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Founded
In PA
1894
Relocated
To NJ
Moved to NH
1909 1959
Wiggly Wire
Benders
2000
Acquired
ZEB VANCO
2009 2011
Product
Focus
Office + Industrial + Professional + Custom
+ Specialty
+ Add’l + high volume
Specialty band/press-made commodity staples
 Privately owned business
– Long term business focus
– Streamlined decision making
– Fast response
 R&D emphasis
– Innovation
– Multiple patents
 Modern 44,000 ft 2 facility
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 Specialty staples
 Custom staples
 Custom staplers
 Automated fastening systems
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 No special tools needed
– Our specialty staples fit most major stapler brands and models
 Fine, medium, heavy wire
 Galvanized steel
– Specialty points:
• Divergent
• Blunt
• Outside chisel
• Inside chisel
• Outside chisel divergent
• Cross-Cut
– Point angles:
• Standard
• Custom
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 Specialty Materials
– Stainless steel, aluminum,
Monel ® , brass, bronze, copper, Inconel ®
 Tensile Range
– Low, medium, high, extra high and extra-extra high tensile strength wires
C-5/8 CC Staple
316SS
Outdoor industrial rubber mat assembly
18 Ga Non-cohered
Bronze Chisel Point
Horse bridles
20Ga 304SS
X High Tensile
Chisel Point
High density plastic office chair upholstering
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 Point Styles- Specialty Materials
– All point styles
• Standard chisel
• Divergent
• Blunt
• Outside chisel
• Inside chisel
• Outside chisel divergent
• Cross-Cut
16Ga Galvanized Steel
X High Tensile
Outside Chisel Point
Aluminum Threshold attachment to very hard substrate
 Colored staples
Color applied during staple making process
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 Custom staplers & staples
– New fastening applications
Automatic stretch cord fold and staple machine
16 Ga Galvanized Steel
X High tensile
Chisel Point
Attach felt to dryer drum
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18 Ga 304SS
Non-cohered
Divergent point
Different leg lengths
Offset leg angles
Ground wire attachment inside gas pump dispensing hose
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 Custom staplers & staples
– Replace competing techniques
• Screws, glue, nails, rivets, bolts…
18Ga 304SS
XX High Tensile
Blunt Point
Double Layer
Polypropylene
Boat Material; Replaces stationery stitchers
Benefit: lower material positioning time & cycle time
18 Ga 304 SS High tensile
Chisel Point
Portable industrial wet-vac systems
Replaces hole drilling and screw fastening
Benefit: Lower fastener cost and reduced process time
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– Non-standard leg lengths
• Leg lengths from 0.125” (1/8”) to 2.5” (2-1/2”)
– Non standard point angles
• Point angles between 5 ° and 75 °
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 Wire Diameter
– 0.0162” (28ga) to 0.148” (9ga)
 Collation methods
– Glued- rigid staple strip
– Taped- rigid or flexible strip
 Withdrawal resin application
– Direct to bare wire increases holding power- not possible with band/pressmade staples
 Embossed/knurled wire for enhanced holding power
 Private labeling
 Drop ship to end-users
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 Greatly reduced distributor competition
 Higher profit margins
 Advantage of being “spec’d in”
– Inertia
• Users of specialty staples tend to continue with who they know and what they use
– Loyalty
• Multiple user accounts using Acme staples for over 30 years without attempted intervention from competing distributors
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• Acme will alert the incumbent supplier if a user tries to “go direct” or “comparison shop” through other distributors
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 Experts in specialty fastening
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Experience and design capabilities
– Model shop for fast prototype and development
– Strong applications support
– Unique high-margin solutions
 Easy to work with
– Acme is flexible and will consider any project
– We gladly make joint customer visits with you - generate sales, facilitate the product development process
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Low Minimum Order Quantity
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If you have a special application or need custom designed products, we’d love to help.
Just fill out this questionnaire and fax back to 603.934.6199 or email to info@acmestaple.com
Briefly describe the nature of your application and include the following:
Type of stapling:
Tacking _____ clinch ______
Stapler power type:
Hand _____ foot _____ electric ____ pneumatic____
What do you want to staple over or into?
Material type _________________________________________
Thickness ______ hardness/density _______________________
Desired staple material _________________________and finish __________________
Dimensions:
Crown width _____ leg length _____ wire thickness & wire width_______ point type ___________
Quantity of staplers required and/or consumption of staples each month ____/______
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Fax back to: 603.934.6199
Copy, paste & email to: info@acmestaple.com
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Acme Staple Company
Contacts
Ordering Information
Specialty 12/11
87 Hill Road
Franklin NH 03235
USA
Phone 603.934.2320
Fax 603.934.6199
Customer Service: Debbie Coble debbiec@acmestaple.com
Sales and Marketing Manager: Julie Burd julieb@acmestaple.com
VP: Onno Boswinkel onnob@acmestaple.com
Marketing Consultant: Don Carlson donwcarlson@gmail.com
O: 480.596.9495 and C: 602.705.6300
General: info@acmestaple.com
Lead-time:
In stock - 24 hours
Others typically 4-6 weeks
Minimum Order Value:
$100.00
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