Kennedy Mfg

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Nearly 100 years of American Made Quality and guaranteed performance! Kennedy Manufacturing was founded in 1911 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Production was moved to Van Wert, Ohio in 1914. Today you will still find Kennedy located in Van Wert, OH producing and marketing to the industry an array of classic and innovative tool storage equipment worldwide. A subsidiary company, Blue Bell Bio-Medical, also located in Van Wert, OH and product produced at Kennedy Manufacturing, markets and distributes medical carts and accessories for hospitals and clinics in the U.S. and abroad.
Kennedy Manufacturing is an industry leader in steel tool chests, roller cabinets, stationary and mobile workbenches, modular storage cabinets and tool storage for the NC/CNC machining world. We pride ourselves in providing quality and engineering controls to develop systems that meet and exceed our customer’s expectations.
You can customize every department in your plant by mixing and matching everything from machinists’ chests and roller cabinets, to modular storage, visual organization, and mobile maintenance carts and benches.
From the machinist chest first manufactured in the 1910’s to the stainless steel and medical cabinets produced today; Kennedy has continued its tradition of industrial quality, security and durability. Our lifetime warranty means we will stand behind every product we produce. That’s how confident we are that once you own a Kennedy, you will come to depend on us for all your tool storage needs.
Our products go to work for you everyday!

Mission

To our customers, we pledge to meet your expectations for:

• Value and Innovation
• Responsive and Dependable Service
• Industry Knowledge and Creative Marketing Support

Vision

To be recognized as the worlds leader in tool storage by our customers, our peers and ourselves.

Electrix 7426 3-Diopter Halogen Magnifier 45" Reach Clamp-On

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$179.95

Electrix 3-Diopter Halogen Magnifier 45" Reach Clamp-On

Electrix 7426 Features:

3-Diopter Primary Lens (1.75 times magnification, 13" focal length, 5" viewing area)

45" long reach articulated arm

Scratch resistant GE Valox lens housing

700 Watt convenience outlet in base

100 Watt Halogen bulb 

VC-11 Clamp

9 ft grounded 3-prong plug and cord

Electrix 100 watt quartz halogen lamp delivers an amazing 700 foot candles - equivalent to 150 watt standard incandescent - as well as 3000K crisp bright white light; Specular finish reflector provides evenly diffused light; Quartz halogen bulb - unlike fluorescent and incandescent - will maintain 100% of initial lumen output through its 2000 hour life; Integrated UVB filter enclosure

This impressively designed multi-feature lamp is a magnifier, task light and electrical outlet all-in-one. This lamp beams an incredible 100 watts of 3000K crisp, bright white Halogen light onto any work surface. The 45" professional long reach, spring-balanced arm is equipped with locking control knobs. The combination of its 5" wide 3 diopter magnifying lens and color-correction illumination provides a 1 3/4 times magnification with distortionfree and shadow free viewing. For added convenience, a 3-prong outlet is housed inside the basefor powering additional appliances such as soldering irons or even your favorite mug warming plate. Clamps onto surfaces up to 2 3/4" thick. UL & CSA Listed, 3 year warranty, Made in USA.

Available Colors: Black

Ring Roller - Double Pinch - R-H150

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Roll Bender - Ring Roller

The R-H150 ring roller is a double pinch design that has two independent bottom rolls and one fixed top roll. The advantage of this type of section roll bender is that the operator can pre-bend and post bend the material which saves valuable production time, material, and allows for tight rolling. The bottom rolls have independent hydraulic controls tied to an encoder for the exact position which is displayed on the programmable DRO controller. The programmable DRO controller can have a preset bottom position as well as a preset top position that makes this tubing roller a repeatable bender which is a must have for larger production runs of tube, pipe, section, or angle iron.
This ring roller consists of a very heavy steel plate frame that is electro welded and tied to a heavy duty industrial grade hydraulics drive transmission that powers all three rollers. This heavy duty design has a Siemens® inverter drive to allow for soft startups of the main motor, as well as overload protection when bending at maximum capacity. The lateral roll guides and angle guide rolls are independently hydraulically driven for fine tuning when coiling. This tubing roller is capable of bending up to 6-1/4" round tubing and 4-3/4" x 4-3/4" x 1/2" angle iron, making it a very powerful section roll bender for a great price.
The R-H150 ring roller comes standard with hydraulic drive of rolls and 2 axis guides, segment rolls, and a simple to use operator pendant. The operator pendant houses all main controls of the machine and can be moved to the proper position to operate the tubing roller. This machine can operate in the vertical or horizontal position as required for the job.
Baileigh ring rollers are usually available for shipping within 72 hours or less. Please feel free to ask your Baileigh Industrial rep for further information. The R-H150 tubing roller has been built to some of the highest standards on the market for a fair price. This machine will pay the fabricator back handsomely and will be a solid fixture of profit for decades to come.

