Purex donates fume-extraction system to museum

Toymaker 3000 is an exhibit that takes visitors through the entire manufacturing process of creating a toy.

The exhibit consists of eight interactive stations, 12 moving robots and a 2,000ft2 automated assembly line that can assemble 300 Gravitron toys per hour.

Each Gravitron can be personalised by choosing its colour and laser-marking the name onto it; visitors can then watch it be constructed.

Until Purex helped out, the museum staff were having problems keeping the laser on the Toymaker line running and the enclosure clean using their old fume extractor.

Roger Harris from the museum explains said: 'We were having problems with our old fume extraction system but now we have installed the Purex system and it has been working without a hitch.

'The Purex system is quieter, has no odours, looks better and is more efficient than what we were using.

'In fact, since we cleaned the laser guard during the installation (something our techs had to do every few weeks), we haven't needed to clean it again.' Harris added: 'Our technicians have also commented on the Purex system's ability to monitor both the filter condition and the exhaust air quality.

'I never would have guessed that a fume extractor could make that much difference to the appearance and operation of our laser.

'With an exhibit that runs seven days a week, every little bit that does not require attention helps us keep the exhibit running that much better.' The Purex range protects people from hazardous dust and fumes and is available for marking, coding and engraving lasers across a wide variety of industry applications.