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E L E C T R I C A L CO N N E C T I O N

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N

emo Power Tools started out

as an engineering firm that

designed goods for people who

needed a specific product but didn’t

have the technical knowledge or

ability to design and build it

themselves. But when a military

client came to them and wanted an

underwater cordless drill, the company

decided it was something that deserved

a closer look.

“We thought it was a really cool

product so we decided to develop

it further,” says Nemo director of

business development Becky Fienberg.

The drills were custom designed and

built one at a time before small scale

production began in 2013. Nemo’s

first clients were in the pool and spa

industry, shortly followed by marine

researchers, but their client base soon

widened to include

everyone from commercial divers to

plumbers. Since then, the company

has developed several iterations of that

first product and it is now available

worldwide.

There are a whole lot of variables

to consider when designing and

developing a tool that’s capable of

operating under 50m of water. And with

both a general manager and a chief

executive with diverse engineering

backgrounds the company knew the

importance of using the right materials

and components.

“We’ve gone through I don’t even

know how many testings in a variety

of different places to make sure that

we have the best components. For

example, we now use mechanical

seals from the Italian company

EagleBurgmann who have been making

seals for around 50 years and really

know their stuff.

“Every single aspect of the tool

has to be waterproof and prevent the

ingress of water. If water can find its

way in, it will. So that’s how we have to

think when we are designing our tools,”

says Becky.

As the range of professions

interested the tool broadened, Nemo

decided it was time to branch out.

They developed a ‘pool and spa’ drill

that has the same power as the

‘divers’ edition but is only waterproof to

five metres so there’s no need for it to

be pressurised.

“We’ve made it simpler to use

and it’s also less expensive. That’s

because we thought there are a lot

of people who could benefit from

using a tool that’s waterproof but

who aren’t necessarily going to dive

deep with it: plumbers, electricians

and even general contractors who

happen to work in really muddy or wet

places who are interested in having a

waterproof tool,” says Becky.

As of 2016 Nemo will be expanding

its offering further, adding an angle

grinder, an impact wrench, an impact

driver and a hammer drill to its stable.

The company also has several new

developments in the pipeline including

a ‘special ops’ brushless drill that will

be waterproof to 100m.

Nemo Power Tools

www.nemopowertools.com

MAKING A SPLASH

An American tool manufacturer

has been making waves with

their range of waterproof

power tools. Nemo’s Becky

Fienberg catches up with

Jacob

Harris

to explain.

Nemo’s first customers were in the pool and spa industry but their client base

soon widened to include everyone from commercial divers to plumbers.

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