Best of LinkedIn: Digital Powertools CW 21/ 22

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We curate most relevant posts about Digital Powertools on LinkedIn and regularly share key takeaways. We at Frenus supports enterprises in the power tools sector with building feature-by-feature competitive intelligence that shows exactly how their product stacks up against the competition. You can find more info here: https://www.frenus.com/usecases/product-feature-benchmarking-and-sales-battle-cards-know-exactly-where-you-win-where-you-lose-and-why

This edition highlights technological advancements and strategic growth within the global power tool industry through 2026. Major manufacturers like Milwaukee, Hilti, Bosch, and DEWALT are focusing on high-performance cordless platforms, RFID tracking, and specialised cutting solutions to boost jobsite efficiency. Significant emphasis is placed on occupational safety, with companies hosting global events and training sessions to promote PPE innovation and dust control. Strategic updates detail the expansion of service hubs and logistics networks, alongside collaborative partnerships with academic and industrial sectors. Additionally, market insights suggest a shift toward sustainable practices, such as battery recycling and electric machinery, to meet evolving environmental standards. The sources collectively portray an industry driven by user feedback, digital integration, and continuous operational improvement.

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00:00:00: This episode is provided by Thomas Allgaier and Frennus, based on the most relevant LinkedIn posts about digital power tools from calendar weeks twenty-one and twenty two.

00:00:09: Frenness is a B to B market research company that supports enterprises in the Power Tools sector with building feature by future competitive intelligence that shows exactly how their product stacks up against the competition.

00:00:21: you can find more info.

00:00:24: Yes, welcome to the deep dive everyone.

00:00:26: We're really excited to have you with us today.

00:00:28: we really are because I want You to imagine a construction company that is bleeding over half a million dollars a year.

00:00:36: Oh, wow.

00:00:36: Yeah

00:00:37: and the crazy part is it isn't from bad contracts or you know volatile material costs?

00:00:43: Or even labor shortages usually

00:00:45: what do you expect

00:00:46: exactly?

00:00:47: but no It is entirely because their power tools keep vanishing are breaking down or just sitting idle

00:00:52: right.

00:00:52: so today We're looking at a massive shift happening on job sites globally.

00:00:56: Right now we're unpacking The top digital Power Tools trends that we've seen across LinkedIn over the last couple of weeks

00:01:02: And I mean the overarching theme here undeniable.

00:01:07: The standalone dumb tool is basically dead, totally dead.

00:01:10: it really is a completely different landscape.

00:01:12: now we are seeing the physical tool evolve into um A smart connected ecosystem.

00:01:19: Yeah, the whole industry is moving away from just raw mechanical power.

00:01:24: yeah It's shifting toward high-tech data driven platforms that manage literally everything From precision cutting to job site logistics and even worker safety.

00:01:34: Yeah, so let's start right at the granular level.

00:01:37: The physical tools themselves because It

00:01:42: really

00:01:43: is.

00:01:43: Like Andre Muthieth posted this excellent breakdown of the Milwaukee M-Eighteen Threaded Rod Cutter

00:01:49: Oh yeah, that post was fascinating.

00:01:50: Right and on the surface a tool designed solely to cut threaded rod sounds incredibly niche.

00:01:55: like why do we need?

00:01:55: That

00:01:56: right?

00:01:56: look at one trick pony

00:01:57: exactly.

00:01:58: But when you look at The Mechanics Of Overhead work You realize how massive This actually Is.

00:02:02: because if you are an MEP contractor right in your running overhead unestrut all day long

00:02:07: oh Yeah treated

00:02:08: rod it's basically Your life blood.

00:02:10: And traditionally, cutting that rod is a massive bottleneck on the job site.

00:02:15: Definitely!

00:02:16: You'd use a bandsaw or maybe grinder which leads these massive burrs of metal.

00:02:21: Oh

00:02:22: and then you have to spend all time filing it down?

00:02:24: Yes...you

00:02:25: sit there filing down threads.

00:02:27: just get a nut-to-thread on properly.

00:02:29: It's huge waste of

00:02:30: time.

00:02:30: Not mention the sparks, ya know Precisely

00:02:33: The moment you generate sparks in your commercial jobsite You trigger this whole cascade of safety protocols

00:02:39: because the fire risk.

00:02:40: exactly yeah suddenly you need a hot works permit.

00:02:42: Yeah, I might needed dedicated Firewatch just standing by with an extinguisher which is

00:02:47: crazy expensive

00:02:48: it Is and it literally grinds.

