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Makita: engineering heritage since 1915

The Makita brand

Makita is a Japanese power tool manufacturer whose history began in 1915 in Nagoya, where the company started out repairing lighting fixtures, motors and transformers. By 1935 Makita was already exporting its own electric motors, and in 1958 it launched its first power tool — a hand-held electric planer. That path from a repair workshop to a global manufacturer with plants in Japan, the UK, Romania, China and Brazil explains why Makita tools feel engineered rather than assembled: every product line carries decades of incremental refinement instead of a single rushed response to a market trend.

Tool range in the Tools category

In the Tools category, Makita covers the full cycle of drilling, fastening and surface work: impact and non-impact drills, cordless and corded drill-drivers, impact screwdrivers, angle grinders spanning compact 125 mm discs to heavy-duty 230 mm wheels, and rotary hammers for both impact and non-impact drilling into concrete and brick. This breadth lets a buyer assemble a complete single-brand toolkit — from precise fit-out work to full-scale construction — without mixing manufacturers or worrying whether accessories and batteries will match between tools.

Technology and advantages: brushless motors, the LXT 18V platform

The technological backbone of the current Makita line-up is brushless motor technology, which the company began developing back in 2004 for the defense and aerospace sectors before bringing it to contractors in 2009 with the industry's first 18V brushless impact driver. A brushless motor has no carbon brushes to wear down or spark, which multiplies motor life, raises energy efficiency and keeps the tool running cooler under sustained load. Cordless models in the range are built on the 18V LXT platform — the world's largest single-battery-platform tool system, letting one set of batteries power a drill, a driver, an angle grinder and a rotary hammer without buying separate chargers for each tool.

Corded models, such as the HP-series impact drills or the GA7020 and GA9020 angle grinders, are built for daily professional use with no runtime limit — which is exactly why they remain the default choice on construction sites where a battery would need recharging several times per shift. Cordless models like the DDF486Z or DHR202Z, on the other hand, are indispensable where power isn't reliably available or mobility matters most: work at height, mobile crews, or older buildings without proper wiring.

Makita tool housings are engineered with reinforced dust and moisture protection, which matters on real construction sites, and the grip ergonomics are shaped for extended one-handed use — something both private users and crews running the tool 8–10 hours a day consistently notice as reduced fatigue. The quick-change accessory systems for bits, core drills and discs are designed so switching between operations doesn't eat into working time.

How to choose the right model

In daily use, the real difference between models in the range isn't the badge on the housing but the specific parameters: the DHP486Z drill-driver with an impact mode suits both metal drilling and fixing into brick or concrete, while the non-impact DDF486Z better preserves chuck life on continuous screw-driving into wood or drywall. Likewise, the HR2470 rotary hammer, sized for anchor holes and chasing, is a different tool by design from the compact cordless DHR202Z, which is easier to keep on hand for quick point work without running a cable. Knowing these distinctions helps avoid overpaying for power you don't need — and equally avoids under-buying where daily loads call for more reserve capacity.

Choosing Makita in this category means buying into more than a single tool — it's an entry point into a coherent ecosystem where batteries, chargers and accessories of one standard fit dozens of models in the range, so your next purchase never starts from zero. Compare the power, speed and power-source specs of the models in the catalogue below, and put together the set that actually matches your work — from home repairs to professional construction — backed by manufacturer warranty and official service support.