Capacity

Size

Min Diameter

Pipe

5.5” (sch.40)

73"

Round Tube

6.250” (.125”)

118"

Square Tube

4” (.196”)

118"

Angle Iron

4.75” (.5”)

60"

Solid Square

3”

32"

Solid Round

3.375”

36"

Flat Bar Easy Way

7.875"(2")

40"

Flat Bar Hard Way

5.5" (1.125")

118"

All Specs based of 60,000 PSI (42 kg/mm2) Tensile Strength - Mild Steel

Specs are to be used as a base line for purchase purposes only.
Baileigh Industrial cannot control Variations in Material.
Consult a Baileigh Industrial representative to assist in choosing the optimal machine for your application.

Specifications

Roll Adjustment

Hydraulic

Pinch

Double

Shaft Diameter

120mm/4.724"

Roll Diameter Upper

390mm/15.354"

Roll Diameter Lower

390mm/15.354"

Driven Rolls

3

Digital Readout

Yes

Speeds

3.25 rpm

Motor

20 hp

Power Requirement

220v / 3 phase

Shipping Dimensions (L/W/H)

79” / 59 ” / 80”

Shipping Weight

10,400 lbs

PRO 3600 digital protractor Only $316.93 Lowest on Internet!!!!

 
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Part# 31-038-3    PRO360     $179.99
Part# 31-040-9    PRO3600   $316.93

Digital Protractors

The PRO 360 and PRO 3600 are high performance, angle measurement tools that are sold exclusively through our network of industrial distributors. Both units have a One Year Limited Warranty, CE Certification and National Stock Numbers.* These state-of-the-art, angle measurement tools have features such as "Hold" which lets you to store the last reading taken with a touch of a button. They also have "Alternate Reference" (Alt Zero) which allows you to electronically zero the reading anywhere within the protractor's 360° range. The PRO 3600, in addition to higher resolution (0.01°), has an RS-232 port so you can output the angle measurement data to a computer. Both protractors can be easily fitted with an available, magnetic base or an array of custom attachments.
Applications include:

• Automotive
  • Driveline Measurement
  • Racecar wing & chassis adjustment
  • Wheel alignment
  • Frame straightening
• Aerospace
  • Control surface rigging
  • Prop adjustment
  • Fire control elevation
  • Rotor angle measurement
  • Aircraft leveling
• Industrial
  • Machine tool set up
  • Lathe and mill alignment
  • Quality Assurance verification
• Medical
  • Range of motion measurement

* The National Stock Number (NSN) for the PRO 360 is #5220012512120 and the PRO 3600 is #5210014180671.

Product Listing:

• PRO 360
• PRO 3600

PRO 360

• Full 360 degree range (90° x 4)
• Easy to read LCD display which intelligently flips over when the unit is upside down.
• Maximum accuracy of +/- 0.1° and maximum resolution of 0. 1°
• Precision, machined aluminum frame.
• Unit can be recalibrated to factory accuracy in the field without special tools or fixtures.