00:02:50: The actual installation work to a halt.

00:02:53: So Mohith highlighted that this m-a teen cutter delivers a burr free completely spark-free cut.

00:03:00: Wow, so you aren't just buying a tool to cut metal.

00:03:02: You are basically buying the tool to bypass the entire permitting bottleneck.

00:03:06: Right And I mean save your crew's shoulders from repetitive overhead.

00:03:10: filing

00:03:10: Exactly The ergonomics alone is worth it.

00:03:12: That makes perfect sense.

00:03:14: But moving from those niche over head tasks To serious heavy duty cutting Mohamed Benisa shared something that honestly stopped me in my tracks.

00:03:23: Oh!

00:03:23: The terrible wire saw.

00:03:24: Yes The Tarlet WCU-XVII wire saw, he pointed out.

00:03:29: it features seventeen meters of diamond cable.

00:03:32: Yeah, seventeen meters is an extraordinary cutting depth especially for civil engineering and reinforced concrete projects.

00:03:38: right but what makes this system a real breakthrough isn't just the sheer length of the wire its the modularity of whole setup.

00:03:45: Wait, I have to pause you there though.

00:03:47: Because pulling seventeen meters of diamond cable through thick reinforced concrete sounds like a fast track-to-a-melted motor?

00:03:54: It

00:03:54: really does!

00:03:55: Like how is the system not just instantly overheat or snap under that kind of

00:03:59: torque?!

00:03:59: Well...that's

00:04:00: exactly where engineering shines here and it's why Benisse's post so relevant in this discussion.

00:04:06: Okay tell me more.

00:04:07: Historically, if you wanted that kind of torque hydraulic systems require these massive diesel guzzling power packs.

00:04:14: I mean the size of a small car.

00:04:16: right those huge rigs You see on highway projects

00:04:18: exactly.

00:04:20: but what Tyrol it has done is they've combined electrical compactness with heavy-duty hydraulic power.

00:04:27: Oh,

00:04:28: wow!

00:04:28: Yeah so the WCU-VII appears perfectly with their WSE Swiss Tine XXI wall saw which means you can use the exact same modular motor and control unit for wall sawing wire sawing in even core drilling.

00:04:40: Wait, so instead of dragging three different massive power units onto a site, contractors can just fit the power of heavy-duty hydraulic rig into standard service elevator?

00:04:50: Exactly.

00:04:51: The logistics for that alone are game changing on tight urban jobsite.

00:04:55: It

00:04:55: streamlines the entire operation but efficiency isn't always driven by these massive heavy duty rigs.

00:05:01: sometimes it really comes down to absolute tip.

00:05:04: Literally, okay.

00:05:05: I see what you did there.

00:05:06: Yeah So Omar Elma's doogie highlighted Milwaukee's SDS play OS MX for drill bit.

00:05:12: ah And he noted that this specific bit actually gives you up to twenty percent more holes per battery charge.

00:05:17: Okay Wait a twenty percent boost in battery life just by changing the consumable.

00:05:22: walk

00:05:22: me through The physics of that like how does the bit itself save?

00:05:26: Battery power on the drill?

00:05:27: well it all comes down to friction and dust evacuation.

00:05:30: ok so the mx-four features This four cutter solid carbide tip, right?

00:05:37: But it also has a highly specialized flute geometry.

00:05:39: The

00:05:40: flute being the twisted part of the bit.

00:05:41: exactly think Of the flute as a spiral escalator for concrete dust.

00:05:46: I like that analogy.

00:05:47: if That Geometry is optimized It pulls the pulverized Concrete out of the hole Much, much faster.

00:05:52: Right so it doesn't get packed in.

00:05:54: precisely when dust gets trapped down there It grinds against the bit which creates immense friction and heat.

00:06:00: Oh And that drag forces the drills motor to work harder

00:06:03: exactly Which then pulls a higher amperage from the battery.

00:06:07: So by clearing the dust efficiently The motors spins freely and it draws significantly less power.

00:06:13: That is fascinating!The actual geometry of the steel dictates the amp draw Of the lithium ion battery?It

00:06:19: really Is incredible engineering.

00:06:20: Though, you know as Yvonne Apache has pointed out in her post about Bosch's SDS Plus and MaxBits the lifespan and efficiency of these accessories.

00:06:29: it is all part a larger ecosystem.

00:06:31: Right!

00:06:32: It not just a bit an isolation

00:06:33: Exactly...it depends heavily on material that your drilling into whether are constantly hitting hidden rebar or honestly the operator actual technique.

