Tools
Hand tools that make life easier for electricians
Alex Garami, UK Sales Director for Knipex, takes a look at a selection of hand tools made especially for electricians, which can save time and provide optimum performance.
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here aren’t many companies that have specialised in one type of product and prospered for more than
135 years, but Knipex has, thanks to an expertise in pliers. The Knipex story started in 1882 when the company’s founder, Carl Gustav Putsch – helped by his two apprentices – set up the company. It is still a family owned enterprise to this day. Based in Wuppertal Cronenberg in Germany,
the factory grew from just one building in the beginning into the impressive complex it is today, exporting its tools to 100 countries across the world. Manufacturing pliers for professional tradespeople is not a simple process and although the factory is extremely modern, some of the work has to be done by hand, such is the craftsmanship involved. With more than 1,000 different pliers across our product ranges, the company manufactures many types of pliers, which cater for the many different applications a professional tradesperson will encounter.
Knipex StriX Knipex Tethered Tools
After a submersion in water for 24 hours, the tools are tested for three minutes at 10,000V AC with a simultaneous measurement of the leakage current. The reading of the leakage current must stay below the strict limits defined in the standards. After storage for 168 hours at 70°C, the adhesion of the insulating coating is tested with a tensile load of 500 N while the tool is still warm.
Flame resistant The insulating material must remain firmly bonded to the basic tool. We only use flame resistant, self-extinguishing plastics for insulation. The insulation heated to 70°C must prove under standardised test conditions that its shape also remains sufficiently stable in a warmer environment.
For all manufacturers producing tools for electrical contractors, safety should be paramount. A range of insulated VDE-tested pliers is
essential for use in electrical installation work and examined, certified and monitored by the Association of German Electricians (VDE).
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tools than ever before and there are some sector-specific and ingenious tools that really save time and money for electrical contractors.
Insulated Of course, for all manufacturers producing tools for electrical contractors, safety should be paramount. A range of insulated VDE-tested pliers is essential for use in electrical installation work and examined, certified and monitored by the Association of German Electricians (VDE). KNIPEX manufacture a wide range of VDE insulated tools, from crimping and cutting pliers to cable shears, from screwdrivers to insulation strippers. Every insulated tool from our VDE range is first
tested at a voltage of 10,000V AC. This represents a test load that is 10 times as high as the maximum voltage permitted during work. This safeguards electricians when they are working. We then test the tools’ electrical insulation.
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