Tool Industry Behemoths: The Tool Companies Who Make and Own Most Tool Brands

[dkroth]

Tool Industry Behemoths: The Tool Companies Who Make and Own Most Tool Brands

http://pressurewashr.com/tool-industry-behemoths/


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[Joshua_Russo]

Tool Industry Behemoths: The Tool Companies Who Make and Own Most Tool Brands

http://pressurewashr.com/tool-industry-behemoths/


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Interesting, thanks.

Confirmation that Rigid and Workshop vacs probably do roll off the same assembly line. And especially interesting that I get the same sense of no-fuss no-glitz reliability from all the various Bosch lines I've used. Like a premium brand that charges mainly for the extra quality and less for the brand goodwill.



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[jimindm]

I wonder how many of the secondary companies own others that are not listed.

One name missing on the snap-on is sioux tools. I thought I heard at one time that sioux owned the company that is making most of snap on battery powered stuff.

I believe they own sun equipment, Mitchell information and john bean alignment equipment.
I am not sure, but I think Snap-on also owns kershaw knives and I would bet they own all or a part of many other, such as the ones that make their socks, shoes, apparel.

I do know they also have some companies that deal with just their industrial side. Sawblades, bits and taps, plus more.

They also own huge warehouses for nothing but other products. Some I would guess they maybe one of the biggest buyers of many other brands listed.

 

[dma88]

Point of clarification - Most Ridgid power tools are produced by TTI and the shop vacs are produced by Emerson Electric. Clear as mud now! Makes it a bit complicated if/when warranty service is required.

 

[SYENEFARMER]

Point of clarification - Most Ridgid power tools are produced by TTI and the shop vacs are produced by Emerson Electric. Clear as mud now! Makes it a bit complicated if/when warranty service is required.

Actually, the Ridgid trademarked tools produced by TTI are done so under license while the ownership of the RIDGID Trademark is still the property of Ridge Tool Co. Ridge Tool manufactures the Ridgid line of shop vacs along with the Ridgid line of plumbing tools. Ridge Tool's parent company is Emerson Electric.

I totally agree with the warranty confusion involving the TTI produced products and the Ridge Tool produced products.

 

[CJ7VFR]

I know that some of my Craftsman electric tools, like my tabletop drill press and one of my miter boxes is made by Ryobi. I know this because when I had to replace a part on each one of these tools, I called the phone number in the back of the owners manuals, and the person on the phone answered "Ryobi tools, how can I help you today", and they were NOT an indian voice!

And both times I would have ended up having to pay slightly more for the part (starting capacitor on both tools) because according to the person I spoke to Craftsman wants the parts made just a bit different so they can call it their own.

In both of my cases, I was able to buy the Ryobi part number for cheaper, and then just replace the female spade connectors on the two wires coming out of the capacitors so it would plug into my tools. That was the only difference between the Craftsman and Ryobi capacitors. Well that and I would have had to pay about $5.00 more for each one if I wanted the ones that had the Craftsman part number.

Thanks for the chart! It's pretty cool!

Jim

 

[kbs2244]

Having the same parent company does not mean the same build quality.

It is called "branding" by the marketing department.
"Homeowner" vs. "Commercial" vs. "Professional."

It can be a simple as the capacitor or maybe plastic gears vs. metal.
Sometimes different designs.
Sometimes built at the same feeder plant, sometimes not.

 

[CJ7VFR]

Having the same parent company does not mean the same build quality.

It is called "branding" by the marketing department.
"Homeowner" vs. "Commercial" vs. "Professional."

It can be a simple as the capacitor or maybe plastic gears vs. metal.
Sometimes different designs.
Sometimes built at the same feeder plant, sometimes not.

Very true.

The person I spoke with on the phone from Ryobi asked me when I purchased the tools. They were both about 15 months old when the caps went out.

They said that had I purchased the Ryobi versions of the tools, the caps would have been replaced under their two year warranty. But because the Craftsman tools had slight differences in them from the Ryobi versions, the warranty was only one year.

I do remember when I bought the miter box that I had looked at the Ryobi version at Home Depot. It seemed heavier than the Craftsman version, even though they were both 10 inch miter boxes and looked identical on the outside. The reason I went with the Craftsman was that it was on sale for about $50 bucks cheaper than the Ryobi.

I wonder if the Ryobi had more metal parts in it that had been replaced with plastic parts for the Craftsman. That would explain the weight difference.

Jim

 

[katilicous]

Whoa, that's an awesome infographic. Props to whoever did the research.

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