00:06:43: Yeah, it is a really delicate balance.

00:06:45: You have the tool-the bit... ...the battery and human operator all interacting at once.

00:06:49: Right And when we talk about that battery interaction The scale of this stuff Is expanding rapidly.

00:06:57: Oh for sure.

00:06:57: Like Alexander Funk showcased his setup recently That combined the Hilti smart power bar With charging dock.

00:07:03: Okay This thing can handle up to forty eight Neuron batteries From single electrical circuit.

00:07:08: What?

00:07:09: Forty-eight batteries on a single circuit?

00:07:11: Yeah, forty eight.

00:07:12: How does that not just instantly trip the main breaker on a job site power spider?

00:07:16: That sounds like a massive fire hazard.

00:07:18: Well

00:07:18: because it isn't just a dumb power strip you know It's a dynamic charging dock.

00:07:23: Oh

00:07:23: so its smart.

00:07:24: Very The system actively communicates with the batteries and it balances the electrical load across the whole board.

00:07:30: Oh, that makes sense.

00:07:31: Yeah it actually prioritizes which batteries need a rapid charge to get back out into the field and It regulates the draw.

00:07:39: so what always stays within the safe limits of that single circuit?

00:07:42: It's amazing that a dock can dynamically load balance like a mini electric vehicle power grid.

00:07:48: That's exactly where this.

00:07:49: but you know that kind of efficiency brings up a massive operational hurdle in my mind.

00:07:54: How so

00:07:55: well?

00:07:56: if a contractor is managing forty eight batteries on one circuit they likely have Hundreds of cordless tools floating around a massive site.

00:08:03: Easily, thousands even!

00:08:05: Right.

00:08:06: so are we reaching the point where managing the sheer volume of battery ecosystem and charging logistics is actually more complex than construction work itself?

00:08:15: Honestly that's defining challenge for modern jobsite right now.

00:08:18: Really?!

00:08:18: Absolutely if you have hundreds of these advanced expensive tools The real bottleneck isn't drilling hole or cutting pipe anymore

00:08:26: It finding drill in first place.

00:08:28: Exactly it.

00:08:29: fleet logistic.

00:08:30: How do you track these assets?

00:08:31: how Do You know if they are calibrated.

00:08:33: Right And that brings us to the second massive theme.

00:08:36: we saw The transition from individual tool ownership To software enabled fleet management.

00:08:44: Yes, managing fleets instead of toolboxes

00:08:47: Exactly.

00:08:48: Leslie Kirby posted about this really interesting system called AccuCab.

00:08:52: Oh yeah, the RFID one.

00:08:53: Right it uses RFID technology and CribMaster software.

00:08:57: It's essentially this smart locker system that tracks tool inventory in real time

00:09:02: And their capabilities of systems like these they go way beyond just knowing where tools located.

00:09:07: Yeah she mentioned monitors calibration schedules directly

00:09:10: Which is absolutely critical for compliance.

00:09:12: Definitely Tracking these tools with RFID is less like a smart vending machine and more like an air traffic control system for hardware.

00:09:20: That's great way to put it!

00:09:21: Because the software isn't just watching the tool sit there, It knows who checked out how many hours that has until its next mandatory maintenance check.

00:09:30: And if currently grounded because of spec?

00:09:32: Right I mean... If torque wrenches out calibration You risk catastrophic failure on a structural steel joint?

00:09:39: You can't mess around with

00:09:40: that.

00:09:40: No, you absolutely cannot.

00:09:41: and beyond calibration there is the glaring issue of job site security.

00:09:46: Oh theft!

00:09:47: Yes

00:09:48: Cyril Decker posted about Hilti's on-track system at its real world impact on theft.

00:09:53: because job site theft isn't just a minor annoyance it ruins project margins completely.

00:09:58: Tools just vanish into the ether overnight.

00:10:01: All the time, but The OnTrack system provides this real-time visibility that completely changes the dynamic.

00:10:09: How so?

00:10:09: It acts as a massive deterrent because it tracks the exact location where a battery was last

00:10:14: charged.

00:10:15: Oh wow!

00:10:15: So even if the physical tool is offline or like out of Bluetooth range somewhere Right The moment someone plugs that stolen battery into a charger on another site or in a garage somewhere, the system pings its location.

00:10:27: Exactly That is brilliant digital leash on hardware.

00:10:30: It really is And we have hard data of why this digital leash so necessary.

00:10:35: Jiri Gindrak posted some incredible financial insights regarding this from UAE.

