Specialty Tools & Fasteners

Customized Fastening Solutions

Aerosmith® excels at addressing specialized requirements for tool, fastener, and application needs by using new and existing technologies. Custom needs require a proven process. The Aerosmith innovation process includes:

Identifying fastening needs and potential solutions

Tool development

Tool & fastener design

Identifying substrate alternatives

Many of Aerosmith’s specialized fastening solutions have been adapted and adopted into a wide range of industries and an even wider range of applications. Here are just a few:

Tools designed for unique fastener installation into mine conveyors

Tools designed for sheet specialized sheet steel products

Fasteners for the demanding requirements of new substrates like the thin, high tensile steel that is becoming more popular

Atypical applications of steel to wood required both tool and fastener development

Pioneered a ‘removable’ pin

And more …

Why Aerosmith® Fastening?

Innovation

Widest range of fasteners can reduce installed costs for multiple Construction or Industrial/OEM applications
Top performance from Aerosmith’s patented Gripshank®; as well as SuperSharp™ & PowerPin® fasteners
Fasteners for use in alternate tool brands – cut your tool costs
First out with “removeable pins” to help aftermarket service needs
VersaPin® ST4200: One tool for multiple applications: plywood; siding; lath; exterior gypsum; steel to steel; composites; and, more! Save on equipment costs!

Applications & Industry Uses:

Fastening in Construction

Industrial Applications

Specialty Applications

Tech Reports & Related Literature

Light Gauge Steel Research Report, No. LGSRG – 2-96

Extensive report by Reynaud Serrette, Ph.D. of the Light Gauge Steel Research Group at Santa Clara University. This report covers shear and tension testing of pin connections in various gauges of steel, the results of these tests and the comparison to the widely-utilized ANSI Screw Equations for similar fastenings. Intended for use by architects and engineers.

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Aerosmith® Fastening Systems, Fastener, and Applications Literature

A resource library of all Aerosmith® literature.

ICC ES-5028 VersaPin® Values for various sheathing and cladding

ICC ES-5028 covers the use of Aerosmith’s .100” VersaPin^®s with A) James Hardie, Allura, and Fiber Cement Products, B) Densglass^® Gold and Exterior Gypsum Sheathing, C) Plywood and OSB Shear Wall, D) Sure-Board^® Series 2000 Structural Panels, E) Plywood and OSB Horizontal Diaphragms with various gauges of LGS attached with .100” and .145” Gripshank^® and Helical Aerosmith pins. Code compliance for Uniform Building Code, International Building Code, International Residential Code, ASCE 7-10, Florida Building Code and the National Building Code of Canada

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Aerosmith® 2 Year Extended Warranty

Labor Savings Letter

Tech Bulletin 114 - Aerosmith Fastener Ultimate Withdrawal Values in ¼" Thick Aluminum

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Mechanical & Adhesive Anchors

Aerosmith® now carries a full line of anchors that meet the criteria for use in cracked and uncracked concrete, Category 1!

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