The PRO 360 Digital Protractor $179.99 is a revolutionary measuring tool that provides an immediate, digital reading of all angles in a 360° range. The unit utilizes a patented, liquid-filled sensor combined with precision measurement circuitry to provide unparalleled accuracy and stability.
A precision machined aluminum frame provides a rigid, lightweight, ultra-precise platform for extremely accurate measurements. The frame is grooved along the bottom surface to facilitate use with round objects such as pipes or shafts and incorporates threaded holes on the bottom for rigid attachment if desired.
The front panel buttons can be used to capture desired readings or to designate an alternate reference surface from which subsequent angles are then measured. The unit can also be easily recalibrated in the field to factory accuracy using any available flat surface.
The unit operates for up to 500 hours on a single 9V battery, incorporates an automatic power down feature, and ships standard with a rigid plastic case.
Typical applications include:

• Drive shaft alignment
• Aircraft flap calibration
• Setup of precision machines
• Road or rail-track layout
• Satellite or aerial alignment

PRO 3600

• Full 360 degree range (90° x 4).
• Easy to read LCD display.
• Maximum accuracy of +/- 0.05° and maximum resolution of 0.01°
• Precision, machined aluminum frame.
• Unit can be recalibrated to factory accuracy in the field without special tools or fixtures.
• RS-232 compatible interface for computer data collection.

The PRO 3600 Digital Protractor $316.93 is a revolutionary measuring tool that provides an immediate, digital reading of all angles in a 360? range. The unit utilizes a patented, liquid-filled sensor combined with precision measurement circuitry to provide unparalleled accuracy and stability.
A precision machined aluminum frame provides a rigid, lightweight, ultra-precise platform for extremely accurate measurements. The frame is grooved along the bottom surface to facilitate use with round objects such as pipes or shafts and incorporates threaded holes on the bottom for rigid attachment if desired.
The front panel buttons can be used to capture desired readings or to designate an alternate reference surface from which subsequent angles are then measured. The unit can also be easily recalibrated in the field to factory accuracy using any available flat surface.
The PRO 3600 features an RS-232 compatible serial interface for transmission of angle measurement data to a computer or other equipment. The unit operates for up to 500 hours on a single 9V battery, incorporates an automatic power down feature, and ships standard with a rigid plastic case.
Additional information about interfacing to the PRO 3600 Digital Protractor is available in Application Note AN-202: Interfacing to a PRO 3600 Digital Protractor (see link below).

Electrix Lighting

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Electrix, Inc. is an established architectural lighting fixture manufacturer located in New Haven, Connecticut - the gateway to New England, long recognized as a creative and architectural hub. We are a rapid response focused organization with a 45 year history of building well designed, over-engineered, lighting fixtures for architectural, task and industrial applications.

We design and manufacture specification grade Wall Sconces, Cove and Indirect lighting for the architectural lighting community and Task Lighting for Industrial and Business Product markets. We have the ability to build custom or OEM fixtures, modify standards and build you exactly what may be required to successfully complete a project.


Consistent service has earned us the trust and the opportunity to build strong, long term customer relationships. We take our product development direction by listening to our customers and business partners needs.

 
For 45 years, the name Electrix has been synonymous with quality lighting. We have been manufacturing lighting fixtures since 1962 and first became involved with architectural luminaires during the 1980's when we started building functional lighting as a part of architecture.

Our design features have always been influenced by the Scandinavian and European creative contributors of our in-house design staff. Over the years, Electrix has built a reputation for successfully collaborating with architects, designers, lighting consultants and engineers resulting in numerous quality lighting design solutions. 



Electrix is committed to fine Craftsmanship and
Customer Satisfaction.

Electrix products are designed, built and performance tested to the highest standards at our factory. From concept, to component and material selection, to production, our product quality and your project are our first priority. UL and CUL listings ensure electrical safety and adherence to codes.

Our team of sales professionals offers comprehensive product knowledge and application assistance. We work closely with our sales representatives and specifiers to ensure competitive pricing and timely product delivery. Electrix is committed to satisfying you, the specifier. Our product range is diverse and our broad custom capabilities help to meet your architectural lighting requirements.



Electrix is a fully integrated manufacturing facility. Our products are developed using state of the art CAD/CAM software and built in our manufacturing facilities in New Haven, CT. Superior design, engineering and manufacturing all contribute to building and manufacturing innovative lighting fixtures reflecting your style and design imagination. We welcome the opportunity to help develop your custom fixtures.

Gaging Tip - An Inside Look at Special Diameters

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AN INSIDE LOOK AT SPECIAL DIAMETERS
George Schuetz, Mahr Federal Inc.

