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16 | March 2024
Slippery Rock Gazette
DEWALT® Celebrates 100
Years of Innovation
Thanks for the Heads-Up
Avery small earth-bound asteroid has exploded as a fireball in mid-air be- fore landing in Germany, NASA reports.
The U.S. space agency said the 3 foot- sized asteroid disintegrated harmlessly over Germany on January 21, one and a half hours before it would have impacted
Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA’s Scout impact hazard assessment
system, which monitors data on potential asteroid discoveries, gave advance warning as to where and when the asteroid would impact.
This is the eighth time in history that a small Earth-bound asteroid has been detected while still in space, before entering and disintegrating in earth’s atmosphere.
The asteroid’s impact produced a bright fireball, known as bolide, which was seen from as far away as the Czech Republic and may have scattered small meteorites on the ground at the impact site about 37 miles west of Berlin.
Since the asteroid disintegrated over a rel- atively populated part of the world, many photos and videos of the fireball were posted online minutes after the event.
DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) brand, is celebrating its 100th anniversary of powering the pros. Through its commit- ment to innovation, safety and productiv- ity, DEWALT has been delivering tools to meet the needs of professional trades- people around the world since 1924 when Raymond DeWalt’s forward-looking vision resulted in the founding of DEWALT.
“DEWALT has been committed to pro- fessional tradespeople for the past 100 years, and Raymond DeWalt’s found- ing principles of innovation, safety and productivity remain the core ethos of our company today,” said Chris Nelson, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and President, Tools & Outdoor at Stanley Black & Decker. “When we put the DEWALT name on something, it’s a commitment that our tools will help get the job done right. This milestone anniver- sary is also a humbling reminder of both the responsibility and critical role DEWALT plays supporting the trades with solutions, training and resources needed to meet the demands of the future.”
DEWALT has championed the trades sector since its founding, and in 2019, the company began offering annual DEWALT Trades Scholarships to support and grow the next generation of trades professionals. DEWALT continues to expand its commit- ment to the future generations of tradespeo- ple. In 2023, DEWALT pledged $30 million over five years toward its Grow the Trades initiatives to support active and aspiring tradespeople. In addition, DEWALT con- tributed nearly $7 million last year to pro- grams that support tradespeople, including trade schools, VOCTEC schools and other training organizations, while also collabo- rating with industry and non-profit partners on increasing women, diversity and veteran participation in the trades.
A Company Built on Innovation
Raymond DeWalt was a tradesman in Pennsylvania in the early 1920s and became a power tool pioneer when he sought a way to streamline and expedite wood-cutting operations without sacrificing quality or safety.
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