00:10:40: He pointed out that mid-sized construction companies over there are spending over two million AED annually just on tools and repairs.

00:10:48: Two?

00:10:49: million AED, that is a massive hemorrhage on the P&L.

00:10:52: It is and Jindrak argues that unmanaged tool fleets create these invisible compounding costs

00:10:59: like what?

00:11:00: Well project managers hoard tools because they don't trust the inventory system.

00:11:04: oh

00:11:04: sure They stash from their trucks so they have them when they need them

00:11:06: exactly which leads to Massive over purchasing by the company.

00:11:11: plus you have uncontrolled repair administration And high value assets just sitting completely idle on one floor while another floor orders brand new ones.

00:11:20: Just chaos!

00:11:21: Complete

00:11:21: chaos, so he advocates very strongly for professional fleet management to optimize the total park size.

00:11:27: Okay

00:11:28: here's where it gets really interesting but I have to be a bit skeptical here.

00:11:32: All right

00:11:32: lay down me...I

00:11:33: hear Fleet Management software and my mind immediately goes too expensive tech bloat.

00:11:39: Sure lot of people feel that way.

00:11:40: Right if i'm a contractor I want to buy a rotary hammer not a software subscription.

00:11:46: And Jindrak mentioned he frequently gets challenged on Hilti's high initial purchase

00:11:50: price.

00:11:51: So is paying a premium upfront for a smart fleet actually saving contractors money or are they just trading hardware costs for expensive perpetual sauce lock ins?

00:12:03: Honestly, it's the most common pushback in the industry right now.

00:12:05: It's very fair question but The argument presented in these posts Is that the hidden cost of an unmanaged fleet absolutely dwarf the software subscription fee.

00:12:17: Okay Think about the administrative nightmare of manual tracking or worse, The hourly labor cost Of a six-person crew standing around doing nothing because A specialized cord drill broke And there is no replacement track in system.

00:12:28: Oh yeah

00:12:29: Paying six guys to wait for delivery Is brutal.

00:12:32: Exactly So.

00:12:32: you aren't paying For software really.

00:12:35: You are paying for job site predictability and guaranteed uptime

00:12:38: I see.

00:12:39: so you shift from a chaotic capital expenditure model where you're just buying tools until the budget runs dry to an operational expenditure model, or essentially pay for uptime as a service.

00:12:51: That is exactly what's happening?

00:12:52: Because that makes sense.

00:12:54: but it isn't only about the software that requires this level of management.

00:12:59: We have to manage human operators using them.

00:13:02: and brings us into our third theme in these posts which really reframes how we look at trades overall.

00:13:08: Yes, safety as a performance driver.

00:13:11: Exactly!

00:13:12: This is the profound cultural shift we're seeing.

00:13:15: Safety no longer viewed just like a compliance check

00:13:17: box?

00:13:18: Right it's not about wearing hard hat to avoid a fine from sight inspector anymore.

00:13:22: Exactly.

00:13:23: Safety now being treated as core driver of actual job site productivity.

00:13:27: Yeah

00:13:28: and Emily Kahn's post captured this perfectly I thought.

00:13:30: Oh The DeWalt Partnership.

00:13:33: She highlighted DeWalts Construction Safety Week partnership with Olympic snowboarder Nick Bon... Bomb Gartner,

00:13:38: which on paper an Olympian and a power tool company seem like very strange pairing.

00:13:44: Totally random but the messaging hits the nail in head.

00:13:48: they're reframing trades people as performance professionals.

00:13:52: I love that term

00:13:53: right bomb Gartners.

00:13:54: whole premise is your longevity in physically demanding career depends entirely how well you take care of body gear.

00:14:02: equip yourself with.

00:14:04: it's so true the tradesperson as an industrial athlete.

00:14:07: Yes,

00:14:08: it makes perfect sense.

00:14:10: Elite sports science focuses on body preservation and we are finally seeing that mindset applied to construction.

00:14:16: And Charlie Seaman posted about an excellent real-world application of this...

00:14:20: Oh with BAM UK!

00:14:21: Yeah

00:14:22: Milwaukee's Project Zero session with them right?

00:14:24: The stated goals for this project were zero accidents zero emissions and zero compromises which

00:14:29: is a tall order.

00:14:30: And a major part of hitting that was transitioning the crew away from traditional petrol powered equipment over to the MX fuel battery range.

00:14:38: Exactly!

00:14:39: Because by ditching the gas generators and the petrol saws, you are drastically improving air quality in enclosed spaces.

00:14:45: Absolutely The fumes are terrible...