Sometimes we are faced with making critical inside diameter checks on parts that do not present themselves in a straightforward fashion.  Usually these checks are on the inside of some type of bearing and they can be almost any size.  Examples include measuring the diameter of an internal surface behind a shoulder, where the entry diameter is smaller than the diameter being measured; or measuring a ring groove in a bore, the pitch diameter of an internal thread, the effective diameter of a barrel roller bearing, or the included angle of a tapered bore.

Measuring this type of ID requires that the gage have some unique characteristics.  These include the high repeatability of a comparative gage, long-range jaw retraction to allow entry into the part, and the ability to set the depth of the contact to make the measurement at the proper point.

Many people immediately think of a shallow bore gage for this type of application.  As we have discussed in the past, this type of gage rests on the face of the part and measures the inside diameter at a certain depth.  These are fairly accurate comparative gages that allow the depth of the contact to be set to a specific location.  However, these gages are typically limited by the amount of travel found in the indicating device used for the readout.  As a simple diameter gage they work well, but they do not meet the need of long range to get behind a shoulder, or to have the contact measure a groove diameter (Fig. 1).







Two types of gages do meet the needs of these applications: a gage very similar to a shallow, comparative bore gage, but with a long-range slide; and a long-range slide coupled with a high-resolution, long-range digital indicator.

The first example uses the precision slide purely as a transfer mechanism, or a way to retract the comparative indicator away from the surface to get past the obstruction.  When released, it slides back against its stop and the comparative indicator does its thing.  This sounds like a simple solution until one considers the mechanics involved.  The contact has to be long enough to get down and around the smaller diameter.  This is where the design of the slide and contact become critical.  If the slide has any looseness in it, it will cause the gage to be unrepeatable.  Or, if the contacts are too flimsy, they will bend and twist and become sensitive to placement and gaging pressure.  Either of these design flaws in the precision slide can make even the best comparative indicator look bad.

A better way of achieving the same result is to use a long-range digital indicator as part of the measuring frame.  This has the benefit of actually referencing the measurement based on the accuracy built into the gage's own long-range slide.  Of course, the contacts must be designed to handle the depth and gaging pressures, but the beauty of this type of gage is that its long range offers the ability to measure any number of depths within its range.  So, besides measuring a depth at a particular location, it can measure two diameters at different depths, thus becoming a taper gage measuring the included angle of the tapered bore (Fig. 2).







The combination of the long-range, high-resolution digital indicator on a soundly designed mechanical frame can provide a universal ID (or OD) gage that has endless applications for those hard-to-reach inside measurement applications.

  

Enhanced #MarCal Digital #Caliper Line

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Mahr Federal Introduces Enhanced MarCal Digital Caliper Line

• New generation of waterproof calipers includes Reference System for zero position
• Ergonomic design includes thumb support, large display, data output function, longer battery life
• Design wins award for excellence in innovation and quality

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Mahr Federal has introduced a new generation of its popular line of MarCal digital calipers. Included are a number of innovations, such as lapped guideways, a new Reference System which retains the zero position setting, and an increased number of product options and accessories. MarCal digital calipers are available with protection against dust and immersion to class IP67, provide increased battery life, offer a range of data output options, and are available in a wide range of sizes, and blade and anvil configurations. The design recently won a German award for excellence in innovation and quality.
The new Reference System available on MarCal R-designated digital calipers is designed to be a significant time-saver for operators. Unlike older models, which require the zero position to be reset whenever the caliper is switched on, the MarCal Reference System retains the zero setting, so that the unit is ready to measure whenever it is turned on or the jaws are moved. A convenient Reference Lock protects the setting from operator error, and the new Reference System is also much more energy efficient, providing up to 50% longer battery life.
Mechanically, the new MarCal digital calipers are the only line to provide lapped guideway surfaces. Compared to ground guideways, this improvement not only smoothes slide operation and sensitivity, but significantly increases the service life of the instruments. Ergonomic improvements, including a thumb support and large LCD with 8.5 mm digits, facilitate operation. W-designated MarCal units include protection against dust, water, coolant, and lubricants to IP67, making them suitable for service in even the most difficult shop conditions.
SPC being critical in many shops these days, MarCal digital calipers offer a number of data output options as part of their MarConnect interface. USB ready devices allow direct connection to a PC, enabling users to transfer measured values directly into MS Excel or other applications. A Digimatic interface allows connection with compatible evaluation devices, and an RS232 interface allows connection to older PCs.
A large selection of ranges, sizes, and configurations are available within the MarCal digital caliper line, including Depth Gages, units with blades for Inside and Outside Measurements, and a wide range of anvil configurations. A Universal set is also available which includes standard accessories to measure recesses and grooves, threads, bores, serrations, and more.
In Germany, the Mahr design has received the “Kompetenzpreis Baden-Württemberg” for one caliper in the line, the MarCal 16 EWR. The award recognizes excellence in innovation and quality, and not only takes into account the design and features found in the new caliper, but also the complete product creation process, including product development, implementation of customer requirements, design for manufacturability, and building of the production site.
Mahr Federal Inc., a member of the Mahr Group, is known worldwide for its expertise in providing dimensional measurement solutions. The ISO 9001:2000-certified company is headquartered in Providence, RI, and manufactures and markets a wide variety of dimensional metrology products. Mahr Federal's calibration system is accredited to ISO 17025 NVLAP Lab Code 200605-0.

