Page 4 of Fastener Tools by Cooper Power Tools

The Apex heritage of quality, delivery and support. For more than half a century Apex has maintained a position of leadership in industrial fastening tools. Today, Apex stands ready to improve the productivity of assembly operations around the world with unsurpassed tool performance and customer service. Precision Fit Apex quality begins with select raw materials. Only carefully chosen, high grade tool steel is used. Each tool is manufactured to the tightest tolerances in the industry...most are even tighter than licensing agreement requirements. Our bits meet the most stringent government and military specifications where applicable ie. MIL-B- 9946/5 for HTS Hi- Torque bits used in aerospace assembly). Apex sockets, nutsetters and universal wrenches have hex tolerances that are on average 48% tighter than DIN and 35% tighter than ANSI requirements. With Apex you are assured of an exact, sure fit. All Apex sockets and extensions have the tightest tolerances for straightness and concentricity in the industry. Tools that run true perform better and last longer. Lasting Performance Each Apex tool is tempered with our proprietary heat treating process that lets you select the degree of hardness your particular application requires. Choose from tough, non-brittle durability that stands up to torque, to the hardest heat treat available in the industry for the ultimate in wear resistance. Apex offers a choice of three heat treat hardness levels in many of our screwdriver bits to match the application. These heat treats are specified by a letter suffix as follows: X Hardest heat treat in the industry I Intermediate hardness R Lowest hardness Our experienced staff can help in selecting the best heat treat for your particular application. Innovative Solutions Throughout our history Apex has partnered with the leading fastener manufacturers to assist in the development of new fastening technologies. Today, many of these new tools that are now common can trace their history back to Apex engineering. Recently Apex introduced a family of protective covers to satisfy the growing demand for products that prevent in-system damage. The family includes -Guard , FreeSpin and Engineered Products. Unsurpassed Offering This catalog contains 3,000+ of the most frequently requested bits, sockets and fastening accessories. Our entire active offering approaches 10,000 sellable part numbers. If the tool you need does not appear in this catalog, give us a call. The odds are, we may have what you need as a noncatalog item. If not, our experienced staff of tooling experts can design and manufacture specials to meet the needs of your specific applications. You can even submit special requests on-line at our website www.apex-tools.com by completing the simple forms. This flexibility has helped make Apex the only manufacturer which is a market and technology leader in all of the following industrial product categories: Bits Bit Holders, Impact Sockets, Extensions and Universal Wrenches. Availability Service Apex has approximately 2,000 authorized distributor locations globally to provide product off-theshelf as well as knowledgeable service and support. Apex stocks over 1,000 part numbers and a multitude of blanks to manufacture several thousand more in order to support our strong global distribution network. iv v Apex bits sockets last ten times longer than most of our competitors. Precision fit of Apex tools eliminates cam-out and premature bit failure. Precision-manufactured Apex tools are virtually wobble-free. Brand X Brand X Cam- Out Applied Torque Applied Torque Brand X

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