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Distributor American Tool Supply
850 Sheridan Street
Chicopee, MA 01022
USA
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Phone: (413) 593-5216
(800) 752-7505

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Abrasive belts consist of abrasive grain adhered onto the surface of a cloth, film, paper, non-woven or other backing.
Abrasive discs consist of abrasive grain adhered onto the surface of a cloth, film, paper, non-woven or other backing. They are used for metal removal, surface finishing, sanding, etc.
Abrasive, grinding and finishing accessories include holders, back-up pads, mandrels, contact wheels, polishing naps and other components used to apply abrasive products.
Abrasive sheets, rolls or pads consists of abrasive grain adhered onto the surface of a cloth, film, paper, non-woven, sponge or other backing usually with a die cut square or rectangular shape.
Abrasives and abrasive products are used to remove surface materials such as metal, ceramics, glass, plastics, and paint. Abrasives and abrasive products include discs, belts, blast machines and sandblasters, as well as sheets, rolls, and hand pads.
Aluminum extrusion services providers specialize in extruding aluminum and aluminum alloys into custom and standard profiles and shapes.
Bolts are threaded rods or pins that fasten objects together. They usually have a head at one end and a thread at the other. Bolts are secured by threaded nuts, and are available in both metric and non-metric designations.
Bonded abrasives consist of conventional abrasive grains held together in a matrix of glass, resin, rubber or other binders. This classification includes grinding wheels, cut-off wheels, honing stones, mounted points and grinding segments. 
Calipers typically use a precise slide movement for inside, outside, depth or step measurements. Some caliper types are used for comparing or transferring dimensions.
Centerless grinding services perform a machining operation in which an abrasive wheel grinds metal from a bar surface while a regulating wheel forces the bar against the grinding wheel.
Chuck jaws are inserts that fit into a chuck and grip the workpiece. There are three types of chuck jaws: base jaws, hard jaws, and soft jaws.
Chucks are attachments used to hold a workpiece or cutting tool on a machine tool. This product area covers a variety of chuck types, including: clamping, collet, core, diaphragm, draw bar, electrostatic, fixturing, gear, grinding, lathe, magnetic, milling, pull down, roll, safety, scroll, speed, spindle, universal, vacuum and woodworking chucks.
CNC machining services use fast, repeatable, and programmable machines which can function while unattended in order to manufacture parts quickly and efficiently.
Coated abrasives are used for abrading, smoothing, or polishing.
Collets are precision, work-holding chucks consisting of a slotted socket that, when tightened, automatically centers around a finished round or specialized stock.
Contract manufacturing services provide parts and equipment on behalf of original equipment manufacturers (OEM). The design and brand name remain the property of the OEM. Contract manufacturing may involve a complete range of services from design and prototyping to final production, assembly, and quality assurance for complete products.
Control knobs are used for the control or adjustment of electronic or electrical devices.
Cut-off wheels and abrasive saw blades are used to cut bars, stock, pipes and other materials that are made of metal, concrete, or masonry.
Diamond tools and wheel dressers are used to condition, true and dress grinding wheels. Dressing is the process of re-sharpening the tiny cutting edges on a grinding wheel’s surface.
Dimensional gages and instruments provide quantitative measurements of product or component dimensional and form attributes such as wall thickness, depth, height, length, inner diameter (ID), outer diameter (OD), taper or bore.
Drill bits are drill accessories that are used as rotary cutting tools for drilling holes.
Electrical and electromechanical assembly services provide board-level assembly, chassis and rack panel wiring, and front panel assembly. Typically, suppliers provide the complete turnkey production of electronic and electromechanical finished products from procurement through final assembly with testing and burn-in, if required.
Extrusion includes the manufacture of lengths of cross-sectional shapes and profiles.  Extruded products are available in a wide variety of materials and material combinations.
Eye nuts (eyenuts) are fasteners with a looped head. They are designed to receive a hook or rope.
Eye bolts (eyebolts) are threaded bolts with a loop or eye at one end. The eye is used to anchor a cable, rope or chain.
Finishing and surface treatment services pretreat or finish the surfaces of manufactured components to meet roughness or surface condition requirements.
Fixed gages are designed to access a specific attribute based on comparative gaging.
Fixture keys are used to accurately locate fixtures or machine components. Typically, they are assembled into a hole or a machined slot.
Fixturing clamps and set-up clamps are used for machine setup and tool or part fixturing. Types include cam, cylinder, hook or swing, pull, push, retracting, rocker, side or edge, and toe clamps. Clamp straps and clamp strap assemblies are also commonly available.
Flap wheels and specialty abrasives includes cartridge rolls, cross pads, sleeves, unitized or convolute wheels, interleaved flaps, flap discs and other specialized abrasive products converted from coated or nonwoven abrasives.
Gear manufacturing services design and fabricate gears to customer specifications.
