![]() Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/4″ Hex Impact Driver with ONE-KEY™ Kit 2757-22CT Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/4″ Hex Impact Driver with ONE-KEY™ Kit 2757-22 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2″ High Torque Impact Wrench w/ Friction Ring with ONE-KEY 2759B-22 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2″ High Torque Impact Wrench w/ Friction Ring BARE TOOL with OKE-KEY 2759B-20 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2″ Compact Impact Wrench with Pin Detent with ONE-KEY Kit 2759-22 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2″ Compact Impact Wrench with Pin Detent with ONE-KEY (Bare Tool) 2759-20 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 2-Tool Combo Kit with ONE-KEY 2796-22 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 2-Tool Combo Kit with ONE-KEY 2795-22 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2″ Hammer Drill/Driver with ONE-KEY™ Kit 2706-22 ![]() Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2″ Hammer Drill/Driver with ONE-KEY™ (Bare Tool) 2706-20 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2″ Drill/Driver with ONE-KEY Kit 2705-22 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2″ Drill/Driver with ONE-KEY (Bare Tool) 2705-20 Time will tell but we should have some answers in the next few months, learn more about Milwaukee M18 ONE-KEY, see the full list of current & coming soon ONE-KEY tools below and the full Milwaukee Tool press release below that. Will people pay extra? Could it take a few years or more features to catch on? Could ONE-KEY be too far ahead of its time? We think it will inevitably be a feature people demand however there are some questions. If power tool connectivity does take off right away Milwaukee Tools is going to be way out in front leading the way with ONE-KEY. ![]() Several years ago the Apple iPhone was launched and I very clearly remember thinking “people want to press buttons, that touch screen thing is not going to take off”… Clearly I’m an idiot, now 99+% of all smartphones are direct descendants on that original flat screen iPhone design. Many more will need to get on-board however for this technology to be the mainstream hit Milwaukee is hoping for. We have talked to several specific users doing assembly work that currently pay $1000+ for tools that control RPM or torque who cannot wait for these tools to launch. ![]() Let people use these tools how they want means the potential is way bigger, it also means people may need to figure some things out on their own. Will Milwaukee’s Big Bet pay off? Tough to tell but they were very smart to not limit the potential of ONE-KEY to just a single function of theft deterrence, tracking, reporting or settings because each feature only appeals to a smaller group of users. Tomorrow (or the not too distant future) ONE-KEY could mean tracking remotely exact location of all your ONE-KEY tools, theft deterrents such as disabling tool from afar when stolen, live jobsite data, alerts when a tools are not performing correctly, future improvements to tools performance/features, linking tools to specific users (or smartphones) and many other possible features in safety, performance, tracking and theft deterrent we can’t even imagine. The inventory component is really a standalone system (connect by computer & app) as it tracks any item tool or otherwise like ladder, jobox, threader, bender, camera system, whatever even if you don’t have any ONE-KEY tools. You can also track tool performance and more easily communicate with the ONE-KEY Inventory Management System. In a nut shell, One-Key builds in Bluetooth and RFID technology into their tools which today means you can control RPM, torque and other setting in the tools. One thing has become pretty clear to us, Milwaukee Tool is betting big on their ONE-KEY Tool System which you can download the app now but really kicks off February, 1 2016 with a full launch of ONE-KEY M18 FUEL drills and impact tools (see list below).
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