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Ideal Industries
American manufacturer of electrical connectors and tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ideal Industries is an American company that produces connectors, hand tools, testers, and meters for the electrical and telecommunications industries.[2]
The company manufactures many of its products in the United States.[3] It also owns Pratt-Read, one of the largest American-made producers of screwdrivers respectively at the time of their acquisition.[4]
It is a competitor to Klein Tools and Greenlee Tools and its tools are sold at Lowe's and Ace Hardware stores as well as many independent distributors.[5]
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History
Ideal was founded in 1916 by J. Walter Becker as the Ideal Commutator Dresser Company in Chicago, Illinois, manufacturing commutator dresser stones.[6] In 1924, Becker relocated the company to its current location in Sycamore, Illinois.[7] By 1949, it had become the United States' leading producer of wire nuts.[8]
In 2010, Ideal acquired three American hand tool manufacturers: Western Forge in January,[9][10] Pratt-Read in March,[11][12] and SK Hand Tools in August.[13][14][15]
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Gallery
Speed screwdrivers.
Multi-bit screwdriver and F connector tool.
A 75' steel fish tape.
IDEAL Subsidiaries
Former Subsidiaries
- CMD[16]
- Casella[17]
- SK Hand Tools[18]
- Western Forge[19]
References
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