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By DAN CRISLER - Associated Press - Saturday, May 8, 2021 DEWITT, Neb. (AP) - As 1,300 tons of force pounded steel into tools here last week, every bang was a welcome sound for a southeast Nebraska town eager to get back into the manufacturing world. Just two weeks ago, Malco Products launched sales of its Eagle Grip line of locking pliers, produced in the same plant that turned out the similar Vise-Grip tools for generations. Vise-Grip had been a source of community pride since William Petersen invented the signature product and opened the plant in 1924. But that pride took a hit back in 2008, when corporate owner Newell Rubbermaid outsourced production of Vise-Grips to China. The move cost about 330 employees their jobs and left the town of almost 500 people ....
Malco President Rich Benninghoff said itâs the start of a new era for his company. âReinvigorating the DeWitt facility has been a full-team company effort,â he said. âThereâs been a lot of collaboration and team involvement in getting the products to the shelves.â Eagle Grip tools are now produced in the former Vise-Grip plant. âThese tools are the strongest on the market,â says an employee of Malco Products, which worked since 2016 to acquire the DeWitt factory. DAN CRISLER, THE WORLD-HERALD The four Eagle Grip products launched so far are currently available on Amazon. Benninghoff said plans are in the works to sell Eagle Grip products through other retailers. ....