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Optigas II Gas Fill System

Filling insulated glass units with an Optigas II Gas Fill OptiGas II System Key Benefits
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System can enable window manufacturers to qualify for Automated – Units are filled with the proper gas, in the
Energy Star 2015 and Energy Star Best-in-Class ratings specified proportion, without manual intervention or having
at lower cost.
to change design, manufacturing processes or use higher
The Optigas II System can precisely fill insulated glass with cost alternatives.
the right mixtures of Argon and just enough Krypton needed Reliable – As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of
to meet your target U value with significantly less waste as Krypton, Praxair can offer reliable supply at reasonable
compared to other fill systems that can lose 50% or more and predictable prices.
of the Krypton being filled. You can gain an extra U value Accurate – Precise gas-fill control consistently achieves
point or more without having to use alternative higher cost more accurate fill content with less waste than traditional
options. With Praxair’s consistent, reliable supply of afford- filling.
able krypton you can count on a low cost solution. And with
Optigas ThermalCert built in, you will be able to verify the High Yielding – By practically eliminating Krypton waste,
gas content to your customers. the OptiGas II System reduces gas usage by half or more
per window.
The OptiGas II System also includes IAS Fast-Gas Tunable – You’ll be able to target the most effective
capabilities that provide a fast Argon fill system. So there Krypton-Argon ratio for each unit, to achieve an optimum
is no need to have separate fill machines for Krypton and U value.
Argon, the OptiGas II System does it all.
Flexible – The OptiGas II System can be run as a stand-
Developed jointly by Praxair and Integrated Automation alone unit or integrated with FeneVision or other ERP or
Systems, the OptiGas II System employs innovative production software. The OptiGas II System can fill Krypton
technologies that give you precise control of the filling or Argon quickly and consistently.
process – practically eliminating the waste common with Verifiable – With the built in ThermalCert quality control
existing systems – and enables you to cost effectively (and module you’ll be able to verify gas content to your
reliably) use krypton and krypton/argon mixes in more of customers and provide verification data in case of audit.
your product lines. The result is a measurable competitive
advantage for your operation because achieving more
desirable U value targets means you can produce windows
at a much lower gas cost.

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