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Power Tools
Power Tools - Machines do the bulk of the work, but every fabricator relies on hand-held power tools too. This technology area has information on hand tools for many tasks, from simple to complex.
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Bosch to expand in North Carolina
- Jun 9, 2023
- News Release
Bosch has announced plans to open a $130 million power tools manufacturing facility in Lincolnton, N.C.
- From The FABRICATOR
Camp introduces girls to manufacturing and helps find that ‘maker gene’
- By Gareth Sleger
- Sep 16, 2022
- Blog Post
Middle-school-age girls at a Chicago-area manufacturing camp discover their maker gene by working with metal, designing on CAD, and operating machines, power tools. The GADgET Girls Camp at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill., was part of the Nuts, Bolts, & Thingamajigs summer camp series.
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Metabo introduces three new M-Brush angle grinders
- Sep 15, 2022
- Product Release
Metabo Corp. has introduced three models of its new M-Brush angle grinder.
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Metabo HPT, Metabo Power Tools merge
- Aug 26, 2022
- News Release
Koki Holdings America Ltd. has announced the merger of Metabo HPT and Metabo Power Tools in North America.
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CS Unitec hires executive VP
- Aug 4, 2022
- News Release
CS Unitec Inc., a provider of heavy-duty professional power tools for construction and industry, has hired Michael Sullivan as executive vice president for North America.
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Talking Shop with Metal Shop Masters: The story behind how Netflix changed Ivan Iler's metalworking career
- By TheFabricator.com editors
- Aug 3, 2022
- Blog Post
In the fifth episode of our Talkin' Shop series interviewing contestants from the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters, we speak with Ivan Iler, a metal sculpture and kinetic artist from St. Johns, Mich. Iler talks about how the show changed the course of his life and career.
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Milwaukee Tool’s M12 FUEL nibbler cuts 16-ga. mild steel, 22-ga. spiral duct seams
- Jul 4, 2022
- Product Release
Milwaukee Tool has introduced the M12 FUEL 16-ga. variable-speed nibbler. Instead of a cutting blade, the compact, 12-V nibbler uses a punch and die to take small punches out of the material.
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Milwaukee Tool begins construction of new Mississippi facility
- May 20, 2022
- News Release
Power tool and accessories manufacturer Milwaukee Tool, Brookfield, Wis., has announced the start of construction on its new facility in Grenada, Miss.
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Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters: How artist Rae Ripple ended up on Netflix
- By TheFabricator.com editors
- Feb 5, 2022
- Blog Post
Texas metal sculpture artist and welder Rae Ripple is featured in the first episode of our Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters series, where we speak with contestants from the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters.
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M18 FUEL cordless grinders from Milwaukee Tool deliver up to 8,500 RPM
- Jan 13, 2022
- Product Release
Milwaukee Tool has expanded its cordless specialty angle grinder lineup with the new M18 FUEL 5-in. flathead braking grinder and M18 FUEL 4½- to 5-in. variable-speed grinder.
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Fein Power Tools joins Independent Welding Distribution Cooperative as approved vendor
- Jan 7, 2022
- News Release
Pittsburgh-based Fein Power Tools Inc. has joined the Independent Welding Distribution Cooperative (IWDC) as a vendor partner.
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Walter Surface Technologies acquires Allegro Industries
- Jan 5, 2022
- News Release
Walter Surface Technologies has announced its acquisition of Allegro Industries, a manufacturer of safety equipment, respirators, air sources, and ventilation equipment.
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Suhner brochure details ECONOmaster drilling unit
- Oct 26, 2021
- Product Release
Suhner Industrial Products has released a revised, six-page color brochure detailing its ECONOmaster drilling unit for use on metal, wood, and plastics.
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Weld shaver and other new metalworking power tools at FABTECH 2021
- By Josh Welton
- Oct 25, 2021
- Blog Post
Detroit welder-fabricator Josh Welton met up with Metabo Senior Product Manager Terry Tuerk at FABTECH 2021 to check out some new products, including its new weld shaver tool.
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Milwaukee Tool to open another factory in Mississippi
- Aug 24, 2021
- News Release
Milwaukee Tool has announced plans to open a $7 million manufacturing facility in Clinton, Miss., in November 2021.
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