00:14:47: ...and your cutting ambient noise all while maintaining heavy-duty power output.

00:14:52: That transition directly ties into broader corporate obligations now too

00:14:57: Like ESG metrics.

00:14:58: Yes Arun Pillai highlighted Husqvarna's steel shot blasting equipment.

00:15:04: Okay, what is that used for?

00:15:05: It's used for heavy surface preparation like removing old tough coatings from concrete floors.

00:15:10: Got it!

00:15:10: He points out.

00:15:11: the reusable Steel Shot combined with heavily controlled dust extraction directly helps contractors meet strict health safety and ESG commitments.

00:15:21: And let's be very clear about ESG in this context for our listeners.

00:15:24: Yeah, go ahead.

00:15:25: Contractors aren't just buying advanced dust extractors to keep the site looking tidy.

00:15:32: They are buying them because if they can't prove their environmental and safety compliance through automated documented air quality data, right?

00:15:39: They won't even be allowed to bid on tier one government or commercial contracts.

00:15:44: Exactly it's a barrier to entry now And Sean W echoed this exactly with DeWalve's performant protect line

00:15:49: which focuses heavily on what?

00:15:51: On low vibration and dust containment.

00:15:54: Because the industry finally recognizes that inhaling silica dust or dealing with hand arm vibration syndrome, will permanently end a highly skilled career.

00:16:04: Okay

00:16:05: let me push back on this a bit keeping that industrial athlete analogy in mind sure you add all this safety tech the heavy dust extractors the complex low-vibration engineering?

00:16:18: Does adding all this extra engineering actually speed up the workflow?

00:16:21: Or is there a trade-off where safer inherently means slower and contractors are just forced to accept the delay for compliance.

00:16:29: It's great question, but the operational data suggests the exact opposite.

00:16:32: really.

00:16:33: yes

00:16:34: Safer inherently means faster throughput over the life cycle of a project.

00:16:38: How

00:16:38: so?

00:16:39: Well, think about it.

00:16:40: if A heavy breaker has advanced low vibration mechanics built in The operator doesn't suffer from muscular fatigue nearly as quickly.

00:16:47: Okay that means they can work longer safer hours with much higher precision.

00:16:51: That

00:16:51: makes sense.

00:16:52: And if you have built-in automated dust extraction on a concrete grinder, You aren't paying a secondary crew to spend two hours at the end of the shift sweeping up hazardous materials.

00:17:03: Right and you aren't stopping adjacent work on the site just To let the dust settle.

00:17:08: so The safety tech isn't a bottleneck it is literally A throughput accelerator.

00:17:12: Wow okay So you preserve the workers joints in lungs?

00:17:15: And you finish the floor slab two days faster

00:17:18: exactly.

00:17:18: It's a complete win-win.

00:17:20: but um designing and manufacturing these incredibly advanced low vibration tools, and integrating them into massive cloud connected fleets.

00:17:30: And building out this complex safety ecosystems.

00:17:34: that takes a staggering amount of capital and operational muscle.

00:17:37: An unbelievable amount of money, right?

00:17:39: Which brings us to the business mechanics of all this.

00:17:42: We are seeing the business side of the tool industry evolve at breakneck speed To support these innovations.

00:17:47: we

00:17:48: really are.

00:17:48: I mean The R&D required to build is smart modular hydraulic electric wire.

00:17:52: thought doesn't come cheap

00:17:53: not at All

00:17:54: And the macro market signals are reflecting This shift beautifully.

00:17:59: Christian Reed's pose provided A Really fascinating look At the financial backing behind Us.

00:18:04: Yeah, this was eye opening.

00:18:05: He pointed out that venture capital investment and hardware startups has actually quadrupled since twenty-twenty.

00:18:10: Quadrupled

00:18:11: in just a few years which

00:18:12: is insane because for the longest time VC money was obsessed purely with software.

00:18:18: Right sauces was everything.

00:18:20: so why the sudden pivot back to Hardware?

00:18:22: right according To read?

00:18:24: it's Because The Olds Software Only Modes Are Dead

00:18:27: Dead.

00:18:28: Basically

00:18:29: In The Twenty Tens Building an App Was Cheap And Highly Scalable.

00:18:32: But Today with AI and offshore development, it is easier than ever to copy a software product in a matter of weeks.

00:18:39: Oh that's so true!

00:18:40: But building physical complex hardware like a high-torque brushless motor with an integrated IoT sensor on the global supply chain?

00:18:47: That is incredibly difficult to replicate.

