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Bi-Flex Fasteners
Bi-Flex Fasteners
Elco Construction Products

  • Bimetal, self-drilling screws
  • Head and shank of 300 Series (18-8) stainless steel
  • Fused alloy steel drill point for one-step drilling and tapping into metals up to 1/2 in. thick
  • Stalgard GB coating for greater galvanic compatibility in dissimilar metals

Billy Goat Series Self-drilling Screws
Billy Goat Series Self-drilling Screws
Swan Secure Products, Inc.

  • Fasten fiber cement through furring strips to steel studs
  • #2 square drive with #3 drill point
  • Threaded to within 5/16-in. of top of head
  • Self-Countersinking nubs under head insure seating of screw heads flush with work surface

Brads Nail
Brads Nail
Zhejiang Best Nail Industry Co

  • 23 to 14 gauge
  • 3/8- to 2 1/2-in. leg length
  • Made of glavanized, stainless steel, or aluminum

Caliburn Concrete Screws
Caliburn Concrete Screws
GRK Fasteners

  • Concrete flat washer head screw
  • Different head designs for multiple applications
  • Climatek coated for high corrosion resistance
  • Star drive recess
  • Lengths from 1 3/4 to 5 in.

Collated Drywall Screws
Collated Drywall Screws
Senco Products, Inc.

  • Designed for Senco’s screw driving tool
  • Available in configurations for attaching drywall to wood and various gauges of steel
  • In lengths from 1 1/4 to 2 in.
  • An assortment of finishes available
  • Available with coarse or fine threads

Collated Screw
Collated Screw
JAACO CORPORATION

  • Can be applied almost everywhere regular screws are used
  • Provide double the holding power of ordinary nails
  • Screws are available in 13 sizes of stainless or galvanized steel
  • Available in 15° wire coil and 21° plastic strip.

DHPD Hardwood Deck Screw
DHPD Hardwood Deck Screw
Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.

  • Specifically designed for hardwood decking
  • Paddle-style drill point eliminates the need to pre-drill holes and reduces the chance of splitting the hardwood
  • Collated to work with the Quik Drive auto-feed screw fastening system, which increases speed and allows users to stand while they work
  • Made of type 305 stainless steel for premium corrosion resistance

Duo-Fast 20-degree Collated Nails
Duo-Fast 20-degree Collated Nails
Itw Construction Products

  • These round-head nails fit 20° nailers
  • Available in bright and hot dip galvanized finish
  • Available with smooth or ring shank
  • Lengths from 2 3/8 to 4 1/4 in.


Eco-Nails
Eco-Nails
Maze Nails

  • Use 85% recycled metal content

  • Can contribute to LEED credits

  • Company’s “green” initiative includes using packaging of recycled cardboard and shipping with used pallets


Hammerhead Line
Hammerhead Line
Porta-Nails Inc.

  • These “T” nails are specifically for floor installations
  • Distinctive wide head design and "shark-like" serrated teeth
  • Available in 2-, 1 1/2-, and 1 1/16-in. sizes
  • 2-in. version available in stainless steel for use with ACQ-treated materials

HurriQuake Nail
HurriQuake Nail
Stanley-Bostitch

  • Developed specifically to combat wind damage
  • Aggressive ring-shank and large head combine for improved shear withdrawal and pull-through resistance
  • Designed for wood-to-wood or engineered materials-to-engineered materials connections, either structural or non-structural
  • 2.5-in. nails available in in brite or galvanized finishes in two diameters: .113 and .131
  • Coil collated or plastic collated

Mechanical Anchors
Mechanical Anchors
Porteous Fastener Co.

  • UltraWedge line for heavy-duty applications
  • Sleeve, drop-in, concrete, plastic and nylon anchors also available
  • Package and bulk configurations

MPC Togger Self-drilling Drywall Anchor
MPC Togger Self-drilling Drywall Anchor
TOGGLER Anchor System

The Mechanical Plastics’ SnapSkru is a mini anchoring system.

• Locks in the wall and resists shocks and vibrations

• Small head — 0.44-inch diameter — hides behind fixtures

• Positive stop prevents over driving

• Fits flush; activates with an audible "pop"


PAMFAST Composite Deck Screws
PAMFAST Composite Deck Screws
PAM Fastening Technology, Inc.

