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News Release from: FCI-Burndy | Subject: PATRIOT self-contained crimping solution
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 May 2002
Connector crimping tool is self
contained
A self-contained crimping tool for the contractor, utility and telecommunications markets, offers a faster crimp time, improved ergonomic design and an 18V Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) battery.
FCI, a leading manufacturer and provider of connector solutions to the industrial, energy, application tooling and automotive industries, introduces the newly designed Burndy PATRIOT (PAT750-18V) tool for the contractor, utility and telecommunications markets With a faster crimp time, improved ergonomic design, and an 18V Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) battery, the PATRIOT tool is a one-hand, self-contained crimping solution
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The PATRIOT is designed with the versatile Burndy Y750 tool head, allowing the user to reach tight spaces.
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The PATRIOT has a 12-ton output force, an audible "pop-off" and visual crimp indicator, and an ergonomically balanced design to lessen fatigue.
Burdy's PATRIOT incorporates a patent pending bearing and alignment guide for use with HYGROUND and other asymmetrical connectors.
Its high capacity 18V NiMH battery eliminates voltage depression, maximizing the number of crimps per charge.
FCI's new crimping tool uses standard Burndy "U" style dies, installs universal off-the-shelf connectors and includes a two-year limited warranty.
About FCI FCI, located in Manchester, NH, is the second largest connector manufacturer in the world, and provides reliable systems and OEM solutions to the telecommunications, data, industrial and instrumentation, energy, automotive, application tooling, and military/aerospace industries.
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