1/2" Cordless Impact Wrench - 1200 Nm/885ft-lbs Max Loosen Torque
1200Nm max torque engineered for industrial use. This heavy duty cordless impact wrench offers a cordless impact wrench 1/2 drive design for professionals.
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Distributors, importers and private-label buyers use this hub to tell a genuine cordless impact wrench manufacturer apart from a trading desk, and then to shape an oem cordless impact wrench program around a platform the factory already builds — the CIW-112C, a 1/2" drive, 1,700 Nm brushless model with a regular-size spring hammer, 2,100 BPM and Makita 18V-compatible Li-ion power.
A manufacturer owns the product's engineering. It designs or specifies the motor, the impact mechanism, the housing and the battery interface, and it controls assembly and end-of-line testing. An assembler builds to someone else's design. A trading company brokers another factory's output and often cannot control the torque claim it publishes. Use this hub before you shortlist a supply partner: it gives you the criteria, the questions and the red flags that separate the three ownership models.
Holds the design and the test process. Can answer torque, battery, customization and spare-part questions with documents rather than adjectives.
Builds to a design owned by someone else. Samples and mass production may run on different subcontracted lines, which moves consistency risk onto you.
Sells other factories' output and adds a margin. Useful for one-off catalogue buys, weak when you need a repeatable own-brand product.
Score every shortlisted supplier against the same eight criteria. Each one below tells you what to verify, which document to request, and the answer that should end the conversation.
The three ownership models behave differently on cost, minimum order quantity, batch consistency and intellectual property. Compare them on the same six dimensions before you decide which kind of partner your program needs.
| Dimension | Manufacturer | Assembler | Trading company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost structure | Engineering, tooling and test overhead sit inside the unit price. | Lower price at first sight; design and test costs remain with the brand owner. | Adds a margin on top of the factory price with no extra production control. |
| MOQ reality | MOQ follows tooling and line set-up, and is usually negotiable across a mixed shipment. | MOQ is the factory's batch minimum, which you rarely influence. | MOQ depends on which factory the order is placed with and can move between orders. |
| Sample-to-production consistency | The line that built the sample builds the batch. | Samples and bulk can come from different subcontracted lines. | Samples are often sourced from one factory and the bulk order from another. |
| IP exposure | Drawings, labels and packaging stay inside one legal entity. | Design files pass through an assembler that may build for other brands. | Specifications are relayed to third parties, so control is weakest here. |
| Control over torque claims | The published figure can be traced to the company's own test record. | The claim belongs to whoever supplied the design. | The claim is repeated from the factory sheet with no added verification. |
| Best fit when | You need a repeatable own-brand product with documented spare parts. | You need a short run of a design you already own. | You need a one-off buy of an existing catalogue tool with no customization. |
The price gap between the three models is mostly the cost of control, not the cost of parts. Paying for engineering and testing is what buys a repeatable batch.
Negotiating leverage moves with the order. A manufacturer can flex on configuration, tooling amortisation and packaging; a trader can usually only move on its own margin.
Send the same RFQ product format to every supplier type, with identical MOQ, certification and lead-time questions. Side by side, the ownership model behind each quotation becomes obvious.
Every row below is either a fact published on the CIW-112C product page or an explicit request for current documentation — no claims are filled in for the supplier.
Use the same framework on the CIW-112C program. Published answers are shown as they appear; the remaining criteria are marked as documentation to request, so you compare suppliers on equal footing.
| Criterion | Verifiable answer | Proof |
|---|---|---|
| Torque-claim methodology | Published as 1,700 Nm / 1,254 ft-lbs maximum loosening torque on a 1/2" drive. The test method behind the figure is not published — request the current torque test record. | Request documentation |
| Mechanism and motor architecture | Regular-size spring hammer impact mechanism, brushless motor, lightweight composite casing. | CIW-112C page |
| Battery-platform strategy | Li-ion tool stated as compatible with Makita 18V batteries; other battery brands are not supported. | CIW-112C page |
| In-house QC and test capability | Request current documentation | Request documentation |
| Certifications | Request current documentation | Request documentation |
| OEM flexibility | Customization is offered through voltage adjustments and feature configurations based on demand, developed together with distributors and channel partners. | Discuss an OEM scope |
| MOQ and lead time | Request current documentation | Request documentation |
| Spare parts and after-sales | Request current documentation | Request documentation |
This is the parameter set you will be quoting against, taken from the product page. Check each line against your own market requirements before you sign a purchase order.
| Parameter | CIW-112C |
|---|---|
| Model | CIW-112C |
| Drive size | 1/2" |
| Max loosen torque | 1,700 Nm / 1,254 ft-lbs (the detail text also states 1,253 ft-lbs) |
| Impact mechanism | Regular-size spring hammer |
| Motor | Brushless |
| Impact rate | 2,100 BPM |
| Rotational speed | Capped at 1,800 RPM |
| Battery | Li-ion; compatible with Makita 18V batteries. Other battery brands are not supported. |
| Housing | Lightweight composite casing |
| Power regulation | 3-position power regulator |
| Safety feature | Two-way brake-stop technology for precise torque control |
| Typical work | Medium to large vehicle wheel and tire changes; automotive, fleet and industrial or agricultural machinery maintenance |
Torque is published as a maximum loosening figure, not a fastening figure. The page shows both 1,254 ft-lbs and 1,253 ft-lbs in different places — settle on the number you will print before artwork begins.
