Founded 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.
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 SENCO Industrial Tools, IncFrom a Cincinnati basement invention in the 1930s to the world’s first pneumatic staplers in the 1940s, KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools makes fastening tools and fasteners for professional jobsites and industrial applications. The company manufactures many of its nails and staples at a 500,000-square-foot Cincinnati facility, which also serves as its global headquarters, and its products are sold in more than 40 countries. SENCO became part of KYOCERA in 2017 and is known for innovations including FUSION cordless pneumatic nailers and DURASPIN auto-feed screw systems.CINCINNATI, OH
Sterling ToggleSince 1976, Sterling Toggle has manufactured equipment for foil stamping, embossing and diecutting, with its best-known toggle hooks and honeycomb chase systems made in its West Babylon, New York factory. Skilled machinists and operators produce and assemble 95% of what the company sells, while a lights-out manufacturing setup supports its global distribution.WEST BABYLON, NY
W. W. Cross Industries, IncTracing its roots to a 1932 shoe-tack business in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, W. W. Cross Industries now manufactures electrical staples, conduit straps and specialty fasteners at its modern facility in Canton, Ohio. Its Viking staples are known for heavy wire that drives easily, holds securely and resists bending, while newer products address arc-fault prevention and structured-wiring needs. The company says its products comply with industry standards and applicable electrical codes.CANTON, OH