TPT January 2014

Technology News

Compact press tool RIDGID’S pressing solutions enable contractors to make reliable, water- tight connections to copper, stainless steel, multilayer and PEX tubing in as little as four seconds. The RP 340 is the company’s latest press tool innovation. The Ridgid RP 340 press tool is 30 per cent smaller and 17 per cent lighter than its predecessor, while offering a 25 per cent longer service life. For maximum flexibility, an interchangeable power source allows the RP 340 to be operated as a corded and battery-powered tool. The compact RP 340 is 33cm long and weighs just 3.76kg, and supports connections up to 108mm. The detachable corded power adapter can be replaced with new advanced lithium batteries (2.0A or 4.0A), allowing contractors to carry out more work per

tool and they can move swiftly from job to job. That’s what the RP 340 is all about. It’s smaller, lighter, and runs off corded or battery – exactly what contractors need to get the job done quicker.” As part of the launch of the RP 340, Ridgid has created a dedicated webpage (www.ridgid.eu/340), which explains in more detail the benefits and applications of the tool. Ridgid markets its tools and equipment in more than 140 countries. The company’s range of more than 300 types of tool serves the rental, plumbing, HVAC/R, utility, industrial, electrical, petroleum, institutional, commercial and hardware markets.

charge. The RP 340 is compatible with standard series pressing jaws from Ridgid and other manufacturers. It only requires recalibration after up to 42,000 cycles. Microprocessor-controlled cycles ensure a reliable press and watertight connection. Other features of the RP 340 include an LED status indicator and warning light; white LED work light to illuminate workspaces; nylon straps for attaching a security harness; on/off button for disabling the tool; and an extreme- temperature sensor to prevent the tool from operating outside acceptable limits (-10°C to 50°C / 14°F to 122°F). Enver Celik, product manager at Ridgid, commented, “Ask any contractor and they’ll tell you bulky tools can really slow them down. But give them a smaller

Ridgid – Belgium Website: www.ridgid.eu

Easy handling in the pipeline with Combilift

and warehouse. 4-way capability enables space-saving sideways travel with loads resting on the platform for greater stability and safer manoeuvring in confined spaces. Two smaller Combilifts complete the lineup: the award winning compact counterbalance design 4-way Combi- CB was designed for operations that need to handle a mix of palletised and long loads and is now available with a load capacities of up to 4t. Combilift’s new Combi-WR4 Walkie Reach, which makes its Tube premiere in 2014, is a very compact and manoeuvrable multidirectional reach stacker and the company’s first pedestrian truck. It can handle both long loads and pallets in very narrow aisles and is the only truck of its kind able to work in aisle widths of 2m pallet to pallet. A further major advantage from a safety point of view is that the operator can remain at the side of the unit rather than between the rear and the racking when placing and picking in the aisles.

Two models from Combilift’s original core C Series will be on show – a 4t C4000 and a larger heavier duty 8t C8000. These robust trucks have for years been the forklift of choice for companies dealing with long tube product: their ability to work inside and out and on uneven terrain in all weathers makes them robust and reliable workhorses for universal applications in the yard

COMBILIFT manufactures a wide range of customised handling solutions with capacities ranging from 1.5 to over 30 tons, which are designed for the safe and space-saving handling and storage of the large and bulky loads typically handled in the tube and pipe sector. The four exhibits on stand 6G 23 at Tube Düsseldorf are just a small selection of the products on offer from Combilift which it exports to over 75 countries.

Combilift Ltd – Ireland Email: info@combilift.com Website: www.combilift.com

Safe, space-saving handling and storage from Combilift

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