Processes

Air Options Inc. (www.Air-Options.com) offers compressed air dryers with advanced water removal technology that enables the dryers to maintain operating specifications with input temperatures as high as 250°F (121.1°C) and to accept temperatures as high as 350F (176.7°C) with no resulting damage.

Miller Electric Mfg. Co. (www.MillerWelds.com) offers the Miller Millermatic 180 all-in-one MIG welder that provides high power and smooth, spatter-free starts and can weld up to 0.3125-in. mild steel in a single pass.

MK Products (www.mkproducts.com) has introduced the CobraMig 400P pulsed MIG welding power source that works with the Cobramatic wire feed push-pull technology.

Weldcraft (www.weldcraft.com) has designed its AK-150 Modular Flex (AK-150MF) to provide maximum flexibility on a range of TIG applications. The all-in-one kit allows operators to convert standard 17F or 17FV TIG torches into 20 different torch styles using an existing cable.

Consumables

American Torch Tip (www.attcusa.com) has introduced a full line of High Definition electrodes for use in all highamperage plasma applications. The electrodes hold tolerances to within ±0005 in. for critical tolerances.

Select-Arc Inc. (www.select-arc.com) has introduced the SelectWear 58 and SelectWear 58-GV electrodes that give welders the option of flat and horizontal or all-position welding for hard-surfacing applications.

Equipment

Alemite Corp. (www.alemite.com) has expanded its line of hose reels with new high capacity modular reels that allow users to select reel width, swivel size and mounting location of motor and swivel.

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricating (www.bauerweld.com) has increased its capacity for providing tube bending, tube fabrication and welding services with the acquisition of a tube laser from BLM Adige. Bauer said the tube cutting system is the fastest in the Upper Midwest with processing capabilities of up to 6-in. O.D. round tubing and 4-in. square tubing.

Belden (www.belden.com) offers PLTC Circuit Integrity cables that are designed to survive of up to two hours and to enable controlled shutdown in circuitry related to missioncritical processes in the event of a fire.

Cincinnati Inc. (www.e-ci.com) has introduced the CL850 laser cutting system with a Windows XP Pro PC-based control that enables operators with minimal training and PC experience to run the cutting system by simply following intuitive screen menus. The cutting system has 5,000 W of power, a 10,000 in.-per-minute linear motor drive and, the company said, the industry's strongest platform.

Coxreels (www.coxreels.com) has introduced the heavyduty LG (Little Giant) series for tubing and air/water applications. The reel has low pull tension to reduce the chance of stretching tubing and mounts to any horizontal or vertical flat surface.

Dynabrade Inc. (www.Dynabrade.com) offers the inflatable DynaWheel for concentrated grinding on stainless steel and other materials. The wheel comes with a composite hub for lightweight handling or an aluminum hub for added strength and durability.

Esco Tool (www.escotool.com) has designed its Mongoose Millhog right-angle-drive inside-diameter clamping endprep tool to be capable of performing any angle of prep on water wall boiler tubes, especially in tight spaces.

The Flexaust Co. Inc. (www.flexaust.com) offers it Flexadux T-7W medium-weight black thermoplastic rubber hose with a safety yellow external polypropylene wear strip that is good for fume and dust removal.

Great Lakes Air Systems (www.robovent.com) offers RoboVent air filtration systems for manual and automatic welding stations that ensure ensure compliance with OSHA's new, five micrograms of hexavalent chromium —Cr(VI) — regulation.

Metabo Corp. (www.metabousa.com) offers its W6-115 4.5-in. angle grinder that weighs only 4.5 lb (2.04 kg) and has a small-diameter grip making it comfortable and easyto-use in a variety of applications.

MG Systems and Welding Inc. (www.mg-systems-welding.com) has introduced the OL200 plasma lifter with contact-sense height sensing and a magnetic collision sensor to protect the torch during normal cutting conditions.

Miller Electric Mfg. Co. (www.millerwelds.com) offers the wheeled Miller Travel Pak for transporting a Maxstar 150 TIG/Stick welder and related equipment.

Olympus NDT Inc. (www.olympusNDT.com) has introduced the Nortec 500 Series portable eddy-current flaw detectors for weld and surface flaw detection in non-ferrous applications.

Pinpoint Laser Systems (www.pinlaser.com) has introduced its Microgage 2D machine for precision measuring, machine alignment, calibration and other demanding applications.

Rex-Cut Products Inc. (www.rexcut.com) said its new Fusion Flap Disc is layered with abrasive and surface conditioning materials so users can grind and finish in one operation.

Rotor Clamp Inc. (www.rotorclip.com) has introduced the CTL Bowl for pre-installing high volumes of constant tension light band clamps (CTLs) onto hoses.

Thermadyne Industries Inc. (www.Thermadyne.com) said its Tweco flexible conductor tube is a series of mechanical connections that allow gradual bending of the tube to any angle from straight out of a MIG gun to a maximum of 80 degrees.

Triton Power (www.tritonpower.com) has introduced the quiet-running 29 kW John Deere mobile generator set with trailer. The generator comes with a two-year/1,500 hour limited warranty, aluminum enclosure and a built-in fuel tank allowing up to 48 hours of run time.

Trumpf Inc. (www.us.trumpf.com) says its new VectorMark 5 HP workstation is well suited for high-speed engraving, marking of plastics and annealing of metals where pulse-to-pulse stability is crucial.

Turck (www.turck.com) offers DeviceNet cables with thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) jackets making them impervious to welding slag build up.

Universal Laser Systems Inc. (www.ulsinc.com or www.versalaser.com) said a new version of its desktop-sized VersaLaser computer-controlled CO2 laser cutting, marking and engraving system includes a materials-based print driver that automatically calculates power, speed and other system settings.

Safety and regulation

Galeton (www.galeton.com) has introduced top-grain cowhide Gel-Padded Palm Rough Rider gloves that provide a comfortable, shock-absorbing grip without compromising dexterity. Each glove is sewn with an inset, keystone thumb and bound with leather at the cuff.

North Safety Products (www.northsafety.com) has introduced the SC01 Convert-A-Cap head protector that converts any baseball cap into a piece of protective headgear offering light-duty head protection.

Western Enterprises (www.WesternEnterprises.com) has announced that its nickel-plated brass Caliber Flashback Arrestors are for use in oxy-fuel cutting or welding.