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VBW Full Range Catalogue

VBW Full Range Catalogue
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VBW Full Range Catalogue

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Overview: The document is a product catalog from VBW Werkzeugfabrik GmbH, part of the STAHLWILLE Group, detailing their range of tools, with a focus on bolt-cutters and related products. It highlights the company's tradition of quality and innovation in tool manufacturing since 1828.
Key Sections:
  • Product Range: The catalog includes tools for sanitary installations, general-purpose and special-purpose pliers and cutters, supplementary tool sets, special solutions, electrics, and construction industry tools.
  • Design and Specifications: Design dimensions are approximate and subject to change, with all products complying with safety legislation for hand tools.
  • Advantages & Characteristics: Each tool category is introduced with its advantages and characteristics, such as cutting force, material quality, and ergonomic design.
  • Bolt-Cutters: Detailed descriptions of bolt-cutter models like UNIBOLT®, WAGGONIT®, LightCUT®, and CombiCUT®, highlighting features such as cutting force, material specifications, and ergonomic benefits.
  • LightCUT® Technology: Emphasizes lightweight design for reduced strain and improved handling.
  • Replacement Parts: Information on available replacement cutterheads and parts for maintenance and longevity.
Key Features and Innovations:
  • Lightweight Design: Tools feature high-strength aluminum tubing for reduced weight and improved handling.
  • High-Quality Materials: Made from special steels and chrome vanadium steel for durability and performance.
  • Ergonomic Design: Handles designed for comfort and efficiency, reducing user fatigue.
  • Adjustability: Tools feature simple, accurate adjustment mechanisms for precision work.
Conclusion: VBW Werkzeugfabrik GmbH continues to innovate in tool manufacturing, offering high-quality, ergonomic, and efficient tools for professional use across various sectors.
General Overview: The document provides detailed specifications and descriptions of various pliers and cutters for general and special purposes in construction and plumbing industries, highlighting features, materials, and ergonomic designs.
1. General-Purpose Pliers & Cutters:
  • S-GRIP and AllGRIP Slip-Joint Pliers: Designed for awkward angles, featuring a self-grip function, induction-hardened jaws, and an anti-pinch mechanism.
  • Material: Gunmetal finish with red plastic coating.
2. Special-Purpose Pliers & Cutters:
  • Classic Slip-Joint Pliers: Made for demanding tasks with chrome vanadium, induction-hardened jaws, and a self-grip function.
  • Pipe-Wrenches: Various types with specific applications and ergonomic designs for firm grip and safety.
3. Specialist Tools for Sanitary Installations:
  • Pipe Cutters and Shears: Designed for precision cutting of various pipe materials, featuring telescopic guides and retractable deburrers.
  • Strap and Basin Wrenches: Suitable for loosening large-diameter objects and single-handed mixer taps, with non-slip webbing and interchangeable inserts.
4. Material and Ergonomics: Tools made from high-grade materials like chrome vanadium steel, with finishes like red lacquer and nickel plating, ensuring high force transmission and safety.
5. Additional Features: Tools include anti-pinch mechanisms, self-grip functions, and meet DIN standards for durability and performance.
Sanitary Installations and Tool Sets Overview:
1. Slip-Joint Pliers Sets: Designed for universal use, featuring a self-grip function, box-type slip-joint, and anti-pinch mechanism, complying with DIN ISO 8976.
2. PowerGRIP Pliers Wrenches: Offers high transmission ratio, suitable for parallel workpieces, with rapid push-button setting and smooth parallel jaws.
3. X-Grip Wrenches: Provides a self-grip function with improved action, designed for pipes, flats, and screw fittings.
4. FastGRIP Slip-Joint Pliers: Features rapid push-button setting and infinitely adjustable settings, with ergonomic handles for high force transmission.
5. Combination Pliers: Suitable for all wire qualities, made of high-grade tool steel with induction-hardened precision cutters.
6. Side, Centre, and End-Cutting Nippers: Designed for precision cutting of all wire qualities, made from high-quality alloy steel.
7. Flat-Nose, Round-Nose, and Tel. Engineer’s Pliers: Suitable for precision mechanics and shaping wire eyes and loops, with serrated jaws for a firm grip.
