Press Rings feature swivel design.
Press Release Summary:
Offered in ½, ¾, 1, 1¼, 1½, and 2 in. sizes, RIDGID® ProPress® Rings feature 180° rotation, allowing access in confined spaces or when working near ceilings or floors. Rings utilize swivel actuators, permitting tool to connect to ring at almost any angle and ensuring reliable connection with every press. ProPress Rings are also available in XL models for pressing bronze fittings, and XL-C models for copper fittings, both with 2½-4 in. capacity.
Original Press Release:
New RIDGID ProPress Rings for ½"- 2" Tubing
Make Connections in Areas Previously Inaccessible
ELYRIA, OHIO - November 2007 - RIDGID® is extending its pressing line of products with the new RIDGID® ProPress® Rings, allowing users to press connections in less accessible areas than with other existing jaw sets. ProPress Rings are available in six sizes: 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1-1/4", 1-1/2" and 2".
The RIDGID ProPress Rings have a swivel design with 180-degree rotation, allowing improved access in confined spaces or when working near ceilings or floors. Lightweight ProPress Rings utilize patented swivel actuators, permitting the tool to connect to the ring at almost any angle. The system ensures a reliable connection with every press.
RIDGID ProPress Ring Kits for 1/2" to 2" tubing add more sizes to the RIDGID ProPress Ring line. Also available are ProPress XL Rings for pressing bronze fittings, and XL-C Rings for pressing copper fittings, both of which have a 2-1/2" to 4" capacity.
The new RIDGID ProPress Rings are compatible with existing RIDGID press tools.
"RIDGID ProPress Rings allow our customers to make presses in areas that were previously impossible to access with traditional jaw sets," said David Roberts, product manager, RIDGID pressing technology. "The benefits are immediately noticeable."
About RIDGID®
RIDGID®, a leading manufacturer of hand and power tools, markets its products in more than 130 countries. The company's broad offering of more than 300 types of tools serve the rental, plumbing, HVAC/R, utility, industrial, electrical, petroleum, institutional, commercial and hardware markets. RIDGID is a subsidiary of St. Louis, Missouri-based Emerson. Emerson is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2007 were $22.6 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
For additional information on RIDGID ProPress Rings, please visit www.RIDGID.com, call toll free: 1-800-769-7743, or contact RIDGID, 400 Clark St., Elyria, Ohio 44035 U.S.A.
ProPress® is a registered trademark of trademark of Viega. Viega is a registered trademark of Franz Viegener II GmbH & Company.
