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Klein Tools is an American company based in Lincolnshire, Illinois that manufactures hand tools. The company is known for its popularity with workers in the electrical and telecommunications〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Various Hand Tool Makers )〕 industries. Lineman's pliers are often called "Kleins," an example of a genericized trademark. Klein's line-up contains more than 3,800 different tools, including 165 different types of pliers, in addition to screwdrivers, nut drivers, wire pulling and stripping tools, crimping tools, scissors, snips and shears, cable and bolt cutters, conduit benders, personal protective equipment, and tool bags.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 Klein produces a high-end line of tools under its Journeyman label. == History == Klein Tools was founded in 1857 in Chicago, Illinois by German immigrant Mathias Klein. The first tool Klein made was a pair of side-cutting pliers for a telegraph lineman. The company grew as the telegraph and eventually telephone and electrical industries grew after the Civil War by adding 100 types of pliers in the 1910s. From the 1960s-1980s, the company expanded their product line to include leather and canvas products, occupational safety equipment, hex key wrenches, screwdrivers, nut drivers, as well as electrical terminals and connectors. Along the way, Klein acquired the R.H. Buhrke Company of Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1968 and the Vaco Products Company of Jonesville, Michigan in 1986.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Manufacturer Spotlight: Klein Tools )〕 Also in the mid 1980s, the company started manufacturing adjustable wrenches in the US, which they had previously been purchasing from a Japanese supplier. Klein Tools built a drop forging plant in Moran, Kansas and distribution center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa before the 1990s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The History of Klein Tools )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Manufacturer Spotlight: Klein Tools )〕 In 2006, Klein Tools moved its corporate headquarters to Lincolnshire, IL. Also that year, the company added an affiliate, Klein Connection, to help ensure a wider distribution of Klein products. Klein Connection is an e-commerce website.〔 In 2011, the company opened their new advanced manufacturing facility in Mansfield, Texas. In 2014, they opened their new heat-treating facility and announced plans to expand on their 100 acres in Mansfield.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Inside Klein Tools' Texas Manufacturing HQ )〕 The company is still owned and managed by members of the Klein family.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Klein )〕〔 Klein Tools currently has offices and facilities in Fort Smith, AR; Lincolnshire, IL; Cedar Rapids, IA; Bolivar, NY; Mansfield, TX; and Turn-Key Forging & Design, Inc. operations in Elk Grove Village, IL.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Klein Tools: Rockford Michigan Facility To Move In 2015 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Inside Klein Tools' Texas Manufacturing HQ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Klein Tools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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