🇺🇸 Do you know why some KNIPEX circlip pliers have an “A” in the article number and others have a “J”? Circlips hold axles, shafts or entire assemblies in place. There are two types: Outer rings (German: Außenringe), which are placed on a milled gap, and inner rings (Innenringe), which sit deep in a hole in the same gap. The “A” stands for “outer rings”, the “J” for inner rings. And why “J” instead of “I” ? Because the capital "I" is indistinguishable from the lowercase L in some fonts. The mo

Time for something a bit different! This Circlip Tool (for internal and external circlips up to 1000 mm nominal size) definitely isn't our most recognisable tool ;) but it's great for use in heavy engines where very high forces and torques are transmitted with large shafts and bearings (wind turbines, tidal power stations, generator construction, hydropower stations, large machine construction shipbuilding and even aerospace). You can choose to operate it by hand, with an Allen key, ratchet wren