Four buying situations, and the product fact that decides each one.
Fact: 1/2" drive, 1,700 Nm maximum loosening torque, 2,100 BPM and a 1,800 RPM cap.
Buyer decision: if your fleet already runs Makita 18V packs, standardise on this platform and avoid a second charger network. The 3-position regulator lets technicians step power down for lighter wheels.
Fact: regular-size spring hammer mechanism with two-way brake-stop technology.
Buyer decision: choose a tool whose mechanism type is stated in writing, so you can plan for repeatable loosening on seized hardware rather than guessing from a headline number.
Fact: cordless Li-ion design — no tethered air lines or cords.
Buyer decision: if your service vans or remote sites have no compressed-air supply, a battery platform deletes the compressor from the quotation and the maintenance schedule.
Fact: OEM offering with customization through voltage adjustments and feature configurations based on demand.
Buyer decision: start from an existing platform and scope the brand changes — housing, label, packaging, configuration — before any tooling is committed.
Take this list into a video walkthrough or an in-person visit. Each question has a failure signal attached, so you know what a good answer sounds like and what an evasive one sounds like.
| # | Ask on the tour | Red flag if… |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which torque figure do you publish — loosening or fastening — and on what joint? | The number changes between catalogue, website and quotation. |
| 2 | Can I see the torque transducer and its calibration certificate? | No calibration record exists, or the tester has never been calibrated. |
| 3 | Is the impact mechanism built on site or bought in as a complete module? | The answer changes when a second person is asked. |
| 4 | Which motor and controller part numbers go into this model? | "It's brushless" with no part numbers behind it. |
| 5 | How is the battery interface validated for the platform you claim? | Fitment is claimed without a written compatibility statement. |
| 6 | What incoming-material checks run on housings and anvil steel? | None are documented or shown. |
| 7 | How many units per batch go through end-of-line testing? | "We sample occasionally", with no defined acceptance limit. |
| 8 | What share of assembly is subcontracted? | Subcontracted assembly is presented as in-house. |
| 9 | Which certificates do you hold, and who is the certificate holder? | Certificates are issued to a different legal entity. |
| 10 | Which standards apply to my destination market, and do you hold them now? | "We can get it" with no current certificate on file. |
| 11 | What changes with our brand — colour, label, packaging, voltage, features? | "Anything you want", with no written scope. |
| 12 | What tooling cost, sample lead time and unit delta apply to those changes? | No tooling cost or timeline given before a deposit is requested. |
| 13 | What is your MOQ per SKU and per mixed container? | MOQ is quoted only verbally, or moves after sampling. |
| 14 | What is lead time in your peak season, and what is your on-time record? | A single lead-time figure with no seasonality note. |
| 15 | Which wear parts ship as spares, with which part numbers? | Spares are "available on request" with no list or numbers. |
Send one enquiry that covers the tool, the battery platform and your brand requirements, so the answer comes back as a dated quotation instead of a brochure.
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1200Nm max torque engineered for industrial use. This heavy duty cordless impact wrench offers a cordless impact wrench 1/2 drive design for professionals.
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View productA manufacturer controls the engineering and assembly of the tool it sells, including the motor, the impact mechanism, the housing and the battery interface. A trading company brokers other factories' production and may not control the torque figure it publishes. Ask any supplier who holds the design and who performs the end-of-line test.
The product page publishes 1,700 nm / 1,254 ft-lbs as maximum loosening torque on a 1/2" drive, and one paragraph also states 1,253 ft-lbs. It is a loosening figure, not a fastening figure. Confirm the number you intend to publish before catalogues or labels are printed.
It is a li-ion tool stated as compatible with makita 18v batteries. The page says other battery brands are not supported, so performance and safety are kept consistent. If your fleet runs a different platform, raise the voltage configuration in your enquiry.
The page describes an oem offering with customization through voltage adjustments and feature configurations based on demand, developed together with distributors and channel partners. Share your target specification and volumes to receive a written scope with tooling cost and sample lead time.
Moq, lead time and payment terms are not published on the product page. Request a current, dated quotation covering moq per sku, lead time, incoterms and payment terms, so you can compare suppliers on identical conditions rather than on verbal estimates.
Certification documents are not listed on the product page. State your destination market in the first enquiry and ask for current certificates showing the certificate holder's legal name, so you can verify they cover this product and your market.
