Gatorb888 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Tuesday, the first 1,000 units of DEWALT premium brushless product rolled off the production line at our Charlotte Manufacturing Operations (CMO) facility in North Carolina, USA. First brushless kit to be built in the USA! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Glad I'm not in the market for those first units, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPSElias Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Keep bringing back more manufacturing to the US! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteW Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 very cool! glad they brought it back to the USA! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Very very cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Well thats a plus for the dewalt users now if more tool companys would follow suit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Dammit Dewalt now you winning me over now that the Brushless tools are being made here Could I get a free sample to test out J/K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Awesome! Now I can get a brushless hammer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlanthier Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 I don't neeed any more tools, I don't need any more tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overanalyze Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 How sweet is that! It is a smart move and helps keep jobs at home. My first tool love was Dewalt. I am more diversified in my tool brands today but if they keep moving tool production back here I will start putting more yellow back in my arsenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 What exactly does "Built in the USA" mean? Are they just using a play on "Assembled in the USA?" I'm a DeWalt fan through and through, but creative marketing can be deceptive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorb888 Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 What exactly does "Built in the USA" mean? Are they just using a play on "Assembled in the USA?" I'm a DeWalt fan through and through, but creative marketing can be deceptive. Great question. Legally, we cannot say "Made in the USA" because some of the parts of the drill are made overseas. For example, chucks, triggers, and batteries, circuit boards. Most if not all power tool companies don't make either of these items, they are purchased from other companies who make them for us. However, we do make some of the parts here in the US:Transmission Parts in Hampstead, MD.Drive Shafts in Jackson, TN.Tool Housings in Cheraw, SC.Wind Motors in the Charlotte, NC facilityFinal assembly in the Charlotte FacilityThe fact is, it would be nearly impossible to make 100% of the tool parts here in the states using 100% USA made materials (see metals, copper, etc). So that is why you don't see a lot of "Made in the USA" marketing anymore. Because legally if there are parts of the product that come from another country, it could mean a law suit. For example, Boeing builds airplanes here in the USA. I doubt they can say "made in the USA". Because parts of their planes come from all over the world. Same goes for car manufactures, and many other companies. They can however say "Built in the USA with global materials". Disclaimer: I am saying this stuff not as an employee of the company. Some of this info may be inaccurate but I am answering to the best of my knowledge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Great explanation. Thank you Bottom line is that it has created American Jobs. So that's a plus in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Agree Ricky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhog96 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 I'm afraid to ask, where were they made before the N.C. Plant came online. Or should I say assembled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 How sweet is that! It is a smart move and helps keep jobs at home. My first tool love was Dewalt. I am more diversified in my tool brands today but if they keep moving tool production back here I will start putting more yellow back in my arsenal.Im with you my first tool love was dewalt when i was about 14/15 years i only wanted dewalt my first tool was the old 18v hammer drill that bad boy is a work horse still going strong thoo its been at a friends house for a few months now but only.had to buy new batterys for it. but.now im more into every brand i like to have a mix match and multiples 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiverDn Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Great to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorb888 Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I'm afraid to ask, where were they made before the N.C. Plant came online. Or should I say assembled? This kit was made in China before. A lot of other dewalt tools are made in Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I was going to say the same thing Dewalt did more outsourcing in Mexico than other tool companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 That's some operation, very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Newhard Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 wonder how soon till the brushless 3 speed impact will be made here in the USA!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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