Tools for Panel Builders

AutomationDirect: CHANNELLOCK Pliers, Tool Sets, Wiring Tools, and Adjustable Wrenches
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AutomationDirect: CHANNELLOCK Pliers, Tool Sets, Wiring Tools, and Adjustable Wrenches

AutomationDirect has added CHANNELLOCK tools, which are designed with strength and durability in mind. CHANNELLOCK tools are made in the USA with high-carbon USA steel. The CHANNELLOCK straight jaw pliers feature undercut tongue-and-groove channels to prevent slipping, and Griplock jaw tongue-and-groove pliers have an offset head for greater leverage with patented SAFE-T-STOP technology to prevent pinching. CHANNELLOCK long nose pliers, with a crosshatch tooth pattern and narrow nose profile, and slip joint pliers, with a serrated jaw and an added wire cutting shear, are perfect for soft wire.

Banner Engineering: S4B Remote Fixed Blanking Configuration Tool – Easily “Disable” Specific Beams That Would Otherwise Be Continually Blocked by a Stationary Object
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Banner Engineering: S4B Remote Fixed Blanking Configuration Tool – Easily “Disable” Specific Beams That Would Otherwise Be Continually Blocked by a Stationary Object

Quickly configure portions of an S4B Safety Light Curtain’s sensing field to ignore fixed objects such as brackets, tooling, or part supports with Banner’s Remote Fixed Blanking Configuration Tool. A simple turn of a key performs fast teaching or reteaching of the light curtains or cascades, providing machine safety without complex programming or redesigning processes to accommodate these objects.

Phoenix Contact: Zero-Cut Block for DIN Rail Cutters – Fast and Precise Cuts for DIN Rail Perforation Alignment
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Phoenix Contact: Zero-Cut Block for DIN Rail Cutters – Fast and Precise Cuts for DIN Rail Perforation Alignment

Phoenix Contact’s new zero-cut block optimizes tedious measuring when aligning perforation holes in DIN rail. The accessory to the DIN rail cutters enables quick, repeatable cuts, reducing errors and waste and saving time. An adjustable slide makes it easy to set zero-cut conditions for a fast, efficient cutting process. The adapter is designed for perforated DIN rail types NS 35/7,5, NS 35/15, and NS 15.

AutomationDirect: Bondhus Hex and Torx Tools Sets
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AutomationDirect: Bondhus Hex and Torx Tools Sets

AutomationDirect has added Bondhus hex and Torx tools, which are precision machined in the USA with a proprietary high-torque steel for reliable, long-lasting service life. Hex-end L-key sets have chamfered tool tips to eliminate burrs and provide a proper seat. Ball-end L-key sets insert at a 25° angle, allowing for superior torque transfer and natural wrist movement, ideal for hard-to-reach places. Torx L-key sets are designed for more torque and can be used on Torx and star screws.

Pfannenberg Highlights PQF Premium Quick Filter for Easy Filter Maintenance
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Pfannenberg Highlights PQF Premium Quick Filter for Easy Filter Maintenance

Pfannenberg, Inc. highlights its PQF Premium Quick Filter, ideal for managing particulates and oily mist on critical equipment. Typical internal metal filter systems require equipment downtime to clean and maintain. The PQF Filter affixes externally, acting as a first line of defense for critical equipment and eliminating the need for maintenance downtime. Oily and dusty buildup is a leading contributor to system failures as buildup reduces airflow and causes system overheating. The PQF Premium Quick Filter has helped Pfannenberg customers reduce their aluminum filter maintenance to two or fewer times per year—allowing businesses to allocate technician resources for other critical needs.

AutomationDirect: Wera Multi-Bit Driver & Hex Keys
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AutomationDirect: Wera Multi-Bit Driver & Hex Keys

AutomationDirect has added more top-of-the-line Wera tool options to their continuously growing Tool and Test Equipment lineup. New tool sets include maintenance sets, a Joker self-setting/self-adjusting wrench set, a Tool-Check PLUS socket/driver bit set, and Kraftform Kompakt multi-bit screwdriver sets. Screwdriver additions include Kraftform Micro precision screwdriver sets, Kraftform Kompakt multi-bit screwdriver sets and multi-bit handles. More torque screwdrivers including Kraftform Safe-Torque compact adjustable torque screwdrivers and an adjustable torque screwdriver with pistol handle.

Teledyne FLIR Expands Ex Pro-Series Thermography Cameras for Quick and Effective Inspections 
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Teledyne FLIR Expands Ex Pro-Series Thermography Cameras for Quick and Effective Inspections 

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has recently announced the focus-free FLIR E5 Pro and FLIR E6 Pro cameras, providing a larger 3.5-inch touchscreen display along with access to FLIR Ignite Cloud connectivity within the same point-and-shoot, pistol-grip form factor as legacy Ex-Series thermal cameras. The versatile cameras are designed primarily for close-up, professional-grade mechanical, building, and electrical thermal inspection scenarios. These include detecting water intrusion, air leaks, electrical connections, temperature differentials between equipment, and impending equipment failure.

