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Some of my favorite things from the ASPE convention.

Manufacturer identifies trend toward more demand for U.S.-made products.

DeWalt’s 1 1/2” Die Grinders feature new motors, which offer two-times the brush life of their predecessors and an epoxy coating to protect the motor from harmful abrasion.

Bosch Tool’s Power Ready Wireless Charging System powers tools virtually anywhere with the battery on the tool or off.

Hilti’s TE 70 Combihammers deliver power for fast drilling in various applications, including drilling in concrete, stone and masonry with TE-YX (SDS Max) bits; drilling holes for rebar dowels and anchor bolts; through-hole drilling and coring for mechanical and electrical applications, as well as chiseling and demolition of concrete and masonry.

M. K. Morse’s Advanced Edge reciprocating saw blades feature several metal cutting and demolition blades.

Milwaukee Tool’s M18 1/4” Hex Right Angle Impact Driver and 3/8” Right Angle Impact Wrench feature a 1.7” head profile to deliver access to areas where a pistol-grip impact cannot reach, and offer multiple speed/torque modes through proprietary Two-Mode Drive Control.

Irwin’s Impact Performance Series’ Bolt-Grip Extractors feature reverse spiral flutes engineered to provide maximum grip-ping power to easily remove the most stubborn of broken, damaged or rusted nuts, bolts and screws.

Not far from where our daughter Colleen and her husband, Adam, used to live in Somerville, Mass., there’s a house for sale.

The term “value engineering” has been a major part of the plumbing profession for a number of years.