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 Devcon
Floor-patching system
Ultra Quartz resists damage from chemicals and abrasion. Users can trowel it to a smooth, non-porous finish. It attains a compression strength of 9,000 psi. Users can build it up to a 1-inch thickness on damaged or pitted concrete floors. It will not sag, drip, or run, and it can repair vertical and overhead surfaces. An accompanying surface primer ensures adhesion to existing surfaces.
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 Schneider Electric
Variable-frequency drive
TheTelemecanique® Altivar® 21 variable frequency AC drive is designed for HVAC pump and fan applications. It comes with factory-configured parameters and features a local/remote button for testing and troubleshooting. It allows side-by-side mounting to save panel space and offers up to 40 hp at 240v and up to 100 hp at 480v. Its design optimizes the diode bridge and capacitance to provide harmonic mitigation without additional line reactors or DC chokes. Users can integrate it into building management systems through its internally mounted option cards.
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 General Pipe Cleaners
Drain-cleaner
accessory
The Handy-Stand turns General’s handheld drain cleaners into countertop or floor machines. The portable unit fits the Super-Vee, Power-Vee, and Handylectric models, which are designed to unclog sinks, tubs, and laundry drains. Users can position it horizontally or vertically. It features a quick-release clamp for securing the drain cleaner into position, a four-point base, a power-cord holder, a built-in cutter caddy, and a lift handle that doubles as a spare cable-cartridge holder.
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 Genie Industries
Articulating boom
The Z-40/23N self-propelled unit offers a profile of 4 feet 11 inches and fits through standard-sized double doors. Weighing 15,230 pounds, it has a turning radius of 2 feet 11 inches. It features a maximum working height of 46 feet 5 inches and a maximum horizontal reach of 22 feet 8 inches. It has a multi-function control system that allows operation of several machine functions at one time.
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 Raytek
Infrared thermometer
The Marathon MM 3M infrared sensor measures low-to-medium temperatures. It uses shorter infrared wavelengths to minimize errors due to the uncertainty of emissivity — the measure of an object’s ability to emit infrared energy. Its variable-focus optics allow users to focus the sensor with a touch of a button. The unit provides through-the-lens sighting with a choice of laser or video sighting methods. It incorporates a live video feed into its data acquisition and sensor programming software, allowing active frame capture.
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 Brady Corp.
Labeling system
The Heatex is designed for labeling wires, cables, tubes, and other equipment. Its Bradyprinter PR Plus thermal transfer printer is compatible with Brady label design software. The system is designed to print Heatex materials, including cable markers and B-508 cable and harness marking tags. The Heatex label software allows users to create, edit, and print wire and cable markers. All of the label material sizes and configurations are pre-loaded into the software.
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 Sloan Valve Co.
Lavatory systems
The components of the 7000 series SloanStone® solid-surface systems are accessible via the removable latching lid on top of the unit. The double- and triple-station systems incorporate point-of-use sensor faucet operation. They are available with battery-powered or hardwired Optima® sensor-operated faucets, or QuickTop™ manual hand-washing faucets. Manual top-fill, gravity-fed soap dispensers and sensor-operated dispensers are available. The units withstand heat and resist stains and chemicals. Available in 24 solid and speckled finishes, they feature design-integrated overflows for each supply, as well as grid strainers that lead to separate waste lines.
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 Stevens Roofing Systems
Roofing profiles
Stevens EP Profile Plus 1.5-inch tall extruded profiles are engineered for installation on flat and radius roof decks without deformation. The battens are installed with a double-sided butyl tape, so there are no membrane penetrations to ensure watertight system integrity. They are available in energy-efficient white, patina, pewter, terra cotta, dark ivy green, light slate gray desert brown, neon blue and buckskin. The assembly carries a UL Class A rating with unlimited slope approval. All membranes can be produced in custom lengths of up to 240 feet.
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 Symmons Industries Inc.
Tempering device
The Max Line ASSE 1070 thermostatic tempering device helps control and limit water temperature to fittings for fixtures, such as sinks, lavatories and bathtubs. It is designed for all general uses and applications where the temperature of generated hot water must be tempered and controlled before distribution. Water must pass completely over the thermal motor before discharge, ensuring that delivery temperature will be maintained even with water flow far below the rated capacity.
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 Amano Pioneer Eclipse
Burnisher
The Mean Machine with a dust-collection system features a 17 horsepower, 585 cubic centimeter Kawasaki engine. Other features include: a RokBak deck; cast-aluminum-alloy deck design; catalytic muffler; electronic clutch; and an adjustable, welded handle. The CentriVac dust-collection system has a steel-skirt design.
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 Tennant Co.
Floor scrubber
The T15 battery-powered industrial scrubber features a 45-gallon solution tank and 55-gallon recovery tank. It has a high-efficiency drive motor with an automatic parking brake. Its Parabolic Smart Release breakaway squeegee system protects against damage to the squeegee frame and the floor. It also has a 1-Step™ scrubbing button that remembers the recent cleaning setting.
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 American Ballast
Ballasts
Designed to permit retrofitting and replacement of HID systems, the T5/HO Series is for high-lumen fluorescent applications. The ballasts offer universal input voltage 120-277 volts. The program-start function provides longer lamp life, and the ballasts do not require a warm-up or re-strike.
