Milwaukee Tool has many cool tools, so picking just one to feature is often a challenge for Service Truck Magazine.
Introduced earlier this year, Milwaukee Tool’s new M18 FORCE LOGIC 12T Kearney linear crimper is simply the fastest way to crimp, with fully enclosed high-speed hydraulics.
With fully enclosed high-speed hydraulics, this productive 12-ton Kearney-style crimper is the latest addition to the growing Milwaukee crimper lineup.
Its linear design provides linemen with an optimized center grip for ideal balance and maximum control.
The crimper can be used one-handed, freeing the user’s other hand and allowing them to complete the crimp in fewer steps.
A 340˚ head rotation allows the crimper to be set up in multiple orientations and a variety of spaces, such as transformers, substations, and overhead applications.
Designed for right-handed and left-handed operators, the crimper’s enlarged trigger and electronic release button enable quick activation, even while wearing Class 3 gloves.
Compatible with all industry-standard Kearney dies, the battery-powered crimper has a pull-pin die retention system for fast, tool-less die changes.
To ensure a full crimp can be completed, a pre-crimp battery check automatically confirms the battery has enough charge. Milwaukee’s Predictive Force Monitoring (PFM) constantly measures the linear crimper’s output force, delivering the fastest crimp speeds across all connector types and sizes, including stirrups, tension splices, H-taps, and C-taps.
The PFM technology ensures full pressure is reached during every crimp cycle, and a green crimp indicator LED verifies full pressure was reached by the user.
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M18 FORCE LOGIC 12T Kearney Linear Crimper kit
The M18 FORCE LOGIC 12T Kearney Linear Crimper kit.
The M18 FORCE LOGIC 12T Kearney linear crimper is the fastest 12-ton crimper for 12-ton Kearney dies, according to Milwaukee Tool.
A fully enclosed, high-speed hydraulic system is optimized for consistent performance from -4˚ to 140˚.
Combined with a POWERSTATE brushless motor, weather-protected REDLINK electronics, and Milwaukee’s M18 REDLITHIUM battery packs, this Milwaukee utility crimper provides users with unmatched reliability in the toughest elements, keeping dirt, dust, and moisture out.
After reaching full pressure, Auto Dump technology automatically returns the ram, allowing users to reset faster when completing consecutive crimps.
As an additional benefit, the crimper is compatible with ONE KEY, which allows users to synchronize the tool wirelessly with their mobile device or desktop. With this technology, users can record and store data from every crimp made to create custom reports, track the timing and pressure of every crimp, identify a tool’s location, and utilize integrated tool security.
Milwaukee is committed to improving productivity by providing performance-driven and trade-focused solutions so users can perform an entire day's work on one battery system. The M18 FORCE LOGIC 12T Kearney linear crimper is fully compatible with the entire M18 line, now offering more than 250 power tool solutions.
Specifications
- Die Compatibility: 12T Kearney;
- Output Force: 12 Tons;
- Length (Tool-Only): 21.5”;
- Height (Tool-Only): 5.6”;
- Width (Tool-Only): 3.5”;
- Weight w/o battery: 15.8 lbs.;
- Head Rotation: 340°;
- Operating Temperatures (˚ F): -4˚ to 140˚;
- Full Pressure Indicator;
- Adaptive Pressure Control System: PFM;
- ONE KEY enabled.
Kit Includes: (1) M18 FORCE LOGIC 12T Inline Kearney crimper; (1) M18 REDLITHIUM CP2.0 Battery; (1) M18 REDLITHIUM XC5.0 Extended Capacity Battery Pack; (1) M18 & M12 Multi-Voltage Charger.
Milwaukee Tool, founded in 1924, is a global leader in delivering innovative solutions to the professional construction trades that increase productivity and safety.
The company is known for its leading M12, M18, and MX FUEL cordless systems, the ground-breaking performance of their cordless innovations, safety solutions, battery-powered outdoor power equipment, job site lighting and clean-up, time-saving tool accessories, and innovative hand tool and PACKOUT modular storage products.
Milwaukee Tool is a Brookfield, Wisconsin-based subsidiary of Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. For more information, visit www.milwaukeetool.com.