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Mobile dust extractor for the jobsite or workshop

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The CT 15 from Festool is a mobile dust extractor that is HEPA certified for the requirements of EPA RRP guidelines.

Whether in the shop or on the jobsite, the unit weighs just under 24 lb. Compatible with all Festool systems, units are capable of removing dust, water and dirt.

The dust extractor comes with a touch-operated control panel for simple operation when wearing gloves.

In addition, the tool-triggered activation saves time as the extractor starts and stops in-sync with the connected tool when it is plugged into the supplied socket.

The extractor is designed with an externally accessible filter for fast filter changes without the need for tools and has a four-gallon capacity bag.

Six laminate designs mimic variety of surfaces

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Hand-painted marbles and water colours are among the new surfaces for home interiors in the 2020 Living Impressions Collection by Formica.

Inspired by extensive home and design research, the launch includes five new 180fx laminate designs and one new Formica Laminate pattern.

Originally created to give homeowners the drama of exotic granites, stones and woodgrains in a large-scale laminate with true-to-scale scanning technology, the 180fx laminate product line expands with its first handcrafted patterns in addition to one new stone design.

Monitor simplifies measuring UV lamp health

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The Lextractor UV-Monitor from Lamp Express measures ultraviolet light intensity to ensure curing systems are operating properly.

The UV monitoring device provides a simplified interface instead of displaying cryptic numbers and forcing users to interpret milliwatts, millijoules and other scientific terminology to determine how healthy a UV lamp is.

Install the fibre optic coupling on the equipment, connect fibre optic to the monitor and a reading can be made.

The company recommends checking the lamp output weekly — as long as green bars appear, everything is OK.

Once orange bars appear, replacement bulbs should be ordered to ensure production continues smoothly.

The UV monitor is 138 x 75 x 28 mm (H x W x D) and compatible with UV LED, mercury vapour UV bulbs and UV xenon lamps.

Base cabinet shelves

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Extendo shelves from Richelieu can be used as a pantry unit or in applications such as base cabinets in the living room, closet or bedroom.

Wherever pull-out shelf is required, the company says, concealed extension runners can be added (sold separately) for the shelves to sit on during set up. Units are adaptable to metric and imperial sizes.

The shelves include:

  • 1 Fioro shelf;
  • 1 anti-slip mat;
  • 1 oak railing of 87 mm; and,
  • 1 pair of universal adapters for 450 mm nominal length slides.

The dark grey units are available in wide range of internal widths, depths and heights.

Drilling units for production applications

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Suhner has introduced the EconoMaster line of drilling units, suitable for multiple materials such as light metal, wood, composite, plastic and foam.

The drilling unit features low power and air consumption, adjustable motor housing, adjustable total stroke up to 4 in., hydraulic feed control cylinder, J33 taper spindle end, 0 to ½ in. drill chuck, electric front and rear position limit switches, belt tensioner and chrome-plated quill.

Basic unit weight is 45 lb. Other features include adjustable feed stroke of ½ to 3 in., 400 lb thrust at 85 psi, operating pressures to 110 psi, TEFC/IP56 protection, standard 230V/460V, concentricity of .002 in. TIR, speed ranges to 9600 rpm and an air connection retract/advance of ¼ to 27 in. NPT.