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 The
company, originally called Fastener Corporation, was
founded in 1937 by the late Henry A. Torstenson. It
started out as a small manufacturer of hand-held staplers
and related fasteners on the north side of Chicago.
Products were sold under the Duo-Fast brand name. The
company grew rapidly during World War II when it was
awarded substantial government contracts for Duo-Fast
staples, hand tackers and hammer tackers. The market's
acceptance of automatic stapling products quickly increased
within various industrial markets. After the war, the
company further established itself in the industrial
staple industry by expanding its product line to meet
the needs of new applications, particularly those in
the furniture and woodworking industries.
In 1947, Fastener Corporation, in collaboration with
a major automobile manufacturer, developed the world's
first pneumatic stapler. Not only did this stapling
tool eliminate the production bottleneck in the carmaker's
upholstery trim shop, but it also led the way for
new generations of air-driven staplers that played
a major role in the economic boom of the late 1940s
through the 1950s.
 New
markets opened up for Fastener Corporation in 1964
when the company introduced its first pneumatic strip
nailer (CN-135). Within the next five years the company
introduced additional strip and coil nailers, all
of which led to a new period of growth and development
as Duo-Fast pneumatics quickly gained the wide-spread
acceptance of homebuilders and manufacturers alike.
The Duo-Fast brand name became so well recognized
that it was adopted as the corporate name. In 1974,
Fastener Corporation officially became Duo-Fast Corporation.
In 1999, Duo-Fast Corporation was acquired by Illinois
Tool Works, Inc., a diversified manufacturer of engineered
components and systems, including many specifically
for the construction market. Today, Duo-Fast Construction
draws on the global resources of its parent company
to provide innovative tools and fasteners to residential
construction professionals!
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