Hand tools and power tools
The tools a team uses to build, fit, measure and prove a product. From hand and power tools to test instruments, metrology and lifting equipment, these are products engineers want to handle and try before they buy.
16 shelves
we want filled.
Every line below is a display we would like somebody to own. Several are still completely open.
- 01
Oscilloscopes and analysers
Bench and USB scopes, logic analysers, spectrum and network analysers. Probe quality and the software are half the instrument, and both should be on the bench.
- 02
Power supplies and loads
Programmable bench supplies, electronic loads, source measure units and battery testers. Regulation and noise under a real transient, not a static spec.
- 03
Multimeters and handhelds
Bench and handheld DMMs, clamp meters, insulation testers and installation testers, with a calibration certificate rather than a claimed accuracy.
- 04
Environmental test chambers
Temperature, humidity, thermal shock, salt spray and vibration equipment, plus the smaller benchtop chambers a startup can actually afford to own.
- 05
EMC and safety test
Pre-compliance receivers, LISNs, TEM cells, ESD guns and hipot testers. Pre-compliance gear that saves one failed chamber booking has paid for itself.
- 06
Dimensional metrology
CMMs, optical comparators, vision measuring systems, height gauges, micrometers and calipers, with the uncertainty budget stated.
- 07
3D scanning and inspection
Structured-light and laser scanners, photogrammetry, CT and X-ray inspection, and the software that turns a scan into a first-article report.
- 08
Force, torque and material test
Tensile testers, force gauges, torque testers, durometers and fatigue rigs. Fixturing is usually the hard part and worth displaying alongside the machine.
- 09
Thermal measurement
Thermal cameras, data loggers, thermocouple systems and thermal-resistance test rigs. Everyone has a thermal problem and almost nobody measures it properly.
- 10
Functional test systems
ICT and functional testers, bed-of-nails fixtures, automated test racks and the test software. End-of-line test is the difference between a prototype and a product.
- 11
Calibration and standards
Reference standards, gauge blocks, calibrators and accredited calibration services. Traceability to a national standard is either documented or it does not exist.
- 12
Soldering and rework
Soldering stations, hot-air and IR rework, reflow ovens, stencil printers and inspection microscopes for the bench and the small line.
- 13
Hand tools and workshop
Precision hand tools, torque drivers, ESD-safe benches, workholding, vises and the storage that keeps a lab working. Unglamorous and bought constantly.
- 14
Cutting tools and abrasives
End mills, drills, inserts, taps, saw blades and abrasives, plus tool holding and presetting. The consumable half of every machine shop's budget.
- 15
Jigs, fixtures and workholding
Modular fixturing, vacuum and magnetic chucks, assembly jigs and poka-yoke tooling. Custom fixture design is a service worth exhibiting in its own right.
- 16
Vacuum Lifters/ gripsters/ suction cups
Handheld vacuum lifters, glass and panel gripsters, tube lifters and crane-slung lifting beams for moving sheet, glass, panels, sacks and slabs, everything from single-cup to multi-pad
How to stand out
in this category.
Bring tools and instruments that are ready to use. A bench where a visiting engineer can try a tool, probe their own board, measure their own part or run their own sample is the highest-converting display format we know of.
Neighbouring
categories.
Most suppliers fit more than one. Apply against the closest and tell us the rest in your company bio.
Own this shelf.
All year, in San Francisco.
A staffed display on the relevant floor, a US address and phone number, and a listing buyers search. Flat annual fee, no commission.