Paslode
{{Infobox company
| name = Paslode
| logo = Paslode logo.svg
| image = US Navy 050425-N-8102P-003 Utilitesman 2nd Class John Kent, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Two Four (NMCB-24), uses a nail gun as he helps to in build Southwest Asia huts at Camp Korean Village, in western Iraq.jpg
| image_caption = Paslode nail gun used by US navy sailor in 2005
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Manufacturing
| founded = {{Start date and age |1935}}
| founder = J.W. Leslie
| hq_location_city =
| hq_location_country = United States
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people =
| products = Nail and staple guns
| owner = Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
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| website = {{URL|https://www.paslode.com/}}
}}
Paslode is an American tool manufacturer that is a subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works. Paslode is an acronym for PAcking Shipping LOading DEvices and was founded in 1935. The company develops and manufactures nail and staple guns; either powered by proprietary butane cylinders (in combination with battery power) or an external supply of pressurized air. The brand is easily identified by their unique orange and black colouring.
History
In 1940, Paslode created the first Stapling Hammer. In 1959, the world's first Pneumatic nailer. By 1986, they had created the Impulse range of gas actuated nailing systems, commonly referred to as a nail gun.{{cite news |url=https://www.nailgundepot.com/blog/usa-assembled-the-history-of-paslode-tools-blog.html |title=USA Assembled - The History Of Paslode Tools |date=June 30, 2015 |publisher=Nail Gun Depot }}
In 1986, ITW (Illinois Tool Works) acquired Paslode.
In 2002, the PASLODE brand joined the SPIT company in France, which is also part of the ITW Group.
References
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External links
- [http://www.paslode.com Paslode (US Site)]
- [http://www.itwcp.co.uk ITW Construction Products UK]
{{Tool manufacturers}}
Category:Tool manufacturing companies of the United States