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“MS Drum” Uncut High-Precision Drawn Aluminum Pipe for Photoconductor Drums
Our unique technology achieves high dimensional accuracy suitable for photoconductor drum applications by using precision extrusion and cold-drawing processes to achieve a mirror surface.
Photosensitive drums are said to be the heart of laser printers and copiers. High-precision drawn aluminum pipes are the materials used in such drums. Through its own development, UACJ has succeeded in making mirror surfaces only by precision extrusion and cold-drawing processes, eliminating the need for conventional machining and mirror surface processing.
Features
- Cold-drawing creates an excellent surface and reduce surface-machining processes.
- Achieves high dimensional precision (exterior and interior diameters, chatter pattern).
- Organic solvents are unnecessary, allowing environmentally friendly water washing and eliminating the need for oil during production.
- Automatic testers are used to test all products for dimensional accuracy and surface quality.
- Stable product quality is ensured through consistent manufacturing process management spanning casting, extrusion, drawing and testing.
Product Characteristics
Superb dimensional precision and coated optical surface characteristics
| Tolerance on outside diameter | Approximately 1/5 of JIS |
|---|---|
| Chatter pattern*1 | 35 μm or less |
| Surface roughness*2 | Ry ≦ 2 μm |
*1 Measured at center, when tubes are supported at both ends and rotated *2 Maximum height
Manufacturing process
Comparison of conventional and new processes