Grinding wheels are used for metal removal, dimensioning, and finishing. They consist of an integral shank, pin, shaft, or mandrel that drives a mounted wheel or blades.
Gripper products are used in gripper fixtures to hold a component in place by providing resistance by friction or slight surface penetration. The face of the gripper may be serrated or flat and made of steel, carbide, or a plastic material.
Guide bushings and drill bushings are used to guide drills, punches, pillars or other tools.
Handwheels are manually-operated devices that revolve around an axis. They are used to adjust machinery and control access to compartments.
Heat treating services perform thermal treatments to modify the properties of metals and metal alloys. Common processes include annealing, austempering, case hardening, conventional hardening, homogenizing, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), martempering, normalizing, precipitation hardening, shot peening, solution treating, spheroidizing, stabilizing, and stress relieving.
Height gages are used for measuring the height of components or product features.
Hoist rings are load-centering eyebolts. They are designed to be rigged from the center or the side and may pivot or swivel.
Hones and honing tools are abrasive products used to refine the finish of internal bores and external surfaces.
Hose fittings are a category of components used to connect hoses and tubes for in-line, offset, multi-port, and mounting configurations.
Hydraulic hose is used in wide variety of industrial hydraulic systems.
Hydraulic pumps deliver high-pressure fluid flow to the pump outlet. Hydraulic pumps are powered by mechanical energy sources to pressurize fluid.
Industrial brushes are used for metal deburring; removing rust, paint or coatings; welding or surface preparation; painting and coat application; thread cleaning; and surface finishing on a variety of materials.
Industrial carts and industrial trucks are used to transport equipment or materials. There are many different types of products.
Industrial clamps are fixturing components used to hold and position work on machine tables. They are used during assembly, forming, welding and machining.
Industrial cleaning services remove sludge and contaminants; deplug or clean filters; deblind screens or strainers; scour tanks or vessels; and perform biocide applications. They may also condition, clean and treat fuel, oil or other stored media.
Industrial compactors, waste and garbage compactors, crushers and other compaction equipment are used to process wastes, textiles, rubber, fibers and other low-density materials into a finished compact shape.
Industrial handles and industrial pulls are hardware components that are grasped by hand and manipulated to perform a service.
Industrial hose covers the broad spectrum of fluid transfer lines. Hose is usually flexible, often reinforced, and available in a wide range of material compositions to cover various hydraulic and pneumatic industrial applications.
Industrial knobs are small, usually round, devices that are designed for use on industrial machinery, electronic components, and metal cabinetry. They are usually made out of metal, plastic, or rubber and are available in a variety of sizes, colors, and finishes.
Industrial liquid handling pumps are classified in many different ways, and are distinguished by the media pumped and the fluid motive mechanism (dynamic or displacement).
Industrial lubricants are oils, fluids, greases and other compounds designed to reduce friction, binding or wear and exclude moisture. Specialized characteristics may enhance thermal conduction across thermal interfaces or reduce electrical resistivity across electrical joints.
Industrial pins are cylindrical fasteners that are used to locate, align and join components. They are made out of aluminum, brass, titanium, wood and plastic. Products made from hardened steel, unhardened steel, and stainless steel are also available. Powered industrial pins, that are pneumatically, electrically, or hydraulically actuated, are also available.
Industrial shelving and racking is used to store items packed in totes, boxes, or cases.
Industrial storage products include cabinets, containers, coolers, carousels, garages, hoppers, lockers, mezzanines, racks, shelves, shelters, storage tanks, and walk-in enclosures.
Inspection services examine products, parts, equipment, repairs, services, installations, and facilities to ensure quality, consistency, and condition, as well as conformance to required standards and/or procedures.
Laps and lapping tools are used for precision surface finishing, often in conjunction with loose abrasive compounds.
Leveling feet and pads consist of discs of varying shapes and sizes. They are used for leveling jigs, fixtures, and equipment. A leveling foot has a threaded stud for adjusting the level. A leveling pad has a recess on which a leveling stud rests.
Lifting and rigging attachments are used on a crane or hoist between the hook and the item to be lifted. Items include sling release systems, product specific lifters, clamps and grapples.
Lifting slings are material handling accessories for load attachment to lifts, cranes, and hoists.
Locating and fixturing pins are removable devices used to locate, align or fix two or more parts together. They can accomplish this manually using a simple pin, or by pneumatic, hydraulic or electrical power in a more complex device.
Machine shop services use machinery or equipment to perform custom removal of material to fabricate a finished part.
Masters and setting gages provide dimensional standards for calibrating other gages.
Mechanical assembly services are contract manufacturing and fabrication services that assemble mechanical parts, components, equipment, and systems.
Metal balls and spherical shapes are used as check or ball valves, bearings, or other applications. Metal bearing balls are precision ground for ball bearings or other motion systems.
Metal casting involves the shaping of free-flowing liquid metals through the use of dies, molds or patterns.
Metal shapes and stock includes metals and alloys in the form of bar, rod, beam, plate, foil and other standard shapes.
