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New Dustless Grinding Systems and Auto-Balance Grinders that Lower Vibration Featured in Latest Metabo Product Catalog

Cordless Power Tools with Increased Battery Life and Advanced Ergonomics Also Featured

WEST CHESTER, Pa. March 2010 – Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, now offers its updated 2010/2011 product catalog.

Metabo’s new auto-balancing system for its small angle grinders, including the WA11-125 Quick, WEPA14-125 Quick and the WEPA14-150 Quick, is featured in the catalog. The innovative technology significantly lowers vibration resulting in less fatigue, safer tool handling and extended tool and wheel life.

The new catalog also features Metabo’s new dustless concrete grinding systems available in two sizes - 5” and 7”. The 5” Angle Grinder Surface Prep Kit with a 5” dust control shroud and small grinder is compact, lightweight and used for smaller areas and vertical applications. The 7” Angle Grinder Surface Prep Kit, ideal for use in larger areas and floors, includes a 7” dust control shroud with a top stabilization handle and a large grinder. Both systems protect users from harmful debris commonly generated in surface grinding applications.

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The catalog also includes Metabo’s expansive range of other power tools, accessories and abrasives, including the new PowerMaster Series of 18-volt Lithium Ion cordless power tools that offer longer battery life via advanced cell protection and innovative cooling technologies during charging.

Metabo’s extensive line of accessories, including grinding, cut off and flap wheels as well as flap discs, wire wheels and double-cut solid carbide bits, widely used throughout steel, stainless steel, iron, ferrous and non-ferrous, plastic, masonry and aluminum applications, are also included.

The literature provides detailed specifications for all of Metabo’s drills, hammer drills, rotary hammers, grinders, chop saws, wall chasers, polishers, burnishers, nibblers, shears, jig saws, sanders and paint removers. Related accessories for each product are outlined in the new catalog.

An up-to-date list of authorized Metabo service centers and a comprehensive parts list are provided for easy reference.

Video footage of the new PowerMasterSeries is available at http://www.cordless-tools.com/playVideoFlash.html

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For more information, please visit http://www.metabo.us/2010-2011-Catalog.29797.0.html or contact Terry Tuerk, Metabo Corporation, 1231 Wilson Drive, West Chester, Pa. 19380. Tel: 800/ 638-2264; Fax: 800/ 638-2261; Email: ;

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UPCOMING TRADESHOWS: FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show 2010;

11/2 -4; Atlanta, GA.

READER SERVICE INQUIRIES: Please send all reader service inquiries to Terry Tuerk, Metabo, 1231 Wilson Drive, West Chester, Pa. 19380.

ABOUT METABO: Metabo, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has international headquarters in Nurtingen, Germany and U.S. headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The company has focused its product development on technological advancements in electronic circuitry and mechanical design, which has resulted in high performance, durable electric power tools. The name Metabo is German for “metal-boring,” symbolic of the company’s first tool -- a metal-boring tool -- manufactured in 1924.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Product available for demo or review.

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