DeWALT

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DeWALT

Type	Subsidiary of Black & Decker
Founded	1924
Headquarters	Baltimore, Maryland
Industry	Power Tools
Products	Radial arm saw
Website	www.DeWALT.com

DeWALT is a world-wide brand of power tools for the construction and woodworking industries. The original company was started in 1924 by Raymond E. DeWalt, the inventor of the radial arm saw. The company grew quickly and was reorganized in 1947, manufacturing radial arm saws and other stationary woodworking machines. After buying the company in 1949, American Machine & Foundry Co. Inc. sold it to Black & Decker in 1960. Black & Decker divested itself of the radial arm saw manufacturing branch in 1989, selling it to two executives. Radial arm saws that use the original DeWalt design can still be obtained from the Original Saw Co..

In 1992, Black & Decker started a major effort to rebrand its professional quality and high-end power tools to DeWalt. Currently, DeWALT manufactures and sells more than 200 different power hand-tools and 800 accessories.

In 1994, the German producer for high end wood working power tools ELU was taken over by DeWalt. Therefore DeWalt could enlarge their assortment of cordless tools and other tools with the revolutionary technology of ELU.

In 2005-11-2, DEWALT announced the production of 36-volt power tool product line, which would be available in first half of year 2006. The product line was unveiled in International Builder's Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida on January 11-14, 2006. The product was launched with the slogan 'The Power Of Corded Without The Cord'. Initial products included hammerdrill, reciprocating saw, 7.25inch circular saw, impact wrench, rotary hammer, jigsaw, flashlight. A123Systems supplied the battery technology.[1] The 36-volt tools were the highest voltage production cordless power tools at the time.

Other producers of high end power tools are: Festool, Bosch, Hilti, Fein, Makita, Mafell, FLEX, Metabo, Milwaukee Tools