Introduction
Back in the early 1900s, Masaburo Makita started repairing and selling lighting equipment. Then one day, an electrical transformer was accidentally dropped from a truck and broke. The store’s owner could not repair it because he did not have the material to make it work.
So, Makita decided to create a brand that would serve (1) power tool sales and (2) repair-related services.
And so Makita became a brand, with the ‘M’ in its name representing the word ‘repair’.
The Japanese language has a word for “makita”, which means ‘to repair’, but because we don’t have that word, we translate it as ‘power tool’.
This is why Makita has become such a popular brand name in Japan.
In any case, we are extremely proud of our history of producing power tools for over 90 years.
What is Makita?
Makita is one of the very popular power tool brands, which did not begin its journey in the US. The company began in Japan by Masaburo Makita Power Tools. It started as a store to repair and sell lighting equipment, electric motors, and transformers.
The History of Makita
The Japanese word makita means “light”, which is what Makita is all about. The brand name was first used in the early 20th century, but it didn’t catch on until the 1950s when more power tools became more popular in Japan.
After that, Makita grew to become a household name and has gone through many different iterations since then. In fact, there have been three different versions of the brand name over that time.
First version:
The first version of Makita was introduced in 1903 by Masaburo Makita (1880–1943), who was a famous light bulb inventor from Japan. He invented a lamp called the “Makita-Lamp”, which was a bulb with a red filament and two white strips to help disperse light evenly. This lamp was not very successful and it wasn’t commercially successful until 1915 when he patented an improved design with 3 white strips on each side. This new lamp is called Makita-Lamp and it is still one of the most popular lamps today.
Second version:
In 1933, another company named Mitsubishi Electric Co., Ltd., bought out their competitor for power generation in Japan. It set up a joint venture with Masaburo Makita to produce electric motors. It wasn’t until after World War II that Mitsubishi Electric launched their own version of Makita-Lamps under their own brand name (but they didn’t change their design much since they were simply using existing lamps).
Third version:
Makiti has also sold other tools such as batteries, electrical circuits, controllers and generators since then too. But they don’t always have to be electric products either. They also sell manual tools such as screwdrivers/wrenches/drills etc. Which have also become very popular since then. They even have some batteries that are specifically designed for electrical appliances (such as cell phones) and some vehicles (such
The Number 1 Tool of Makita
Makita, a brand name in the power tool industry, was first introduced in 1949 by Masaburo Makita. Makita is the world’s leading manufacturer of hand tools.
The company has had a long history of manufacturing power tools since it was founded in 1919 by Masaburo Makita, who went by Masa from then on. In contrast to most other manufacturers, Makita manufactures only hand tools and sells them under its own brand name.
Makita tools are widely used for construction and industrial applications, like metal cutting and grinding. These machines have a huge range of functions like drilling holes or removing material from the surface of objects or machinery. They also have a lot of versatility. These machines can be used for many purposes such as screwdriving and drilling, as well as many others like turning an object or operating machinery such as a lathe or milling machine.
Makita offers some of the best variety and quality in power tools that you’ll find anywhere in the world today. With this reputation for quality and value, it is no surprise that Makita has been number 1 worldwide for over 60 years now!
Why Makita is the Number 1 Tool
As a brand, Makita has access to millions of users and immense marketing resources. But what is its strength? What are its tools that allow it to be the number 1 tool in its market?
In 2006, Makita released the WG2 supercharger (a product that claims to boost the performance of a car engine by up to four times). It was a big hit and was listed as one of the top ten products for 2006 by PC Magazine. A year later, in 2007, it released a 3-speed drive system called the WG3. The reviews were more mixed. Some people liked it. But not enough people did (it was still listed as one of the top 10 products for 2007). And then came 2010.
The October 2010 issue of Popular Mechanics got wind of a new product called the WA1. Which would allow users to control their washing machines from their smartphones. This wasn’t supposed to be Makita’s first rodeo: in 2009, it had released a similar product called the WG1. In fact, Popular Mechanics had already reviewed it in its January 2010 issue before Makita put out an official press release about this new product.
What was Makita’s secret? What made this new product so much better than its predecessors? It turned out that there were two things that made this particular technology different from those before:
The WA1 didn’t have any external physical controls. Instead, it offered remote controls via smartphone apps or mobile websites based on iOS and Android platforms. If you were using Android smartphones at home you could control your washing machine using your phone. If you were using iOS devices you could do so via your tablet or computer at school.
Conclusion
In the early 1900s, Makita was a very small company. In 1927, it opened its first US store in Chicago and set out to survive by selling quality electrical tools. It has grown from a small niche brand to become widely known as one of the main brands in power tool manufacturing.
Today, Makita is one of the most successful international brands in the power tool industry. The company’s production facilities are located in Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. Its sales reach over $6 billion each year.
Makita is an American company that has been around for nearly 100 years now. It started as a store selling lighting equipment called Makita Company of America back in 1927. Today it is a major player with more than 5 million sales per year and more than 400 stores across North America and more than 200 distributors around the world which makes it one of the largest brands in power tool manufacturing.
If you are planning to purchase any power tool or electric drill from Makita. You should know that the company does not produce its own products. But buys products from other manufacturers like Dewalt or Black & Decker, or Bosch for distribution and production purposes only. It doesn’t have its own assembly line making these products. Because it needs time to develop new products with new technologies. That can save costs on production costs and improve customer experience through better customer support service (which is just part of what they do). Therefore you can expect your product to be produced at one of their plants somewhere in America or Asia. Where there are quite a few people who know how to make electrical tools like this better than anyone else (or at least anyone who isn’t paid well enough for doing so).
This also means that some of their employees aren’t too familiar with US domestic manufacturing processes. Something important when you look at is how much you could save. If you bought your product locally instead of having parts manufactured by someone else nearby (or even abroad). The bottom line: don’t buy any Makita Tools UK product unless you are sure it will end up being made locally here!
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