Metabo´s New SE2800 Screwdriver Features Lightweight, Ergonomic Design Ideal for Extended Hand-Held Use

WEST CHESTER, Pa., Mar. 26 /PRNewswire/ --

WEST CHESTER, Pa., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has introduced the new SE2800 screwdriver featuring a lightweight, ergonomic design, resulting in fatigue-proof operation. The new tool is ideal for contractors whose jobs entail hand-held tool use for an extended period of time.

The SE2800 features a compact design with a tool length of only 9 1/2" making it perfectly balanced in the hand. The screwdriver's ergonomically designed shell houses a heavy-duty forward and reverse running motor featuring up to 106 inch-lbs of tightening torque suitable for driving up to #8 tek screws into metal or up to #14 wood screws.

The tool's onboard Variospeed electronics offer infinite no-load speeds of up to 2,850 RPM and ensures easy and consistent screw driving with its precision adjustable screw depth feature. A two-piece depth stop also allows the screwdriver bit to be replaced without losing the selected depth setting and offers convenient one-handed load and release with Metabo's patented quick bit change system.

The screwdriver's compact design and light weight of 2.64 lbs allows for extended use without fatigue, and makes it particularly useful when screw driving from on top of a ladder or in an awkward position. The screwdriver's joist hanger also helps to keep the tool within easy reach and makes working from a ladder or a scaffold safer.

For more information, please visit http://www.metabo.us/Screwdriver-SE2800-SE4000.17574.0.html or contact Terry Tuerk, Metabo Corporation, 1231 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA 19380. Tel: 800/ 638-2264; Fax: 800/ 638-2261; Email: mail to: dsmith@metabousa.com ttuerk@metabousa.com; Web: http://www.metabousa.com. For an electronic copy, please visit http://www.simongroup.com/PressRoom/WordDocs/met/MET-A-9314.doc For high res photo, please visit http://www.simongroup.com/PressRoom/Images/metabo/MET-A-9314.jpg

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ABOUT METABO: Metabo, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has international headquarters in Nurtingen, Germany and U.S. headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The company has focused its product development on technological advancements in electronic circuitry and mechanical design, which has resulted in high performance, durable electric power tools. The name Metabo is German for "metal-boring," symbolic of the first tool -- a metal-boring tool -- manufactured by the company in 1924.