KNIPEX's Long Nose Pliers with Cutter offer elastic precision points and half round, long jaws with serrated gripping surfaces for the ultimate grip. The slim precision tips withstand high demands, particularly bending loads. With cutting edges that can cut medium hard wire up to 3.2 mm in diameter and hard wire up to a diameter of 2.2 mm. Cutting edges additionally induction hardened up to approximately 61 HRC. KNIPEX specializes in the development and production of high-quality pliers and is Europe's leading manufacturer of these products. It all started back in 1882 when C. Gustav Putsch set up his own forge shop in Cronenberg (now a suburb of Wuppertal). We are an independent fourth-generation family company. KNIPEX concentrates our knowledge and expertise on pliers. This is the only way to justify our claim that we are the best supplier in terms of quality, innovation and efficiency. Our success is assured by 800 qualified employees and we attach the greatest importance to their basic and advanced training.