Conex Bänninger has collaborated with Dudley School of Know-how to supply coaching within the set up of the >B< MaxiPro, a press-fit vary of copper fittings: the system is designed with a 3-point press system (as much as 1 5/8”) to supply a everlasting leak-free joint.
A sequence of coaching periods have been just lately undertaken by Mike Lucken (pictured), Technical Gross sales Supervisor – ACR for Conex Bänninger and delivered to apprentices finding out for the three-year Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Warmth Pump Engineering Technician – Stage 3 qualification.
School Lecturer Chris Clamp commented: “All of the apprentices are at present working within the RAC ‘subject’ and attend the course as soon as per week by way of day launch, while at work for the remaining 4 days. The course focuses on the sensible abilities and information required to put in, service and preserve refrigeration, air-conditioning and warmth pump methods. Throughout their time on the School, in addition they receive the F-GAS certificates, which permits engineers to work with refrigerants.
“I first turned conscious of Conex Bänninger after seeing an RAC webinar and subsequently invited them to supply coaching to our apprentices.
“Press match is good for new-build tasks, with a number of work at present going down in colleges and schools in London, for instance, and a major variety of these builds don’t enable brazing – as no sizzling works are permitted ‘on-site’. Press fittings are additionally so much faster to put in and don’t want a allow.”
Darwin Siooito is enterprise an apprenticeship with AGGORA, the nationwide business catering options supplier that employs each catering gear engineers and refrigeration engineers. He commented: “The Conex Bänninger coaching session was informative, and we have been capable of find out about the entire course of of putting in the >B< MaxiPro. Set up is fast and straightforward and quicker than brazing. The coaching session was excellent.”
Mike Lucken commented: “One of many largest challenges dealing with the HVAC business is a abilities scarcity and that’s the reason a lot of my time is spent coaching apprentices up and down the nation about press becoming. While plumbers and heating engineers have been working with press match for the reason that Eighties, there may be nonetheless a have to make engineers within the air con and refrigeration business conscious of the benefits that press match presents over established jointing strategies equivalent to brazing.
“The apprentices at Dudley School of Know-how had the chance to attempt their hand at putting in >B< MaxiPro fittings. Selecting the proper tube for a job and slicing to measurement with a correct pipe cutter is important. The tube then must be deburred in and out to make sure no particles is left within the pipework and that it has a clean end. The following step is to make use of a depth gauge or the becoming socket to mark the insertion depth, merely insert the tube within the gauge or becoming and mark the depth of the tube with a marker pen. This provides a visible information that the tube is totally seated within the socket on the right depth.
“As soon as the tube has been marked to the proper depth, take the becoming and put it into the jaw. Press the joint utilizing a press machine to attain the right joint then mark the becoming to in order that the becoming could be recognized as being pressed.”