Nürtingen, Germany
The brand that published both air figures when nobody else did
Publishing the second number. The Basic 270-50 OF states 250 l/min intake and 130 l/min delivered, at 61 dB. That ratio is the key to the whole compressor category, where machines advertising 400 l/min intake are delivering roughly half. Their W 1100-125 grinder publishes an anti-rotation guard, which is a safety feature disguised as a convenience.
Safety electronics on grinders. Neither metabo grinder here has a brake or restart protection, at €64 and €89 — the same gap as Bosch at that level.
The M-Quick tool-free disc change removes the reason people leave the wrong disc fitted, which is a safety argument dressed as convenience.
61 dB · 250 l/min intake, 130 l/min delivered · 50 L · 10 bar · €308
The only compressor here that publishes intake AND delivery — and it is the quietest at 61 dB.
Best for: A workshop where the compressor runs near people and the numbers have to be trustworthy
355 mm (14 in) · quick-clamp vice · mitre −15° to 45° · €180
A quick-clamp vice with continuous mitre adjustment — the vice is what decides whether the cut is square.
Best for: Repeated cuts on tube and box section, where a slipping vice ruins the angle
1,100 W · anti-rotation guard · €64
A guard that cannot spin round under load — a small detail that stops sparks arriving where your face is.
Best for: Steady cutting and grinding in the workshop, where the tool stays on the bench between jobs
1,400 W · tool-free disc change · constant speed under load · €89
A disc change without a wrench, and electronics that hold the speed when the cut gets deep.
Best for: A workshop that changes between cutting and flap discs a dozen times a day
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
