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This reminds me of an American tool company called Chapman Manufacturing. They have been manufacturing driver bits for a really long time, and hold government c
by Simulacra 3y ago
This reminds me of an American tool company called Chapman Manufacturing. They have been manufacturing driver bits for a really long time, and hold government contracts to keep producing more because the military really liked the product.
My impression was of a company that had invested in doing one thing really well, for a long time, and focused on continuing to deliver a quality product in lieu of expansion, and chasing profits.
This reads to me like Craftsman, in constantly chasing the dime, spread its quality competency far too thin allowing cracks to form in how the business was run. It makes sense, automation should have been a game changer for them, but became a boondoggle.
- mickdeek86 3y agoSnapOn hasn't been mentioned! 4 billion USD, 12,000 employees (mostly union), 100% US made. They sell direct to consumers now (they used to only service whole plants/shops). Originating in my neck of the woods - Kenosha & northern IL - their tools are held in high regard everywhere I've gone and jobs there are highly sought after. To call Craftsman an 'American' tool company is a stretch(Made in US "with Global Materials"), and from what I can tell, they're only the largest when you add in their sister subsidiaries (deWalt, Stanley, BOSTITCH).
- jaredhallen 3y agoSnapOn stuff is mostly great, albeit unreasonably costly. I also see a lot of SnapOn products these days that I have a hard time believing they developed and manufacture 100% in-house. Think CAN/OBD readers, digital torque wrenches, and other electronic tools. I mean, maybe it's all made in the US, but that seems pretty implausible.
- joezydeco 3y agoThe software for SnapOn is definitely US-based (Chicago suburbs) although from what I've heard through the grapevine it's a low paying revolving door.