00:18:49: Yeah you can't just code that in weekend.

00:18:51: Exactly The barrier to entry is massive.

00:18:53: So Hardware is back because It offers a True competitive mode And its attracting serious VC money.

00:18:58: but throwing VC Money at concept doesn't automatically build that global supply chain.

00:19:04: No, it definitely doesn't!

00:19:05: You need intense operational excellence to actually manufacture these things at scale without just bleeding cash?

00:19:11: Absolutely

00:19:12: And Thu Nguyen Do An shared a fantastic post detailing exactly this.

00:19:18: It was about a Yenba Kaizen project for Tektronik in Milwaukee out in Vietnam.

00:19:23: Right and for some quick Context for you listening, Gemba Keisen focuses on continuous incremental improvement directly on the factory floor.

00:19:31: Right where the actual work happens

00:19:33: exactly rather than theoretically in an executive boardroom miles away.

00:19:38: and The results of that project speak for themselves.

00:19:40: This specific floor level project saved two hundred and eighteen thousand nine hundred thirty four dollars annually.

00:19:46: Incredible!

00:19:47: It really proves the immense value of empowering the quality team, challenging manufacturing status quo right where tools are being built.

00:19:53: You have to have that.

00:19:54: you need a razor sharp operational muscle to fund these massive tech ecosystems.

00:19:59: Operational excellence is non-negotiable at this point.

00:20:02: But there's another layer building those ecosystems we haven't touched on yet And it's internal culture.

00:20:08: Okay, tell me more.

00:20:09: Because if your manufacturing is flawless but you're internal team doesn't understand the vision right?

00:20:15: The ecosystem fails.

00:20:17: so Gustavo Huss and Angela Serda posted about this brilliant initiative at Bosch Italia.

00:20:22: Oh the DIY innovation day.

00:20:24: yes

00:20:25: They hosted this DIY Innovation Day specifically for their own employees.

00:20:30: I loved the post, they basically transformed their Milan Headquarters Garden into an immersive product launch party!

00:20:37: Yeah...they let employees loose with a full tool range and ran live demos…and even had six robotic lawnmowers roaming freely on

00:20:45: which is just wild to picture.

00:20:47: But why host a tech bro-style garden party for your own

00:20:50: staff?

00:20:51: Right, sounds like a book

00:20:52: but it's strategic because the fastest way to build an authentic brand ambassador is let them feel quality and connectivity of tools long before customer ever does.

00:21:02: Exactly!

00:21:03: It creates vital internal buy in.

00:21:05: If your own sales, marketing and support teams don't fully grasp how the batteries talk to chargers or how the fleet software tracks tools they cannot effectively sell or innovate upon that ecosystem.

00:21:17: That makes total sense.

00:21:19: so synthesizing all of this let's do it.

00:21:22: we have VC money pouring into complex hardware.

00:21:26: We have legacy brands building out massive cloud connected fleet tracking software and companies are hosting internal text style launch events,

00:21:36: yeah.

00:21:37: So are power tool brands quietly transitioning into tech companies?

00:21:41: Well, they're certainly adopting the mechanics of the tech sector.

00:21:44: Right They are securing recurring revenue through sauce fleet management There building proprietary battery ecosystems that basically act like operating systems Oh That's

00:21:53: a good point

00:21:54: and their capturing terabytes of job site data.

00:21:57: But they face a challenge.

00:21:58: traditional tech companies don't.

00:22:00: which air

00:22:00: there?

00:22:01: hardware still has to survive being dropped off A three-story scaffold into wet concrete.

00:22:06: right

00:22:06: You can't do that to a server rack.

00:22:08: No, you can't.

00:22:08: so they are true hybrid industrial

00:22:10: tech.

00:22:11: Exactly

00:22:12: it is a massive leap from the days of just dragging A heavy sparking grinder to a site and hoping no one steals It out at the back your truck?

00:22:28: Well, we've seen how tools are now data-gathering cloud connected assets.

00:22:33: And we have see how venture capital is flooding the space to build even more advanced hardware and software modes.

00:22:40: So will next generation of trades?

00:22:42: people need be just as skilled in software diagnostics network troubleshooting and fleet data analysis?

00:22:48: As they're traditional mechanical engineering construction.

00:22:51: Oh, man.

00:22:52: That is a wild thought.

00:22:53: to leave on just picturing the site foreman of the future holding a torque wrench in one hand and tablet running diagnostic software In The Other.

00:23:00: It's coming faster than we think

00:23:02: it really Is.

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