Alpha Wire's New, Flameless Butane Torch Delivers More Power and Greater Control for Field Service Repairs

Elizabeth, NJ - Alpha Wire Company has unveiled a next generation, powerful heating tool designed for use with the company's popular line of FIT® Preferred Heat Shrink Products. The FIT® FBT-1 flameless butane torch is an advanced field repair instrument that offers high-temperature heating up to 1400 °F (750 °C).

Designed for industrial applications requiring high-volume, flameless heat, the FIT® FBT-1 incorporates an automatic electronic ignition system and adjustable temperature control. Weighing less than 5 ounces (135 grams) when gas filled, the torch uses standard butane fuel and can operate at a mid-point setting for 120 minutes on a single 20 ml refill. An electronic catalytic converter in the tip provides heat for safe, flameless combustion.

The precision nozzle and gas temperature control make the FTB-1 a versatile heating tool for use with allFIT® Preferred Heat Shrink Products and the perfect field service tool for general heating and drying applications, as well as for "heat testing" of electronic components.

Practical and powerful, the torch has been field tested for rugged durability and dependable, economical use.

"Alpha Wire understands how challenging field service repair can be, and we know that technicians need specific tools that work as advertised," said Glen Paporello, Senior Product Alpha Wire FBT-1 / page two Manager. "The FIT® FBT-1 has been an immediate hit with repair technicians because it delivers high performance heat in such a convenient package. Its compact size and lightweight design make the torch easy to manipulate, yet as powerful as larger, cumbersome heating tools. The FBT-1 is the ideal combination of power, functionality and cost-effective performance."

About Alpha's FIT® Preferred Heat Shrink Products

Alpha's FIT® Preferred Heat Shrink Products continue to set the industry standard for reliability, Flexibility and strength. And the line is extensive, offering the industry's broadest choice of sizes, colors and materials - including irradiated polyolefin with 2 to 1 and 3 to 1 shrink ratios, thin, medium and thick wall tubing, adhesive- and non-adhesive lined products, braided polyester sleeving, irradiated PVC and more. All FIT® products are designed for use in tough environmental electronics and electrical applications, where a waterproof, chemical resistant cable/connector bond is required to ensure complete protection.

FIT® Preferred Heat Shrink Products - along with Alpha Wire's advanced XTRA-GUARD® series of High Performance Electronic Cables and Flexible Cables, and INDUSTRIAL SERIES Technologically Advanced Cable Systems for Automotive and Industrial Factory Automation - continue to set the industry standard for high quality and reliability. Coupled with the company's "In By 4, Out the Door" policy of immediate shipment, Alpha Wire provides a new generation of products and a new level of customer service aimed at today's high technology end user.

For more information, visit Alpha's web site at http://www.alphawire.com. The company's newly released Master Catalog is available through the web site, from any Alpha distributor or by calling 1-800-52 ALPHA.

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