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Klein Tools Tech Stack
Hand tools and electrical equipment manufacturer serving trade professionals
Klein Tools is a 1,857-founded manufacturing company producing hand tools, pliers, and electrical equipment for construction and HVAC trades. The tech stack reflects a traditional heavy-manufacturing operation—CAD, SolidWorks, CNC, PLC, and industrial protocols (PROFINET, EtherCAT, Modbus TCP)—with modern design tools (Adobe Creative Cloud, Cinema 4D) embedded downstream. Hiring is weighted heavily toward manufacturing (68 of 185 active roles) and engineering (36), with a steady intake across junior, mid, and senior levels, signaling active capacity expansion rather than reshoring or automation-driven reductions.
Tech Stack 41 technologies
Core StackADP Adobe Illustrator SolidWorks AWS Adobe Creative Cloud Redshift Microsoft Office Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint 3D printing Sketchbook Pro Photoshop InDesign Keyshot CNC Keyence Micrometer Cinema 4D Substance Painter PLC VFD Drive Profibus PROFINET Modbus TCP EtherCAT AS/400 TeamCity CAD+11 more
What Klein Tools Is Building
◆Challenges
- Improve plant equipment efficiency
- Control maintenance repair costs
- Evaluate cost-effective repair alternatives
- Improving overall equipment effectiveness
- Cost reduction and margin improvement
- Negative financial impact
- Cost saving initiatives packaging
- Reducing lead time
- Safety compliance
- Spend optimization
▲Active Projects
- New product development
- New product introductions
- Sales analytics & reporting
- Development of new battery test fixtures
- New product launches and promotions
- Lean manufacturing initiatives
- Emaint preventive maintenance system usage
- Annual productivity cost savings projects
- Supplier quotation evaluation system
- End user research projects
Hiring Activity
Steady180 roles · 75 in 30d
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