Power tool brands

Battery platforms, pro versus DIY positioning, and what each major brand is known for.

Bosch

Bosch is a German engineering company whose power tool division is one of the most established names in the global tool market. The parent c…

The Craftsman name was registered by Sears in 1927, when Arthur Barrows — head of Sears' hardware department — acquired the rights to the na…

DeWalt traces its roots to December 1924, when Raymond E. DeWalt invented the radial arm saw and founded the DeWalt Products Company in Leol…

EGO POWER+ is a cordless outdoor power equipment brand launched in 2014, after approximately a decade of development by its parent company C…

Makita is a Japanese power tool manufacturer founded in March 1915 as Makita Electric Works, an electric motor and equipment repair shop ope…

Metabo HPT is the North American name for what was formerly Hitachi Power Tools. The underlying company — now called Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.…

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation was founded in 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — the same year DeWalt was established — by a group that ini…

RIDGID's origins go back to 1923, when Ridge Tool Company was established — initially incorporated in North Ridgeville, Ohio, before relocat…

Ryobi was established in December 1943 as Ryobi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in Hiroshima, Japan — originally a die-casting manufacturer, not a tool…

Skil has a legitimate claim to one of the most consequential inventions in tool history. In the early 1920s, inventor Edmond Michel develope…