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Metabo HPT (formerly known as Hitachi Power Tools) offers an extensive line of professional grade power tools and accessories for woodworking, metalworking, drilling and fastening, concrete drilling and cutting, outdoor power equipment products as well as a complete line of pneumatic nailers, staplers, compressors and collated fasteners. From headquarters in Braselton, GA, and satellite offices in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Metabo HPT supports over 4000 retail locations and over 1000 authorized service centers.

Metabo HPT (formerly known as Hitachi Power Tools) offers an extensive line of professional grade power tools and accessories for woodworking, metalworkin...Read more

Metabo HPT (formerly known as Hitachi Power Tools) offers an extensive line of professional grade power tools and accessories for woodworking, metalworking, drilling and fastening, concrete drilling and cutting, outdoor power equipment products as well as a complete line of pneumatic nailers, staplers, compressors and collated fasteners. From headquarters in Braselton, GA, and satellite offices in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Metabo HPT supports over 4000 retail locations and over 1000 authorized service centers.Read less

Hitachi pnuematic nailers are some of, if not the best nailers on the market. I’ve used their cordless and been very impressed, but I already have my lineups purchased and there’s not a whole lot of room for more cordless tools that I already have two or three colors of. I think if Hitachi wants to be more common it would need a few things:

2. Information. No one seems to know how big of a lineup Hitachi really has. Every other brand has the big backdrop showing all the tools on their battery platform, yet I have never seen one for Hitachi.

I wonder if they could have success with pop-up stores around Lowes. Say they put up a tent at the entrance, and show off their whole power tool line. Let you really know how large a company they are, and provide a free battery with any tool purchase.

I first came across Hitachi tools around 10 years ago buying a budget cordless NiCD drill and light set (didn’t have much money at the time) and I loved the weight and feel and the price was almost half of the other popular brands. Others on the job site laughed until they would ask to borrow it while charging their batteries etc and they would be fairly impressed making me feel better about the purchase. As time goes on I find it bothersome as I find myself falling out of favor of making the trip to Lowes as they arent really professional contractor level let’s face it Hitachi and Bosch are nice but home depot Milwaukee and Ridgid (well Ridgid plumbing hand tools) are worth it and I don’t like waiting for my tools to come in the mail or pay the added overweight shipping. I’ve upgraded my Hitachi to Lithium Ion with the times as my carry set but for real work and power my Milwaukee comes into play. Hitachis price has increased dramatically over the time maybe it’s due to the supply and demand or maybe they are just trying to set themselves as more professional instead of the beginner, hobbyist, do it yourself. So overall I’d say limiting their availability hurts them they need to diversify and expand, possibly go back to budget friendly tools or making a do it yourself level and professional level and price accordingly. I think they could use some work on their 12 volt lineup nothing was really changed except the battery size and a slightly smaller version of their 18 volts. I’d also like to see more brushless corded tools although I’m sure it’s in the works just look at the hammer drills etc….

I feel like DeWalt and Milwaukee are both pushing updated/upgraded battery tech, and this makes it the perfect time for Hitachi to announce a universal battery pack between Metabo and Hitachi tools. Perhaps a re-designed battery system, with adapters available for existing Li tools. Offer the connection tech for license to smaller tool brands, allowing them to officially use the Hitachi branded batteries.

Other things I’d like to see any company do, is really focus on ergonomics. Focus on the balance and weight and handling of the tools more than just their power. The 12v push has been part of this, but there are still problems, especially with bulky handles. I find Makita’s handles fit my grip perfect, while DeWalt is a little too slim, and Bosch doesn’t shape their handles at all.

I wonder if they could make a strong push for a place in the “secondary” tool categories. Stuff that tends to be specialized or corded, so you don’t worry as much about it matching your Drill and Circular Saw. Getting a Hitachi tool into people’s toolkits so they think of the company when upgrading their main tools.

Hitachi is coming late to the cordless party but maybe they can trade on their strong reputation with pneumatics. Since most established contractors will have already invested in one or two cordless lineups (we had both Makita 18V and Milwaukee 12V as ours) – it would be hard to wean those folks away. They might target those (firms or individuals) new to the market with good bundle deals. They might also try to start offering some bundling of their cordless tools with their bestselling pneumatics – like their coil roofing and finish nailers .

I honestly wonder if this is a Japanese company thing. I remember reading about how Makita held out on incorporating a battery gauge for an extremely long time as well, long after every other prominent power tool company had.

