Power tool
A power tool is a tool that is
Uses
Power tools are used in industry, in
Classification
Power tools are classified as either stationary or portable, where portable means hand-held. Portable power tools have obvious advantages in mobility. Stationary power tools, however, often have advantages in speed and precision. A typical table saw, for instance, not only cuts faster than a regular hand saw, but the cuts are smoother, straighter, and more square than what is normally achievable with a hand-held power saw. Some stationary power tools can produce objects that cannot be made in any other way.
Stationary power tools for
Health impact
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While hand-held power tools are helpful, they also produce large amounts of
Airborne particulate matter is a
Many construction tasks create dust. High dust levels are caused by one of more the following:
- equipment – using high energy tools, such as cut-off saws, grinders, wall chasers and grit blasters produce a lot of dust in a very short time
- work method – dry sweeping can make a lot of dust when compared to vacuuming or wet brushing
- work area – the more enclosed a space, the more the dust will build up
- time – the longer you work the more dust there will be
Examples of high dust level tasks include:
- using power tools to cut, grind, drill or prepare a surface
- sanding taped plaster boardjoints
- dry sweeping[9]
Some industry standards on the size and amount of dust emitted by power tools exist,[10][11] though it appears that they are not widely known or used globally. Knowing that dust is generated throughout the construction process and can cause serious health hazards,[12] manufacturers are now marketing power tools that are equipped with dust collection system (e.g. HEPA vacuum cleaner) or integrated water delivery system which extract the dust after emission.[13][14] However, the use of such products is still not common in most places. As Q1 2024 petrol powered tools are banned in California.[15]
Using power tools without
History
Early
Safety Enhancement
Prior to the 1930s, power tools were often housed in
In the early 1930s, companies started to experiment with housings of
Energy sources
As of 2021, an electric motor is the most popular choice to power stationary tools. Other power sources include
Battery types
Different battery powered power tools often use batteries which are not be compatible across brands and models. This may cause vendor lock-in, and results in poor sustainability if and when either the battery, charger or power tool component fails, resulting in potentially all having to be replaced.
Examples of battery differences include the battery technologies themselves, with
Even when using the same battery technology, voltage rating and amp hour rating, the interface of batteries for power tools are often not compatible across different manufacturers, and sometimes also not even within the same brand or product line. There are examples of aftermarket adapters being made so that the user can mix and match batteries between well-known brands, but these often do not fully implement the tools battery safety and monitoring systems and the use is done at the user's own risk.
Battery alliances
There are initiatives with the goal that the same battery can be used across products from several manufacturers, mostly those who offer special tools rather than general ones. Mainly two German companies have opened their 18V systems for others:
- In June 2018 nine companies presented a manufacturer-overlapping system for rechargeable batteries called "Cordless Alliance System" (CAS).[24] It is based on Metabo's 18 Volt battery system.
- In 2020, Bosch initiated the "Power For All Alliance".[25] Notably, the alliance consists of the brands Gardena, Gloria,[26] Wagner[27] and Rapid. However, the Power For All Alliance batteries will only be used on Bosch's consumer tools in the Bosch Home & Garden line and Bosch Home Appliances line.
- AMPShare – powered by Bosch Professional[28] is the new name for the alliance using Bosch professional ("blue") tools with its own battery and charger system which is incompatible with the Power For All batteries. Aimed at most parts of the world except North America, it claims to be based on 80 million batteries sold since 2008. Over two dozen companies take part.
Types
Power tools include:
- Air compressor
- Alligator shear
- Angle grinder
- Bandsaw
- Belt sander
- Biscuit joiner
- Ceramic tile cutter
- Chainsaw
- Circular saw
- Concrete mixer
- Concrete saw
- Cold saw
- Crusher
- Diamond blade
- Diamond tool
- Die grinder
- Disc cutter
- Disc sander
- Drill
- Floor sander
- Grinding machine
- Heat gun
- Hedge trimmer
- Impact driver
- Impact wrench
- Jackhammer
- Jointer
- Jigsaw
- Knitting machine
- Lathe
- Lawn mower
- Leaf blower
- Miter saw
- Multi-tool
- Nail gun (electric and battery as well as powder actuated)
- Needlegun scaler
- Pneumatic torque wrench
- Powder-actuated tools
- Power wrench
- Pressure washer
- Radial arm saw
- Random orbital sander
- Reciprocating saw
- Rotary saw
- Rotary tool
- Rotary tiller
- Sabre saw
- Sander
- Scrollsaw
- Snow blower
- Steel cut off saw
- String trimmer
- Table saw
- Thickness planer
- Wall chaser
- Wood router
Manufacturers
Power Tool Manufacturers With a Full Range Program
Brand | Owner | Headquarters |
---|---|---|
AEG Electric Tools | Techtronic Industries TTI, China by acquiring the AEG Electric Tools brand in 2004.