RS PRO Planned Maintenance Solutions Keep Production Lines up and Costs Down
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RS PRO Planned Maintenance Solutions Keep Production Lines up and Costs Down

RS offers an extensive selection of RS PRO brand products essential for planned maintenance processes. Planned maintenance, a basic form of preventative maintenance also referred to as scheduled maintenance, is an inescapable element of every industrial production process. Organizations in virtually every sector of the industrial market — ranging from process and discrete manufacturers to energy and utility and facility and intralogistics companies — must engage in regular maintenance, like lubricating and tightening moving parts and replacing worn out components, to ensure machines operate at peak performance and meet production and service goals.

Weidmuller: New PowerCrimper Vario Offers High Flexibility and Security
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Weidmuller: New PowerCrimper Vario Offers High Flexibility and Security

Weidmuller USA has recently introduced the PowerCrimper Vario, a semi-automated machine with a purely electrical-powered drive for high process flexibility and security in applications that require durable crimping connections. “Reliable, secure crimp connections are essential for ensuring maximum productivity in field operations,” said Carlus Hicks, Director Cabinet Products Division with Weidmuller USA.

AutomationDirect: Additional Wiha Screwdrivers, Nutdrivers, Tool Storage, and More
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AutomationDirect: Additional Wiha Screwdrivers, Nutdrivers, Tool Storage, and More

AutomationDirect has added a wide assortment of world-renowned Wiha tools to their ever-expanding Tool and Test Equipment lineup. These new additions include various types of standard, insulated, electric, and precision screwdrivers, multi-bit drivers, nutdrivers, standard and insulated t-handle hex keys, wing and flag handle torx keys, tool pouches, tool bags, tool backpacks, many tool set choices, and much more. Wiha tools are built with top-quality materials, ergonomically designed, and engineered with safety and durability in mind to ensure long-lasting, reliable, and safe operation.

RS PRO Control Panel Products Improve Automation Efficiency
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RS PRO Control Panel Products Improve Automation Efficiency

RS offers an extensive selection of RS PRO brand control panel products ideally suited for improving automation efficiency and overcoming common challenges in applications extending throughout the industrial market. Companies in the energy, utilities, and process manufacturing industries are under immense pressure to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability and deliver value in the face of market challenges ranging from supply chain disruptions, rising energy costs, and inflation to skilled labor shortages, unplanned downtime, and the persistent need to continually enhance customer and employee experiences to better retain both.

Cembre: Thermal Transfer Printer Offers Freedom to Print Everywhere
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Cembre: Thermal Transfer Printer Offers Freedom to Print Everywhere

MARKINGENIUS®MG4 is Cembre’s newest solution for identification and labeling requirements designed to offer a high quality and long-lasting print for text logos electrical symbols QR codes and all kinds of vector images. Equipped with a ribbon save system, a useful function that allows you to consume only the ribbon needed for printing. This increases autonomy and…

DuraLabel Demonstrates Versatile Sign and Label Print System at AUTOMATE 2024
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DuraLabel Demonstrates Versatile Sign and Label Print System at AUTOMATE 2024

DuraLabel, the industry leader in visual safety communication, will present new industrial safety innovations including the new  Kodiak Max, the world’s easiest-to-use sign and label print system, along with powerful industrial sign and labeling software LabelForge PRO. Come see how to bring facility and worksite signs and labels in-house and customize them for your safety, compliance, and…

icotek: New KBH Holder for Hook-And-Loop Tapes
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icotek: New KBH Holder for Hook-And-Loop Tapes

Introducing the KBH holder from icotek. Hook-and-loop tape holders serve as holders for hook-and-loop cable ties, which can be mounted quickly and easily in a variety of ways. These holders can be used in combination with hook-and-loop cable ties KLKB and hook-and-loop tape KLB. The KBH can be installed very quickly: the KBH-R with a 90° twist lock on profiles from Bosch Rexroth, MiniTec, item, MayTec, 80/20 and Rittal and the KBH-S with universal screw installation. There are also self-adhesive versions (KBH-KS) as well as versions for mounting on C-rails and top hat rails.

Brady: M211 Portable Bluetooth Label Printer
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Brady: M211 Portable Bluetooth Label Printer

Design. Preview. Print. All from your phone. The M211 portable Bluetooth label printer is a tough, compact labeler that belongs on any jobsite. Seamlessly design, preview and print labels right from Brady’s Express Labels Mobile app for iOS and Android. Create custom labels from your phone’s familiar keyboard via ultra strong BLE Bluetooth technology. Maximize on-site efficiency — import data, save and share files with ease. Plus, get more done with 22 barcode/QR code types, 85 fonts and over 1400 symbols.

AutomationDirect: New JOKARI Cable/Wire Dismantling and Stripping Tools
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AutomationDirect: New JOKARI Cable/Wire Dismantling and Stripping Tools

AutomationDirect has added new JOKARI cable/wire stripping and dismantling tools designed for the easy removal of cable jackets and wire insulation. These ergonomic tools are available for various AWG sizes and in automatic, heavy-duty, multi-purpose, and precision models. JOKARI self-adjusting stripping pliers provide ease of use, durability, an ergonomic design, and support round cable, flat cable, and sensor/actuator cable stripping.