All posts in category Klein

Klein Torque Wrench Bucket 5104CLR36

June 28, 2012

If you are or your work includes jobs such as; utility work, lineman, sign crews, structural steel, ironworkers, bridge workers, framing, roofing, or fire and rescue, then you understand that too often your work area is not at the ground level. When the need to transport tools, parts and materials higher than six feet in the ...

KLEIN TOOLS: History

June 8, 2012

  Timing is everything and Mathias Klein had timing on his side, he began working in a time when the communication industry was like the pony express of sending a telegraph. Mathias Klein emigrated from his homeland of Germany to America, in order  to practice his trade of blacksmithing, in the booming town of Chicago’s ...

Klein Multi-Purpose Electrician’s Tool – 8-22 AWG 1001

May 31, 2012

In honor of Kleins 150th birthday celebration, we thought we would do a post on the tool that began it all for Klein Tools, the pliers. This set is Klein’s Multi-Purpose Electrician’s Tool – 8-22 AWG 1001. This 150th anniversary edition certainly is an updated tool compared to  the pair of pliers Mr. Klein produced in ...

KLEIN TOOLS: Today

May 29, 2012

Klein Tools, whom built its international Distribution Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and whose warehouse utilizes modern material handling and shipment processing methods to expedite orders and shipments of Klein products. The continued growth of the business drove an addition to this facility in 1984. At the same time, Klein expanded the facilities of their ...