Re:Power tool manufacturers and who owns them
by michaelcampbell on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @06:25AM
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And then tried to force this technology (at whatever price they could get) by lobbying the CPSC to make it mandatory.
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Re:Power tool manufacturers and who owns them
by mauvehaus on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @08:22AM
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And sued Bosch over the Bosch REAXX table saw, which is a different implementation of a similar concept. As a result, you can't buy the REAXX in the US at the moment.
https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/sawstop-vs-bosch-reaxx-l...
Interesting because who brands are owned by different German companies. Is Bosch able to sell it in Germany though?
Re:Power tool manufacturers and who owns them
by mauvehaus on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @04:35PM
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Not sure, I'm in the US over here :-)
My understanding is that US-style cabinet saws are extraordinarily rare in Europe, and sliding table saws (Altendorf, Felder, etc) dominate the European market in stationary installations. I don't know whether jobsite saws exist in Europe, which is the market segment Bosch was bringing their technology into. All that to say, in Germany, the issue may well be moot.
The 2017 Festool acquisition appears to postdate the 2016 lawsuit. I have no knowledge of the acquisition timing beyond the easily googleable press releases and news articles. It may well have begun while the suit was pending.
Re:Power tool manufacturers and who owns them
by brodouevencode on Thursday May 21, 2020 @11:08AM
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They do have jobsite saws, the ones I have seen look like our mobile contractor saws (Delta, etc)