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New masonry products for September 2014

Words: Dan Kamys

Next Generation Lad-Saf X2 Detachable Cable Sleeve

Capital Safety
Red Wing, Minn.

Capital Safety introduces the Lad-Saf X2 Detachable Cable Sleeve, a cable sleeve designed to be used as part of the complete Lad-Saf Flexible Cable Ladder Safety System. The sleeve offers hands-free climbing, automatically following the user during ascent or descent, and one-handed cable attachment or detachment for fast, easy and safe connections. Its lightweight, stainless-steel construction offers added durability and longevity to the sleeve. The Lad-Saf X2 sleeve has a mechanical system and a supplementary inertia system.

www.capitalsafety.com

Pheumatic Rotary Hammer Drill

CS Unitec, Inc.
Norwalk, Conn.

Pheumatic Rotary Hammer Drill
Pheumatic Rotary Hammer Drill
CS Unitec's 2 2404 0010 Pneumatic Rotary Hammer Drill uses SDS-Plus solid carbide-tipped masonry bits for anchor and through holes up to one inch in diameter in concrete and up to three inches in diameter in brick and block. It delivers up to 3,000 blows per minute. The drill easily converts to straight rotary drilling for holes up to a ½-inch diameter in steel; up to ¾-inch in wood. A special water flushing attachment suppresses sparks and dust. The 0.7 HP motor uses 21 cfm at 90 PSI. Hydraulic models also are available.

www.csunitec.com

‘Build Your Own Hat’ App

Honeywell
Orlando

‘Build Your Own Hat’ App
‘Build Your Own Hat’ App
Honeywell has launched Build Your Own Hat, a web-based application that enables customers and distributors to fully customize hard hats from the complete selection of Fibre-Metal and North brand safety caps. Visitors can select a hat style, color, suspension and graphic. A dedicated Honeywell customer service team supports the application by answering questions, fulfilling orders and ensuring complete customer satisfaction. Build Your Own Hat offers a 360-degree, rotating product view, and side-by-side comparisons of up to three custom caps.

www.honeywellsafety.com/myhardhats

HPS Schönox bringing speed to Globalshop

HPS Schönox
Florence, Ala.

HPS Schönox bringing speed to Globalshop
HPS Schönox bringing speed to Globalshop
HPS Schönox has assembled a product system focused on the quick turnarounds required for flooring installations in the retail sector. From priming to subfloor leveling and on to flooring installation, Schönox now has a product group designed for speed. Schönox KH Fix primer, ZM Rapid self-leveling compound, and Roll and Go LVT adhesive make up the retail-focused product lineup. KH Fix primer dries quickly allowing floor leveling compounds to be applied in roughly 10 to 60 minutes. ZM Rapid is suitable for leveling cement and gypsum based substrates, drying in 1.5 to 2 hours after application.

www.hpsubfloors.com

DC 6000 Dust Collector

Husqvarna
Olathe, Kan.

DC 6000 Dust Collector
DC 6000 Dust Collector
With the DC 6000, Husqvarna now has a dust management system with advanced cyclone technology, which enables high air flow and high productivity while leaving less dust on the floor. The new system matches Husqvarna’s Dual Drive grinding machines, the Husqvarna PG 820 and PG 680. The Husqvarna DC 6000 will replace the DC 5500, a vacuum cleaner with a traditional two-filter system. The patented double shell cyclone technology with automatic filter cleaning takes the DC 6000 to the next level.

www.husqvarnagroup.com
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