Welcome to Kickstart where you get to see new products here at AutomationDirect.
Well, today I am going to show you our new tools from Wera.
AutomationDirect has carried screwdrivers and wiring tools for years, but we keep adding
more and more products so that we can become your ONE STOP SHOP. We have just added 33
new part numbers to our tools. I will divide these up and go over each one.
We have some new Flat or “slotted” screwdrivers, Phillips head screwdrivers and insulated screwdrivers.
Now these are sold as individuals or in sets. These have a nice ergonomically formed handle
and as you can see, they go the extra step and do things like create a hex handle so
that they don’t roll off your working surface. One of my favorite advantages to these is
the Laser Tip design. Where the tips are actually laser etched to prevent rounding off on the
screws. Now I’m going to show you a demonstration in a second where the laser edge grabs the
screw heads tight and keeps them from rounding off. Now what I’ve got here is a piece of
oak, which is a hard wood, and I’ve got a couple of screws. And I can literally just
keep cramming that screw into this hard wood until either the screw’s going to break
or I will just bury it right into the wood. Now the second screw here I actually rounded
off the head purposely with a drill. As you can see, that laser etching still grabs the
screw really nice and tight. And the last one, this is a drywall screw, and if I keep
running it in I’m going to snap the screw off, but you notice the screwdriver never
loses grip. Now all the handles have markings of the tip
symbol and size on the end. Now like I said these are available in singles or they can
be purchased in these kits and they come with a nice holding rack like these.
We are now offering micro or miniature screwdrivers like these. And you can purchase these in
a set or you can buy these individually. Now these are great for adjusting setscrews on
flow valves or making adjustments on timers or anything with small heads. Like I said,
you can purchase these as a set and they come with this nice holding rack.
And now for the first time we’re selling Hex Key sets also known as Allen Wrenches.
Now we have these in both Metric and in Inch. These have a Hex-Plus or a “dished” design
vs being flat, and this allows the allen wrench to grab the bolt heads tighter. Now let me
explain a little bit better because it’s hard to understand the terminology, but if
you look on the top edge here, let me see if I can do this while we zoom in. The actual
top edge or each edge is not just flat, it’s actually concave, and this does help. I’ve
actually tried these out. They also have a nice case like this and it opens up. And like
I said these come in metric and in standard. Now we have Driver bits, like this one here.
And these are sold in Kits or Sets. And they have nice features like this ratchet kit has
a ratchet built in – it locks into place and as you can see all of the bits that come
in this set. And one of the cool features about these is…I’m going to show you.
It’s got the bit adaptor. And in all of the bit adaptors sold here the bits will lock
into place and they won’t fall out or come out. You literally have to release them to
get them to come out. We sell two kits. You can see the nice one there that has all of
the bits. And we sell a smaller kit here with a bit adaptor and bits.
Next up we’ve got the screwdriver here with the bits that are stored in the handle, as
you can see here if you want to zoom in. And again the bits lock into place just as I showed
you earlier. You can retract or you can remove or you can store it. And it comes with a nice
carry case that you can put on your belt. And we have Torque Tools like this one here,
and they come in two different sizes: 2 & one-half to 11 & one-half in lbs or you can get one
from 11 to 29 in lbs. I’m going to demo this. Same piece of wood, and you can hear
that sound (click, click, click, click, click). So when it reaches it’s max torque it does
that and you can go and reverse - it gives you full torque. Now to change your torque
settings simply pull down, and you can rotate it and change the torque settings which are
marked here on the shaft. Next up is one of the most popular sets – it’s
an insulated screwdriver set. It comes with slotted, Phillips, Phillips/slotted combo,
posidrive/slotted, Robertson (which is a square), & 4 cabinet latch blades that are very handy
when you are out on the plant floor and you need a key to open an enclosure. Now this
set also has a voltage tester and a nice carrying pouch. So you can put this one on your belt
as well. And as you can see, all of the blades are insulated and they can be removed from
the handle. Now also we have a smaller kit here – that
is a 7 piece. And again it comes with a nice carrying case that can be mounted on your
belt. Now last up are the accessories – well,
I guess we’ll call these accessories. This again is a Driver bit adapter. And like I
said while a go, it as well locks in the blades just as I showed you a minute ago, and it
has a magnetic base. Now here we have driver bits. These are sold in packs of 10 each.
We offer Phillips and slotted. I used to use a lot of these when building panels.
Well I hope that you find these new tools exciting – I really like the advantages
of these tools over any of the other brands that I’ve tried personally.
Now Remember: all the screwdrivers have a lifetime warranty.
You can find the agency approvals and specs for these tools on our website at : www.automationdirect.com
And don’t forget: we sell other screwdrivers & tools like, crimpers, wire strippers, drill
bits and more! Check back with us often on AutomationDirects
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