Powered by any Makita slide-style battery pack (12V MAX CXT, 14.4V Li-Ion or 18V LXT) or an AC power source, Makita’s new Bluetooth speaker is both versatile and tough. It has an International Protection rating of IP64, so it’s impervious to dust and debris, and can endure more than a few splashes of water before it gives up the ghost.
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DeWalt has announced its newest cordless technology, FLEXVOLT, which brings corded power to a cordless system.
The FLEXVOLT battery switches voltage to match the tool, so it’s compatible with DeWalt’s existing 20V MAX platform as well as the new 60V MAX and 120V MAX cordless lineup that includes a cordless table saw and cordless 12″ sliding mitre saw. The new mitre saw uses two FLEXVOLT 60V MAX batteries to deliver 120 Volts and the cutting performance of a corded saw.
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Last week, Milwaukee hosted its annual new product symposium. Here are a few of the exciting new products Milwaukee has planned.
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DeWalt’s Tool Connect uses Bluetooth technology to track, control and assess batteries on the jobsite. It’s another innovation that exemplifies how manufacturers are integrating wireless technology into their cordless tools.
With lithium ion batteries and brushless motors now widely available from many cordless tool manufacturers, this year we are seeing innovations that go beyond the realms of lighter, faster and more powerful. In 2016, cordless tools are getting smarter.
Milwaukee is leading the way with their One-Key enabled drills, hammer drills, impact drivers and impact wrenches. Essentially, One-Key tools are Bluetooth-equipped versions of Milwaukee’s top-of-the-line second generation M18 Fuel series. They connect wirelessly to your smartphone with the One-Key app, which lets you track and manage your tool inventory, compile usage reports, and fine-tune speed and torque settings for any One-Key enabled tool.
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Ever since the advent of the job site, there have been trades-people trying to put a jobsite radio on them. With the way technologies rapid changes and grows, the way most people listen to music changes every couple of years. CD’s, cassette tapes and even in many ways the radio are no longer. The main way the modern trades-person listens to music is with an mp3 player. The innovators at our favorite power tool companies have done a great job to keep up with technology trends.
Milwaukee Hackzall Cordless Recipro Saws
Definitely one of the coolest, most versatile tools that’s come about in a long time has to be the Milwaukee Hackzall. This somewhat bizarre hybrid of a jigsaw, a recipro saw and a power hacksaw, s versatile as it is unusual.
More than any other, the Swiss Army Knife of power tools has to be the Multi-tool. The key to this comparison being the variety of different attachments for the diverse applications it can perform. These unique and versatile tools are available from most of the major power tool manufacturers and at a number of price points.
We’re happy to announce the recent addition of Simpson Strong-Tie products to the KMS fold. Simpson Strong-Tie is the premier manufacturer of construction fasteners from mechanical and chemical concrete to wood hangers and structural systems. One of the newest products is a cool new variation on the screwgun. It’s called the Quik-Drive® Auto-Feed Screw Driving System.
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Milwaukee Tool this week announced the M18™ FUEL™, their Next Generation of Cordless Tools. The M18 FUEL™ is for tradespeople who are never satisfied, appreciate the finest in the tools they buy and constantly strive to improve their productivity. The revolutionary performance of the M18™ cordless tool system has become the workplace standard and with the integration of three technologies, the M18™ FUEL™ delivers unparalleled torque, superior runtime between charges and job-site durability.
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