General Tools
Snapper Shear Pro
Client
General Tools
For nearly a century, General Tools has been a recognized leader in the design and development of precision specialized tools, committed to innovation and dedicated to delivering exceptional customer service. Pactool is a division of General Tools specializing in Roofing and Siding power tools and equipment. They also produce stand alone, powered shearing tools.
Our Task
To Transfer the Snapper Shear technology to a smaller package that will adapt to any 18 volt cordless drill.
The idea was to develop a slim yet rugged design. This helps with line of sight and overall durability and longevity of the product. We incorporated a dual position, removable, handle. This allows the user the option to use whichever dominate hand to achieve a comfortable experience.
The blade needed to shear through Hardiebacker® cleaner and faster, in any shape. With this innovated design, we were able to shear the Hardiebacker® with 99% less dust than the competition; this lets the consumer shear practically anywhere.
Gyre9 was also tasked to design and develop a package that not only securely protects the product but enhances the user experience (UX) when unboxing.
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