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Akron Brass & Weldon Launch New Products at FDIC in Indianapolis

Thursday, April 22, 2010  

Wooster, Ohio – Akron Brass and Weldon, a division of Akron Brass delivers a host of new and innovative products at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis. 

“It is all about serving the needs of our first responders with the best life safety products available”, stated David Durstine, Vice President of Marketing. 

“Akron Brass has really stepped up and made a positive impact on our department with their development of several new products proving to be solutions to troublesome issues we have been dealing with,” stated Chief Mark Greatorex, Hamilton Township Fire Department

At the FDIC, several new products were introduced consisting of an expansion of Hand Tools with the addition of several Forestry and Forcible Entry tools. Leading the way in Ultra High Pressure (UHP) technology, Akron released a full line of UHP products including an bumper monitor, two new handline nozzles and a full line of Booster Hose Reels….all of which are rated up to 1500 psi. 

Other products debuted at FDIC were the next generation of Akron’s legendary Swing-Out Valve with a newly designed consolidated valve body, a technologically advanced Universal II monitor control system, and the highly engineered Trident HFRT-10 High Flow Monitor.

Weldon, a division of Akron Brass unveiled D-TEK; a wireless maintenance system which retrieves and captures critical vehicle maintenance data through leading edge technology. Along with D-TEK, Weldon displayed their 1017 Series LED Stop, Turn & Tail and Backup Lamps, 8401 LED Door Warning Lamp, Diamondback™ LED Warning / Area Illumination Lamp, Aero-Maxx® II LED Lightbars, 8049 Series LED Ambulance Interior Dome Lamp and enhanced V-MUX® Multiplexing System Components.

For more information about any of the new Akron Brass products, call your local authorized Akron Brass distributor or the Akron Brass Customer Service Department at 1-800-228-1161 or call Weldon, a division of Akron Brass Customer Service Department at 1-800-989-2718.

Founded in 1918, Akron Brass is a worldwide marketer and manufacturer of high performance life safety, fire fighting and emergency rescue equipment.  A Premier Farnell company, Akron Brass is ISO 9001: 2000 registered and has an excellent reputation for developing and manufacturing innovative products.       

Media Contact:

For more information, please contact Kim Morrow at 800-228-1161 or email at kmorrow@akronbrass.com.



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