Stainless Steel Vise Grip Pliers target sterile environments.

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Available in 6, 7, and 9 in. sizes with classic trigger release, Vise Grip Locking Pliers are designed for equipment installation and maintenance in sterile environments where it is critical to avoid rust, chrome particles, and other contamination. Straight and long-nose tools are autoclavable and resist corrosion from moisture and mild acids or alkaloids. Featuring rounded edges and recessed stainless steel rivets, pliers have smooth-gliding locking and opening action for one-handed use.


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Vise Grip Pliers in Stainless Steel Are Exclusive to Aven, Inc.

ANN ARBOR, MI - Vise Grip Locking Pliers now are part of an extensive selection of stainless steel industrial hand tools available from Aven, Inc. Three models of the versatile pliers with a classic trigger release are designed for equipment installation and maintenance in sterile environments where it's critical to avoid rust, chrome particles and other contamination. Aven is the only supplier of Vise Grip Pliers not made from carbon alloy steel. All sizes of the polished pliers have rounded edges, recessed stainless steel rivets and a smooth-gliding locking and opening action for easy one-handed use. Jaws are made from Grade 420 stainless steel, providing hardness and tensile strength. Springs and body are Grade 304 non-magnetic stainless steel. The handle's pressure-adjusting screw locks the straight or long-nose jaws in a vise-like grip for welding, bending metal, clamping wood and holding items for drilling or cutting. The pliers also are ideal for extracting broken bolts or screws. Aven, a manufacturer and global supplier of precision instruments, provides these choices:
o 9-inch with straight jaws that are 35 millimeters long (1.37 inches)
o 7-inch with slightly smaller straight jaws
o 6-inch long nose version with thin 42-millimeter jaws (1.65 inches) for access in tight spaces. Also practical for holding and twisting wire. Each type resists corrosion from moisture and mild acids or alkaloids. That's why stainless steel tools are the best-practice standard for critical environments where ferrous contamination risks must be minimized. Aven's durable pliers, which can be autoclaved, are suitable for use in medical device manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, biotechnology, hospitals, food processing, pharmaceutical labs or plants, aerospace facilities, research centers and chemical production. The 27-year-old old industrial and scientific supplier, based in Southeast Michigan, also offers dozens of other stainless steel pliers and cutters. For more information, call Aven at (734) 973-0099. A digital catalog is at www.aveninc.com. Visit Aven at Booth 2977 of the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) show in Anaheim, Calif., from Feb. 8-10, 2011. Aven, Inc. manufactures and distributes high-performance precision tools and optical systems for industrial, scientific, research and education applications. More than 750 products include video inspection systems, integrated portable microscopes, video borescopes, task lights, stainless steel tools for lab use and precision hand tools such as tweezers, pliers, cutters, screwdrivers, crimpers, knives and alignment tools. Brands include Mighty Scope, iLoupe, iVue, Accu-Cut and Athlet. An electronics innovator since 1983, Aven is located in a high-tech corridor of Southeast Michigan and is the parent company of SharpVue, which designs and manufactures integrated digital microscope technology.

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