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Blade Profile Options
The blades are manufactured from aluminium
with a minimum thickness of 1.5mm and steel with
a minimum thickness of 0.7mm.
The '585' profile blade is fitted with an internal
extruded aluminium former framework to ensure
complete structural rigidity.
The blade has an externally smooth elliptical
profile, and has internal features for the location
of end plates or operating plates.
Blades over 3m long will be fitted with two sheet
metal skins, neatly joined.
The skins are precision formed and then mechanically
riveted together and to the skeleton frame to
form the blade.
Blade Tip Options
300 and 450 - 'sharp' leading edges
585 - 20mm radius leading edges
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Load/Span Table
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A
mm
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B
mm
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Horizontal
Span mm
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Vertical
Span mm
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Blade Wt
Kg/m
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300
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45
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3000
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3000
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7
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450
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70
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5000
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6000
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11
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585
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120
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6000
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6500
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15
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Spans may be increased by adjusting angle
/ end plate.
Refer to Zefyr for details.
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Finishes
Options available include:
- Mill Finish Aluminium
- Polyester Powder Coating Interpon D / Syntha
Pulvin +
- Pre or post coated PVF2 - High Performance
Coating
- Plastisol / HP200 pre-coated steel
- Anodising - AA25 - Natural/Bronze/Black/Coloured
A comprehensive range of colours and specials
are available to order.
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Blade Supports and Bracketry
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Type 1 - Standard End Plate.
Profiled from 8mm thick aluminium plate
or made from precision formed cast aluminium.
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Type 2 - Special Mount. Example:
Cup Housing Bracket comprising a cylindrical
boss welded to the cheek of the Standard
End Plate and a 'cup' housing bracket which
is bolted to the building structure.
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Type 3 - Lateral Fixing Cleat.
Galvanised R. S. angle cleat pre-punched
to fit to the standard blade end plate on
site. The cleat is fixed to the building
structure using suitable fixings as required.
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Operable Aerofoil Systems
Operable solar shade systems are supplied with
tailor made bracketry to suit individual installations.
Driving mechanism options include 240 V ac or
24 V dc electrical actuators or mechanical winders.
Control systems options include automatic electric
control panels with solar tracking and thermal
sensors with fully automated PLC control mechanisms
as required.
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Accessories
The following accessories are also available:
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1.Walkways - Lightweight, fixed or
removable, open grid aluminium walkways with
safety grips.
2.Hinged Panels - Hinged or removable
panels to allow access to areas above shades
for maintenance, window cleaning etc.
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