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News Release from: Metabo | Subject: 6in angle grinder/cut-off machine
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 July 2006
Six inch grinder has non-lock paddle
safety switch
A 6in angle grinder/cut-off machine with a non-locking paddle switch increases user safety by turning the grinder off when dropped, and positions the user's hand far from the grinding wheel.
Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, now offers a new 6in angle grinder/cut-off machine with a non-locking paddle switch Typical users of the WEP14-150 Quick include welders, sprinkler fitters, pipe fitters, plumbers, steam fitters, mechanical contractors and those involved in metal fabrication and the mechanical trades
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The WEP14-150 Quick's new non-locking paddle-switch increases user safety by automatically turning the grinder off when dropped, and its safe design positions the user's hand far from the grinding wheel.
In addition to user safety, the electronic grinder also amplifies user productivity with Metabo's Tacho-Constamatic (TC) speed stabilization.
TC electronics enable the grinder to work at nearly 100% of the no-load speed (9,000 rev/min) right up to the grinder's full rated amp load (12A).
The angle grinder/cut-off machine is also equipped with Metabo's 'Quick' wheel change system, which allows tool-less wheel changes; a safety clutch, which allows the operator to maintain control of the tool in the event of a jam; a Vibratech anti-vibration handle that reduces vibration by 60%; and overload protection, which shuts the tool down when it detects overheating.
Maximum torque for the grinder is 31in.lb and it weighs 5.6 lb.
The WEP14-150 Quick features current interruption protection, a user friendly spindle lock, a low-profile aluminum die cast gear housing, an electronic winding temperature monitor with LED display, and auto-stop carbon brushes.
* About Metabo - Metabo, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has international headquarters in Nurtingen, Germany and USA headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
The company has focused its product development on technological advancements in electronic circuitry and mechanical design, which has resulted in high performance, durable electric power tools.
The name Metabo is German for 'metal-boring' (Metalbohren - Ed), symbolic of the first tool - a metal-boring tool - manufactured by the company in 1924.
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