Cooper Tools
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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.
. It is made up of 14 brands:
. 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.
Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries is a former US-based company that in 2009 switched its incorporation office from Bermuda to Ireland, maintaining its chief operational offices in Houston, Texas. It produces transformers, tools and electrical equipment, employing 29,000 staff around the world. Revenue in 2007 was...
, a Houston-based manufacturing company. It is composed of Cooper Hand Tools and Cooper Power Tools, which manufacture hand tools and power tools respectively.
Cooper Hand Tools
The Cooper Hand Tools division is headquartered in Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
. It is made up of 14 brands:
- Campbell—Manufactures chains and clampsClamp (tool)A clamp is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure...
. Winner of the "Member's Choice" award for Best New Program at the Do It BestDo It BestDo It Best Corp. is a hardware store retailers' cooperative. It was founded as Hardware Wholesalers, Inc in 1945 in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Arnold H. Gerberding along with 75 dealers who would become members and invest $1,000 in exchange for shares of stock in the company. Donald Wolf was CEO...
Fall Market in IndianapolisIndianapolisIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
for its chain accessories. - Caulkmaster—Pneumatic dispensing guns.
- CrescentCrescent (brand)Crescent, originally called the Crescent Tool Company, is a brand of hand tools. Founded in 1907, the Crescent brand has changed ownership multiple times. It is currently owned by Cooper Industries as part of its Cooper Hand Tools division...
—Produces general hand tools and tool sets. Namesake of the "Crescent wrench," a common genericized trademarkGenericized trademarkA genericized trademark is a trademark or brand name that has become the colloquial or generic description for, or synonymous with, a general class of product or service, rather than as an indicator of source or affiliation as intended by the trademark's holder...
for a style of adjustable wrench. Winner of Popular MechanicsPopular MechanicsPopular Mechanics is an American magazine first published January 11, 1902 by H. H. Windsor, and has been owned since 1958 by the Hearst Corporation...
' 2006 Breakthrough Award for its Rapid-Slide variant. Acquired in 1968. - Diamond—HorseshoesHorseshoesHorseshoes is an outdoor game played between two people using four horseshoes and two throwing targets set in a sandbox area. The game is played by the players alternating turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in the ground, which are traditionally placed 40 feet apart...
and farrierFarrierA farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves...
tools. - Erem—Precision pliersPliersPliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, for bending, or physical compression. Generally, pliers consist of a pair of metal first-class levers joined at a fulcrum positioned closer to one end of the levers, creating short jaws on one side of the fulcrum, and longer handles on the other...
. - H.K. Porter—Bolt and cable cutters.
- Kahnetics—Dispensing systems.
- LufkinLufkin (brand)Lufkin is a brand featuring primarily measurement tools such as calipers, gauges, micrometers, and measuring tapes. Lufkin is currently a brand of Cooper Industries.-History:...
—Manufactures measuring tools such as calipers, gauges, micrometers, and measuring tapes. Lufkin was the conglomerate's first hand tool acquisition in 1967. - Nicholson—Produces filesFile (tool)A file is a metalworking and woodworking tool used to cut fine amounts of material from a workpiece. It most commonly refers to the hand tool style, which takes the form of a steel bar with a case hardened surface and a series of sharp, parallel teeth. Most files have a narrow, pointed tang at one...
, raspsRaspA rasp is a tool used for shaping wood or other material. It consists of a point or the tip, then a long steel bar or the belly, then the heel or bottom, then the tang. The tang is joined to a handle, usually made of plastic or wood. The bar has sharp teeth...
, and sawsSAWSSAWS may refer to:*Peace be upon him , abbreviated as SAWS, phrase that Muslims often say after saying the name of a prophet of Islam*State Administration of Work Safety, government agency of the People's Republic of China...
. Acquired in 1972. - Plumb—Striking tools, such as hammers, axesAxeThe axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood; to harvest timber; as a weapon; and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol...
, and chisels. Acquired in 1980. - Weller—SolderingSolderingSoldering is a process in which two or more metal items are joined together by melting and flowing a filler metal into the joint, the filler metal having a lower melting point than the workpiece...
tools. Acquired in 1970. - Wire-wrap—Electrical connectionElectrical connectorAn electrical connector is an electro-mechanical device for joining electrical circuits as an interface using a mechanical assembly. The connection may be temporary, as for portable equipment, require a tool for assembly and removal, or serve as a permanent electrical joint between two wires or...
equipment. - Wiss—ScissorsScissorsScissors are hand-operated cutting instruments. They consist of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, thin...
and snips. Acquired in 1976. - XceliteXceliteXcelite is a brand of hand tools geared towards the electronics service industry. It is currently owned by Cooper Industries as part of its Cooper Hand Tools division. The company makes screwdrivers, nut drivers, pliers, and various specialized electronics tools.- History :Xcelite was founded in...
—ElectronicsElectronicsElectronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
tools such as general and specialized screwdrivers and pliersPliersPliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, for bending, or physical compression. Generally, pliers consist of a pair of metal first-class levers joined at a fulcrum positioned closer to one end of the levers, creating short jaws on one side of the fulcrum, and longer handles on the other...
. Acquired in 1973.
Cooper Power Tools
The Cooper Power Tools division is headquartered in Lexington, South CarolinaLexington, South Carolina
Lexington is a town in and the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 17,870 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lexington is located at ....
. It is made up of the Airetool, Apex, Buckeye, Cleco, Cooper Automation, DGD, Doler, Dotco, Gardner Denver
Gardner Denver
Gardner Denver, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets engineered industrial machinery and related parts and services primarily in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia...
, Geta, Master Power, Metronix, Quackenbush, Recoules, and Rotor brands.