RUPES - festool clone tools and good systainer copy too.

[bustedbolt]

Here is a new to me tool brand from italy. I found it from a thread by alex from holland.
RUPES
http://www.rupes.com/en/products/

A few of their products will look VERY familiar. the rts400 is cloned down to each part more or less.
also a track saw.

They also have a nice dust /vac system.

Also a very nice clone of the systainer concept by TANOS.
http://www.finomachine.gr/datafiles/files/RUPES%204-27%2022.pdf

They are modular, plastic, and can be used as totes/boxes solo... but they are drawers like a tool chest or Sysport.
basically a modular sysport  for use in a car, jobsite, or shop. or rolling inbetween.

I had hoped that tanos would do something like this but could imagine that the price would not work for me.
The Rupes systainer system is not cheap either unfortunately.

(... have to wait for the Rupe-shin or systain-istan to come out of the "east" to get that rolling in the usa pricewise)

 

[AlexThePalex]

I see you discovered Rupes.  ;D

I wouldn't call Rupes a Festool clone brand though. It's been around for quite some time now.

My father had a body shop and we had Rupes machines (sanders & polishers) for as long as I can remember, so that's over 30 years now. They always had a very extensive air tool line and many different types of random orbit sanders. Much more than Festool. But I see by looking at the link you provided they also branched out into woodworking as of lately.

You can clearly see the systainer concept of Festool is slowly becoming an industry standard. Rupes' toolbox isn't exactly like the systainer, but it's close. Some other brands though, like Makita, Metabo, Bosch, Lamello. Schneider and Prebena now also start to offer their tools with real systainers. Perhaps, in the not so distant future, everybody's using them.