I feel like their line is incompletely marketed. Their kits and add on tools are hit or miss on finding them. Lowe’s has some and Menards others but a complete line is hard to find locally. A while back they changed from post battery packs to post battery packs and th tools I found in store were a mix of both without any distinguishing marks, all marked 18volt. It seems they also dabbled with 12 volt tools. They used to sell a table saw at Lowe’s then that got replaced by a porter cable model and that was the nail in the coffin for me. A tool company shrinking their lineup did not invoke trust that their platform would be a worthwhile investment.

They likely need to buy their way into more marketshare with aggressive advertising, free tool and free battery promotions. They could be well served by targeting people starting fresh who can get them early in their career and establish positive experiences early on. Nostalgia is powerful, and “going with what you know” is common; look at pickup truck brands. Look at power tools even. Many of us are firmly entrenched in one or two lines and it would take some huge corporate mistreatment for some of us to change our ways.

Hitachi, not a bad company, tools are very decent, their corded tools are on par with some of the best. Here is the problem not enough diversity on their cordless platform (or in the case of Bosch not enough state side availability): and no boots on the ground. What I mean to say about ‘boots on the ground’ is the lack of physical service centers close by. Dewalt and Milwaukee (some others too), have brick and mortar service. In some large cities next day turn around on tools. Unless a brand can keep a person up and running within a day or two, they are a DYI brand. No professional wants to spend a $150 on a tool, and when said tool has an issue, no one wants to wait 6 weeks to get it back through snail mail, plus shipping. Fair disclosure, I use Dewalt 20v. Why? Many reasons, one of them being, service. If I’m standing in the tool isle of a store, holding a new Hitachi hammer drill in one hand and a new Dewalt hammer drill in the other both the same price, I know if for some reason my Dewalt goes out on me (like I drop it off a 30 ft. Ladder) on Tuesday afternoon. By Thursday morning it’s available for me to pick up, ready for action good as new. It will be interesting to see how their merging with Metabo goes. Especially after the new Metabo portable 10″ double compound sliding mitre saw hits the market, the one with the folding backstops.

I think high power cordless sanders will be a good area to try to break into soon along with rotary tools like routers as battery and brushless motor tech is almost there.

i am a bosch tool fan – in spite of their lethargy in developing new tools but these hitachi tools have proven themselves to me and i would be willing to try more.

I’ve got a couple of corded Hitachi tools (angle grinder and router) and they’ve been perfectly serviceable, but I can’t get around the stigma of them being a “second tier” tool company.

Now, I’ve heard tell that Hitachi’s ‘Industrial’ tools are top notch, so they’re capable of engineering a high quality tool, but that doesn’t seem to spill over into their ‘Contractor’ grade tools.

Erase that, make me 9 years old again (Back when I started using power tools, not buying them yet), give me an unlimited budget, I’m still going Black and Yellow DeWALT. Why? Because I still see what I have always liked about DeWALT in DeWALT. Longer release cycle, fewer mistakes, longer system lifecycles, more “Get What You Pay For” performance. Not to mention fewer system standards, fewer changes to those standards, fewer gimmicks, and very basic, highly efficient ergonomics without the need for a “Style” consideration.

Hitachi, Metabo, Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch… I’ll buy their systems when Hell freezes over. They just don’t stack up long-term, and I’m never going to jump on a band wagon for gimmicks. I’m not going to treat my tools like crap, they’re an investment. So, I care that my purchase can be used every day, or be put away for 6 months to a year, and still work the same as the day I bought it. I don’t care if a new version comes out, unless it solves a MAJOR problem with the model it is replacing.

So, you won’t buy anything but dewalt but somehow hitachi has never earned your trust… perhaps you have some black and yellow blinders on. How would a brand earn your trust if you never give any other brand a chance? You say they don’t stack up long term but as a DIY user, you can’t make a case for durability if you’re not putting the tools through the paces that a contractor would.

Just bring your japanese stuff to this continent, thats it… Just take a look at this: http://www.hitachi-koki.co.jp/powertools/dbook/powertools/index.html

Every Hitachi tool I’ve ever used I’ve enjoyed, IMO they are top notch! I drool over their flagship miter saw having run one all last summer but its way too much saw for my needs, I could care less about the odd design scheme, heck I ran PC 20v tools for awhile.

Man, I don’t know what would make me switch. Happy with what I have now which is mainly Makita and DeWalt with some Milwaukee and Senco thrown in. Gave Hitachi a look 10 years ago but they just did not strike me as a line made with contractors in mind, seemed geared toward Joe and Jane homeowner/weekend warrior types. I’d probably need to see their tools out in the field where I could speak with the user for a little insight and maybe get a some hands on.

