Once again Chicago Pneumatic is offering industrial grade grinders your customers demand at a price level and durability they expect. In addition, a host of standard features and options make the CP3451 series grinders an easy choice over the competition in applications such as metal working, foundries, shipyards, and energy production.

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Quick Photo: A Desoutter 2DU tool balancer before being shipped to a customer. These are the most popular Desoutter balancer models with our customers because they work great and are extremely durable. You can order your Desoutter 2DU Tool Balancer on our website, or call us at 1-800-353-4676 for pricing, info, or to order over the phone.

ANNANDALE, N.J. — June 24, 2010 — Ingersoll Rand, a global leader in automotive and industrial tools and equipment, has launched the new 2015MAX and 2025MAX Hammerhead low-profile Impactools™. The tool is designed for optimal performance, even in extremely confined spaces.

With the power and speed of an impact and the reach of a ratchet, the Hammerhead continues the MAX tradition of offering air tools that provide professional technicians with best-in-class performance coupled with innovative features to deliver maximum power, control and access. With a head-height less than 2 inches, 180 ft-lb of max torque and 7,100 rpm of speed, the Hammerhead offers the power of an impact, and all the capabilities of a ratchet, with more than twice the power of the leading competitor’s.

“With the introduction of the Hammerhead, the combination of maximum power, control and access now allows technicians to use an Ingersoll Rand Impactool for virtually any application,” said Adam Brown, global portfolio manager at Ingersoll Rand. “Technicians will be able to accomplish tasks in minutes that once would have taken hours. This is a revolutionary product that is unlike any other on the market, and it will truly change the way people work.”

In addition to this combination of access and power, the Hammerhead also features a conveniently located forward/reverse collar, providing unrestricted access to easily change the direction of the tool in tight spaces, where traditional tools frequently get jammed. Knuckle-saver reactionless torque eliminates kickback, and further protects technicians’ hands while working in confined spaces.

The 2015MAX and 2025MAX Hammerhead low-profile Impactools also feature a two-position power regulator and feather-touch trigger, which provide maximum control in even the most demanding of applications.

The Hammerhead is scheduled for availability in July 2010, and will be available in ⅜-inch and ½-inch drive (2015MAX, and 2025MAX, respectively).

CLICK HERE to view the Hammerhead Brochure

Ingersoll-Rand Industrial Technologies brings world-class ergonomics, durability, and performance to the industrial assembly market with the launch of its new Qi Series Air Impact Screwdrivers. This much-anticipated family of tools is expected to find use within the Automotive, White Goods, Appliances, Panel manufacturing, Sheet metal industry, particularly in non-critical, high cycle rate industrial applications where this new design is targeted. Announcing the launch of Qi Series Impact Screwdrivers, Jaideep Wadhwa, Vice President & General Manager of the Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies business in India said, “The Impact Screwdrivers complete the pneumatic screwdrivers portfolio for Ingersoll Rand. These Impact Screwdrivers provide the perfect solution to demanding applications in sheet metal, wood working, automotive, appliance and general engineering industries that require higher speed and power along with ergonomics and durability.” These powerful, newly designed reactionless impact tools are fast, lightweight, compact, and durable enough for tough high-volume applications. The Qi Series Air Impact Screwdrivers are easy to use and maintain— which means less downtime. Available in pistol or inline configurations for M3-M8 bolts, Qi Series Air Impact Screwdrivers are suited for non-critical, high cycle rate industrial applications. Reactionless impact tools are lightweight, compact, and can handle tough high volume application.

CLICK HERE to view the Ingersoll Rand Qi Series Catalog

Ingersoll Rand, a global leader in industrial and production tools and equipment, has released the 2135TiMAX, an innovative successor to its most popular 1/2″ pneumatic model — the 2135Ti Titanium Impactool™. The new 2135TiMAX features maximum power, control and reliability.

“The 2135Ti has always been well-received by our industrial and assembly customers,” said Matt Nuijens, Ingersoll Rand national industrial supply manager for the Americas. “The new model builds on this platform and offers even better features for industrial, MRO and assembly technicians.”

The 2135TiMAX delivers maximum power with 780 foot-pounds of reverse torque and 1,100 foot-pounds of nut-busting torque. With more than 10 percent added torque over the original model, the new Impactool still weighs only 3.95 pounds. It’s ideal for extended usage and highly repetitive applications, delivering the best power-to-weight ratio in its class and less operator fatigue. The tool’s twin-hammer mechanism delivers more power per pound, and is less sensitive to air pressure fluctuations than any other design.

The new model has also been re-engineered for maximum control. Its feather-touch trigger and patented power regulator with enhanced settings help operators ensure they don’t overtorque critical joints. Patented one-handed forward-reverse controls allow operators to conveniently switch between tasks or applications.

Ingersoll Rand also now offers maximum reliability to tool operators with a free two-year extended warranty with tool registration on the 2135TiMAX. The new model features optimized airflow for greater tool efficiency and maximum performance. With less air consumption than competitive models, the 2135TiMAX has a lower cost of ownership and less downtime. For added durability the tools feature Titanium hammer cases, hardcoat anodized end plates and both proprietary metallurgy and heat treatment processes.

 For more information on the 2135 TiMax line, visit pneumatictoolsonline.com

Vane Motors

Are smaller, lighter and less expensive than piston motors or similar power. Simple in design and construction, they can be operated in most any position. Vane motors are available in a broad range of speeds, torques and power and are the most widely used type of air motor.

Radial Piston Motors

Operate at lower speeds than vane motors. Have excellent starting and speed control. Especially good for “lugging” heavy loads at slow speed. Standard operational position is horizontal.

Reversible / Non-Reversible Air Motors

Non-reversible air motors are rated at slightly higher speeds, torques, and horsepowers than reversible motors of the same family.

