This year's PTEN Product Showcase features over 200 products from eight categories. Here's a sneak peek at the Hardlines category!
Products featured:
The Walton Tap Extractor removes broken taps without drilling, saving the threads. The tool's hardened steel fingers fit in the flutes of a broken tap to back it out simply and safely.
The Ascot Supply Split Beam Torque Wrenches, Nos. 168-00601 and 168-00250, offer +/- 4 percent accuracy and feature a non-coil-spring mechanism, eliminating the need to reset to zero and extending tool life.
The KNIPEX Cobra ES is available in a new 7-1/4" size and a redesigned 10" size. The pliers feature a narrow, slender head, front gripping serration, and a cross groove for holding smaller, round materials.
The Ajax Tools 9-pc Master Chisel Set, No. A9029, offers a wide range of professional-grade, American-made chisels.
The Tool Aid 5-pc Clip Lifter Set, No. 87870, features sizes of 5mm, 7mm, and 11mm, along with four different offsets for broader coverage.
MVRK Locking Impact Extensions from VIM Tools are available in sets in 1/4" (5-pc set, No. ILEX400USA), 3/8" (3-pc set, No. ILEX600USA), and 1/2" (3-pc set, No. ILEX800USA), along with a reduced size set that goes from 1/2" drive down to 3/8" (3-pc set, No. ILEX8600USA).
The Steck Manufacturing LittleEasy Unlocking Tool Kit, No. STC32908-KIT, provides fast, professional emergency vehicle access. At just 30″ long, its slim, flexible design stores easily behind seats or in tight spaces.
The Shockit XL Crows Foot 2-Pack Set (16-pc SAE + 16-pc Metric), No. LT1915XL, from LTI Tools by Milton, delivers air-hammer-driven hypersonic vibration, perfect for seizing stubborn hydraulic fittings on heavy duty equipment.
The X-TREME Grip Sockets from SP Tools USA feature Center Drive technology, allowing the sockets to undo bolts up to 90 percent rounded off by applying pressure to the center of the bolt's flats for maximum torque.
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Elli Carder
Assistant Editor | PTEN & Professional Distributor
Elli Carder is an assistant editor for Endeavor Business Media's Vehicle Repair Group. With a background in professional and creative writing, Carder helps edit for both Professional Tools and Equipment News (PTEN) and Professional Distributor magazines, as well as VehicleServicePros.com.