I had a Hitachi 18v impact & it was great. I bought it for the warranty and the good price. It crapped out after 4½ @years of hell. I’d buy another one. I also had a 6 gallon pancake from Hitachi. It was a weak POS. But their pneumatic nailguns are the best. I’ve had my Hitachi framer & finisher for a long time. Outlasted a Paslode & Senco. They make alot of badass tools, but they’re only for Japan. But as far as blaming it on them not making more cordless tools for lack of popularity is lame. I think they’re smart for not getting into the cordless crap. I don’t know wtf is wrong with all of the dumbasses who think cordless tools are the greatest thing since sliced bread. With the exception of the impact driver/drill, CORDLESS POWER TOOLS SUCK. THEY WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO PERFORM AS WELL AS ELECTRIC, PNEUMATIC, GAS, OR HYDRAULIC POWERED TOOLS. It doesn’t matter how many Amphours a battery has or whatever lame gimmicks the big box companies keep trying. But if Hitachi wants to draw in more customers they need to bring the stuff released in Japan over here. Lowes won’t advertise or promote their products, they need to move on. They can get a good customer base, it just sucks that they have to go through HD or Lowes.

You sound like some old codger who clings to the devices his daddy and grand daddy used while he was growing up. Cordless tools have almost completely replaced corded tools in my shop because they are more compact and infinitely more useful. I cant remember the last time I reached for my pneumatic impact since purchasing a cordless one.

I pretty much use only cordless now. The only corded tools I regularly use are my table saw, miter saw and worm drive skil. I’m thinking about replacing the skil with the new Makita rear handle 36 volt though.

Hitachi’s biggest impediment to me has long been an identity crisis in the West. They were a feast or famine brand, and introduced some truly top-tier products like their brushless hammer drill and impact with programmable features (similar to their current triple hammer) way back in 2011. It really hasn’t been until this past year that they’ve reminded us of just how good they can be with their premium offerings (the Triple Hammer impact driver is legitimately superior to everything released by Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Makita). They need to double-down on their marketing, continue to release premium tools, and absolutely must take battery indicators built into the batteries seriously. Granted, their premium tools have built-in indicators, but it still must be done.

I saw some statistics that estimate the US Power Tool market at about $7 billion in sales. About 2/3 of this was reportedly to professional and commercial users – but that left a hefty chuck of money being spent by consumers (e.g. homeowners and other DIY’ers) Worldwide the industry is said to be something like $26 billion and growth of 4% to 5% is predicted per year. The rosy growth forecast might be based on improved outlooks for construction in the US and worldwide – but as we have experienced downturns can happen. Anyway – both statistics would seem to offer the potential for Hitachi and other tool manufacturers in both the professional and DIY market segments. Maybe Hitachi thinks Lowes has untapped potential for marketing to the latter segment. BTW – the lithium ion battery sales that grew rapidly (some say about 10% per year) over the past few years is predicted to taper off to a very modest growth rate (something like 2%) as the market gets saturated.

Love questions like these! People who read these blogs (thus participate in discussions by replying to them) are more often than not already invested into one system or another, or even more than one, like me for example, I like some tools made by Milwaukee and some by Dewalt… Having said that I can guarantee you that the batteries and tools I have are sufficient for any task, any task at all I might add. I’m 32, a professional dyi-er, as I’d call myself, I also do construction but that’s besides the point.

However, to answer your question: Hitachi would have to somehow encorporate Milwaukee’s One Key system into their drills and other tools, give me free additional batteries (I have 2 5ah per tool Milwaukee and 4 Dewalt batteries for 4 tools I have), also, dewalt’s ingenuity in terms of the multitool, dual bevel cordless miter that I just got also has to be present. Which is impossible, hence the ridiculousness of this question, no offense.

The only way anyone already heavily invested into other tried and true brands would ever consider Hitachi is if they were robbed of all their tools and batteries and Hitachi was having an insane, INSANE sale that week nearby somewhere… And even that would not guarantee that any of us would switch, because, honestly, if i wanted an ok-quality tool without any over-the-top, breathtaking features with a boring green/black/white paint scheme I’d just buy Makita… At least that’s a brand that I’m familiar with, where’s Hitachi (to me, personally) is like Panasonic – you can go on and on about how great the brand is and how amazing their tools are, explaining to me that the only reason I don’t know about the brand is because they are focusing on the LARGE companies and thus are in a league of their own, but… If my friends and coworkers don’t use these tools, the companies I work for don’t supply them and the only time I hear about the brand is on some awesome tool blog (such as this one), you know, why would I bother?..

This got me thinking about why an “also ran” or new entrant to the market has to use their own proprietary battery/battery interface. While it may be a matter of pride in one’s one brand, would it violate law for a company like Hitachi to admit that it is so far behind the market leaders that they would be better off using one of those manufacturer’s batteries? Would incorporating circuitry into their tool to interface with someone else’s batteries require cross-licensing lest it infringe on some patents? Or is it a reality that tool companies make more money selling their batteries than their tools? I wonder what their market would look like if Hitachi cordless tools could use Dewalt (or Milwaukee or Makita) batteries and chargers and they only sold bare tools.

