Knipex produce versatile diagonal or side cutters with hardened precision cut edges as well as a robust and powerful side cutter called a high leverage diagonal cutter. The high leverage diagonal cutter is made from high quality chrome vanadium steel with a forged hinge joint for durability, reliability and high cutting performance. The high leverage cutter also has a high transmission ratio and the effort required to cut wire is lower with these cutters than with conventional diagonal cutters of the same length. Knipex also produce high quality VDE approved robust electrician cutters for the precise cutting of stranded wire or solid wire.