Brand under license from Electrolux. |
China |
Black & Decker | Stanley Black & Decker Cop. | United States |
DeWalt | Stanley Black & Decker Cop | United States |
Bosch | Robert Bosch GmbH | Germany |
Hikoki | Formerly Hitachi Group. today owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. | Japan |
Makita | Makita Cooperation | Japan |
Metabo | Metabowerke GmbH. today owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. | Germany |
Milwaukee | Techtronic Industries TTI by acquiring Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation in 2005 | United States |
Ryobi Power Tools | Techtronic Industries TTI by acquiring Ryobi's North American power tools business in 2000. Brand under license from Ryobi Limited. | Japan |
Specialized Companies
A number of companies, some of which are comparatively small and specialized, build niche solutions for industry and trade.
Brand | Owner | Headquarters | Usage / Program |
---|---|---|---|
Dolmar | Makita Corporation, Japan, by acquiring Dolmar GmbH 1991 | Germany | Forestry and garden tools |
Dremel | Dremel now a Brand of Bosch Power Tools | United States | Fast-moving multifunctional tools |
Duss | Friedrich Duss Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | Drilling (hammer drills, chisel hammers, diamond drills) |
Fein | Fein-Verwaltung GmbH of C. & E. Fein GmbH | Germany | Tool for cutting, drilling and grinding (metal construction) |
Festool | Wendlingen am Neckar )
|
Germany | Sawing and sanding for wood construction (also compressed air) |
Flex | Chervon Holdings Ltd, Owner of Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH (Deutschland, Steinheim an der Murr) | Germany | Separating, grinding and screwing |
Hazet | Hazet GmbH, | Germany | Impact screws (mainly pneumatic range) |
Hilti | Hilti AG, | Liechtenstein | Full Range, Focus on impact drilling and screwing |
Lösomat | Gedore GmbH, Remscheid (Gedore Torque Solutions), by aquirung Lösomat Schraubtechnik Neef GmbH, Vaihingen an der Enz | Germany | High-torque screwdriver tools |
Mafell | Mafell AG | Germany | Sawing (wood) |
Matjeschk | M-PT Matjeschk-PowerTools GmbH & Co. KG, Ralbitz-Rosenthal | Germany | Bohren und Schrauben |
Perles | ATech d.o.o.
|
Slovenia | Drilling tools |
Stihl | Stihl AG | Germany | Forestry and garden tools |
Trading Companies
With purchases from other manufacturers and OEM production
Brand | Owner | Headquarters | Program range |
---|---|---|---|
AEG Electric Tools | Techtronic Industries (TTI) by acquiring the AEG Electric Tools brand in 2004
and licensed the brand name from Electrolux, the AEG owner. |
China | Full range |
Einhell | Einhell Germany AG, Landau an der Isar | Germany | Full Range |
Parkside | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG | Germany | Full Range |
Stahlwerk | Stahlwerk Schweissgeräte GmbH | Germany | |
Worx | Positec Tool Corporation | China | Full Range |
Würth | Würth-Group | Germany | Full Range |
More brands and its manufacturer
The incomplete list lists the brand first, then its manufacturer or owner.
- Baier Power Tools, brand of Otto Baier GmbH, Germany
- Casals Power Tools from Spain the Russian Interskol Group
- Duss of Friedrich Duss Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
- Narex, Czech Republik, today owned by OEMfor other manufacturer
- Panasonic, Japan
- REMS, Germany
- Skill, brand of Bosch Power Tools, Germany
- Trotec, brand of Trodat GmbH, Austria
- Trumpf, Germany
See also
- Antique tools
- Cutting tools
- Cutting tool material
- Garden tools
- Hand arm vibrations
- NIOSH Power Tools Database
- Occupational dust exposure
References
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- ^ "STATE OF GLOBAL AIR/2018 A SPECIAL REPORT ON GLOBAL EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION AND ITS DISEASE BURDEN" (PDF). Health Effects Institute. 2018.
- ^ "The Weight of Numbers: Air Pollution and PM2.5". Undark. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence: "Frequently asked questions – Dust". HSE GOV.UK. 13 Jun 2023. Retrieved 8 Apr 2024.
- ^ "EN 50632-1".
- ^ "EN 50632-2-5".
- ^ "FAQs - Dust, HSE".
- ^ "Beware of dust - Hilti Canada".
- ^ "Dust control - Hilti Hong Kong".
- ^ Shiffler, Amanda (2023-12-18). "California's Green Lawn Care Law: What You Need to Know". Lawn Care Blog | Lawn Love. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Noise Exposure Revised Criteria". Basis for the Exposure Standard: 24–5. 1998.
- ^ Franks, John R., ed. (1996). Appendix A: OSHA Noise Standard Compliance Checklist (PDF). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. p. 60.
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- ^ Cordless Tool Batteries Battle - NiCD vs NiMH vs Li-Ion
- ^ "CAS - Diese neun Firmen nutzen ein gemeinsames Akku-System". 20 June 2018.
- ^ THE battery for your home and garden | POWER FOR ALL ALLIANCE
- ^ History - Gloria
- ^ Bosch, WAGNER, Gardena und weitere Hersteller gründen Akku-Allianz | WAGNER
- ^ https://www.ampshare.com/ [bare URL]
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