With all due respect – I’m very certain that pride and personal feelings have little to do with a decision to use a proprietary power source. A company might rebrand another tool to increase battery sales but never the other way around, simply because either every power tool or almost every power tool is sold at a loss, a loss recovered by the sales of batteries later on. It’s like gaming consoles and games, same strategy. How/why do you think they can have these “promotions” all year round that allow you to buy two huge batteries for the price of one? Power tools require a ton of effort to be brought to the market, at the same time even the most advanced of the power packs are still made using the same basic techniques the AA battery manufacturers use, but selling them at a 1000 percent profit by making the battery seem essential by strategically positioning it as a “must have” to the end consumer and giving it a kick-ass name, like “redlithium”or something. A power tool manufactured that doesn’t make its own batteries is doomed, plain and simple.

The older power tool batteries were pretty much the same, with the only difference being the housing and plug shape/retainer type, and you could “plug” pretty much any 18V battery into any 18V charger and it’d work because nothing really different was happening.

Nowadays, the tools and batteries are more complex, and have chips that control how the tool uses the battery, how the charger charges the battery, and lots of other stuff. You can still make an 18V drill work with some other 18V battery, but it’s not really a good idea.

While it may seem like it would save a company money to just use a competitior’s battery design, it very likely would not save any money at all. Not that any company would ever license their current battery tech, because they’d be giving away proprietary info that makes their tools perform how they do since the chips in those batteries now have so much to do with how the tool uses the battery. You can bet that any company that so much as suggested they would be interested in ‘licensing’ the battery tech of a competitior would be laughed out of the building, at least among the big name brands in power tools.

Really cheap no-name cordless tools do use a sort-of-universal battery housing shape, at least on the part that goes into the tool and makes the connection. This has more to do with a few companies in China making the cheap tools though.

The styling is terrible. My tools shouldn’t look like children’s Godzilla toys. The green is fine and quickly identifiable as Hitachi. Keep it simple. I actually don’t prefer a lot of the DeWalt stuff because it looks like they add a bunch of overmolding just to catch the eye.

I already made the switch to green! Ryobi! I can buy more tools and batteries and accomplish more because i can have more tools than with a “premium tool”. If i need ‘serious’ work done with a saw or grinder im gonna pull out a corded tool.

I never wound up buying the drill, or any other Hitachi tools (bought a Skil cordless set instead, then later Bosch 12VMax), but I agree with some of the other posts above, Hitachi is a decent brand I would always consider, especially given the sale prices at Lowe’s and online relative to the expected performance and overall value.

I’d agree that if Hitachi would bring over a lot more of the tools they market in Japan and other markets, they’d get more serious consideration in terms of people buying into their cordless lineup. That’s a big reason for DeWalt and Milwaukee’s success – it’s a heck of a lot easier to sell a tool if it just adds on to a cordless system you already bought into and have the battery and charger and accessories for. It’s a tougher sell to buy seperate tools that use a differerent battery, which you need a different charger for, and probably different accessories to work with it.

It really is too bad Hitachi doesn’t have more of a presence in the US market, at least in the big box stores and that’s still somewhat true online. They seem to make good tools and aren’t afraid to go wild with the styling, and even offer a few innovative additions to the tool world. Maybe they’re doing all they can locally and in their major markets and just have a minor presence in the US market because that’s all they can do right now.

Funnily enough I’m actually going through this decision-making process right now. I recently sold off all my old 18v Dewalt stuff on CL and am making the jump to Li Ion. For me, it was between Makita and Ridgid. I’m predominantly a kitchen installer and finish carpenter, so I really like having a cordless nailer in the line. Yes, I could get a Fusion or an Airstrike, but having to track down those batteries and have an extra charger around is a pain. If Hitachi, which makes some of the best nailers around, got into the cordless nailer game, that would be huge. At this pont, I’m likely going Makita due to the free 2-pack of 4.0 batteries with any two bare tools deal on amazon, but the Hitachi reputation in that segment and their already fairly strong lineup may have swayed me. At the same time, they are among the pricier lines out there and they don’t seem to always have the innovation and lineup depth to justify that in my mind.

Hitachi also has high quality bare tools for really good deals, I bought an 18v circular saw for $59 and use it for breaking panels down to size in my small shop. I’ll likely get their jigsaw for $59 and throw it in the bag with the nailers for when I do hardwood flooring.

I thought about the Milwaukee nailers, but I don’t like the quality of their woodworking tools, so that was why I went with Hitachi. I thought about senco, but they only have nailers on their 18v platform.

