Hot Wedge Welder
STANMECH Technologies Inc. announced the launch of the latest Leister hot wedge welder, the ASTRO, to complete its wedge welder line for the Civil Engineering and Tunnel Construction industry. "The ASTRO has been designed to meet our customer's requirements for a high performance, intermediate sized hot-wedge welder," stated Paul Subject, President of STANMECH Technologies Inc.

The machine is designed to quickly and easily weld high-density polypropylene geomembrane in thicknesses ranging from 1.5 to 3.0 mm and at speeds up to 5 m/min. The unit features a weather resistant digital display, which shows set and actual values of both welding temperature and speed. The ASTRO’s built-in microprocessor provides precise, closed-loop control for welding temperature and speed which minimizes the effect of voltage fluctuations, working variations, and changing ambient conditions. The floating swivel pressure head guarantees pressure equalization on the drive rollers, which results in more consistent, better quality weld joints.

For more information, contact Paul Subject, STANMECH Technologies Inc., 2586 Dunwin Drive, Unit 7, Mississauga, ON L5L 1J5, Canada, 905-631-6161, Fax: 905-631-1852, E-mail: information@stanmech.com, Web: www.stanmech.com.