Milwaukee Electric Tool

The Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation is an American company that develops, manufactures, and markets power tools.[1][2][3] It is a brand and subsidiary of Techtronic Industries, along with AEG, Ryobi, Hoover, Dirt Devil, and Vax. It produces corded and cordless power tools, hand tools, pliers, hand saws, cutters, screwdrivers, trims, knives, and tool combo kits.

A Milwaukee tape measure
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Subsidiary
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1924
HeadquartersBrookfield, Wisconsin
Key people
Founder: A. F. Siebert
President: Steven Richman
ProductsPower tools
Number of employees
1,450
ParentTechtronic Industries
Websitemilwaukeetool.com

In 1918, Milwaukee Tool introduced "the first lightweight portable, one-handed 1/4" capacity drill" the Hole-Shooter.[4] The shooter was far more lightweight than comparable models weighing in at just five pounds.

References
  1. https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Contact
  2. https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/milwaukee-tool-expands-brookfield-facility/
  3. https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2016/04/11/milwaukee-tool-to-add-nearly-600-jobs-with.html
  5. "A Brief History of Milwaukee Tools". Get Tools Direct. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. "Milwaukee Tools: The History of the Brand". www.cableorganizer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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  9. Atlas Copco Buying U.S Electric-Tool Maker
  10. Milwaukee Electric Tool, other units to be sold for $626.6M


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