We home users, diyers etc. have to choose some brand. Better if a set of batteries fit all of our tools. I got a Hitachi drill cheap at Lowes, part of a starter set that included charge, 2 batteries, and a flashlight, for about $100. Years ago. Got started on the line, their stuff is robust enough for my needs and I’ve invested in an impact driver (my favorite,) a circular saw, and a reciprocating saw. Along the way, I got an extra charger and invested 3.0 amp batteries. I have 6 batteries now. And I bought about 5 more of the excellent flashlights which have replaced my automotive work lights. I have literally never had anything fail, tho a driver did break off inside the impact. Took the front end of the impact drive apart, and the piece came out. Cleaned it with brake clean & regreased with synthetic lube. The impact doesn’t break things loose like a pneumatic with 400 ft/lb of torque, but it does speed up most automotive work and will tighten things to within spittin’ distance of 50 ft/lb.

I’d like the 18v angle grinder, maybe even two. An extra for wire wheels. I enjoy my funky green power tools. It IS easy being green! I am 67 years old, I expect these tools to last the rest of my life.

My first Hitachi tool was a miter saw. Over the next three years I added a 12v impact and drill, a reciprocating saw, brag nailer and miter saw. Last summer, I upgraded to a 10” slider and the table saw. Then I was out of town helping friends remodel a bathroom and needed an angle grinder and corded drill. Somewhere along the line I picked up a plunge router combo and made a pile of base trim to match the oak inmy 1940s built home. Then I was at Lowe’s and saw the Tool Manager pull all the Hitachi display tools off the floor to make to for the Metabo HPT line. I grabbed an 18volt impact and drill for $39 each, a brushless impact for $49 and a reciprocating saw for $49. They all came with batteries and chargers. A week later, I saw the Lumber Manager and he asked about the addition I will starting in the Spring. He said he had a few more Hitachi tools and wanted to know if I was interested. I picked up all new unopened box 18 volt framing nailer and a 16 gauge finish nailer for $ 120 each and a circular saw for $20.; batteries and chargers were included in the package All told I picked up $1700 worth of tools for about $475. I have a lot of green in my garage now. Hitachi tools have served me very well over the past five years of remodeling my home. The have been durable, always ready and easy to use. I’ve done three bathrooms, one kitchens, book cases, shelves, a pantry, barn, deck, lots of flooring, custom trim, welding/ grinding and lots of demolition and my Hitachi tools have always performed strong. A lot of people in my area were apprehensive of the name change to Metabo HPT. I saw the same tools used in Iceland and felt confident that things would be the same here in the USA.

Hitachi Power Tools will now be known as Metabo HPTin North America. You may have recently heard that Hitachi would be known as Hikoki. That will only be true in the European and Asian markets.

The transition will take place over the next two years and the first new tools launched under this name will be the new MultiVolt platform slated to come out in September 2018. At the same time, they plan on converting their fasteners and accessories to the new Metabo HPT name. Following in the next quarter, they want to finish converting the branding for all current tools.

The current Hitachi color scheme won’t change. Also, all Hitachi tools and accessory model numbers will stay the same, except an M will be added to the end. Fasteners will have an HPT added to the end of the model number.

As you may have heard, Hitachi Koki, the parent company of Hitachi Power Tools, recently announced that it’s changing it’s name to Koki Holdings. Metabo HPT will be one of the brands Koki Holdings owns joining Metabo, Hikoki, and other companies like Tanaka.

Metabo HPT will be completely separate from Metabo, and so they will not share battery platforms or tools. They serve two different market segments. Metabo serves the metal working/industrial market segment while Metabo HPT serves the residential/multifamily construction market.

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Earlier this year we covered new tools from Hitachi and included a mention that the Hitachi Power Tools name would be changing. Well now it’s official. There will be no more Hitachi branded power tools, nailers, or fasteners made. Instead, the products henceforth will be branded Metabo HPT in the USA and Canada. In Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the rest of the world, Hitachi switched the name to Hikoki Despite being a logical portmanteau of Hitachi Koki, the second half of the Hitachi name was not well known in our market and the name didn’t test well here. Thus the adoption of the Metabo name with the acronym HPT attached.

NO, HPT doesn’t stand for Hitachi Power Tools. Rather, High Power Tools. But for now, the new brand isn’t unhappy with that coincidental assumption (wink wink).

