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Industry Leaders Announce New CAFS Innovation
South Saint Paul, MN, December 5, 2008

Waterous Worldwide and Elkhart Brass Collaborate on the Revolutionary ICS

Waterous Worldwide, in partnership with Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. Inc., is proud to announce the new Intelligent CAF Selector (ICS) for use with Waterous CAFSystems equipped with Unibody electric valves. The ICS discharge valve controller elevates CAFS operations and functionality to a whole new level.

With the ICS, pump operators have a simple, single control point for the discharge – providing "one touch" CAFS activation. Both valve position and pressure are clearly displayed on the controller. A "CAF ON" button activates the CAF discharge air valve and precisely gates the water valve to a preset position. A second button, "CAF SELECT," toggles between three user selectable air-foam solution ratios with clear language description of the selected mode.

The ICS was designed specifically for Waterous CAFsystems used in conjunction with Unibody electric valves. Geary Roberts, President – Waterous Arizona Operations, noted, "Waterous is always committed to creating products which maximize operational efficiencies for fire scene personnel. Since Elkhart shares our customer-oriented focus, working together on the ICS presented the ideal opportunity for us to combine our strengths into a unique CAFS product."

"In nearly every situation in which multiple CAF discharges are employed, the ability to control the air-to-solution ratio independently at each discharge is mandatory for effective foam operations," stated Don Sjolin, Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Development for Elkhart Brass. "With an ICS-equipped Waterous CAFsystem, producing CAF is extremely simple yet the operator retains the flexibility to produce the right foam at each discharge."

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Revolutionizing firefighting since 1886, Waterous has been manufacturing the most reliable, performance-enhancing pumps, power take-offs, valves and hydrants the fire service industry has to offer. Based out of South Saint Paul, Minnesota Waterous manufactures its complete product line in the USA.


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