Folding Pipe Stand offers portable solution for pipe-joining.
Press Release Summary:
Weighing 24 lb, Model VF-99 handles pipes up to 12 in. in diameter and 2,500 lb in weight. Unit comes equipped with ergonomic V-handle, which is angled for comfortable hand position and allows users to adjust height from 28-58 in. and pick up stand without detaching from base. With folding rectangular legs, stand measures 27 in. in diameter when open and 7 in. in diameter when closed, suitable for portable and limited space applications.
Original Press Release:
RIDGID® VF-99 Folding Pipe Stand Offers Portable Solution for Pipe-Joining Applications
-Efficient design requires less storage space-
ELYRIA, OHIO - RIDGID® announces the versatile new VF-99 Folding Pipe Stand, a functional, lightweight (24 lbs.) and high-capacity option for joining applications involving pipes up to 12" in diameter and 2500 lbs. in weight.
The latest addition to the RIDGID pipe stand product line-up offers an efficient design, incorporating lightweight construction and folding rectangular profile legs (open: 27" in diameter; closed: 7" in diameter) to make it ideal for pipe-joining professionals on the go or with limited storage space.
Like other pipe stands in the RIDGID line, the VF-99 also comes equipped with an ergonomic V-Handle, which is angled for comfortable hand position and allows users to adjust (from 28" to 58" high) and pick up the stand without detaching from the base. Additionally, a locking ring is included to hold the stand in place while working.
"The VF-99 is an efficiently designed pipe stand constructed with optimal materials to still provide a high-capacity output," said Larry Feskanich, Product Manager at RIDGID. "Its size and portability make it a great option for service and maintenance contractors working on multiple jobsites and transporting equipment from site to site."
Corporate Contact:
Rachel Gilmore
440.329.4422
rachel.gilmore@emerson.com
About RIDGID®
RIDGID®, a leading manufacturer of innovative tools and equipment for the professional trades, markets its products in more than 140 countries. The company's broad offering of more than 300 types of tools, including RIDGIDConnect(TM), an online business tool, serves the rental, plumbing, HVAC/R, utility, industrial, electrical, petroleum, institutional, commercial and hardware markets. RIDGID is part of Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions, a business of Emerson, which brings technology and engineering together to design and produce some of the highest-quality tools and equipment in the world. From wet/dry vacs to the industry's best-selling pipe diagnostic system, key brands include RIDGID®, KNAACK®, PROTEAM® and WEATHER GUARD®.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets around the world. The company is comprised of five business segments: Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions. Sales in fiscal 2011 were $24.2 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
For additional information about the RIDGID VF-99 Folding Pipe Stand, please visit www.RIDGID.com, call toll free: 1-800-769-7743, or contact RIDGID, 400 Clark St., Elyria, Ohio 44035 U.S.A.
