Lukas Jaws of Life® eDraulic® 3.0 extrication tool line

With the Lukas Jaws of Life® eDraulic 3.0®, LUKAS Hydraulik GmbH took its fastest and most powerful battery-powered extrication tools and made them faster, operational in both fresh and salt water. And now, it also features the smartest through a smart dashboard display, which provides operators with real-time feedback on tool status. “Lukas is continually evolving the Jaws of

Life extrication tools to make first responders’ jobs safer, easier and more efficient and eDraulic 3.0 takes tool innovation to a whole new level,” said Jim Hamilton of Hamilton Hydraulics in South Africa.

“With the launch of E3, Lukas Jaws of Life has taken the fastest, most powerful tools in the industry and made them also the smartest, giving first responders an at-a-glance dashboard for tool performance that allows them to keep their focus on the patient,” said Hamilton.

“The tools can operate underwater to a depth of three metres with an operating time of 60 minutes on the 9Ah battery,” added Hamilton.

The Lukas E3 smart tool dashboard provides the tool operator with live, visual and easy-to-see tool feedback in three key areas: roll warnings, which assist the operator with cutter positioning; power level indicator, which alerts the user to real-time power level, so they can reposition the tool for another cut and a battery charge status indicator, ensuring the operator is aware of runtime in real time.

The Lukas E3 line builds on the game-changing 2019 launch of the Lukas Jaws of Life eDraulic Watertight Extrication Tool (EWXT) line, battery-powered tools that have a longer battery life and stronger cutting force, plus are completely operational when submerged in fresh water. E3 offers all the features and benefits of EWXT and then some. In addition to E3’s smart dashboard, E3’s new turbo function adds increased user-controlled speed and the tool’s patented watertight design allows operation in both fresh and salt water.

The Lukas Jaws of Life eDraulic 3.0 includes 11 tools ie SP 555 E3 spreader, SP 777 E3 spreader and SP 333 E3 spreader, the SC 358 E3 combi, SC 758 E3 combi and the SC 258 E3 combi, the S 799 E3 cutter, S 378 E3 cutter and the S 789 E3 cutter as well as the R 521 E3 ram and the R 522 E3 ram.

Other features and benefits of Lukas Jaws of Life eDraulic 3.0 rescue tools include a brushless DC electrical motor for more efficiency and performance, an ergonomic design, LED lights and an optimised weight. All Lukas Jaws of Life tools meet NFPA 1936 2020 standards for NFPA performance ratings.

All Lukas vehicle extrication tools are available from Hamilton Hydraulics, its sole distributor for South Africa. Hamilton Hydraulic Services was founded in 1995 and mainly focused on the servicing and repairs of hydraulically operated rescue tools. 27 years later, the company supplies Lukas rescue tools, Vetter airlift and stabilisation systems and emergency lights. Hamilton Hydraulics services and repairs all makes of rescue tools.