Josef Kihlberg AB traces its roots to a hardware shop opened in Hjo in 1841 and has worked from the town for more than 175 years. Since beginning in-house production in 1943, the company has built its name on durable fastening equipment for professional users, developing and making staplers and staples for industrial customers and transport packaging. Today, its 35-person operation is part of Signode Industrial Group and serves distributors worldwide.
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KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools, IncKYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools, Inc. makes fastening tools and fasteners, including nails and staples manufactured at its Cincinnati facility. SENCO traces its beginnings to the 1930s and introduced pneumatic staplers for industrial packaging and upholstery in the 1940s; the company says it was acquired by Kyocera in 2017. Its Broadwell Road facility in Cincinnati serves as its global headquarters and includes a 500,000-square-foot fastener manufacturing facility.CINCINNATI, OH
BultenFounded in 1873 to develop standardized fasteners, Sweden-based Bulten now designs and manufactures fastening solutions for products ranging from vehicles to consumer electronics. The company combines in-house production with engineering, prototyping, logistics and its Full Service Provider model, taking responsibility for fasteners from development through delivery. With about 1,900 employees, eight wholly owned manufacturing sites and operations in 19 countries, Bulten brings more than 150 years of fastening experience to customers worldwide.STREETSBORO, OH
The Staplex Company, IncFounded in 1949, Brooklyn-based The Staplex Company manufactures electric staplers and related fastening equipment, while also producing particulate air samplers and specialized mailroom machinery. The company holds the first U.S. patents issued for electric staplers and pioneered high-volume air sampling equipment, now used in more than 115 countries. Its AccuSlitter mail openers and Tabster wafer sealers extend that engineering tradition into document and mailing workflows.BROOKLYN, NY
William Prym Holding GmbHFrom its Stolberg headquarters, William Prym Holding GmbH oversees a global manufacturing group whose products range from textile fasteners and handicraft goods to intimate-apparel accessories and engineered metal components. With roots reaching back to 1530, the predominantly family-owned Prym Group is one of the world’s oldest industrial companies and still produces millions of its iconic press fasteners each day. Today, more than 3,000 employees work across 24 locations and 10 production sites worldwide.NEW YORK, NY