Metabo Holds Its First Industrial Tool & Safety Symposium The first Metabo Industrial Tool & Safety Symposium, held Sept. 20 at The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa., not only honored the 50th anniversary of the company’s safety clutch, which reduces kickback and exploding wheels if a jam occurs, but also let guests use its power tools. Joseph S. Smith, president/CEO, Metabo USA, kicked off the event. “This is a historic day for us,” Smith said. He noted safety is a big part of the company’s culture along with choosing the correct tool for the application. To celebrate 50 years of safety innovations, the company produced limitededition angle grinders featuring gold finishes. The future will focus on strengthening/expanding core metalworking tools. Horst W. Garbrecht, CEO and president, Metabo, detailed the company’s history from its beginnings to now having 1800 employess worldwide and its heritage of creating tools such as the first one-hand angle grinder. “The new vision is that we have a cordless construction site,” Garbrecht said. Its LiHD® battery pack technology is a step in that direction. A comprehensive product review was given by Terrence L. Tuerk and Antoine Derché, product managers, Metabo USA. Afterward, attendees gathered outside to watch demonstrations and try the company’s power tools including metalworking, cordless power, and concrete systems. Among the products used were the WPB 36 LTX BL 230, a 36-V, 9-in. nonlocking paddle switch angle grinder with a brake, and KFMPB 15-10 F, a nonlocking paddle switch bevelling tool with a brake (both pictured). In the evening, guests enjoyed music, dinner, tours, and a canon firing aboard the historic WWI vessel USS Olympia. — Kristin Campbell (kcampbell@aws.org), features editor NEWS OF THE INDUSTRY 14 WELDING JOURNAL / DECEMBER 2016 For info, go to aws.org/adindex Participants were given an opportunity to try Metabo’s products. Pictured cutting a guard rail is a 36V, 9in. nonlocking paddle switch angle grinder. Uwe Hilsenbeck from Metabo Germany uses a nonlocking paddle switch bevelling tool on 7in. diameter pipe.
Welding Journal | December 2016
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