Railway Track & Structures 12/07

Hand-held tools common goal. New technologies, developments and assistance with training by suppliers will help bring safety to all aspects of the industry during these changing times,” said Hellkamp. He continued, “Safe, efficient and costeffective products are what the railroads are looking for from all manufacturers. Communication is essential to know what has to change to be a provider of these products to them. Teamwork between both railroad customer and Matweld, Inc., as a manufacturer/supplier has been and is still the best method for us to step up and meet the challenges of these ever-changing needs.” reduce vibrations to the operator during cutting and a new silencer that has reduced noise levels during cutting. Al Reynolds, general sales manager at Modern Track Machinery, notes the company has experienced increased blade performance in the 14-inch model recently introduced to the market. The 16-inch version will be available shortly. “Safety is paramount in the railroad industry. The Stihl saw is an example of the importance we stress to offering the safest products available,” said Reynolds. “We are always interested to work with customers on new developments. We recently developed a hydraulic Safelock III clip remover to replace the manual tool. This was driven by the customer based on safety.” hydraulic accessories and special tools and equipment. Among Power Team’s hand-held tools is its family of lightweight hand pumps. The P19L and P59L pumps have aluminum reservoirs and come with ergonomically-designed handles with nonslip grips. The pumps offer a two-stage operation, with an unloading valve designed to provide greater efficiency and less handle effort for the operator. PortaCo PortaCo, Inc., has developed several new tools for the rail industry, including a lag driver, clip installers, tie clip removers and an anti-vibration impact wrench; all include the use of PortaCo’s stand-up handle design, whip hoses and couplers. “The lag driver, with its high-torque and smooth performance, efficiently installs and removes screw spikes and lag bolts of all types,” said Tim Wilson, president of PortaCo. “The tie clip installers and tie clip removers easily Modern Track Machinery Geismar, Modern Track Machinery’s parent company, has worked directly with Stihl to develop a new abrasive rail saw with the customer in mind. It has a patented cyclonic air filtration system that reduces filter maintenance by 50 percent, a patented Comfort Cushion™ system to Power Team Power Team manufactures precisionquality, high-pressure hydraulic products, which include pumps, cylinders, valves, clamping components, related www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures December 2007 31 http://www.rtands.com

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Railway Track & Structures - December 2007 Contents On Track Industry Today Supplier News AREMA News NRC News TTCI R&D Hand-Held Tools Provide the Power to Get Big Jobs Done AREMA C&S Update Striving to Solve the Riddle of Wheel Climb RTA Stages Warm Gathering in Sunny Florida in October Products and Literature People Calendar Website Directory Advertisers Index Sales Representatives Professional Directory Classified Advertising Chicago Perspective

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