Airshafts & Air Bars

As a UK based Air Shaft manufacturer and supplier, all of our Airshafts (often referred to as Air Bars or Air Mandrels) are manufactured to bespoke order to meet each of our customers’ exact requirements. This ensures that our customer receive the right product, at the right weight, at the right price!

Airshaft & Air Shafts

2004/2010/2012 Extruded Aluminium Lightweight Air Shafts

  • Range covers most standard sizes.
  • Lightweight Extruded Aluminium for ease of handling.
  • High Strength to weight ratio
  • Ultra-lightweight 3” version available
  • Continuous lug for both continuous core and multi split applications.
  • Available with Rubber or Aluminium strips.
  • Simple to maintain with easily replaceable parts.
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Lug Type AirShaft

2000 Series Steel/ Aluminium Lug Type Airshafts

  • Air Shaft sizes from 12.7mm (1/2″) diameter upwards.
  • Proven durable design.
  • Heavy duty for high torque applications.
  • Available in Aluminium, Steel and Carbon Fibre.
  • Easily maintained.
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Carbon Fibre Strip Airshaft with Steel Journals

2100C Series Carbon Fibre Strip Type Air Shafts

  • Lightweight Airshafts in Carbon Fibre for ease of handling.
  • Very high strength to weight ratio
  • Available to suit 3″/75mm & 6″/150mm
  • Available in different Weights/Strengths
  • Low inertia.
  • High resistance to fatigue &  deflection.
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Sliding Sidelay Airshaft

2200 Series Strip Type Sidelay Sliding Air Shafts

  • Axial Sidelay Design allows roll position to be adjusted to suit web requirements
  • Sidelay of up to ±50mm movement
  • Supplied as easily maintainable Strip shaft design
  • Available in Aluminium or Steel
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Rotating Body Airshafts

2100 Series Continuous Stripshaft Airshafts

  • Solid construction Stripshaft with Continuous Lug, ideal for heavy duty applications.
  • Suitable for multi core applications.
  • Easily maintained.
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Leaf Type Airshafts

3000 Series Leafshaft Air Mandrel

  • Ideal for thin wall core – prevents distortion.
  • 360 degree gripping ensure high concentricity.
  • Ideal for coreless rewind applications.
  • Available in steel or aluminium.
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5000 Series Hard Chrome plated Knifeshaft

  • Specially designed and manufactured to exact tolerances to provide
    high concentricity and accurate location of Cutting Knife blocks.
  • Stripshaft Multi-strip design
  • Stainless steel or Mild Steel with Hard Chrome plated finish.
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Mechanical Expanding Shaft

2500 Series Mechanical Core Shaft

  • Self centring with ultimate core concentricity.
  • High torque.
  • No air supply required
  • Highly Reliable Design
  • Available as Constantly Activated