www.slashgear.com: For decades, products sporting the "Knipex" label have earned a reputation for quality and are widely considered to be the gold standard for pliers. Knipex even made it to SlashGear's list of the best hand tool brands. A German company that has been making pliers since 1882, Knipex is unique because it has a steadfast focus on a single product category.
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I respect any tool company that knows what they're good at and sticks to their strengths. Pliers are a very common tool that almost anyone can tell immediately if they are lower quality and not quite able to do the job they were designed to do. Personally I have only read the brand Knipex on different tools I have used but I was delisted to learn more about their dedication to guaranteeing a high quality and good product. The article mentioned that some of the tools created by Knipex are manufactured out of house but what I found particularly interesting was that they shipped the tools back to the base company in Germany to guarantee the quality that they advertise to customers. It probably cost them some money to ship those tools just to check that they are maintaining the original vision of the company and a dedication to the customer.
I always find it so interesting to learn about tools and tool brands. Knipex is not a brand I am incredibly familiar with beyond it's reputation for good tools and perhaps using some of their pliers here and there, so this was super interesting to learn about. I am particularly drawn to the fact that instead of trying to diversify their tool portfolio into products like hammers or wrenches, they instead chose to expand within their specialty, and continue to make different kinds of pliers. It's a move that you don't see too often these days, as it might not be as profitable as if they had expanded. However, the decision to focus in on what they are good at, has likely resulted in a higher level of craftsmanship for their pliers, and there are probably many people who benefit from having high-quality, specialized pliers they know they can trust. It is also interesting that they test every tool at their facilities in Germany, insuring that every tool is built to the same standard no matter where it was manufactured.
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