It breaks down like this. Hitachi Koki was the power tool division of the giant Hitachi parent company, both based in Japan, and it represented about 1.8% of Hitachi’s overall business. A few years back Hitachi Koki bought the German tool manufacturer Metabo. Then the investment firm KKR bought Hitachi Koki from the Hitachi parent company. So, the head office for both tool companies is still in Japan and is now called Koki Holdings Co., Ltd. Metabo continues to be based in Germany and is run as its own entity with its own product line. The Hitachi tool brand had some time to keep using the Hitachi name before the price to license the name jumped, so that’s why they are rolling out this name change now, quite a while after they were acquired. Their brand name of choice for the USA and Canada is Metabo HPT, and HiKoki for the rest of the world. Simple, right?!

What does that mean for the end user? Not much. They just have to remember the new name. But dealers and the manufacturer alike have the task of informing new and uninformed repeat customers that the Hitachi tools they rely on will be found bearing another name. Luckily, Metabo HPT will be able to use the word “Hitachi” in their signage and ad copy for a few more years. So it won’t be up to the distributors to take marker and posterboard in hand to make point-of-purchase signs to educate the contractors who cannot find their trusted Hitachi nailers and nails on the shelves at their local supply house. Plus, it might take several months to sell through all of the existing Hitachi product stock, so it will be a rolling change with both brands appearing on cartons side by side on the shelf at some point.

The 36-volt MultiVolt cordless platform is being expanded. These are all brushless motor 36-volt tools whose batteries are backwards compatible with the existing 18-volt tools from Hitachi…er, Metabo HPT…er, Hitachi. Wait, there are no existing 18-volt tools from Metabo HPT yet! Anyway, the 36-volt MultiVolt packs can be used in 18-volt tools, but not vice versa. And when plugged into an 18-volt tool, the BSL36B18 ($100) MultiVolt battery transforms from a 4.0 amp-hour (Ah) pack into an 8.0 Ah pack.

The brand new twist is that the 36-volt tools are also compatible with AC line power. That’s right, run them on battery packs or on 120V AC juice, fresh from a wall outlet. It may seem like a step backward to plug a cord into a cordless tool, but in two common scenarios, this ability would come in very handy.

Running the tools on AC power requires the ET36A adapter ($150) which consists of a dummy battery pack to interface with the tool and a 20 foot cord with a transformer 5 feet from the plug end. For the time being, any MultiVolt tool purchased will come with the buyer’s choice of the adapter or a 36-volt battery pack. So the tool prices mentioned in this article include one of the power sources.

And unlike many brands who attract you with the tools and let you find out later how expensive replacement battery packs are, Metabo HPT actually uses the affordability of their packs to help attract customers to their cordless system.

Circs, and recips, and tables, and miters – oh my! Wood cutting tasks can demand a lot of power so Metabo HPT is introducing a full complement of 36-volt saws.

Cordless table saws are in their infancy relative to other cordless tools, and of the few on the market, the Metabo HPT C3610DRJ is the first we’ve seen with a full-size 10-inch blade. For stationary use on a job site with power, the ability to plug this MultiVolt saw into an AC outlet makes a lot of sense, and provides you the flexibility to own just one contractor table saw for both portable and shop uses.

The second new model has been described as a “Japanese-made, high precision miter saw”, and it might take a little longer than the other tools to make the long journey all the way to our shores. Though the C3607DRA is a compact, 7 1/4-inch blade slider, it’s expected to retail for $1,100 when it arrives. It will be interesting to see who a small saw with a big price will appeal to.

Metabo HPT’s WH36DBQ4 Triple Hammer impact driver ($379) is coming out in a 36-volt MultiVolt version and will be sold alongside the existing 18-volt tool – it’s not a replacement model. Besides having three hammers for a series of faster hits, the Triple Hammer also has a unique power mode that skips every other hammer for a bigger windup and hit when needed. So the tool can switch from from 60-degree swings to 120-degree swings, versus a standard impact driver’s 90-degree swing only.

A new hammerdrill/driver DV36DA ($359) and 4 1/2-inch paddle and slide switch angle grinders (G3612DBQ6 and GD3612DAQ6, $359) round out the Metabo HPT MultiVolt cordless tool line. The grinders have a unique Auto mode setting that allow the tools to change the power output to keep up the optimum rpm under load by managing the current draw from the batteries.

Though Metabo HPT’s battery powered nailers are all 18-volt models, they can also be run with the larger MultiVolt packs for greater runtime. However the bigger packs aren’t necessary to get maximum output from the tools – even the 3 1/2-inch framing nailers come standard with compact 3.0 Ah 18-volt packs and work great that way. The battery nailer line is mostly complete, with 20- and 30-degree angled framing nailers, 15-ga. angled and 16ga. straight finish nailers, an 18-ga. brad nailer, and a 23-ga. pinner. But it would be nice to see medium and narrow crown staplers added, and perhaps an angled 16-ga. finish nailer.

