The nail, screw, or other fastener you choose for a pallet or crate is important because the fastener has a major impact on pallet performance.
The following is a directory of leading suppliers of fasteners for the wooden pallet and container industry. Suppliers offer bulk and/or collated nails. Many also supply pneumatic nailing tools and provide services for maintaining and repairing pneumatic nail tools.
The guide is designed to help you identify fastener suppliers and learn about various product lines. Information was provided by suppliers or taken from their websites. Suppliers are listed in alphabetical order.
BECK America
Phone: (800) 239-8665
E-mail: Info@beck-america.com
Type of Fasteners: Collated nails and screws. Duplex nails and SCRAIL®. Also offers its unique LignoLoc® collated wooden nails.
Sizes: Pallet nails .131-inch in diameter. Lengths include 3-inch and 3.5-inch
Sales Region: Nationwide
Product Description: BECK America offers a complete selection of tools and fasteners including fine threads for best withdrawal values and coarse threads for superior removal performance. SCRAIL® nail screw fasteners can be used for making wood containers. They have a reputation for fast driving into boards and have 80% of the holding power of traditional screws.
CORUS Fastening (formerly Metropolitan Staple Corp.)
Contact: Joe Fenton
Phone: (800) 255-7209
Fax: (973) 564-8853
E-mail: joe.fenton@corusfastening.com
Type of Fasteners: Full range of collated fasteners such as coil nails, machine quality bulk nails, high load jumbo coil nails and heavy-duty staples
Sales Region: Northeast, New England and Mid-Atlantic states
Product Description: Family owned and operated since 1969, CORUS Fastening is a full-service distributor of industrial grade pneumatic nailing and stapling products serving pallet manufacturers and recyclers. Provides onsite service with a highly experienced team of factory trained technicians with its fleet of service vans. With over 60 years of pallet fastening expertise, CORUS provides innovative solutions specialized for the pallet industry. It is the oldest and largest supplier in the New England and Mid-Atlantic states. CORUS builds lasting relationships with its manufacturing partners to deliver consistent quality products that keep businesses going strong.
Crane Point Industrial
Contact: Ian Carter
Phone: (503) 648-0336
Fax: (503) 648-0446
E-mail: ian@cranepointllc.com
Type of Fasteners: Machine quality bulk pallet nails, 15 degree wire collated nails, high load coil pallet nails, structural screws, collated screws, bulk screws, plastic collated, paper tape collated, heat treated, horseshoe nails, stainless steel, finish nails, pins, brads, nail plates, structural hardware, tool balancers.
Sizes: Pallet nails in diameters from .083-inch to .162-inch. Finish nails in diameters from 23 gauge to .168-inch. Lengths from 0.50-inch to 6.5-inch collated.
Sales Region: International
Product Description: Crane Point Industrial is a full-service supplier of all types of fasteners, tools and accessories. The company has warehouses in Baltimore, Boise, Houston, Long Beach and Portland. Crane Point Industrial has relationships with domestic and international nail manufacturers, screw manufacturers, and tool manufacturers that span decades. Crane Point Industrial’s staff understands the fastener needs of the pallet and container industry. The company is an active member of the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association and the Western Pallet Association.
Direct Fasteners
Contact: Paul Masica
Phone: (612) 812-2044
Email: paul@directfastenersinc.com
Product Description: Machine quality, extra-stiff stock bulk pallet nails. Collated nails, screws and staples, pneumatic nail and staple tools.
Eagle Force Industrial
Contact: Dean Dasovic
Phone: (604) 562-7447
E-mail: info@eagleforce.ca
Type of Fasteners: Bulk nails, collated nails, staples
Sizes: Various sizes
Sales Region: North America
Product Description: Eagle Force is a distributor supplying tools and fasteners to the pallet and construction industries. The company offers high-quality bulk nails, collated nails and staples. Full and LTL direct shipments.
Hahn Systems
Phone: (800) 201-4246
Email: sales@hahnsystems.com
Hahn Systems is a distributor of Simpson Strong-Tie fasteners. (See listing for Simpson Strong-Tie.)
Legacy Fasteners
Contact: Marsha Libla
Phone: (573) 785-0521
Fax: (573) 712-2936
E-mail: marsha@legacyfasteners.com
Type of Fasteners: Machine quality bulk pallet nails, specialty bulk nails, wire coil pallet nails (small and large coil), and plastic strip nails.
Sizes: Offers a wide range of sizes, shanks and points
Sales Region: Nationwide
Product Description: Legacy Fasteners is committed to providing “Made in U.S.A.” products and keeping the Libla family tradition of offering high quality fasteners and excellent customer service. Legacy Fasteners provides top-quality products available to customers so they can get the job done. The company also distributes staples, other fasteners and pneumatic tools to support fastener programs. Tool lending programs are available in some areas.
