride is released to the atmosphere. Two methods are used to reduce fluoride emissions. In older smelters, the addition of lithium in the electrolytic bath reduces the quantity of fluoride. It is treated in wet scrubbers before being exhausted to atmosphere. The water used in the scrubbers is processed and re-circulated. In modern smelters, exhaust from pots is captured by an advanced exhaust system and routed to be taken to gas treatment centres where alumina is injected into the gas stream and the fluoride is adsorbed by the alumina. This fluoride-enriched alumina is recovered and distributed to the electrolytic pots. Continuous monitors are used to measure the efficiency of gas treatment centres. These centres achieve an exhaust removal performance of over 99%. The smelters also implement strict monitoring of both flora and fauna within a radius of several kilometres from the facilities. Monitoring of the local environment indicate that fluoride concentrations in forage are below the limit in all locations Minimising the Damage of Mining Bauxite, the ore that is processed into Aluminium, is extracted from open mine sites located in tropical and subtropical areas of the globe. About four tonnes of bauxite are needed to produce one tonne of Aluminium. The mining extraction of large quantities of bauxite leaves marks that need to be corrected when the mine ceases to be operated. In order to minimise consequences of mining activity on the ecosystems, producers use operating methods that foster full site restoration. Once a site is mined-out, the affected area is graded and covered with a topsoil cover, often the same one that was removed at the beginning of mining operations. This allows for restoration of the land to its original or other beneficial use, depending of the requirements of local communities. The results achieved are truly remarkable, from Australia to Jamaica: new forests are born, wildlife are recovered or, alternatively, dairy farms are being operated over former mining sites. Such results are possible thanks to the involvement of local communities. This is a true example of sustainable development. Aluminium Recycling Example: Aluminium Cans Any comprehensive solution to the problem of solid waste disposal must include recycling, reusing materials, extracting resources from waste products and producing less material in the first place. The recycling of Aluminium beverage cans not only reduces waste, it saves energy, conserves natural resources, lessens use of municipal landfills and provides recyclers and municipalities with considerable revenue. In short, the Aluminium can performs well in two of the world's major problem areas: It is good for the environment and good for the economy. One cannot discuss protecting the environment without talking about recycling and resource recovery. In fact, it is nearly impossible to contemplate a global solution to the elimination of waste without thinking in terms of the selection and reuse of recyclable materials, efficient packaging or reduced energy consumption. In any such discussion, the recycling of Aluminium, which uses 95% less energy than the production of primary metal from raw materials, constitutes a choice solution in addressing today's environmental concerns. More so, when one considers that, because of its nature and unlike more fragile materials, Aluminium can be recycled almost indefinitely. The Aluminium can is 100% recyclable; there are no labels or covers to be removed. Recycling one kilogram of Aluminium can save about eight kilograms of bauxite, four kilograms of chemical products and fourteen kilowatt-hours of electricity. Each year, in Canada alone, 1.5 billion Aluminium cans are recovered, shredded, cleaned and re-melted to produce new cans. This results in the country saving enough energy to cover the energy needs of 15,000 homes for one year. In Canada, each person on average produces more than 600 kilograms of household solid waste a year. The Aluminium industry encourages and supports curb-side recycling programs as a way of reducing solid waste, and fosters the "3 R’s" of environmentally sensitive solid waste management: Reduce, Re-use and Recycle. Today's Aluminium can requires about 40% less metal than the can made 25 years ago; this means less need of both energy and raw materials per can. Number of 12-ounce cans fabricated from one pound of 484 grams of Aluminium* 1972 21,75 cans 1975 23,00 cans 1980 24,23 cans 1985 26,60 cans 1990 30,00 cans 1995 30,50 cans * Source: Aluminium Recycling - The Aluminium Association Even though Aluminium cans represent less than 1% of solid waste, they are so valuable they should all be recycled. An 8,000 kilogram sheet ingot makes over half-a-million cans! However, Aluminium recycling is not limited to cans; anything made of Aluminium can be recycled indefinitely. Also included is the recovery and re-smelting of various items, construction materials, automobile parts or process scrap. Aluminium foil, plates and pie moulds, window frames, garden furniture, are melted down and used to make the same products again. Soon we will have automobiles that can be recycled entirely! Aluminium should be considered a raw material and never waste material. The energy needed to produce each tonne of primary Aluminium has been reduced by over 30% in the last 35 years. |
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