For new fastener design, delivers high torque to fastener head
AKRON, Ohio (October 28, 2015) – Ken-Tool has announced its latest fastener socket driver set – designed for use on MorTorq® fasteners. This new design is being used by domestic and import auto and truck makers on their newest vehicle models.
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AKRON, Ohio (October 1, 2015) – Ken-Tool has announced the introduction of the Ken-Tool 34555 Shark Fin™ Dual Wheel Separation Bag, engineered to help remove stuck and corroded wheels/tires from truck and trailer axles.
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Cost-effective repair of Tire Pressure Monitoring System valve stems
AKRON, Ohio (July 21, 2015) – Ken-Tool, a leading supplier of tire and wheel service products to the tire service industry, has announced the availability of the DIY reCore® TPMS Valve Stem Repair Kit to automotive do-it-yourself enthusiasts. This is the first kit on the market for consumers which allows them to repair their own damaged aluminum TPMS valve stems. The DIY reCore Repair Kit has huge market potentials, since there are over 400 million clamp-in style sensors on the road today, and many more added daily.
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Hundreds of uses in a single tool
AKRON, Ohio (JUNE 30, 2015) – Ken-Tool has unveiled the unique, patented 8-in-1 Wrench, in SAE or Metric versions, designed for the professional mechanic, and the D.I.Y. homeowner or auto enthusiast. Designed by a professional auto technician, this wrench delivers strength, versatility and convenience in a 7-1/2 in. (19 cm), 12 oz. (0.3 kg) slim profile tool.
A complete solution for mounting & demounting difficult 17.5-in tires
AKRON, Ohio (May 14, 2015) – Ken-Tool announces the company’s latest tire changing tool set – the 17.5 Sidewinder™ Kit (35459). The new “Sidewinder” kit is a single part number with five unique tools designed to demount and mount 17.5-in diameter truck tires.
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Provides installer protection when inflating small tires
AKRON, Ohio (March 10, 2015) – Ken-Tool has added its latest, and smallest, tire cage to its industry-leading line of tire inflation restraining devices, with the introduction of the 36000-T107 Utility Tire Inflation Cage.
95th year anniversary (1920 – 2015)
AKRON, Ohio (January 14, 2015) – Ken-Tool, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional tire service hand tools, will be celebrating an important milestone in 2015 – the 95th anniversary of the founding of the company by John A. (Jack) Kennedy in 1920.
AKRON, Ohio (January 7, 2015) – Ken-Tool has announced the company became certified on December 9, 2014 with the current ISO 9001:2008 standards for quality management systems. ISO is the world’s most widely used quality assurance procedural guidelines, and lays the groundwork for an organization’s development of a uniform set of procedures to establish, monitor and ultimately control product or service quality.
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AKRON, Ohio (December 1, 2014) — Ken-Tool, known worldwide as a leader in automotive and tire service tools, announces the release of its Automotive Wheel Weight Hammer (pn 35361). The new hammer is designed for installing and removing clip-on wheel weights for automotive and light duty trucks.
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A Valve Breaker designed for Aluminum wheels
AKRON, Ohio (November 18, 2014) — Ken-Tool, known worldwide as a leader in automotive and tire service tools, announces the release of its T38B Metric Valve Breaker™ (pn 35938). The new Metric Valve Breaker is designed to remove valve stems quickly from smaller 10mm valve stem holes which are common on Heavy Duty Aluminum and Alloy wheels.
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