The CAT 560 is a thermal imaging smarphone that comes with an integrated FLIR Lepton microcamera. The phone, part of the Caterpillar brand, is completely waterproof.

The unit’s built-in thermal imaging camera (TIC) makes the device suitable for firefighting applications, including use for initial 360 sizeup and during search and rescue operations and overhaul.

The unit features a built-in thermal camera, is waterproof to depths of five meters for up to one hour, is hardened to resist damage from drops, features a bright display and Gorilla Glass 4, and also offers wet finger and glove-on working technology. 

The TIC displays a live thermal image, measures surface temperatures, and can capture both still images and video. The HD screen is 4.7 inches. The phone also featurs a 13-megapixel main camera with dual flash and a five-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone has 32 gbytes of ROM and three gbytes of RAM. It uses the Android™ Marshmallow operatint system.

To access the FLIR thermal camera in the Cat S60, users will open FLIR’s @Work app that comes pre-installed on the device. Opening the app powers the thermal camera on and allows users to begin seeing the world around them in thermal and to take photos or videos.  

For more information, visit www.catphones.com.

IDEX Corporation to Acquire Akron Brass

LAKE FOREST, IL—IDEX Corporation recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Akron Brass Holding Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Premier Farnell plc, and a manufacturer of safety equipment and emergency response equipment. Operating under the Akron Brass and Weldon brand names, the company produces a large array of engineered life-safety products for the safety and emergency response markets, including apparatus valves, monitors, nozzles, specialty lighting, electronic vehicle control systems, and firefighting hand tools.

Located in Wooster, Ohio, Akron Brass will operate within the IDEX Fire and Safety/Diversified Products segment. The transaction is conditioned upon the approval of Premier Farnell’s shareholders, and is expected to close in approximately 60 days, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Commenting on the transaction, IDEX Chairman and CEO Andy Silvernail stated, “We are pleased to announce the Akron Brass transaction and look forward to welcoming them to the IDEX family. Akron Brass’s world-class brands and presence as a premier manufacturer of firefighting equipment are an excellent strategic fit within our existing Fire Suppression platform. This combination is a high-value-creation opportunity and will expand our leading business in an end market that we are very familiar with.

“Over the past 12 months, we have enhanced our focus on finding new adjacencies in our Fire & Safety/Diversified segment and uncovered some excellent opportunities that have similar attributes to our existing businesses where our operational abilities can be leveraged, and Akron Brass meets these criteria.”

For more information, visit http://www.idexcorp.com/.

Pond Mountain Fire and Rescue, Creston, SC, tanker-pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine; Darley PSP 1,250-gpm PTO pump; APR polypropylene 2,250-gallon tank.