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Tech Files

Tools

L.S. Starrett

Saint-Gobain Abrasives

Weiler

Tiger 2.0 Cutting, Grinding TENNAX-PRO Saw Blades "Norton for Aluminum"

Weiler Abrasives debuts the Tiger 2.0 L.S. Starrett Co. introduced TEN- Saint-Gobain Abrasives introduced zirconia alumina and aluminum oxide NAX-PRO Bi-Metal Band Saw Blades “Norton for Aluminum” Thin Wheels cutting, grinding and combo wheels. De- designed to cut challenging tubes, pipes, for the right angle cutting and grinding signed for demanding metal fabrication pro? les and structural shapes in both of aluminum and other non-ferrous soft industries like shipbuilding, pressure single pieces and bundles. Designed to metals. The wheels have a range of fea- vessel and heavy equipment fabrication, provide lower noise and vibration as tures and bene? ts including a 5/8"- 11" these abrasives help cut through inef? - well as improved cutting performance. hub for quick, tool-free wheel changes. ciencies, safety issues and labor short- Starrett TENNAX-PRO Band Saw Help ing to keep metal surfaces clean ages that prevent companies from doing Blades feature high-speed M-42 steel for defect-free, corrosion-free welding, their best work. In addition to offering teeth with a new special tooth geom- the new wheels have a contaminate-free fast cutting speed, Tiger 2.0 wheels last etry/ pro? le. The blades are available in bond which does not need any waxes or up to 40% longer. Tiger 2.0 wheels are widths of 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 2", and lubricants. The new wheels are avail- available in Type 1, Type 27 and Type 2 5/8", and can be used with manually able in 1/4" Grinding Type 27, 1/8" Cut- 28 options. These wheels range in size operated, gravitational, and hydraulic ting/ Notching/ Grinding Type 27, .045" from 4 to 9 inches and are intended for machinery, making them a versatile and Right Angle Cut-Off Types 01/41 and use on portable angle grinders. adaptable choice. 27/42, and Straight Cut-Off Type 01/41.

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Emuge-Franken USA

Lehmann Marine

PunchDrill Pneumatic 1/4-turn Actuators

Emuge-Franken USA introduced KSB Group launched a new gen-

PunchDrill, a new drill design offering eration of pneumatic 90° quarter-turn high feed drilling which doubles the feed actuators. The double-acting and sin- rate compared to standard drills without gle-acting pneumatic actuators of the

The CUBE Battery System increasing the axial force or spindle ACTAIR EVO and DYNACTAIR EVO Lehmann Marine debuts a marine bat- speed. PunchDrill reduces machining type series are designed for actuating all tery system to accompany its COBRA forces and optimizes chip-breaking, types of part-turn valves, such as butter- system. The air-cooled CUBE system producing cycle time savings of 50% or ? y valves, ball valves and plug valves. was developed, according to the manu- more when machining cast aluminum Applications include power generation, facturer, with a superior energy density alloys with at least 7% Si content and re? nery engineering and shipbuilding. that can be stacked ? exibly for optimum magnesium alloys. EMUGE PunchDrill The double-piston actuators can be op- use of space. Designed to be compact, is available in drilling depth ranges up erated with compressed air to ISO 8573- modular with an innovative air-cooling to approximately 8 x D, the nominal di- 1 from 3 to 8 bar. Maximum torque is technology, CUBE can be freely con? g- ameter range from 0.129" to 0.472" (3.3 8000 Nm for the double-acting type, ured in strings of up to 1,000 VDC; scal- mm to 12 mm). 4000 Nm for the single-acting variant. able from a few kWh to several MWh. www.emuge-franken-group.com https://www.ksb.com/en-global www.lehmann-marine.com 56 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • August 2023

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