Railway Track & Structures - December 2008 - (Page 24)

Big job D espite the slumping world-wide economy, 2008 has brought steady demand to hand-held tool manufacturers. Hand-held tool users are focused on revitilizing existing infrastructure and manufacturers are focused on developing safe, ergonomic, efﬁcient, cost-effective tools. anticipate this to continue even though there may be a slowdown in new construction with our major customers. Maintenance requirements continue to be unhindered by the economic downturn and, this in turn, helps the demand for our hand tools,” said R. M. Magnuson, president of AirBoss. “2008 has been a difﬁcult year for everyone,” said Chris Drew, vice president of sales at Cembre Inc. “But Cembre has seen growth and we continue to develop and increase our sales force to give our customers the conﬁdence in our products and company. We have relocated to a larger facility of 18,000 square feet, which offers better levels of stock and Small tools North American rail market offers tools that are lightweight, adaptable, efﬁcient and, above all, safe. Hougen’s RailMaster™ Hydraulic Power Feed Rail Drill by Mischa Wanek-Libman, managing editor AirBoss Railway Products, Inc., offers a clip-removal tool, clip-pull-on tool for the installation of AirBoss spring clips and a rail manipulator for lateral manipulation of the rail within the railseat. “In a nutshell, AirBoss’ business has been all right, with no major upturns or downturns. Our tool business remains steady with no major downturns. We Steady demand New facility, new tools reinforces our commitment to the North American market.” The larger facility isn’t the only thing new at Cembre, as the company is developing an electric impact wrench that produces equal amounts of torque as the Cembre NR-11P gas machine at 1,327 ft. lbs. Drew notes that customers are interested in lowering emissions in order to reach standards set by the transit authorities and city policies. “As a result, Cembre is developing this electric-powered equipment to supply customer demands for newer, safer and environmentally-friendly tooling,” said Drew. “Ergonomics and technology play a large role in the design and application of Cembre tools in order for the work to get done safely and with conﬁdence,” said Tim Sanfratello, marketing and sales for Cembre. “When it comes to ergonomics, Cembre tools are balanced for greater control and cause minimal vibration for operator comfort and longer use. New technological advances in tooling allow the machine to do more work and jobs get done safely and efﬁciently. Accessory 24 Railway Track & Structures December 2008 www.rtands.com http://www.rtands.com

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Railway Track & Structures - December 2008 Contents On Track Industry Today Supplier News AREMA News NRC News TTCI R&D Hand-Held Tools Continue Big Role in Railroad Engineering AREMA C&S Moving Ahead Optimizing Winter Speed Restrictions RTA 2008 Conference Makes Splash in Savannah, Ga. Products and Literature People Calendar Sales Representatives Advertisers Index Website Directory Professional Directory Classified Advertising Chicago Perspective

Railway Track & Structures - December 2008

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