LINC Systems
Phone: (800) 513-9918
Product Description: LINC Systems carries high quality fasteners and fastening tools from top-rated suppliers for all your fastening needs. LINC Systems does more than sell industrial grade fastening supplies like staples, nails and screws. It provides a total fastening solution. Its team of expert consultants will work with you to source the best fasteners for your needs, eliminate operational bottlenecks, and offer timely tool repair on most brands of pneumatic tooling. Not sure what fastener or tooling is right for your next project? LINC Systems can help you adapt to material changes, provide application-specific advice on fastener selection, and suggest automated solutions to increase efficiencies throughout your operations.
Litnaglis
Contact: Martynas Vauras
Phone: +370 448-53734; +370 659-05040
Fax: +370 448-53744
Email: marketing@litnaglis.com
Type of Fasteners: Bulk and collated nails for wood pallet and crate assembly and repair as well as construction applications.
Sales Region: Global
Product Description: Litnaglis is a manufacturer of steel nails for wood pallets and crates and construction applications. It produces high-quality nails for EPAL wood pallets and other types of pallets and containers. They come in a variety of different lengths, diameters, and head styles, including bulk nails, wire collated nails (and high-load nails), and plastic strip and paper tape collated nails. Nails feature specialized industrial coatings for the most challenging applications. It offers different types of shanks, cutting points and finishes. Nails are manufactured from the highest quality raw materials, using the most-modern production equipment.
Mid-Continent Steel & Wire
Contact: Bruce Kennedy
Phone: (800) TOP-NAIL (867-6245), (573) 778-1211
Fax: (573) 778-3211
E-mail: blkennedy@mcswusa.com
Type of Fasteners: wire coil, plastic strip, paper tape, hand drive, machine quality bulk pallet nails, wire coil pallet nails, large-coil collated pallet nails, staples, other wood-to-wood fasteners
Sizes: Widest variety in the market, custom sizes available
Sales Region: North America
Product Description: Mid-Continent Steel & Wire is the home of MAGNUM® fasteners and pneumatic tools. Celebrating over 35 years manufacturing fasteners for the construction and industrial markets, Mid-Continent and MAGNUM® are synonymous with quality. Mid-Continent manufactures and stocks a complete assortment of machine quality bulk pallet nails, collated nails, staples, screws and hand-drive bulk nails. MAGNUM® fasteners meet and exceed stringent building codes and industry standards. Fasteners are made in the U.S. with North American raw materials. Mid-Continent is one of the largest nail manufacturers in the world. From on-site repair and delivery to its MAGNUM® Reload program, they offer multiple service solutions to meet your pallet, crating, industrial wood manufacturing or residential construction needs. Committed to creating value for customers and end-users alike and taking pride in ensuring a Superior Customer Experience. MAGNUM® for all your fastener needs! PDS FastenerSync™ license #1.
Michigan Fastener
Contact: Jon Will
Phone: (810) 728-4005
E-mail: michiganfastener@outlook.com
Type of Fasteners: Machine grade, loose bulk nails and collated nails
Sizes, diameters: .086-.099-.113-.120- and custom sizes
Sales Region: Nationwide
Product Description: Michigan Fastener provides American-made fasteners including screw, ring and smooth. It is a family-owned and operated manufacturer of fasteners in North Branch, Michigan. The owner has nearly 20 years of experience creating quality products for some of our nation’s largest distributors and production companies. Michigan Fastener uses quality steel forged in the United States. The company prides itself on being unique in the industry, proving you can put people over profit. Michigan Fastener now offers pneumatic hand tools to customers as well as tooling for automated pallet assembly machines. The company just expanded its manufacturing capacity and can now produce hi-load coils, small coils, clinch point nails, no point, blunt diamond point, extra-long diamond point, HDG bulk and more.
New Supplies Co.
Contact: Mike Aurelio
Phone: (219) 595-5299
Fax: (219) 595-5325
E-mail: mike@newsupplies.net
Type of Fasteners: Wire collated nails, screw, ring and smooth shank, large wire coil, standard wire coil, galvanized and ungalvanized, staples, collated screws, staples
Product Description: New Supplies Co. has been in business for 50 years, specializing in nails and staples. It is a full-service supplier of collated fasteners and tools. It also offers expertise in automated nailing systems, including Woodpecker nailing machines. Full-service programs with loan tools and service are available throughout the Midwest.
Pneufast Co.
Phone: (847) 866-8787
Fax: (847) 866-8196
Type of Fasteners: Bulk nails, screw or ring shank
Sizes, Diameters: 1-5/8-inch x .113, 1-¾-inch x .113, 2-inch x .113, 2-¼-inch x .113. Head diameter: 0.28. Thread diameter: 0.128. Point style: NP
Product Description: Pneufast manufactures bulk pallet nails to NWPCA standards. The company began making bulk nails to supply its pallet division, which uses Viking machines to assemble pallets. Pneufast invested millions of dollars in automated machinery to produce bulk pallet nails. Pneufast bulk nails exceed ASTM F1667 bend yield 100,000 PSI minimum. One price regardless of nail size. No long lead times.
