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NewProducts
Safe, Fast Industrial Coil Wrapper
ITW-GaleWrap, Douglasville, GA, intro- duces the Yellow Jacket Stinger orbital stretch-wrap machine, which unitizes and protects sheetmetal coils, wire coils and other coil products from damage,
dust and wind. The stretch wrappers
eliminate hand wrapping, banding and
strapping, minimizing total packag-
ing costs and decreasing injuries and
manpower needed to secure loads for
shipping, according to the company.
Standard ring sizes are available from 12 to 124 in., and in custom sizes. Manual, semiautomatic and automatic options are available for most ring sizes.
Yellow Jacket: 866/425-3727; www.galewrap.com
Robotic-Welding Cell Fits into Tight Spaces
Lincoln Electric Automation, Cleveland, OH, introduces the System 15 manual turntable cell, developed specifically for robotic welding in a limited amount of floor space. The cell provides a flexible lay- out for consistent and predictable automation of low- and high- volume production work, and ships completely assembled and ready for immediate use. It includes a Fanuc Arc Mate 50iC/5L robot and Lincoln Electric’s Power Wave i400 welding power source and AutoDrive 4R90 wire drive for short-arc and spray-transfer gas-metal-arc welding (GMAW), synergic and pulsed GMAW, and flux-cored-arc
welding.
Lincoln Electric Automation: 216/383-2667;
www.lincolnelectric.com/automated-solutions
Affordable, Productive Hydraulic Press Brakes
Knuth Machine Tools, Lincolnshire, IL, introduces the AHK A low-cost hydraulic press brake that combines heavy-duty con- struction with simple controls. Capac- ity ranges from 110 to 660 tons, 48-
to 240-in. wide. The press brake includes automatic lower bed crown- ing and adjustable ramp clamps for bend-angle consistency.
The standard digital readout controls ram
depth and power backgauge positioning, while a dwell timer is
included to hold the ram at the bottom of the stroke. The power backgauge includes a fine adjustment handle in front, and flip fingers with microadjustments for depth and height. The backgauge not only is heavy duty, but is sideframe mounted for optimum rigidity and includes zero-backlash preloaded ball screws for repeatability. Additional features include quick-change upper clamping, light curtain and interlock guards for safety. Knuth Machine Tools: 847/415-3333; www.knuth-usa.com
Pre-Coated and Pre- Colored Stainless Steels
Sandvik Surface Technology, Benton Harbor, MI, introduces two new stainless- steel strip materials: Decorex color-coat- ed strip in a range of colors and surface textures; and Santronic single- or double- sided coated strip, designed to replace electroplated stainless steel and copper- based alloys for use in electronic com- ponents. Both materials come in a vari- ety of alloys in strip as thick as 0.8 mm and in widths to 370 mm.
Decorex features an anti-fingerprint layer; bending and forming typically will not affect the color. Santronic combines high-purity layers of nickel, tin, silver and copper, providing optimum electrical, cor- rosion and soldering properties. Its coat- ing consistency—from coil end to end and from batch to batch—as well as very low thickness variation—±10 percent—prom- ises to optimize stamping productivity. Sandvik Surface Technology: 269/926-7241; www.smt.sandvik.com
Auto-Balanced Angle Grinder Lowers Vibration, Reduces Fatigue
Metabo Corp., West Chester, PA, introduces the 6-in. model WEPA14- 150 Quick angle grinder, featuring an auto-balance system that, compared to conventional grinders, extends tool and wheel life while making it safer and more comfortable to use. Rather than using a traditional backing flange, an auto-balancing flange is pressed onto the spindle; ball bearings automatically off- set out-of-balance conditions while the tool is in use, significantly reducing vibration, say company officials.
The unit also features a long-lasting 12.2-A motor, the most powerful in Metabo’s small angle grinder line. An improved and sonically balanced fan paired with improved venting and more efficient internal ducting has increased air flow over the motor by 15 percent, contributing to the tool’s long life. And, advanced electronic features include
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