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Weld-Cleaning Brush
Weiler Corp., Cresco, PA, has added a new 4.5-in. Roughneck to its line of high-performance stringer-bead brushes, designed specifically for use on 4.5-in. mini-grinders. Traditionally, welders and fabricators using 4.5-in.angle grinders have been limited to 4-in.-dia. stringer- bead wheels for surface preparation, root-pass weld cleaning and interpass weld cleaning. This new Roughneck brush is designed for optimum cleaning action and product life on small angle grinders, and features a high knot count and short trim length. The design report- edly results in a 35-percent improve- ment in cleaning action, as much as 20 percent less wire loss and a 50-per- cent boost in brush life compared to a 4-in. stringer- bead brush.
The new Roughneck is available with carbon-steel or Type 302 stainless-steel wire, with a variety of arbor-hole options. Weiler Corp.: 800/835-9999; www.weilercorp.com
Vacuum Lifter for Coil Handling
An air-powered, below-the-hook vac- uum lifter, designed specifically for lift- ing sheetmetal coils to 4-ft. dia., has been introduced by Anver Corp., Hudson, MA. The Anver VPFL-4 vacuum lifter has an X-style frame with adjustable suc- tion pads and spring suspension. Fea- turing a circular perimeter guard for added protection, the lifter provides continuous vacuum to the suction pads and has an adjustable handle with inte- grated controls.
Designed for safety, the unit also is equipped with a VLS-8 vacuum leakage
sensor, powered independently by a 9-v lithium battery, which sets itself to the vacuum system’s peak vacuum level and displays it on an LCD in front of the operator. If a 10-percent or greater vac- uum loss or leakage occurs, the sensor triggers a loud horn and signals the LED warning light to begin to flash. Anver Corp.: 800/654-3500; www.anver.com
Stamping-Scrap Conveyor Redesigned for In-Floor Retrofits
Prab, Kalamazoo, MI, has developed an innovative offset-trough design for its ScrapVeyor stamping-scrap conveyor to meet the unique space requirements for retrofit in-floor applications. While tra- ditional in-floor designs of the ScrapVeyor have utilized a flat or symmetrical V-style trough design, the new offset design allows the conveyor to fit within tighter spaces. It allows the conveyor to fit within an existing in-floor pit, to achieve significant installation savings for the cus- tomer, say company officials.
The ScrapVeyor is a fully automated conveyor that uses positive discharge to ensure zero carryover. Its leak-proof con- struction retains 100 percent of cut- ting fluids as it transfers scrap up to 300 ft. in above-floor and in-floor applica- tions. Larger rollers keep the flighted chain on track, while rotating flight cams provide minimum friction for cool, pro- longed operation.
Discharge options include standard chute, automatic or manual pivoting swivel chutes, as well as an automatic or manual tipping chute for use with sin- gle, dual or full-size trailers or railcars. Prab: 800/968-7722; www.prab.com
New Products
All-Electric Small-Diameter Tube Bender
The new compact, all-electric, multi-tool Smart tube-bending machine from BLM Group USA, Wixom, MI, bends small-diameter tubes to a maximum OD of 1.12 in. Fit the machine with automatic load/unload units for extended periods of untended operation. The 12-axis tube bender can produce complex tubular components in a single cycle, including a combi-
nation of left- and right-hand
bends, conventional and vari-
able-radius bends, multi-radius,
tight and compound bends.
Accuracy: ± 0.00196 in. x-
axis, ± 0.05 deg. y and z-axes.
Easy-to-use 3D graphical pro-
gramming software provides real-time sim-
ulation of the bending operation and automatically corrects for possible colli-
sion points. It selects the optimum machine parameters for the cycle, maximizing productivity and quality while minimizing operator involvement and changeover time. The system also permits offline programming.
Fully digital connections of the motors allow users to obtain diagnostic informa- tion about each machine component, helping to ensure optimal machine performance and minimal downtime.
BLM Group: 248/560.0080; www.blmgroup.com
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