Nibbler N 500-8 |
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It Cuts in Four Directions |
| Ditzingen, February 2008 – With the Nibbler N 500-8, TRUMPF has taken its nibbler one step further: It now cuts in all four cutting directions. It is the only nibbler able to do so in the performance class of nibblers that cut steel sheets up to 5 mm thick. Reverse cutting – an often-desired feature – is easy to do with the N 500-8. It allows work to be done faster and with greater flexibility. The tool will be available on the market starting in February 2008. TRUMPF developers have succeeded in constructing the Nibbler N 500-8 to operate in reverse and four directions by modifying the die carrier holder. This has improved handling and makes the tool unique in the performance class for steel sheets up to 5 mm. Thanks to this function, users can move the tool horizontally toward them or, with very little pressure, vertically from top to bottom. Companies from the most varying industries – from plumbers to shipbuilders – will benefit from the flexibility of the TRUMPF N 500-8; but the workers who will benefit the most are those in the tank demolition and coil processing industries. Tank demolition specialists normally have to work in very tight and narrow spaces. Their work will be considerably easier with the nibbler’s ability to move in all four directions. In the coil industry, the benefits of this tool play out differently. Frequently, the steel sheet to be coiled gets jammed in the machine. When this happens, the band has to be cut to release it. With the new TRUMPF nibbler, the user can perform this task in total safety, even when there is tension in the steel sheets. This is because reverse cutting places the user away from the sheets. With a 1,400 W motor and weighing just 4 kg, the new N 500-8 smoothly nibbles through sheet metal up to 5 mm thick and stainless steel 3.2 mm thick with a working speed of about 1.5 m/min. This tool is also able to cut through aluminum sheets up to 7 mm thick. As the only one in its performance class, it also effortlessly cuts through workpieces with 90° bends and double sheeting, such as tanks, containers and guard rails, for example. The TRUMPF Group TRUMPF is a high-tech company that specializes in manufacturing and medical technology. For further information about the company, please visit www.trumpf.com/Unternehmen/Presse/Medienservice. TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG – Power Tools Business Field (www.ew.trumpf.com) Power tools for sheet metal processing have long been part of the TRUMPF tradition. In 1934 the Germany-based company introduced the first motor-operated hand shears for cutting sheet metal, thus laying the foundation for the comprehensive "sheet metal expertise" of the entire corporate group. Since then the metal specialists have been continually developing professional power tools for laser processing and bending – in addition to stationary machines for punching and forming. In doing so, the company, as an innovation leader, has set the standards in this field as market requirements change. During the 2006/2007 fiscal year, TRUMPF's Power Tools Business Division recorded sales of 78.7 million Euros. The company has been headquartered in Grüsch, Switzerland, since 1980 and has 268 employees. The current product range includes power tools for cutting and joining sheets as well as forming welded edges. The portable, easy-to-use TRUMPF tools are used both by customers in industry as well as by crafts people. For press questions or photo material requests, please contact our agency: k+k-PR GmbH, Press Relations Agency Peter and Wolfgang Klingauf Tel: Fax: 21 (52) 46 93-498 08 21 / 22 93 96 92 info@kk-pr.de; www.kk-pr.de Gollwitzerstr.2½, 86157 Augsburg, Germany When published, please send us a complimentary copy. Thank you very much. |
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