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CLIMAX, the leading global manufacturer of portable machining, welding, and advanced valve testing systems, is pleased to announce its new partnership with Bird Dog Industrial Solutions. Bird Dog Industrial Solutions will represent, sell, rent, and support the full range of CLIMAX, BORTECH, H&S TOOL, and CALDER equipment...

TOMCO Group of Companies, based in Edmonton, Alberta, refurbished a CAT 7495 HF electric rope shovel with a CLIMAX LM6200 Gantry Mill. TOMCO milled the side frame mounting pads and shear ledge back into spec after wearing in northern Alberta's oilsands mine. The CLIMAX LM6200...

The CALDER PROSET Pilot Valve Tester is a cost-effective way to perform the functionality of the pilot in Pressure Operated Relief Valves (PORV) with unsurpassed quality and ease of use. ROBUST, EASY TO USE, AND STATE OF THE ART Tests both modulating and snap-acting pilot valves within...

We often get requests for heavy-duty drills from technicians in various industries from Shipbuilding & Repair, Aerospace, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Mining, and Heavy Construction. The need is for a heavy-duty, portable drill for a variety of hole sizes in various metal structures and...

The KM3000 Key Mill, invented by CLIMAX 55 years ago, is the machine that pioneered the portable machine tool industry! A small but rugged machine, able to cut full-depth keyways or mill flats quickly, without requiring extensive dismantling or costly set-up time. In this video, thirty-five-year...

The CALDER QUICKSET™ Safety Relief Valve Testers set a new standard for Pressure Relief Valve Testing and provide valve technicians with unrivaled performance, volume, flow, and ease of use. ROBUST, EASY TO USE, MODULAR, AND HIGHLY CONFIGURABLE The unique high flow design allows for free flow of...

The new lineup of CALDER QUICKSET™ Safety Relief Valve Testers raises the bar with unrivaled performance and ease of use. QUICKSET™ SRV Testers are designed to match all your valve testing needs with base machines of different tonnage while offering more than 50 different configurations...

40 years ago, CALDER began manufacturing Valve Testers because founder, John Emmitte, realized that companies were not testing valves properly. Even today, many pressure relief valve testers are homemade or fabricated in a manner that does not provide the valve with enough volume, and are...

The BORTECH automated welders offer high-quality, affordable welding performance for bore, flange, and valve repair and are offered with a wide variety of accessories. In this video, Fitz Acheson, our Applications Engineer and Technical Trainer, demonstrates capabilities and shares his thoughts in this previously recorded question and answer session!   ...

CLIMAX, the leading global manufacturer of portable machining, welding, and advanced valve testing systems, is pleased to announce the new partnership with the Czech company WAFAREX s.r.o. Based in Třinec, WAFAREX s.r.o. will represent, support, and maintain the full product line of CLIMAX portable machine tools, BORTECH...