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Cooper Tools 
Type Division of Cooper Industries Industry Manufacturing Headquarters Raleigh, North Carolina and Lexington, South Carolina Products Hand tools and power tools Website www.coopertools.com Cooper Tools is a division of Cooper Industries, a Houston-based manufacturing company. It is composed of Cooper Hand Tools and Cooper Power Tools, which manufacture hand tools and power tools respectively.
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Cooper Hand Tools
The Cooper Hand Tools division is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is made up of 14 brands:[1][2]
- Campbell—Manufactures chains and clamps. Winner of the "Member's Choice" award for Best New Program at the Do It Best Fall Market in Indianapolis for its chain accessories.[3]
- Caulkmaster—Pneumatic dispensing guns.
- Crescent—Produces general hand tools and tool sets. Namesake of the "Crescent wrench," a common genericized trademark for a style of adjustable wrench. Winner of Popular Mechanics' 2006 Breakthrough Award for its Rapid-Slide variant.[4] Acquired in 1968.
- Diamond—Horseshoes and farrier tools.
- Erem—Precision pliers.
- H.K. Porter—Bolt and cable cutters.
- Kahnetics—Dispensing systems.
- Lufkin—Manufactures measuring tools such as calipers, gauges, micrometers, and measuring tapes. Lufkin was the conglomerate's first hand tool acquisition in 1967.
- Nicholson—Produces files, rasps, and saws. Acquired in 1972.
- Plumb—Striking tools, such as hammers, axes, and chisels. Acquired in 1980.
- Weller—Soldering tools. Acquired in 1970.
- Wire-wrap—Electrical connection equipment.
- Wiss—Scissors and snips. Acquired in 1976.
- Xcelite—Electronics tools such as general and specialized screwdrivers and pliers. Acquired in 1973.
Cooper Power Tools
The Cooper Power Tools division is headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina. It is made up of the Airetool, Apex, Buckeye, Cleco, Cooper Automation, DGD, Doler, Dotco, Gardner Denver, Geta, Master Power, Metronix, Quackenbush, Recoules, and Rotor brands.[5]
References
- ^ Cooper Hand Tools. "About Cooper Hand Tools". http://www.cooperhandtools.com/global/about%20us.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Funding Universe. "Cooper Cameron Corporation". http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Cooper-Cameron-Corporation-Company-History.html. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ Indianapolis Recorder (2010-01-04). "Cooper Tools Receives Do it Best "Member's Choice" Award". http://www.indianapolisrecorder.com/articles/2010/01/06/news/local/doc4b44c930e980e971077379.txt. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Business Wire (2006-10-17). "Popular Mechanics Recognizes Cooper Hand Tools for Innovative Wrench Design". http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Popular+Mechanics+Recognizes+Cooper+Hand+Tools+for+Innovative+Wrench+...-a0154057424. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Cooper Power Tools. "Information About Our Company". http://www.cooperpowertools.com/about_us/index.cfm. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
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Hand tool manufacturers Current Bondhus · Bradford Tool Industries · Buck Bros. · Channellock · Cooper Hand Tools (Crescent, Lufkin, Xcelite) · Cornwell Tools · Danaher Corporation (Allen, Armstrong Tools, Easco Hand Tools, GearWrench, K-D Tools, Matco Tools) · Digitool Solutions · Disston Saw Works · Eklind · Emerson (Ridgid) · Empire Level · Estwing · Felo · FEW · Fiskars (Gerber) · Gardner Bender · Gedore · Gray Tools · Hazet · Heyco · Ideal Industries (Pratt-Read, SK Hand Tools, Western Forge) · Klein Tools · Knipex · KUKKO · Leatherman · Lie-Nielsen Toolworks · Lisle Corporation · Newell Rubbermaid (Irwin, Lenox) · Park Tool · PB Swiss · Saltus · Sandvik · Snap-on (Bahco, CDI Torque Products, J.H. Williams Tool Group) · Stahlwille · Stanley Black & Decker (Blackhawk, Bostitch, Facom, Mac Tools, Proto, Sidchrome, Stanley Hand Tools) · Textron (Greenlee, Klauke, Paladin Tools) · Techtronic Industries (Milwaukee) · Thorsen Manufacturing · Tomé Fèteira · Toptul · Vaughan · Victorinox (Wenger) · Wera Tools · Wescott · Wiha Tools · Witte Tools · Wright ToolHistoric House brands Ace Hardware (Ace Tools) · AutoZone (Duralast) · Blain's Farm and Fleet (Duracraft) · Canadian Tire (Mastercraft) · The Home Depot (Husky, Workforce) · Lee Valley (Veritas) · Lowe's (Kobalt) · Menards (Masterforce) · Sears (Craftsman)Power tool manufacturers Altendorf · Cooper Power Tools (Gardner Denver) · Bosch (Dremel, Hawera, RotoZip, Skil) · Chang Type Industrial Co., Ltd. (Delta Machinery) · Emerson (Ridgid) · Fein · Festool · Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge · Harbor Freight Tools · Hilti · Hitachi · Husqvarna (McCulloch, Poulan) · Ingersoll Rand · Mafell · Makita (Dolmar) · Metabo · Panasonic · Illinois Tool Works (Miller, Paslode) · SawStop · Stanley Black & Decker (Bostitch, DeVilbiss Air Power, DeWalt, Porter-Cable, Virax) · Stihl · Techtronic Industries (AEG, Homelite, Milwaukee, Ryobi)Categories:- Cooper Tools brands
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