Powerful, individually configured pliers
Pneumatic tools for cutting and assembly
DEPRAG acquires CHJ Kretzschmar Engineering KG
If you are seeking a powerful aid for cutting and separating, for pressing and crimping, for assembly, or for embossing seals, the most effective tool is a modern set of pneumatic pliers. These handy universal tools have forged a firm place for themselves in industry. They carry out a myriad of tasks in series production, assembly and repairs within a huge variety of sectors, such as mechanical engineering, maintenance, the automotive industry or the assembly of household goods. The DEPRAG Group has expanded its range of high-quality pneumatically-driven pliers for industrial use by acquiring the pneumatic pliers business from market leaders CHJ Kretzschmar Engineering KG in Hamburg. Pavel Šilhán, Sales Manager at DEPRAG’s subsidiary in the Czech Republic sees good growth potential for the expanded product group. “With this acquisition we have expanded our pneumatic pliers range which promises much success, and DEPRAG is set up for the future on an even broader base.”
Pneumatic pliers are distinctive for their ease of operation and long service life. In fact the major benefit of pliers powered by compressed air lies in their extremely small size and low power-to-weight ratio. Jürgen Hierold, Sales Manager pointed out: “One of our customers had been experiencing many employees signing off sick due to RSI (repetitive strain injury). This syndrome occurs when a person suffers sustained, long-lasting and monotonous stress in performing tasks such as assembling clips with manual tools. Since the customer has been using our pneumatic pliers that problem has become a thing of the past. The low power-to-weight ratio means that our pneumatic pliers are also extremely easy to handle and user-friendly. These pliers achieve a maximum pressing force of 10,000 N.” It is the way the pneumatic drive works that creates these outstanding characteristics. The tool consists of a housing with a piston, the plier head and the plier insert. When the pneumatic pliers are supplied with compressed air the piston immediately transfers the energy to the plier head, and the power also transfers instantaneously.
Jürgen Hierold adds: “The pneumatic pliers can be customised optimally to your particular requirements. If you turn the plier head towards the body and valve lever, the insert can be adjusted to any cutting position. Due to their small size and the flexibility of the plier head the pneumatic pliers are ideal for assembly and repair work in confined spaces which are difficult to access.” And there are even more advantages. We manufacture the components used in DEPRAG tools in our own factory. Modern heat treatment technologies guarantee long service life and reliability.