DEWALT debuts line of increased run-time tools

Plumbing & Mechanical’s Mike Miazga takes part in a run-time testing exercise as part of DEWALT’s XR Media Event at Stanley Black and Decker University in Towson, Md. Photo credit: Plumbing & Mechanical

DEWALT recently hosted some 40 media professionals at Stanley Black and Decker University in Towson, Md. The company’s XR Media Event centered on the introduction of a new line of cordless compact power tools with increased battery run times.

The new tools feature a brushless motor delivering up to 57% more run time vs. standard brushed motors and high-capacity XR (Extreme Runtime) battery packs with 33% more capacity than standard DEWALT 20V MAX* batteries.

The new XR line consists of a compact drill driver, a hammerdrill and two impact drivers with 2.0 Ah and 4.0 Ah battery packs. DEWALT’s existing three-speed brushless impact driver that launched last year will join the XR tool family and will remain the company’s premium impact driver offering with its three-speed functionality.

“Our entire universe revolves around the professional user and providing innovative application solutions for those end users on jobsites,” DEWALT President of Power Tools Product Development Frank Mannarinotold the assembled media contingent.

Media members took part in numerous hands-on sessions, including several exercises that helped demonstrate the amount of run time each tool was capable of producing. For example, media members helped drill more than 1,700 screws into a DEWALT XR sign. Upon completion, the brushless drill still had two bars of battery power remaining on its electronic readout.

DEWALT also showcased a cache of new mechanics tools, a new jobsite radio with the ability to stream music from Pandora, a portable wet-dry vacuum and other construction tool accessories. Additionally, media members toured the company’s testing facility located at Stanley Black and Decker Construction and DIY headquarters in Towson.

Check out the DEWALT XR 2013 Media Event in our video section here.

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Mike Miazga (former group editorial director for BNP Media’s Plumbing Group) is now the vice president of sales/membership at the American Supply Association (ASA). Supply House Times is proud to be the official publication and brand of the ASA — a relationship that spans more than a decade.

Mike’s relationship with BNP Media and the Plumbing Group continues today. He now writes a monthly ASA-focused column for Supply House Times and acts as an editorial consultant to BNP Media’s Plumbing Group.

In his 10-plus years at BNP Media, Miazga was senior editor of Plumbing & Mechanical and PM Engineer before taking over chief editor duties at Supply House Times in 2011. In addition to his role as editorial director, Miazga continued as Supply House Times chief editor and the editor of the American Supply Association’s PVF Outlook eNewsletter. He also enjoyed three stints as PM Engineer’s chief editor, holding dual roles as Supply House Times and PM Engineer chief editor on two occasions.

Miazga started his career in newspapers at the age of 19 and has more than 25 years of newsroom, management, editorial and public/media relations experience, and is a former high-school baseball and golf head varsity coach. Mike and his family are still based out of the Chicago area (with ASA Headquarters in Itasca, Illinois). You can reach Mike at PlumbingGroup89@gmail.com.