KYOCERA 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.
Josef Kihlberg ABJosef 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.SYRACUSE, NY
KYOCERA SGS Precision Tools, IncKYOCERA SGS Precision Tools traces its roots to a 1951 Akron shop that resharpened carbide tool bits for local manufacturers. Now part of the KYOCERA SGS Precision Tools Group, the Cuyahoga Falls company carries that Ohio heritage into precision machining work for manufacturers in demanding fields such as aerospace and automotive.CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
MAX USA CORPFounded in 1942 as Yamada Air Industry, MAX develops industrial tools and office products, from professional fastening equipment to staplers and marking systems. The company invented the world’s first roofing nailer in 1982 and the original battery-powered rebar tying tool in 1993, while MAX USA has served North, Central and South America since its establishment in 1993. MAX products are developed in Japan and manufactured in ISO 9001- and ISO 14001-certified factories.PLAINVIEW, NY
Earnest MachineFrom a small Cleveland machine shop in 1948, Earnest Machine has grown into a family-owned supplier of industrial fasteners with custom machining capabilities. Today, third-generation president Kirk Zehnder carries forward the company’s long relationship with heavy-equipment customers while guiding operations from distribution centers in the United States and the United Kingdom. Earnest Machine’s product quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015.ROCKY RIVER, OH