Metal working lubricants, coolants and fluids are specialized coatings and carriers for metal forming, metal cutting, lapping, polishing, and grinding applications.
Micrometers are instruments for precision dimensional gaging consisting of a ground spindle and anvil mounted in a C-shaped steel frame.  Noncontact laser micrometers are also available.
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Non-destructive testing (NDT) services use test methods to examine an object, material or system without impairing its future usefulness.
Nonwoven surface conditioning abrasives consist of abrasive grains adhered with resin to the internal fiber surfaces of a nonwoven textile backing.
Nuts are fasteners that are designed to fit around and secure a bolt or screw. The application determines the type of nut to use. 
Plug and pin gauges are used to compare hole and slot dimensions or locations to specific tolerances. This product area includes go gauges and no-go gauges. 
Precision grinding services perform operations such as centerless grinding, creep feed grinding, double-disc grinding, internal grinding, external grinding, jig grinding, surface grinding, and thread grinding.
Preload springs, spacers and washers are used to provide end-play take up or a constant preload for bearings, gears and other mechanical components and assemblies.
Production machining services providers have the capability to output large production runs using a variety of machining services.
Quick couplers are used in a hydraulic or pneumatic system to quickly connect lines without losing fluid or fluid pressure.
Reamers are rotary tools used for light material removal. They are suitable for deburring and sizing the inside diameter (ID) of holes.
Rest buttons and rest pads are used to provide a surface to locate or support a component in a jig or fixture.
Ring gages are used for go / no-go assessment compared to the specified dimensional tolerances or attributes of pins, shafts, or threaded studs.
Saw blades are cutting implements used in conjunction with saws and other cutters.
Screw machine shops manufacture screws and other turned or threaded parts from barstock made of various materials.
Screws are fasteners that consist of a threaded shaft at one end and, typically, a head at the other. They are inserted into solid materials and secured via rotation.
Sharpeners and sharpening stones are used for sharpening edges and honing internal or external surfaces.  They are generally stones or bonded abrasive product with a rectangular block or shaped stick configuration. 
Shoulder screws are fasteners with an unthreaded shank. The unthreaded shank is long when compared to its threaded portion, which is located under the head. Shoulder screws can be used to attach one machine part to another, or as a plain bearing in places where rotary or sliding motion is required.
Specialty pins are specialty or proprietary industrial pins.
Spring loaded devices include spring plungers, ball plungers, retractable plungers, and spring stops.
Spring washers are disks of metal that are formed in an irregular shape so that when the washer is loaded it deflects, acts like a spring, and provides a preload between two surfaces.
Studs are mechanical fasteners which are threaded on one or both ends. One end is secured to an object. The other end is used typically with a nut.
Superabrasives and diamond wheels include grinding wheels, abrasive saw blades, wheel dressers, single-point tools, and other products that use diamond or cubic boron nitride (CBM) abrasive grains.
Surface grinding segments are bonded abrasive structures that can be assembled on a special form to create a large wheel for flat surface grinding.
Surface preparation services clean, strengthen and prepare surfaces for additional processing and/or refine or roughen surfaces to meet finishing requirements. Cleaning processes include thermal cleaning, degreasing, spray washing, immersion washing, stripping or coating removal, and ultrasonic cleaning. Finishing processes include blasting, buffing, deburring, deflashing, polishing, electropolishing, honing, mass finishing, mirror finishing, oxygen cleaning, passivation, picking, sanding, and grinding.
Taps are used to form or cut female threads on the inside of holes.
Threaded inserts are blocks of material with a threaded hole that are pressed or molded into a part, usually made of a different material.
Toggle clamps are quick action hold down clamps used to keep a work piece stationary.
Tool boxes and tool storage units are used to organize and store tools.
Tool holders (toolholders) are the physical interface between tooling and the machine tool. They vary in terms of machine-mount styles and are designed to perform specific applications.
Tooling plates and tooling columns provide mounting or clamping surfaces for holding and positioning vises, clamps and workpieces during setup, manufacturing and dimensional inspection.
Vibration isolators and machine mounts are used to mount and/or level machines, motors, appliances and other devices that require leveling, vibration dampening, or load distribution.
Vise jaws are inserts that fit into a vise and grip the workpiece. Smooth-faced metal or soft plastic jaws are used to avoid marring of polished or pliable workpieces.
Vises are used for work holding and during inspection, assembly, forming, welding, and machining operations. They usually consist of a screw, level, or cam-type mechanism that closes and holds two or more jaws around a workpiece
Washers are disks of metal or non-metallic material placed beneath a nut, an axle bearing, or a joint, to relieve friction, prevent leakage, isolate, prevent loosening, or distribute pressure.
Welding and fabrication services weld and fabricate a variety of materials. They may also perform services such as machining, CAD support, and field welding.
Workholding components are precision-made production tooling used to safely and accurately position and hold work pieces during a production line process.