In this infographic, the size of each company’s hand & power tool revenue is shown by circle area. Stanley Black & Decker is inside the biggest circle because it has the largest revenue from hand & power tools. Close behind is Bosch’s hand and power tool business. And so on until we reach Positec, JPW Industries and Ingersoll Rand with the smaller circles representing their smaller respective revenues.

Statista.com is a data analysis website that has a wide range of free and premium industry reports, statistics and analysis. The most interesting tidbit we found investigating hand and power tools is this:

Most of the companies (who make and who own tool brands) sales figures are available in tax forms and company annual reports. But even with that information some estimations have to be made to arrive at the tools only sales numbers. Here are some notes how we arrived at estimations for the following companies.

The Bosch annual report tells us their Consumer Goods division had 17.1 billion euros revenue (~18.5 billion USD) in 2015. The division consists of power tools (drills, jigsaws, impact screwdrivers, lawn mowers, best pressure washers etc.) and household appliances (fridges, washing machines, dryers, ovens etc.).

The household appliances portion of the Bosch Consumer Goods division was a 50:50 joint venture with Siemens until Bosch bought out Siemens for 3 billion euros (~3.25 billion USD) in late 2014. That was for the 50% share that Siemens owned, valuing the total household appliance company at 6 billion euros (6.5 billion USD). The company reported 10.5 billion euros revenue in 2013. So what’s the 2015 revenue to give us the portion that is power tools? With a growth rate of 4% yearly the revenue is 11.36 billion euros in 2015 leaving 5.74 billion euros (~$6.2B USD) as power tools revenue.

You’ll notice there is an ‘Other’ row in the above table. In that row are Home Depot, Lowe’s and Harbor Freight Tools. Since these companies don’t manufacture their own tools they were not included in the above infographic. However, they still collect substantial revenues from the global tool market with their home brand tools – Husky, Kobalt and US General, for example.

Looking at Home Depot and Lowe’s, we estimated both companies are collecting around $500M for home brands and $4.5B from selling other companies brands on their shelves. This estimate came from looking at their online stores portion of products that are home brand vs. external brands in the tools & hardware categories. When you include cost to purchase the home brand tools from the OEM and the consignment cost of the external brands’ tools, the cut they get of the total is probably around 30%. That gives Home Depot and Lowe’s somewhere close to $1.5B in global tool market revenue each. And leaves Harbor Freight around the same.

In this graphic, the outer rectangles contain logos of brands owned by the parent companies in the middle. Not all brands owned by the parent companies are in the rectangle – just the most well-known. Hilti and Makita only sell tools under their own names. Take a look. What brands owned by parent companies surprise you?

The Home Depot, Lowe’s and Harbor Freight are not original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or original design manufacturers (ODMs). They are purchasing companies who form partnerships with OEMs and ODMs (like Stanley Black & Decker) to get their tools made for them to distribute under their own brand names.

In many tool categories these big-box hardware stores simply buy from an OEM and slap their Husky, Kobalt or Drillmaster stickers on the product for sale. In other categories, they approach ODMs with specific product specifications and then work with them to get the tool built to their specs. Exactly which categories of Husky, Kobalt and Harbor Freight tools are ODM or OEM is impossible to find in their tax documents or annual reports.

Bosch’s Consumer Goods division sells power tools and household appliances. They own many brands in both industries. Their Global HQ is in Gerlingen, Germany. It is 9km west of Stuttgart.

Fortive Corp. spun out from Danaher Corp. in 2016 to become its own company. It is foremely the Tools & Measurement division of Danaher. It operates out of the Fluke Corp. headquarters in Everett, Washington.

Hilti is still a family owned company based in Schaan, Lichtenstein. They are known for their professional tools and are very popular throughout the world. Hilti has more than 23,000 employees.

Makita is a large power tool manufacturing company based in Anjo, Japan. They are well-known for their rechargeable power tools and were the first to produce a rechargeable drill. They introduced it in 1969.

Snap-on is best known as the company / tool brand that visits you at work with a van full of tools for you to buy. They started as a socket wrench company and now offer a wide-range of tools for professionals in the automotive, aviation, marine and railroad industries. The Snap-on Global HQ is in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Emerson Electric is a massive company with a sizeable tools business. They are best known for their process-automation products and services (valves, regulators, measurement & analytical instruments). The Emerson Global HQ is in Ferguson, Missouri.

Harbour Freight buys their tools direct from manufacturer and then offer them as home brands for affordable prices. Here is a selection of the brands they own and sell under:

Hitachi Koki operates as a subsidiary to Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Koki manufactures and sells power tools and power equipment. It has HQ in Tokyo, Japan.

