You'll see certain categories where, you know, we have a very compact version of a product

like the Haxall, where we know that's used in a lot of tight quarters, really small spaces,

and M12 allows us to get there. But we also have an M18 version for when you need a little

bit more power, a little bit more runtime, and your application may be larger. But we also have an M18 version for when you need a little bit more power,

a little bit more runtime, and your application may be larger. So we do get to kind of pick

and choose and create again that unique solution that's right for the applications at hand.

Welcome to the Fine Home Building Pro Talk podcast, a regular discussion with building industry professionals.

This is Fine Home Building Contributing Editor and Production Manager at TDS Custom Construction, Ian Schwant.

Today I am joined by two vice presidents of product management at Milwaukee Tool, Tyson Afflebeck, and Andrew Lentz.

You can find the Fine Home Building, Pro Talk podcast, and the original Fine Home Building

podcast at Fine Homebuilding.com slash podcast. You can leave feedback and ask questions there too.

Thanks for joining me today, guys.

Thanks for having us. Thanks for having us.

So could you give our listeners an overview of what the both of you do at Milwaukee Tool?

Yeah.

So Andrew and I are both, as you said, vice presidents of product development, product

management.

But really what that means is we both manage teams of product managers

that spend a ton of time on the field, working with end users, looking at new solutions,

new ways to solve problems for professional power tool users. And then we work really closely with

our development teams on the engineering side to develop those solutions, make sure we're delivering the right

product for the end user. We also get to do some of the more commercial end of the business

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