Hilti has announced a new modular tool box system that will launch globally towards the end of 2025.
Posts on social media by a Hilti North America sales manager strongly suggests that the new tool box system will also be available in the USA and Canada.
Hilti ProKit will launch with 6 SKUs:
- Trolley – a rolling hand cart
- XL Box – the base for the trolley
- L-Box – large tool box
- M-Box – medium box
- Assortment Box – clear lid organizer
- Tool Bag
That the trolley rolling hand cart can be removed from the XL tool box base unit presents some interesting opportunities for future expansion.
It’s not immediately clear how the Hilti ProKit tool boxes latch together.
There are large pockets at the front of the bigger tool boxes, with no clarity as to its functionality.
With how the ProKit rolling cart is designed, you can attach a smaller tool box above the base unit for a “mobile workstation.” Not only does this give you a light duty working height surface, it presumably improves access for tools or supplies stored in the base unit.
The large box features a removable divider. Hilti says this size fits “all core devices in one box.”
Here’s a look at the Hilti ProKit parts organizer. At this time, only one size has been announced – this one is a deep box with 11 removable bins that can hold masonry screws, anchors, and other such things.
The tool bag will feature 37 compartments.
Hilti says that their ProKit tool boxes will be field-repairable with replacement parts such as wheels, fasteners, and connectors.
The Hilti ProKit tool box tagline seems to be “Pack it. Stack it. Track it,” with mentions that the boxes will be trackable presumably with additional products or services. Or you can use an Apple AirTag as a lot of folks have been doing with Milwaukee Packout, Dewalt ToughSystem, and other existing tool box systems.
USA Pricing: TBA
Global Launch: October 2025
First Impressions
As expected for a new entry into a now-mature market, it looks like Hilti’s ProKit storage system designers applied some lessons learned from other tool box brands.
For example Ridgid was first to launch interchangeable base unit tool boxes that can attach to a removable rolling cart.
What does Hilti ProKit do differently from other brands? What are they doing that’s new? That part hasn’t been made very clear, but I expect to see more over time.
All of Hilti’s product imagery show workers in hard hats. Tajima’s system – see Here’s How Tajima Tackles Modular Tool Storage and Organization – features ways to secure safety harnesses and hard hats. Where does a worker stow their PPE on the Hilti ProKit tool box system?
Will there be integration with the Hilti Nuron cordless power tool system? Maybe a ProKit vacuum? What about worklights? A portable multi-battery charging solution?
What about Hilti drawer tool boxes? Work van racking?
Hilti is not a consumer brand. They have shown increased interest in the needs and wants of individual tool users, although they seem to remain focused on fleet users and commercial buyers.
Does the Hilti ProKit tool box system solve unmet needs? Does it eliminate any pain points in better ways than other brands’ more mature modular tool box systems? I think – or at least hope – it could if we give them time.
I know that many of you will have a “that’s it??” reaction to what you see here, and if I’m being honest I share that sentiment. But, every new modular tool box system needs to start somewhere. 3 tool box sizes, 1 mobility option, 1 tool bag, and 1 organizer seems like a fairly standard launch package.
Hopefully the second wave of products will include ProKit drawers and a battery charger or vacuum. What would be on your Hilti tool box wishlist?
Do you think that Hilti ProKit can take on Milwaukee Packout, Dewalt ToughSystem, and other well-established modular tool box systems? What might Hilti do better, now or in the future?
One more big question – will there be tool-customized inserts for the ProKit tool boxes? In other words, if you’re buying a Hilti Nuron cordless impact wrench, rotary hammer, and fastener kit, can you get everything shipped to you inside or at least with fitted these tool boxes? I think that would fit right in with Hilti’s sales and distribution business model.
Thank you to Joe for the heads-up!
