LatchTool.com News and Press The LatchTool Group, makers of the PowerCylinder™ http://www.latchtool.com/home.asp en-us Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:01:00 EST info@latchtool.com info@latchtool.com http://www.latchtool.com/images/interface/logos/latchtool_logo_03.gif LatchTool News and Press http://www.latchtool.com/home.asp LatchTool Group announces a new technology that takes the sting out of China’s control of the world’s supply of Rare Earth Elements. http://www.latchtool.com/assets/articles/PDF/20120410p.pdf A New Technology. General Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:00:00 EST Open Letter to the Wall Street Journel http://www.latchtool.com/assets/articles/PDF/20110727ed.pdf Unintended Consequences General Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EST LatchTool Group announces the formation of FastFlow® Syndicate http://www.latchtool.com/assets/press/20110328p.pdf LatchTool Group announces the formation of FastFlow® Syndicate a consortium of entrepreneurial scientists and engineers pioneering the discovery of FastFlow® fluidic Flow Control enabled microhydraulics. General Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EST Entertainment Engineering Magazine http://www.latchtool.com/assets/articles/PDF/20050519art.pdf Microhydraulics Technology is Scaleable for Many Applications. General Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EST LatchTool breakthrough plagued by paradigm issues and lousy economy. http://www.latchtool.com/assets/press/20090601p.pdf Techno speak is intimidating - do not be turned-off, read past the tough words. General Mon, 1 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EST LatchTool Group announces the formation of HydrAssembly. http://www.latchtool.com/assets/press/20090115p.pdf A contract assembler of compact lightweight microhydraulic platforms that deliver tons of force. General Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST OEM Off-Highway Magazine: Shrinking Hydraulics http://www.oemoffhighway.com/print/OEM-Off-Highway/Shrinking-Hydraulics/1$1146 O-rings double as valves in a new technology to reduce hydraulic system size. General Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST Today's Fluid Power Magazine: Disruptive Fluid Power Technology. http://www.onlinetfp.com/article.cfm?id=1725 Microhydraulics produce high force. General Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST OGPE.com: Listed on the OG&PE website. http://www.onlinetfp.com/article.cfm?id=1725 Microhydraulics produce high force. General Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EST Machine Design: Leveraging ounces of effort into tons of force. http://www.latchtool.com/assets/articles/PDF/20050519art.pdf To give tools and other devices that extra added oomph, engineers at Latch Tool Group, Colorado Springs, Colo. invented the PowerCylinder™. General Thu, 19 May 2005 11:00:00 EST $30 Billion Fluid Power Industry Validates LatchTool Group's Contention http://www.latchtool.com/assets/press/20050427p.asp The National Fluid Power Association petitions Government to fund development of compact and efficient hydraulics. General Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:00:00 EST LatchTool Designs a Pair of Pliers that Levels the Playing Field. http://www.latchtool.com/lockingpliers/default.asp Gives women, the elderly and infirmed the hand strength of a weightlifter. General Mon, 25 Apr 2005 10:36:00 EST Colorado Springs Gazette: Firm squeezes out power. http://www.latchtool.com/assets/articles/PDF/20050406art.pdf Hydraulic 'amplifier' gives tools a boost. General Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:00:00 EST LatchTool PowerCylinder™ Named a Top 100 Product of the Year by Design News Magazine http://www.latchtool.com/assets/press/20050330p.asp The LatchTool PowerCylinder™, a mechanical force amplifier that turns pounds into tons, was selected by Design News Magazine as one of the best 100 products of the year in its March 7th issue. General Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:37:00 EST The Latchtool Group Hosts Contest to Find Hot Applications for its New Force Amplifiers. http://www.latchtool.com/assets/press/20050309p.asp The LatchTool Group invites experts involved in new product development to discover new and exciting uses for its PowerCylinders™, a new force amplification technology, and will award prizes for suggestions leading to commercial applications. General Wed, 09 Mar 2005 07:00:00 EST Design News: Best Products of the Year: LatchTool PowerCylinder™. http://www.latchtool.com/assets/articles/PDF/20050307art.pdf The LatchTool PowerCylinder™ is selected as one of the top 100 products of 2004 by Design News Magazine. Mon, 07 Mar 2005 07:00:00 EST Mechanical Force Amplifier Leverages Pounds Into Tons http://www.latchtool.com/assets/press/20050223p.asp LatchTool′s Standard PowerCylinder™ amplifies a linear force 10-fold. Measuring 7/8 in. dia. × 5 in. with a 1½ in. stroke and weighing 16 ounces the PowerCylinder™ can be driven in either of two ways: Manually by hand or as a mechatronic device. Technical Wed, 23 Feb 2005 07:00:00 EST Mechanical Engineering Magazine Article (Jan 2005) http://www.latchtool.com/assets/articles/PDF/20050101art.pdf THE LATCHTOOL GROUP OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., introduced its patented PowerCylinder™, a product that uses a new category of high-flow check valves and integrated hydraulics that could impact a number of industries. Magazine Article Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:00:00 EST Hydraulics & Pneumatics Magazine Article (Oct 2004) http://www.latchtool.com/assets/articles/PDF/20041001art.pdf Engineers at the LatchTool Group, Colorado Springs set out to develop a hydraulically powered force amplifier small enough to fit into hand tools such as locking pliers. They wanted a product that would literally put fluid power in the palm of the user's hand... giving Grandma the grip of Godzilla. Magazine Article Fri, 01 Oct 2004 07:00:00 EST RD&D Expo http://www.latchtool.com//assets/articles/PDF/20040820art.pdf A Showcase of Products for Advanced Engineering Applications Creates Platform for Largest West Coast Engineering Event: Wide Range of Products to be Demonstrated Creates Major Marketplace for Engineers. General Fri, 20 Aug 2004 07:00:00 EST Engineering News-Record Article (31 May 2004) http://www.latchtool.com/assets/articles/PDF/20040531art.pdf equipment tracks & trends: Engineers Develop Tiny Hydraulic Cylinders That Give Small Hand Tools A Stronger Grip Magazine Article Mon, 31 May 2004 07:00:00 EST LatchTool Group Unveils Hydraulic Breakthrough http://www.latchtool.com/assets/press/20040403p.asp The LatchTool Group announced today the successful completion of testing of its patented PowerCylinder™, a product that utilizes a new category of high-flow check valves and integrated hydraulics that could impact a host of industries. General Sat, 03 Apr 2004 07:00:00 EST