Fein is now offering a new grinding product range, revealing new safety and performance features to meet the latest user needs. Following the launch, power tool operators working across disciplines will be able to choose from the extended range of over 40 grinding tools, with corded and cordless options available. The range arrives as a result of first-hand industry feedback, to provide a product suitable for every application, including angle grinding, die grinding and stainless-steel processing, for example.

The portfolio includes the launch of the CG 15 compact angle grinder, the first of its class to feature a fully encapsulated, brushless Fein PowerDrive motor. The tool’s 1500 W motor and notable power-to-weight ratio allow user to operate with efficiency and endurance, reports Fein. Furthermore, the angle grinder requires fewer wearing parts, has longer service intervals and incurs lower maintenance costs throughout its life.

Fein’s new CG 15 grinder also offers users extensive protection through a variety of safety features driven by user feedback, including restart protection, kick-back check, jam monitoring and an efficient brake which brings the tool to a stop in less than 2 seconds.

Another tool in the range is the Protago high-safety angle grinder, created in collaboration to set new safety standards in the industry. Bouygues, the construction giant, had previously banned the use of compact angle grinders following a serious accident. However, together with Fein, the teams developed the Protago with safety features that almost fully eliminate the serious risks associated with improper operation.

The Protago, in addition to nine other tools in this launch, is now available on the 18 V AMPShare battery platform, powered by Bosch.
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With the increasing regulatory pressure on PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), which might impact the future use of fluorinated solvents in industrial parts cleaning, many companies are racing to find direct drop-in replacements. Safechem, a chemical service company and solvent risk management expert, offers a long-term perspective – the use of modified alcohols in an airtight degreaser as a future-proof cleaning solution.

Safechem’s modified alcohol solvents – Dowclene 16-series and Dualene 1601 S – are chlorine-free, bromine-free and fluorine-free. Produced synthetically, modified alcohols are stable in temperature and pH. With both non-polar and polar properties, they can effectively clean off non-polar contaminants such as oils and greases, just as effectively as certain polar contaminations like cooling emulsions or solids such as particles and abrasives.

Modified alcohols have a flashpoint and application must therefore take place in vacuum closed cleaning machines, or so-called airtight/airless degreasers. Users currently operating open/semi-open equipment are likely to see the initial equipment expenditure as a hurdle. They might also be apprehensive about changing their cleaning process altogether.
However, compared with the high consumption of fluorinated solvents (PFAS-free or not) and their running costs due to emissions and drag-out losses, a closed cleaning machine can practically pay itself back due to the many cost savings it enables – in addition to increased process safety and minimised environmental impact.

Put simply, Safechem says that solvents used in closed machines are much cheaper than fluorinated products. Furthermore, solvents can be recycled and reused much more efficiently thanks to the built-in vacuum distillation unit. Another advantage is the potential to extend solvent lifespan by using stabilisers, resulting in less consumption and fewer bath exchanges.
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