The story
Dremel die grinder tools were originally developed by Albert J. Dremel, an Austrian inventor, who founded the Dremel Company in Racine, Wisconsin, US in 1932. Dremel held 55 patents across a wide range of inventions. His first product, released within the company, was an electric razor-blade sharpener. Dremel then developed the high-speed lightweight rotary tool, later named the Dremel Multitool, for which the company continues to be known.
In the 1940s, the United States Department of Defense reportedly used Dremel rotary tools during the development of the first atomic bomb.
In 2013, Dremel claimed that there were more than 17 million of their rotary tools in use.
1932 – Albert J. Dremel founded the Dremel company.
1935 – Introduction of first hand-held high-speed rotary tool, called the Moto-Tool.
1939 – The Dremel Moto-Saw was developed.
1964 – Introduction of the Dremel electric engraver.
1973 – Introduction of compact table saw and multi-use disc/belt sander. Dremel Manufacturing Company was acquired by Emerson Electric
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1993 – The Dremel brand purchased by Robert Bosch Tool Corporation.
2003 – Dremel introduces the lithium-ion battery for power tools. New tool creation of the Dremel 10.8 Volt lithium-ion.
From Wikipedia’s article on Dremel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4