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by ARandomerDude 5y ago
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- silisili 5y agoThat's really interesting, and something I didn't realize. I know in the case of Ryobi and Hart power tools, both are made by TTI. Are you saying in that instance they subcontract out the work, or are you referring to a different class of tools?
- bluGill 5y agoThe comment you are replying to is gone... TTI probably makes Ryobi and Hart on the same assembly line. 80% of the parts will be the same. They will put a different case on as they come down the line. They might also have other differences inside, like a different set of gears (which match the case so you can't always mix and match). It costs more to support different products on the assembly line, so there are trade offs. It is quite likely that they started with the design for one to make the other. Note that I don't have any insight into TTI, just that the above is the normal way companies operate.
- ethbr0 5y agoObligatory tool brand/parent chart: https://pressurewashr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Tool-Brand-Behemoths-Tool-Companies-Who-Owns-What-Brands.jpg https://pressurewashr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Tool-Br... Although licensed manufacture is a whole 'nother wrinkle. That's why tear-downs are so popular, I guess.
- ChoGGi 5y agoHuh, I guess that explains why I like makita tools.
- ethbr0 5y agoI look at that as a microcosm of the modern world. Pretty much every brand has been bought, strip mined for profit, and is effectively only differentiated by some QA tolerance the parent enforces, but which we can never know. It's the hard drive brand problem in essence.
- KennyBlanken 5y ago> We slap different labels on two identical products with a 50-100% price difference all the time. This may be true for some companies but not for all. For example, TTI owns both Milwaukee and Ryobi. The Ryobi stuff almost always performs at the bottom of any test you see people on youtube doing, and Milwaukee is almost always at the top.