Bosch is expanding its Professional 18V System with the launch of the GDS 18V-450 HC Professional – a powerful cordless impact wrench with connectivity features. This new tool gives professionals full control and flexibility when working with metal and wood. The breakaway torque of 800 Newton meters enables it to loosen even rusty bolts and screws on commercial vehicles such as vans and SUVs. With a tightening torque of 450 Newton meters, the impact wrench is also the first of its kind to be suitable for predrilled concrete screw connections measuring up to eight millimeters. Typical applications include fixing balcony or carport supports directly in concrete, or mounting supports for cable ducts or formwork elements.
The Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH, a division of the Bosch Group, is one of the world’s leading providers for power tools, garden tools, power tool accessories and measuring tools. In 2025, its 17,300 associates generated sales approximately 5 billion euros, about 80 percent of which outside of Germany. With brands such as Bosch and Dremel, the division stands for customer focus and great engineering progress. The core success factors are innovative strength and pace of innovation.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 413,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2025). The company generated sales of 91 billion euros in 2025. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, digitalization, electrification, and artificial intelligence. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in hardware, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture intelligent, user-friendly, and sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 500 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. Bosch employs some 82,000 associates in research and development.
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