Tools & Equipment

Tools and equipments are the devices that are used to complete any physical assignment. To differentiate tools and equipments, one can say that a tool is a type of equipment. Generally, equipments are those items that are used to fulfill any task in a proper fashion. For example, a golfer uses golf equipments like clubs, balls etc., and cricketer uses various items/equipments like pad, chest guard, bat etc. Hence, equipment is a general item which is commonly used everywhere and in every field. In contrast, a tool is considered as equipment which specifically has some mechanical purpose. Some common examples of tools are clamps & vises, measuring tools, drilling tools and so on. The valley of tools and equipments is so vast that it can be called as never-ending. Tools can also be used as arms (weapon), like a knife etc. Also some arms can be used as tools, e.g., explosives in bringing down old structures etc.

It was believed that since ages, the tools and equipments were used only by humans. But later it was reviled that apart from human being's, other living species also used different tools and equipments. Numerous birds and animals used to make tools for their ease. For example, tools were used by monkeys, corvids, and many more. There is a judgment that use of tools was an utmost significant step in the development of mankind.

Various tools and equipments are used in different number of applications. The below discription says about few common tools and their usage: -

• Knife, sickle etc. are used for the purpose of cutting.
• Hammer, screw driver, etc. are used for applying force.
• Set square etc. are used for guiding purpose.
• Pliers, wrench etc. are used for the purpose of seizing and holding. And so on..........

One can easily notice the similarities in uses of various tools and equipments. But a question arises, can tools and equipments replace each other in some aspects? The answer is, yes. Various tools and equipments share some common features that allows them to be used practically in place of other tools and equipments. Let's take a common example. A hammer can be surrogated with approximately all the other tools.

There exist a broad array of various tools and equipments. The basic categorization of tools includes cutting tools, drilling tools, hand tools and many more. Most of the equipments are made by using the latest concepts. Some of the equipments are coating & finishing equipments, fluid handling equipments, heat treating equipments, hydraulic & pneumatic equipments, material handling equipments, power transmission equipments and so on. Among these valued equipments, finishing equipments are immensely used in industries like aerospace, automotive, diesel etc. The array of coating and finishing equipments include thermal spray powders, galvanizing sheets, mechanical plates, stretching machines and many more items. Apart from these, there also exist many other types of equipments like: -

• Fluid handling equipments,
• Heat treating equipments,
• Hydraulic & pneumatic equipments,
• Material handling equipments,
• Power transmission equipments, and so on.