Heat Exchanger Header Plates

Heat exchanger header plates, also called tube sheets, are a specialty at Ajax. We’ve been forming tube sheets for more than two decades.Heat exchangers are Ia growing HVACR solution. Copper or aluminum hairpin tubes running through a heat exchanger is a very efficient, thus popular, solution for many non-residential HVACR applications. In-house tooling at Ajax, coupled with the company’s advanced manufacturing machinery and well-trained workforce, provides our HVAC customers with a distinct value advantage.
Heat exchanger header plate extrusion

This is a cutaway of a typical Ajax pierced and drawn extrusion from a heat exchanger header plate. Note the much flatter, straighter walls and tall collar height on the ajax extrusion.

Heat exchanger header plates can play a huge role in the quality and performance of a heat exchanger.

Ajax extrusions create more surface area in contact with the hairpin tube, providing a better hydraulic or mechanical expansion process. This process benefits HVAC manufacturers who are looking to add years of life to their products.

Other Ajax advantages include:

  • The latest servo press technology from industry leader AIDA.
  • A fully-programmable, 30-ton LVD Strippit V-Series turret punch press that is ideal for HVAC applications.
  • State-of-the-art material selection and inventory system.
  • Increased capacity following two production footprint expansions in 2014.
  • Expanding on the company’s investments in workforce development.

Examples

Header Plate Expertise

Ajax maintains a large material inventory and provides in-house design and tooling.

Extrusion cutaway

Extrusion Cutaway

This cutaway reveals the tall collar, straight walls, and upward burrs that are typical of Ajax extrusions.

Flatter Is Better

Ajax excels at producing perfectly flat header plates.