New Products
Finishing
Tough Coat resists scratches, abrasions
Trinar TC (Tough Coat) is a new PFOA-free PVDF coil coating system that provides increased scratch, abrasion and stain resistance across diverse applications, including metal roofing, building and construction forms. AkzoNobel formulated Trinar TC to strengthen product performance and hardness, providing increased resistance to abrasions and scratches during and after transport, fabrication and installation. It also offers improved stain resistance and durability, enabling it to withstand harsh conditions and keep the structure looking new and clean over time.
Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 614/294+3361, coilcoatings.akzonobel.com.
Material Handling
Forklift for flexible warehouse tasks
The Aisle Master-OP is a stand-on electric-powered forklift that combines the advantages of a narrow-aisle articulated forklift and an order picker for versatile operation in warehouse applications. The vehicle features a step-through operator compartment. A low floor height of just 11 inches enables single step access from both sides of the truck. That speeds up order picking, compared to the operator having to rise from a seated position. The truck retains all the advantages of the conventional Aisle Master—use both indoor and outdoors, for loading and offloading and stock replenishment.
Combilift, Greensboro, North Carolina, 877/266-2456, combilift.com.
Plasma cutting
Pointed geometry allows wide angles
Consumables for the MaxPro200 LongLife air and oxygen plasma-cutting system are designed for mechanized, robotic and handheld cutting, have an aggressive pointed geometry so the plasma torch can tilt to an angle of up to 66.5 degrees. Steep mechanized beveling, tube and pipe cutting, structural steel work, pressure vessel construction are among the applications for this product. Operators can more easily see what they are cutting and access beam flanges and sections with limited clearance more readily. The extreme bevel consumables are available for both air and oxygen cutting at 130 and 200 amps.
Hypertherm, Hanover, New Hampshire, 603/643-3441, hypertherm.com.
Robotic Attachments
Tool changing kits
The CRX-Ready End-Effector Kit includes options for automatic tool changing, force sensing and material removal. It enables assembly, machine tending, part inspection and surface preparation. The kit contains everything needed to get Fanuc CRX cobot applications up and running.
ATI Industrial Automation, Apex, North Carolina, 919/772-0115, ati-ia.com.