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tions to the market place resulting in lower sales. “Battery-powered tools are ﬁnding their way into the market place in speciﬁc rail grinding applications,” said Birkholz. “The volume of maintenance work in our industry is creating a higher demand for power hand tools.” Railquip, inc., supplies the industry with several hand-operated inspection devices such as the MessRegCDM, the MessRegPTP and the SPG 2. The MessRegCDM provides a fullyautomated measurement every 5mm and can be transported and operated by a single person. The MessRegPTP offers point-to-point data capturing and manually measures track gauge, cant, ﬂangeway clearance, back-to-back distance, check-rail-gauge and twist. The SPG 2 allows the operator to inspect the rail for longitudinal and transverse ﬂaws in a single pass. Its aluminum components make for a lightweight tool and it comes with the USM 25 ultrasonic ﬂaw detector with state-of-the-art LCD technology. Stanley Railroad Products is actively engaged in expanding its entire line of track maintenance products and is committed to working with the rail industry to discover new technologies for sparkless rail grinding and cutting. “We are exploring various new grinding and cutting technologies to eliminate sparks that cause ﬁres costing millions of dollars,” said Deborah Geisler, product line manager at Stanley. “In the interim of our new sparkless grinding and cutting tools, we are now offering improved spark guards for our frog and proﬁle grinders.” According to Stanley, its new RDG15100 Gas Rail Drill features a new generation of engine that has the lowest emissions and noise of any engine built of its size. The RDG15 drill will utilize Stanley’s wide array of rail templates, guide assemblies and annular cutters. The drill also has a unique screw feed mechanism Emphasis on growth Hand-held inspection that gives enhanced feed control at the operator’s ﬁnger tips and provides an extended life of the drill cutters. “First quarter 2009 we will be releasing our new 10-ton weld shear that is powerful and lightweight, weighing less than 90 pounds,” said Geisler. “Our in-line handle on the hand pump model eliminates rocking of the shear on the rail during operation and maintains blade alignment for high quality ﬁnished welds with its self-locking hold-downs. The replaceable rollers ensure a smooth travel and alignment of blades.” With its emphasis on growth, Stanley continues to put safety and ergonomics at the top of its design priorities. Geisler points to Stanley’s strict guidelines governing the safe operation of its tools and accessories. “In the current unstable ﬁnancial world, our biggest issue is ﬁnding innovative ways that will help the railways improve safety and become more efﬁcient in their track maintenance efforts while containing their costs,” said Geisler. www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures December 2008 33 http://www.rtands.com

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