Textron is a diversified manufacturer in aircraft, industrial and automotive products. Within their industrial segment they make tools and equipment and sell them under the brands shown here:

The Home Depot owns two home brands in the tools category. They also exclusively sell brands of power tools and equipment such as Ryobi and WORX. Overall, they have sales of hand and power tool/equipment over $5 billion per year.

Ideal Industries is based out of Sycamore, Illinois. Ideal Industries is now well-known for their Pratt-Read, Western Forge brands and SK Tools brands, which they acquired in three separate deals in 2010. It is rumoured they paid ~$50 million for Western Forge and a fair bit less for Pratt-Read.

JPW Industries is based out of La Vergne Tennessee. It was originally known as Walter Meirer Manufacturing, Inc., and represented the tools arm of Swiss based Walter Meier AG. In 2013, Tenex Capital Management purchased Walter Meirer Manufacturing, Inc. and named it JPW Industries to represent the three main brands – JET, Powermatic and Wilton.

Who makes Ryobi tools? Techtronic Industries (TTi) is the OEM for Ryobi. TTi owns the Ryobi brand of power tools in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. They are sold exclusively at The Home Depot in United States. Ryobi Limited, which sold the power tools businesses to TTi in 2000/2001, is a Japanese company that sells power tools, die castings, hardware and printing equipment in Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa

Who makes Kobalt tools? Chervon the Chinese OEM (not Chevron the oil company) makes many of Kobalt’s power tools. In 2016, Lowe’s awarded them a vendor award in innovation for the Kobalt 24-Volt cordless power tools. Sunrise Global/Greenworks Tools is the OEM for Lowe’s Kobalt cordless 80-volt outdoor power equipment (they were awarded 2015 innovation award).

What happened to Danaher the tool maker? Danaher spun out their tool and power tool brands and OEM capability to a company called Fortive Corp. in 2016. Danaher tools are now Fortive, essentially. Fortive operates out of the Fluke HQ just north of the Boeing Everett Factory.

Where are Milwaukee tools made and who owns Milwaukee brand? Dongguan, China. In Aug-2004, TTi Group acquired two divisions (Milwaukee Electric Tools and AEG Power Tools brands) of Atlas Copco’s Industrial Technique business for a total sum of $627 million ($797 million in 2016 dollars). By 2004, all of Milwaukee’s tool production facilities had left Wisconsin for Mississippi. And in 2008, when TTi opened their massive Dongguan facility, the move for Milwaukee Electric Tools from U.S.A. to China was complete.

Who makes Snap-on tools? Snap-on makes Snap-on tools. Snap-on is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and they make tools in their vast production facilities.

Who makes Ridgid tools and who owns the brand? TTi Group makes Ridgid brand tools through a partner agreement with Emerson and their OEM subsidiary One World Technologies. They first entered into an agreement in 2003 for TTi to make Ridgid woodworking power tools (and have since furthered the partnership to other tool categories). Ridgid has been a subsidiary of Emerson Electric since 1966. The brand is targeted at plumbers and heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) trades.

When did Stanley and Black & Decker merge? Officially, Stanley Works acquired Black & Decker for an all stock deal worth $4.5 Billion ($3.5B stock and $1B debt), which was announced in Nov-2009. The “merge” was finalized in Mar-2010. At the time Stanley Works owned the popular brands Stanley, Facom, Bostitch, Proto, Mac Tools, Vidmar (and others) and Black & Decker owned Black & Decker, DeWalt, Porter-Cable, Baldwin, Emhart, Kwikset, Price Pfister (and others). The combination of the two created a tool and equipment powerhouse valued at nearly $10B.

Who makes Husky tools? Husky is a home brand of Home Depot. The tools are made by various OEMs including Stanley Black & Decker, Western Forge and Apex Tool Group.

Who owns DeWalt tools brand? DeWALT is owned and made by Stanley Black & Decker. Black & Decker owned DeWALT since 1960. In 2010, when Stanley Works and Black & Decker merged the new company, Stanley Black & Decker, became the owner of DeWALT.

Who makes and owns Craftsman tools? Craftsman tools are made in factories around the world. Depending on the tool category, it could be made in USA, Mexico, India, Honduras, Japan, Taiwan, China, Germany or France. Many manufacturing companies have been contracted to make different tools for Craftsman over the years. These include: TTi Group, Stanley, Apex Tool Group, Western Forge, Easco, Danaher and Pratt-Read. Sears, the creator of the Craftsman brand, never made Craftsman tools – they owned the brand. In 2016, Sears sold the brand to Stanley Black & Decker for $900 million. With the sale, it is more than likely all manufacturing of Craftsman Tools moving forward will be done in Stanley Black & Decker manufacturing plants.

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