Powermaster America is the North American arm of an industrial-tool maker founded in India in 1972, when tube expanders were its sole product. The company has since built a worldwide customer base, with its products used in more than 120 countries, and formed its American operation in 2019 to serve growing regional demand. Its work is rooted in maintenance needs across heavy industry, where it supplies specialized tube tools and bolting equipment.
TorcUP, IncFounded by John Kovacs in 1996, TorcUP designs and manufactures industrial bolting tools in the USA, including hydraulic and pneumatic torque wrenches for heavy-industry applications worldwide. The company grew from Kovacs’s first office—the front seat of his car—and is known for engineering tools around overlooked jobsite needs, from its original TU Series to designs made for tight-clearance work. TorcUP also supports those tools with in-house engineering, repair, and calibration services, including an ISO/IEC 17025 calibration laboratory.EASTON, PA
Elliott Tool TechnologiesElliott Tool Technologies traces its roots to Gustav Wiedeke’s small Dayton manufacturing business, founded in 1892 by an inventor whose work included the first tube expander. Today, the private company draws on more than 125 years of manufacturing, sales, and engineering experience to make specialty tools for industrial tube maintenance and metal finishing, with on-site training tailored to customer applications.DAYTON, OH
Handle-Tech, LLCUnder new ownership since 2019, Pennsylvania-based family-run Handle-Tech makes patented clamp-on handles that let crews lift and carry heavy industrial hoses and pipes with less strain. Made in the USA from American and Canadian-sourced components, its lightweight handles grip diameters from 2 to 12 inches and are rated for loads up to 400 pounds. The tools are used in demanding field work such as sewer cleaning, septic pumping and hydro excavation.DOUGLASSVILLE, PA
TorsionXBuilt in Charleston, West Virginia, TorsionX makes precision hydraulic torque tools and related bolting equipment for demanding industrial work. The brand was launched by Industrial Bolting Technologies in 2012 after the company grew from a bolting-solutions business serving southern West Virginia coal mines, and its tools are now sold in more than 35 countries. TorsionX manufactures and assembles in the United States and operates more than 21 CNC, wire EDM, and manual machines under ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 17025:2017 certifications.CHARLESTON, WV