  • Magni-coated collated composite deck screws
  • Designed for use with the PAM P13 Autofeed Screwdriver System
  • Special head design eliminates "mushrooming" of the composite deck during installation
  • Dual thread pulls the deck board and joist together more tightly
  • Do not require pre-drilling
  • Four coated colors: brown, red, tan, gray and stainless steel
  • #10 by 2 ½ in. and #10 by 3 in. sizes

Precote Anchor Adhesive
Precote Anchor Adhesive
Nylok Corporation

  • Fast-curing; turquoise color thread coating
  • Controls torque tension to a coefficient of friction .10 to .15
  • Works when exposed to temperatures from -58° to 380° F
  • Seals against pressure up to 5,760 psi

Riv-Float
Riv-Float
Sherex Fastening Solutions LLC

  • Unique fastener with internally floating threads

  • Designed to attach components in an off-center application — floating nut aligns to drive the angle of the screw to eliminate cross- threading and spin-out

  • Designed for applications where cage nuts, clinch nuts and similar fasteners are normally used

  • 3D CAD models available


Scrail
Scrail
Fasco America, Inc.

  • Cross between a traditional nail and traditional screw
  • Can be driven with a pneumatic nailer twice as fast as collated screws and eight times faster than bulk screws
  • Increased holding power versus nails
  • Easy adjustment and quick removal

Snake+ Anchor
Snake+ Anchor
Powers Fasteners, Inc.

  • Internally threaded, self-tapping screw anchor designed for cracked and uncracked concrete
  • Suitable base materials include normal weight concrete, structural sand lightweight concrete and concrete over metal deck
  • Installed into a pre-drilled hole using a Snake+ setting tool; no hammer required
  • General application and uses include: suspending conduit, pipe supports, fire sprinklers, interior applications/low level corrosion environment, tension zone applications, seismic wind loading applications, suspended lighting

Stabilizer Truss Braces
Stabilizer Truss Braces
MiTek Industries Inc.

  • Clips to truss without nails -- spaces and braces in one step with just a hammer
  • Stays in place -- just sheath over
  • For 16- or 24-in. on-center trusses
  • Adds uniformity to the process while improving safety

Stainless Steel Coil Siding Nails
Stainless Steel Coil Siding Nails
Steelhead Fasteners

  • 15°, wire collated
  • Available from 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 in.
  • .093-in. diameter for fiber cement siding
  • .234-in. head diameter, waffle texture
  • 300 nails per coil, 12 coils per box

Stainless Steel Fasteners
Stainless Steel Fasteners
Spotnails, Inc.

  • Packs of 1,000 fasteners
  • Available in an assortment of nail and brad sizes, styles and configurations

Sup-R-Stud TZ
Sup-R-Stud TZ
MKT Fastening, LLC

  • ACI 318 category 1 anchor for cracked or uncracked concrete
  • For medium to heavy loads
  • Suitable for resisting seismic design loads
  • Required hole diameter equals anchor diameter
  • Nut and washer included with anchor

Trubolt Wedge Anchors
Trubolt Wedge Anchors
ITW Red Head

  • 2003 and 2006 IBC compliant for cracked and uncracked concrete
  • Anchor diameter equals hole diameter
  • Fully threaded design eliminates subsurface obstruction problems and accommodates various material thicknesses at the same embedment
  • Trubolt+ Seismic Wedge Anchor also available

Unistrut SPF Fittings
SPF Fittings
Unistrut

  • Seismic fixed and pivotal fittings can be retrofitted without fully removing threaded rods
  • Install around existing threaded rods
  • Provide attachment point for seismic bracing using metal framing or steel cables

Universal Stair Bracket System
Universal Stair Bracket
GoPro Construction Solutions LLC

  • Build a staircase with minimal marks and cuts and less lumber
  • Fasten treads and risers to a 2" x 6" stringer using pre-drilled holes and pre-marked measurements
  • Left, right and bottom brackets, all of 16-gauge G-185 hot-dipped steel
  • Accommodates any staircase pitch
  • Minimal marking and cutting plus less wasted lumber
  • Can be used indoors or outdoors


Wall/Ground Anchors
Wall/Ground Anchors
Cintec America

  • Ground anchors provide stability
  • Voids and gaps can be filled with cement-like grout

Walldog Anchors
Walldog Anchors
The Hillman Group, Inc.

  • Both fastener and anchor in one piece
  • Available in an assortment of styles, including chrome, brass plated, black and white
  • Installs in drywall, wood, concrete, hollow or grout-filled block, brick or plaster
  • Heat-treated point will penetrate wood or steel studs
  • Available in oval and pan head

X-Press Sammy Connectors
X-Press Sammy Connectors
ITW Buildex

  • Designed for metal decks, purlin or tubular steel

  • Expands to provide direct vertical attachments

  • Swivel style allows to hang plumb in extreme roof pitches

  • Sidewinder model expands horizontally