Air Pressure

When selecting air motors, remember that the specification listings show only one set of performance figures, at a particular pressure — 90 psig. Air motors are designed to produce optimum performance at this pressure.

Many other speeds, torques and power can be obtained from the same motor by regulating the pessure, air supply or exhaust. While they will operate at pessures below 40 psig, their performance may not be consistent. They can also be operated above 100 psig, but often at the expense of increased maintenance.

A good rule to follow is to size an air motor based on approximately 70% of the lowest available air pressure. This will allow additional power for starting and possible overloading.

Maximum Power

Ungoverned air motors develop maximum horsepower at approximately 50% of free (unloaded) speed while governed motors reach their peak horsepower at about 80% of free speed.

Desired Operating Speed

The desired operating speed, not the free and unloaded speed should be considered when selecting air motors.

Ungoverned air motors should not be run unloaded. The performance curves in this catalog indicate the maximum speeds at which the motor should be operated. The nameplate stamped speed is present for identification only.

Required Torque

Equally important as the speed at which an air motor is to be run is the required torque. The combination of the two factors—speed and torque—determine the power of the desired motor. Care should be taken to differentiate between stall (maximum) and running torques when selecting air motors.

Speed and Torque

Starting torques are approximately 75% of stall torques.

Operating or running torques at any speed can be approximated from motor performance curves

Shaft Radial Loads

When an air motor is to be used with a pulley, sprocket, or gear on the shaft, the overhung load (perpendicular to the shaft), commonly called “shaft radial loading” must be considered. It is shown in the performance curves and is generally assumed to be applied at the mid-point of the keyway of the shaft.

Air System and Supply

Once an air motor has been selected, it is important to insure that the desired air pressure is available at the motor, while the motor is operating. A pressure reading at the compressor does not mean that the same pressure will be available to an operating air motor, because of possible restrictions and friction losses in the air system. Exhaust restrictions can also affect air motor operation, and are often the cause of performance problems.

Inlet Controls

When installing reversible air motors, a four-way valve or two three-way valves should be used to prevent blockage of the secondary Exhaust Port. This is the opposite Rotation Port to that which is being pressurized.

Replacing Electric Motors with Air Motors

Electric motors, with the exception of series wound direct current motors, have entirely different performance characteristics than air motors. Therefore, their torque and speed curves will not match. Many electric motors are oversized to allow for overloading and lower power air motors can be used as replacements.

Ingersoll Rand Assistance

Your Ingersoll Rand Air Motor distributor and factory representatives are anxious to help with motor problems, applications and selections. For rapid response, use the Quick Info Request Form. 

Wera BiTorsion System

The punishing stresses that can damage or destroy screwdriving system components (i.e. bits) represent a problem that Nature solves in a very simple way. A tree, when it is subjected to a gust of wind, is initially protected by a loss of leaves, or the swaying of the branches. If the wind grows to the power of a storm, then the trunk of the tree will start to give further, protecting itself from the tremendous stress. As a result, these multiple stages of flexibility allow the tree to withstand the huge force of a storm, without damage to the system.

To improve screwdriver bit service life, Wera has taken its cue from nature: Through the gradual yielding of both the screwdriver bit and the adapter, the service life of the entire system is dramatically increased.

The new BiTorsion® Bit now goes one step further: By means of a specific tempering process, the hardness of the bits is reduced only in the torsion zone. This softer zone absorbs energy and therefore dissipates peak loads from the tip, into the torsion zone.

Wera has also engineered the 75 mm (3″) length of the adaptor to help cushion peak loads, by acting as a precision torsion spring. The spring curve is designed so that brief, lower torque peaks (phase 1) are transmitted directly from the bit to the torsion spring in the adaptor, where they are absorbed. Under higher, more intense torque peaks ( phase 2 ), the adaptor “locks up” which activates the torsion zone of the bit itself.

Wera’s new BiTorsion® adaptors and bits can also function independently: the adaptors will help „conventional” bits to last longer, and BiTorsion® bits will perform better than conventional bits when used in a “conventional” adaptor. However, the optimum effect of the precision engineered spring curves is only achieved, when both the BiTorsion® adaptor and bit are combined.

The BiTorsion® – components can be easily identified by the coloured band, the Wera symbol for increased service life.

For more information on Wera Tools, click here

Wera has now extended its Kraftform Kompakt® range with practical screwing tools for electrical craftsmen. The new VDE sets were presented at the Practical World 2006 Hardware Fair in Cologne.

The Kraftform Kompakt® VDE series constitutes a practical system consisting of a Kraftform® handle with hexagonal nest for blades and insulated exchangeable blades. They are suitable for working at voltages up to 1000 V AC and 1500 V DC, and thus take into account the fact that when working on live components of electrical equipment, the only tools which should be used are those which are insulated and have been made and tested especially for this type of work.
The insulated exchangeable blades can be simply and quickly inserted into the handle as they are needed. Various combinations of insulated blades can be supplied, including for the PlusMinus profile, as well as combined with various industrial standard switch cabinet keys and a voltage tester.

Wera’s insulated exchangeable blades fulfil all requirements corresponding to national and international standards (IEC 60900:2004 or DIN EN 60900). In addition, Wera offers users a very high degree of safety with regard to insulation through a routine test of the blades for puncture strength lasting 10 seconds, at a ten times higher test load of 10,000 Volt in a water bath.

The Kraftform® handle in combination with the blades being applied provides the highest possible transfer of turning moment. The blade engages automatically when it is pushed in as far as the base, and is locked against unintentional removal.
The plastic materials used by Wera for the Kraftform® handle not only have significant ergonomic benefits, but they also guarantee conformance to the increased test requirements relating to puncture strength.

For more information on products from Wera Tools, click here

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