General Overview: Detailed specifications and descriptions of various pliers and cutters for general-purpose and special-purpose use in construction, including materials, design features, and applications.
Specifications: Tools categorized into sets with features like ergonomic handles, chromium plating, and induction-hardened precision cutters.
Tool Sets: Multiple sets described, designed for universal use in industry, trades, workshops, and households, with high-grade fabric wallets for protection.
VDE Pliers & Cutters: Designed for electrical work, tested for safety up to 10,000 volts, complying with DIN EN/IEC 60900 standards.
Wire-Strippers: Details wire-strippers with automatic gauge adjustment and manual adjustment options for stripping fine-strand and solid core wires.
Safety and Standards: Emphasis on safety, with tools tested for high voltage and designed to meet or exceed industry standards.
Overview: Detailed specifications and descriptions of electrical tools, focusing on VDE pliers, cutters, and ESD/EPA electronics tools for electrical and electronic work.
1. VDE Pliers and Cutters:
  • Materials: Chromium plated with ergonomic handles and multi-component sleeves.
  • Testing and Safety: Individually tested to 10,000 V AC, ensuring compliance with IEC 60 900, EN 60 900, and VDE 0682/Part 201 standards.
  • Types: Includes round nose pliers, wire-strippers, and cable shears.
2. ESD/EPA Electronics Pliers and Cutters:
  • Materials: Polished with ergonomic handles and multi-component sleeves.
  • Applications: Designed for precision work in electronics and precision mechanics.
3. Cable Shears:
  • Materials: Chromium plated with ergonomic handles.
  • Applications: Suitable for cutting copper and aluminium wires.
4. Special Features and Recommendations:
  • Tools designed with safety mechanisms like anti-pinch features and self-grip functions.
Conclusion: Highlights the importance of using specialized tools for electrical and electronic applications, emphasizing safety, precision, and ergonomic design.
Overview: Detailed information on VDE pliers and cutters for electrical work and general-purpose use, emphasizing high-quality construction and professional suitability.
Specifications: Tools are chrome-plated with multi-component handles for enhanced grip and durability.
Tool Sets:
  • 7-Piece Set: Includes VDE snipe-nose pliers, combination pliers, side-cutters, a voltage tester, and various VDE screwdrivers.
  • 3-Piece Set: Comprises VDE snipe-nose pliers, side-cutters, and combination pliers.
  • 4-Piece Set: Contains VDE snipe-nose pliers, combination pliers, wire-strippers, and a voltage tester.
  • 6-Piece Set: Designed for specialist work, includes additional tools like cable shears and automatic wire-strippers.
Special-Purpose Tools: Details special-purpose pliers and cutters, including circlip pliers for internal and external circlips, precision/mechanic's pliers, and other specialized tools.
Circlip Pliers: Essential for fitting and removing circlips, with specific models for internal and external applications.
Precision/Mechanic's Pliers: Designed for fine work in precision mechanics and electrical applications.
Applications: Suitable for use in industries such as plumbing, construction, and electrical work.
Recommendations: Emphasizes selecting the correct tool size for specific tasks to ensure efficiency and safety.
Overview: Detailed specifications and descriptions of specialized pliers and cutters for industries like plumbing, construction, and electronics.
1. Special-Purpose Pliers & Cutters:
  • Contact and Relay Springs: Tools for gripping and assembling small components.
  • Relay Pliers: Suitable for straightening and bending contact and relay springs.
2. Plastic Side-Cutters:
  • Designed for cutting sprues and burrs on plastic injection moldings.
3. Fibreglass Cutters:
  • Designed for cutting optical fibers and glass-reinforced plastic parts.
4. Pliers, Punch Pliers for Ceramic Tiles, Pottery Tongs:
  • Includes tools like pincers and punch pliers for demanding tasks.
5. Ancillary Tools:
  • Concrete and Plaster Hooks: Used for anchoring boards during plastering.
  • Bending Tools: For shaping gutter brackets and creasing steel sheets.
  • Screwdrivers: VDE certified for electrical applications.
6. Miscellaneous:
  • Control Cabinet Key: A universal key for closure systems in utilities.
Conclusion: Emphasizes the robustness, precision, and specialized nature of the tools, catering to professional needs across various industries.
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VBW Full Range Catalogue-1