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TextAssessing Gage Stability
George Schuetz, Mahr Federal Inc.

When multiple part measurements show unacceptable variation, it is essential to understand whether it is the manufacturing process, or the measuring process that is at fault. If inaccurate measurements are relied upon, one may make adjustments to a manufacturing process that is in reality accurate and under control.

Gage stability implies different things in different contexts. If taken literally, it may refer to whether there is something loose on the gage, or some other gage problem occurs randomly, to cause two identical trials to produce different results. When plotted on a histogram, this type of instability shows up as a distortion of the expected bell-curve shape-perhaps in the form of dual modes (i.e., high points) with a dip in-between, or in a mode that is skewed toward one end of the tolerance range or the other.

Other types of stability are best assessed and visualized through the use of control charts, in which measurements of several small lots, each represented by a histogram, are compared over a period of time. A single, certified master or other qualified part should be used for the entire series of repeated trials. This serves to eliminate part-to-part error as a variable, so remaining variation will likely be low. Nevertheless, testing may show that variation between lots becomes significant enough over an extended period so as to constitute a measurement problem.

"Statistical stability" refers to the consistency of the measuring system's performance from lot to lot. If a gage is statistically stable, each lot or histogram will be nearly identical in shape and range (R), and the average value (X-bar) of subsequent lots will be close to one another. If it is statistically unstable, the histograms will vary in terms of their X-bar or R values, or both.

Figure 1 shows statistical instability of both sorts. The histograms vary considerably in their ranges and shapes, while the mean dimensions are clearly irregular from lot to lot. "Long-term" and "short-term" stability are confusing, because both require a long-term effort to assess. Both describe trends in the X-bar or R values across multiple lots. If we were to draw a line connecting the X-bar value of each histogram in Figure 1, we would observe no clear trend. Thus, we cannot make a meaningful assessment of either long- or short-term stability.

In Figure 2, the R values are nearly identical, and the X-bar values are grouped much more closely, so the gage is statistically stable. A line connecting the X-bar values would show a clear trend along the nominal value, so we have good long-term stability. This chart shows realistically how the performance of a good, stable gage looks.

Figures 3 and 4 both show good statistical stability. But in Figure 3, there is a short-term stability problem, with a bias in the plus direction. After a few sets of trials, however, the measurements become stable and remain so over the long term. The problem may be due to a warm-up condition in the gage itself. Or it might be the result of contamination that has settled on the gage over night. The X-bar value shifts as the contaminant is dispersed, due to mechanical interaction between the gage and the samples being measured. After a few dozen trials, all the contaminant is dispersed and the measurements become stable. Figure 4 illustrates the opposite situation. The gage is stable on startup and over the short term, but over the longer term it becomes unstable as the X-bar values begin to drift upward. This might be the result of external thermal influences. If performance were be charted over a longer period, the X-bar values might drift back toward nominal again; this might indicate the gage is responding as the plant warms up in the morning, then cools down toward evening.

It is important to check gages for stability, in order to avoid making inappropriate adjustments to the manufacturing process. In some cases, solving the problem may be simple as establishing a more frequent schedule for re-mastering the gage. In others, it could require a reevaluation of the entire gaging process.