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Steril-Aire Inc.
Ultraviolet-C kits
The ultraviolet-C lights retrofit kits destroy mold, viruses and bacteria for enhanced indoor air quality and keep coils clean for more energy-efficient operation. The kits incorporate all components needed to retrofit a fan coil system, PTAC unit, unit ventilator or similar systems.
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 Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.
Drill
The 0370-20 close-quarter angle drill is designed to offer the performance of a standard 3⁄8-inch drill in a compact package for maneuvering around awkward angles and in hard-to-reach areas. It features a 3.5-amp motor and a metal framed gear train. With a large paddle trigger and textured palm grip, the drill is balanced and easy to use in multiple positions. Additional features include a chuck shield to prevent damage to the surface and an angled cord exit to keep the cord out of the way and untangled while working.
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 Best Practice
Roofing team finds solution to cold-weather challenge
Cold weather was one of the challenges that arose during the installation of the roof at the new Kinard Junior High School in Fort Collins, Colo. The solution required cooperation among the consultant, architect, general contractor, foreman and workers.
The 91,000-square-foot roof for the school, which is part of the Poudre School District, consisted of 13 different areas on five different levels, some of which were not exposed to the sun. Roofing installers from Front Range Roofing Systems, LLC of Greeley, Colo., used insulated hot luggers to keep the asphalt above 400 degrees to apply the Johns Manville SBS modified bitumen roofing system. Crews mopped asphalt 3 feet in front of the rolls to keep it hot.
“The Front Range Roofing crew did a great job in keeping the asphalt hot and the lines of the rolls straight,” says David Michaels, roofing consultant for TechniScan Inc. Cap sheet rolls were cut in half, allowing them to relax and making it easier to keep the lines straight and ensuring the interply bond.
The system consisted of two layers of 2.5-inch ENRGY 3® polyisocyanurate insulation mechanically attached over the acoustical metal decking. Retro-Fit™ board was mopped in place, followed by two plies of GlasPly® Premier felt. They then set a DynaKap® SBS modified-bitumen cap sheet in hot asphalt. The roofing system has a 20-year, no-dollar-limit guarantee.
“One of our concerns is life cycle,” says Jim Knauer, the school district’s building maintenance supervisor. “There will be foot traffic on the roof, and we wanted a system which with proper installation and maintenance would reach our life-cycle goal of 25 years.”
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Product Focus: Door Hardware
Finding the Key to Security
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 Assa Abloy Door Security Solutions
Exit device
The ANSI/BHMA grade one 2150 features a SquareBolt that delivers added security. Features include a deadbolt-style latch that compensates for excessive door gaps, increases the structural stability of openings with mullions, and offers positive deadlocking by auxiliary bolt to minimize the possibility of unauthorized entry. The unit is available with MicroShield, an antimicrobial coating suppresses the growth of bacteria, mold, mildew, algae and other microbes.
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 Marks USA
Locks
The standardized ANSI grade one mortise locks feature stainless steel for the latch and deadbolt. The latch is assembled with steel friction-proof fingers, enabling reduced pressure to close the door. The deadbolt is constructed with two hardened steel pins to resist sawing.
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 Select Hinges
Hinges
The geared continuous hinges feature Pair-Matched hinge leaves that are manufactured, machined and anodized together so they fit better and last longer. Anodizing after machining creates a smoother surface for bearings to move against, decreasing wear. Aluminum-geared continuous door hinges are available, as well as stainless-steel pin-and-barrel continuous door hinges.
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 Zero International
Door bottoms
The automatic door bottoms are engineered for easy installation, and feature minimal parts that are subject to wear. They provide sound control and block fire, smoke and toxic gases with integral Intumet™ intumescent material. They minimize door-opening force and meet Americans with Disabilities access requirements.
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 Kaba Access Control
Keyless locks
The Simplex/E-Plex 5000 Series is available with a dark bronze finish, which replaces the 55/695 Duranodic painted finish option, previously offered. The locks provide mechanical code access and added security and features of electronic access control.
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 Hickory Hardware
Storm-door hardware
Crafted from solid brass, the Accents Garrison and Chatueau styles are available in polished brass or satin nickel with matching interior and exterior finishes. Low-profile escutcheon plates and night latches with a no-lock-out feature are also available. The hardware fits most wood and metal out-swinging storm doors from 0.75-1.25 inches thick with 1.7inch mounting-hold spacing. The pull handles and latches are designed to replace most standard push-button varieties.
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Schlage
Locks
Users can program King Cobra Series 2 locks with the SNAP programmer and store up to 1,000 individual users and 1,000 audit trail events. Models include designs for cylindrical and mortise door preps, and for aluminum doors that rely on various latches and exit devices to secure the opening. The retrofit model allows users to upgrade from a mechanical push-button lock by matching the existing door prep and covering the lock footprint. |
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Hager Companies
Door closers
The 5100, 5200, and 5300 grade one units come tri-packed for mounting three ways — regular arm, top jamb and parallel arm. Available in four painted finishes — aluminum, gold, bronze and dark bronze — they feature a non-handed design for increased mounting versatility and are adjustable for various door sizes.
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