Full product range A member of the STAHLWILLE Group 001

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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SANITARY INSTALLATIONS 03 VBW Werkzeugfabrik GmbH Lindenallee 27 42349 Wuppertal, Germany Phone +49 202 4791-0 Fax +49 202 4791-393 [email protected] www.vbw.de The design dimensions given in this catalogue are approximate and thus not binding – subject to change without prior notice. Illustrations are as close to the original as possible – however, models are subject to modification without prior notice, e.g. where enhancements to design and functionality are implemented. All products are designed to conform with existing legislation on safety as applied to handtools and similar...

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Tradition since 1828 NEW from 2019 FULL POWER AHEAD INTO THE FUTURE. For generations, VBW has stood for uncompromisingly good tools that have inspired users both in terms of handling and appearance. Thanks to exact design and ultra-modern production methods, futureorientated everyday aids have been created for a wide range of industries. This objective is just as valid today as it was when the company was founded in 1828: tool design that thinks ahead. Core competencies – made in Germany. From now on, we are expressing our passion for tools by applying a new design, which heralds an exciting...

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NO ACCIDENT. Perfect tools don't just happen. They are the result of many years' experience, state-of-the-art production technology and high-grade materials. Since the company was founded, we at VBW have passed on our valuable know-how from generation to generation in order to enhance it further with the many opportunities offered by contemporary toolmaking techniques. However, we do not have to go down this path alone, because, as part of the STAHLWILLE Group, we can rely on a passionate team that knows how to pool its skills and achieve optimum results at every step of the process. Perfect...

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MAKE IT EASY. Build something big. Shape the future. Construction sites are focal points of creativity and manual labour of a professional standard, which makes them a point of contact for those who don't just talk about work, but actually put their skills to good use. Hard work needn't be hard – if you have the right tools. Easy to handle and yet impressively powerful – that is the result of almost 200 years of experience. Discover our legendary bolt and wire-mesh cutters now and become part of the success story that has inspired generation

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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

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LET THERE BE LIGHT (WEIGHT) A 980LC Bolt-cutters See page 014 984LC Bolt-cutters See page 014 438LC Flush-cut bolt-cutters See page 018 435LC Cutters for welded wire-mesh See page 020 435LC-T Telescopic cutters for welded wire-mesh See page 021 980LC-T Telescopic bolt-cutters See page 019

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Our unique LightCut® technology. If you notice the too l weighs only half as much, what is it like to work with? Powerful and unstoppable, these cutters for bolts & welded wire-mesh slice through hard materials and are incredibly light to handle. Thanks to high-strength aluminium tubing and ergonomically optimised handles, you will experience the original VBW® quality in its lightest form. Your back will appreciate your decision to buy!

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430 UNIBOLT® bolt-cutters Suitable for hard materials up to 48 HRC MAIN PRODUCT UNIBOLT® bolt-cutters, red lacquered mm Spare cutterhead with retaining screws REPLACEMENT* Cutterhead with retaining screws 430136 430137 430138 430139 REPLACEMENT Cutterhead with retaining screws ID 022 430140 DETAILS Professional top quality for continuous use Cutting force up to 48 HRC HIGH GRADE Cutter and tube head made of special steel Drop-forged Hardened and tempered to high standards Simple, accurate adjustment of the cutters thanks to eccentric bolts Reduced effort required due to optimum geometry Endstop...

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Suitable for hard materials up to 48 HRC MAIN PRODUCT WAGGONIT® bolt-cutters, red lacquered mm REPLACEMENT* Cutterhead with retaining screws 8 DETAILS Cutting force up to 48 HRC Cutter and tube head made of special steel Drop-forged Reduced effort required due to optimum geometry Endstop with extra-large buffer Hardened and tempered to high standards Simple, accurate adjustment of the cutters thanks to eccentric bolts *The spare cutterhead 980136 also fits model 980 (610 mm long) and model 980LC (800 mm long) 700 Floor display For presentation of a total of six bolt-cutters or cutters for welded...

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980LC LightCUT® bolt-cutters Suitable for hard materials up to 48 HRC MAIN PRODUCT LightCUT® bolt-cutters, red lacquered, aluminium tubing Spare cutterhead with retaining screws REPLACEMENT* Cutterhead with retaining screws 980136 DETAILS Noticeably lighter due to high strength light alloy handles Cutting force up to 48 HRC Cutter and tube head made of special drop-forged steel Reduced effort required due to optimum geometry Endstop with extra-large buffer Simple, accurate adjustment of the cutters thanks to eccentric bolts Hardened and tempered to high standards * he spare cutterhead 980136...

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Particularly suited to cutting with little effort MAIN PRODUCT Compact bolt-cutters, red lacquered, ergonomic handles mm Spare cutterhead with retaining screws CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 433 CombiCUT® compact bolt-cutters DETAILS Professional top quality for continuous use On average, 25% less effort required to make cuts Compact, handy model Endstop with extra-large buffer Highly accurate cutterhead made of special chrome vanadium steel Cutter head and tubular head are drop-forged No adjustment of the cutter necessary Hardened and tempered to high standards Registered design Ergonomically designed...

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434 Bolt-cutters, angled long-reach cutters Particularly suited to cutting the 1st and 2nd layers, in corners and close to a wall MAIN PRODUCT Bolt-cutters, red lacquered mm REPLACEMENT* Cutterhead with retaining screws 434135 REPLACEMENT* Adjusting screw/eccentric screw 434081 Spare cutterhead with retaining screws W: ly from VB Exclusive M SOLVER LE THE PROB DETAILS Cutting force up to 48 HRC Cutter and tube head made of special steel 20° offset cutters enable access to awkward corners Endstop with extra-large buffer Drop-forged *Simple, accurate adjustment of the cutters thanks to eccentric...

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