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tools for professional users . the company was founded in the 1920s and got its name from a hand drill the so called metallbohrdreher . today metabo offers a wide range of power tools . contents 1 history 2 the company today 3 products 4 notes 5 external links history edit in 1923 albrecht schnizler built his first hand drill in his parent s bakery in n rtingen . 50 000 copies of this drill were sold under the designation no. 18 and one year later the schnizler gmbh was founded . co founder julius closs was the owner of a brewery called sonnenbrauerei in n rtingen . the company moved into the rooms of this brewery located in church street . walter rauch became an associate in 1927 and managed the national and international distribution of the machines . in 1932 the company was renamed metabowerke closs rauch & schnizler kg . the plant was spared serious damages during the war years but in late autumn of 1945 a fire destroyed close to 75 % of the manufacturing facilities . the reconstruction was completed in 1948 . the company s rapid growth made it necessary to move to a new headquarters . therefore in 1953 the construction of a new plant in n rtingen s industrial zone steinach was initiated . the relocation was completed in 1969 with a new administrative building . in the course of restructuring measures the metabo group acquired elektra beckum in 1999 a company from meppen in northern germany . in 2004 metabo restructured the production and a plant in shanghai was established . 3 the full integration of elektra beckum took place in 2006 . in 2010 the disposal of the plant in meppen marked the end of the restructuring process of the production plants . 4 march 1 2016 metabo was acquired by hitachi koki part of hitachi group . 5 the company today edit metabo is a medium sized company which focuses on the main target groups of metal craftsmen and industry along with building trade and renovation . metabo manufactures in its factories in n rtingen and shanghai . metabo counts with 23 distribution companies and has over 100 importers . worldwide metabo has over 1 800 employees with a sales volume of 348 million euro reported in 2013 . 2 products edit essential significant products and innovations according to their own statements are 1934 metabo electric rotary drill no. 750 1957 metabo type 7608 world s first impact drill series is manufactured . 1966 angle grinder with s automatic safety clutch 1969 impact drill with electronic speed regulation 1981 1000 watt impact drill with constant speed 2000 angle grinder with the metabo marathon motor 2002 compact cordless screwdriver power grip 2005 introduction of lithium ion battery technology into the cordless tool range . 2010 full range of stainless steel processing tools 2011 cordless magnetic core drilling unit 2012 battery pack with 4.0 ah and ultra m technology . 6 2013 battery pack with 5.2 ah . 7 flat head angle grinder 8 2014 new generation of compact angle grinders from 900 1700 w 9 2015 lihd battery pack technology 10 the company owns over 500 active patents and utility models . a large number of the machines received the red dot design award . metabo hand drill no. 18 brushless metabo cordless drill screwdriver bs 18 ltx bl quick metabo compact angle grinders from 900 1700 watt notes edit https www.metabo.com com en info general imprint a b c change in strategy metabo shanghai history of the company metabo history abruf 9 . september 2011 acquisition of metabo ag by hitachi koki completed pdf . hitachi koki . retrieved 17 april 2016 . metabo.com building trade . battery pack 4.0 ah metabo.com building trade . battery pack 5.2 ah metabo.com metal . flat head angle grinder compact angle grinders lihd battery pack technology external links edit metabo international website metabo us website v t e power tool manufacturers altendorf apex tool group gardner denver bosch dremel hawera rotozip skil chang type industrial co. ltd. delta machinery emerson ridgid fein festool flex elektrowerkzeuge hilti hitachi metabo husqvarna mcculloch poulan ingersoll rand mafell makita dolmar mat holdings mat industries llc panasonic illinois tool works miller paslode sawstop stanley black & decker bostitch dewalt porter cable virax stihl viking techtronic industries aeg homelite milwaukee ryobi retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title metabo & oldid 741473705 categories companies established in 1924german brandspower tool manufacturerswoodworking hand held power toolshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from november 2015articles lacking reliable references from november 2015all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout 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