Metabo (Hitachi)
Our Company
Metabo HPT history has been characterized by constant research and development by our dedicated team of engineers. For over 75 years, we have supplied our customers with tools they can count on. In fact, we have seen tools return for service that were purchased 20 years ago. The longevity of our products has led to many loyal customers over the decades and earned us a reputation as leaders in power tools, especially our renowned pneumatic nailers.
Our Technologies
Here are some of the firsts, improvements, and advanced technologies we have brought to the industry:
- Sliding compound miter saw
- Cordless impact driver
- Collated automatic screwdriver
- Pneumatic concrete nailer
- Cordless screwdriver
- Metal stud cutter
- Portable rebar cutter/bender
- 10-minute rapid charger
- 2.0, 2.2, and 2.4 Ah Ni-Cad batteries
- 3.0 Ni-MH batteries
- Triple hammer impact driver with a 3-anvil system
- Cordless nailers utilizing air spring drive technology
- Use of rare earth magnet motors in cordless tools
- Cylinder drive system for our nailers
- MultiVolt, the first power tool platform to be dual powered, either with a 36V battery or AC adapter
- User vibration protection (UVP) to offer significant reduction in vibration
- Adding 3rd anvil to impact driver to increase beats per minute allowing for faster work with less effort