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The lowdown on the Hand Tools Institute

The Hand Tools Institute (HTI), founded in 1935, is the trade association of North American manufacturers of non-powered hand tools and tool boxes. An important objective of the Institute is to educate consumers on the safe and proper use of hand tools.

HTI’s membership includes:
• A & E Incorporated
• Ajax Tool Works Inc.
• Albion Engineering Company
• American Tool Companies
• Baltimore Tool Works Inc.
• Berkley Tool
• Bondhus Corporation
• Channellock Inc.
• CooperTools
• Cornwell Quality Tools Company
• Danaher Corporation
• Eklind Tool Company
• Emporium Specialties Co. Inc.
• Enderes Tool Co. Inc.
• Estwing Manufacturing Company
• The Fletcher-Terry Company
• Garland Manufacturing Company
• Hyde Manufacturing Company
• HYDRAMEC Inc.
• Ideal Industries Inc.
• IXL Manufacturing Company Inc.
• Ken-Tool Company
• Kennedy Manufacturing Company
• Klein Tools Inc.
• Martin Tool & Forge
• Mayhew Steel Products Inc.
• MERITOOL
• Midwest Tool & Cutlery Co. Inc.
• Milwaukee Tool & Equipment Co.
• Nupla Corporation
• Pratt-Read Corp./Cornwall &
   Patterson Company
• Red Devil Inc.
• Reed Manufacturing Company
• Ridge Tool Company
• SE Tools
• SK Hand Tool Corporation
• Skyo Industries Inc./Best Way Tools
• Snap-on Incorporated
• S.P. Tools/Schley Products Inc.
• The Stanley Works
• Stride Tool Inc.
• Sturtevant-Richmont, a Division of
   Ryeson Corporation
• Urrea Herramientas Profesionale
   S.A. de C.V.
• Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Company
• Vermont American Corporation
• Western Forge Corporation
• Wilde Tool Company Inc.
• Wright Tool Company
• Zephyr Manufacturing Company

For more information, call or visit www.hti.org.

This article appeared in the April/May 2002 issue of MRO Today magazine. Copyright, 2002.

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