Products Corporation of North America Inc.
Phone/Text: (503) 244-0701
E-mail: fred@productscorp.com
Type of Fasteners: ASTM quality pallet nails. Spiral thread and ring shank bulk nails. Bright, galvanized, and other specialty coatings.
Sizes: Wide range of lengths, diameters, points, heads.
Sales Region: U.S., Canada, Mexico, global.
Product Description: For more than 40 years, Products Corporation of North America (PCNA) has created value for its dedicated customers. The company has expertise in ocean and inland marine cargoes and logistics and supply chains. It has worked successfully for many years with many of the largest global companies. Call, email, text, or visit the website and see what PCNA can do for you.
Simpson Strong-Tie
Phone: (800) 925-5099
E-mail: web@strongtie.com
Type of Fasteners: Framing nails, exterior nails, Strong-Drive® specialty fasteners, collated nails, collated fasteners for Quik Drive® auto-feed screw driving systems, Strong-Drive Connector nails in a variety of materials, including hot-dip galvanized, Type 304 and Type 316 Stainless Steel.
Sizes: Length range 3/8-inch to 6 inches; diameter range 0.049-inch to 0.238-inch.
Sales Region: Nationwide
Product Description: For more than 60 years, Simpson Strong-Tie has dedicated itself to creating products and technologies that help people build safer, stronger homes and structures, as well as pallets, crates and containers. Simpson Strong-Tie works closely with other professionals to provide code-listed, field-tested products and value-engineered solutions. It offers a wide variety of high-quality collated fasteners (nails, stables and screws) and fastener productivity solutions, such as Quik Drive auto-feed screw driving systems. Use the Fastener Designer and Fastener Finder applications on the company website to search for the right fastener using multiple criteria, such as application, type, length, color or model number.
Universal Fastener Outsourcing
Contact: Jim Boyd
Phone: (800) 352-0028
E-mail: JBoyd@911-nails.com
Type of Fasteners: UFO Ballistic Nailscrews, UFO PneuScrews, and other collated and bulk fastener products as well as special pneumatic tools.
Sizes: UFO Ballistic Nailscrews for pallets and containers ranging from 2-¼ to 3-½ inches length and 0.113 to 0.131 inches diameter.
Sales Region: U.S. and Canada
Product Description: Universal Fastener Outsourcing offers a patented screw that drives with a nailer you already own. Virginia Tech testing reports are available online; it was ranked at the highest level with a multi-use – the only screws to pass all this testing. These are suitable for many applications. They are as fast as nails but with all the advantages of screws. The time savings versus regular screws are huge and will be more than the cost of the fasteners. Many sizes available, from 1-¼-inch to 4 inches. Contact Sherry for a free sample, Sherry@NailScrews.com or call the number above.
Viking Engineering & Development
Contact: Joan Montague
Phone: (763) 586-1210
Fax: (763) 571-7379
E-mail: JoanM@VikingEng.com
Type of Fasteners: Bulk and collated nails for pallet and container assembly.
Sizes: Common and specialty nails for all production needs.
Sales Region: North America
Product Description: Viking bulk nails are made with C1042 high carbon wire rod, making them extremely strong with very high carbon content. There is only one true Viking nail; manufactured by Viking’s 30+ year partner using an exclusive recipe and cleaning process. Viking nails are guaranteed to run trouble free in your Viking nailing machine. Viking bulk nails can be run in any pallet assembly system. Viking also provides collated nails for use in pneumatic machines or hand building operations. Viking nails can be ordered by direct container shipment or from one of Viking eight strategically located warehouses throughout the United States.
Viper Industrial Products
www.viperindustrialproducts.com
Phone: 501-679-6814
E-mail: qdowns@viper-us.com
Type of Fasteners: collated nails, bulk nails, collated screws, bulk screws, ballistic fasteners, staples, hog-rings, clips, high load nails
Sizes: Pallet nails, fine wire staples, heavy gauge staples, ¼-inch-5 inches
Sales Region: North America
Product Description: Viper Industrial Products is a nationwide distributor of industrial fasteners and accessories in the pallet, crating, and manufacturing markets. Its strong vendor partnerships and commitment to on-hand supply enable pallet customers to deliver products on time. Viper offers a variety of pallet building machines in addition to its fastener line. The “Woody” and “TimberWolf” machines alleviate the physical strain and skilled labor of building new pallets. The “Honey Badger” is designed to easily work with recycled or reclaimed wood because of its tolerance of different widths and thicknesses.
