The Mini-Bonder™—an Economical, Small-Scale Autoclave System
Our two standard
sizes, Mini-Bonder I and II, are available with standard or high temperature/pressure
capabilities, two T-bolt door assemblies, and a quick-opening breech-lock
door option.
Pressure vessel internals include insulation, sheet
metal shroud, ductwork, blower, blower driver assembly, electrical heater
assembly, and cooling coils.
Each autoclave system is supplied completely assembled,
piped, and wired. Both have the same rugged features and sophisticated
processing controls as our large-scale autoclaves, for excellent reliability
and years of trouble-free operation.
These standard designs can also be customized to meet
your specific needs. The Mini-Bonder CL, a simplified and more economical
alternative to our standard models, is designed to reduce initial investment
and operating costs for applications with lower temperature and pressure
requirements.
Mini-Bonder autoclaves are available for composite materials
bonding, glass laminating, printed circuit board laminating, sterilizing,
and rubber curing and vulcanizing. They are used for graphite-to-epoxy
bonding, honeycomb structural bonding, and glass-to-metal bonding.
Besides benefiting from the lower initial cost and reduced
operating and maintenance costs of our Mini-Bonders, you can test materials
and processes or do limited production work at a fraction of the cost
of a large autoclave. You can determine cycle times, temperatures, and
pressures, and evaluate raw materials to ensure quality before full-scale
production begins, which together produce added savings.
As a service, McGill AirPressure maintains an in-house
laboratory-size Mini-Bonder to provide pilot testing service to bond and
cure parts according to your process specifications—an inexpensive
way to run tests or do limited research and development.
Mini-Bonder
autoclaves can be customized for a variety of applications. The model
above is supplied with a quick-opening, breech-lock door.
A Mini-Bonder CL autoclave.