Porter-Cable is an American company that manufactures power tools. Known as a portable belt sander pioneer, a helical-drive round saw, and a portable ribbon saw, it is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.
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History
Porter-Cable was founded in 1906 in Syracuse, New York, by R.E. Porter, G.G. Porter, and F.E. Cable, which invested $ 2,300 in job search engines and a trio tool shop ran out of the garage. In 1914, the company began to focus on electrical appliances, starting with a line of lathes. Three years later, the company bought a factory on North Salina Street.
Porter-Cable began to develop a niche in a portable power tool in 1926, when Chief Engineer Art Emmons created a portable electric sander belt, called Take-About Sander. In 1929, Emmons invented the helical circular saws, compact and lightweight designs which are still the most widely used chainsaw design currently produced.
In 1960, the company was sold to Rockwell International. Rockwell made many changes, including removing the Porter-Cable name, moving the company's operating base to Jackson, Tennessee, and creating a lower power tool to compete with Black & Decker. These tools have many reliability problems and ruin the brand image.
In 1981, Pentair, Inc. acquired the Rockwell power tool group - comprising Porter-Cable and Delta Machinery - and restoring the Porter-Cable name. The company puts an end to the production of consumer level tools, and positions itself as a professional manufacturer of power tools. In 1989, he introduced the first electric random electric orbital.
Around this time, the company returned to consumer tools, sold through retail outlets including The Home Depot and Lowe, greatly expanding its sales.
In 1996, the Smithsonian Institution established a collection of material from the company's ninety-year history, the first attempt to power tool companies.
In 2000, Porter-Cable was consolidated with Delta Machinery's parent company, the latter moving its headquarters and distribution center from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Jackson. That same year, Pentair acquired DeVilbiss Air Power Company and, in 2002, Porter-Cable expanded its range to include air compressors, air tools, generators, and pressure washers.
In October 2004, the Pentair Tools Group - comprising Porter-Cable, Delta Machinery, DeVilbiss Air Power, and others - was purchased by Black & Decker, now Stanley Black & amp; Decker. Porter-Cable is headquartered in Jackson, Tennessee. Manufacturing in the United States has largely ceased; tools are now made primarily in Mexico and China.
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See also
- Delta Machine
- DeVilbiss Air Power Company
References
- "History." Website of Delta Machinery/Porter-Cable. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- Berger, Matt. "Dick Jarmon: Major Tool Collector." Fine Woodworking . January 8, 2008.
- Hicks, Jennifer. "Tool Collector is a Fan Top Porter-Cable." Woodshop News . October 2007.
External links
- Delta Machinery/Porter-Cable website
- DeWalt ServiceNet (section and service site)
- "The Smithsonian Antiquities Force Tool" (Popular Mechanics Articles from December 1997)
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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