AFT Fasteners

What AFT Fasteners does

AFT Fasteners is a privately held, US-based industrial supply company founded in 1984 and headquartered in Mansfield, Texas. The company manufactures and distributes a broad catalog of fasteners — bolts, nuts, screws, anchors, washers, rods, studs, rivets, MIL-SPEC fasteners, and stainless-steel variants — alongside complementary industrial MRO categories such as abrasives, adhesives, hand and power tools, electrical and lighting, welding products, hydraulics and pneumatics, safety equipment, material handling, and janitorial supplies. The catalog spans 250,000+ standard products with 100,000+ fasteners held in stock, and the company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification.

The business is built on a BigCommerce-powered e-commerce storefront paired with toll-free phone-based inside sales, a Request a Quote workflow for custom and bulk orders, and free shipping on orders over $200. Value-added services differentiate the company from commodity distributors: in-house metal plating, coating, and painting; kitting and assembly; threadlocker and nylon patch application; painted fastener heads; custom parts; global importing and mill shipments; and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) warehousing.

The customer base is organized by vertical — OEM/MRO as primary, with secondary segments in electronic hardware, MIL-SPEC defense, petrochemical/oil field, tower/pole, trailer assembly, and construction and engineering. The company serves both SMB and individual buyers through the self-serve storefront and enterprise accounts through phone-based sales, with no named anchor customers, no disclosed ownership beyond independent private status, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity on record.

Name

AFT Fasteners

Legal name

AFT Fasteners

Website

https://aftfasteners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AFT Fasteners is a US-based, ISO 9001:2015 certified industrial MRO distributor offering 250,000+ fasteners and related supplies through e-commerce and phone sales, serving OEM/MRO, defense, petrochemical, electronics, and construction customers with value-added plating, kitting, and VMI services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fasteners and MRO Supplies

NAICS

Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452), Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070)

akta.pro primary industry

Fasteners, Nails, Screws & Anchors Retail (CRAIADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fasteners, Adhesives & Sealants Retail (Nails, Screws, Glues, Caulks) (CRAIAEAK)

Keywords

• Industrial fasteners
• Metal plating services
• Industrial supply distribution
• MRO supplies
• Custom kitting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mansfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of fasteners and industrial supplies through e-commerce storefront. Products include bolts, nuts, screws, anchors, washers, and thousands of other industrial components. Revenue generated through per-transaction product sales with bulk pricing available.
2. Services: In-house services including metal plating, coating, painting, kitting and assembly services, and warehousing/inventory management. These value-added services generate additional revenue streams and differentiate the company from commodity fastener distributors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AFT Fasteners manufactures, sources, and distributes a broad line of industrial fasteners and MRO supplies — including bolts, nuts, screws, anchors, washers, mil-spec fasteners, stainless steel fasteners, hand and power tools, abrasives, welding products, electrical, hydraulics/pneumatics, safety, and chemical products — through its own BigCommerce e-commerce storefront and phone sales. It complements product sales with in-house value-added services such as metal plating, coating and painting, kitting and assembly, custom parts, warehousing/VMI, and global importing/mill shipments.

Product overview

AFT Fasteners is an ISO 9001:2015 certified industrial supply company offering over 250,000 standard products through an e-commerce platform. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio organized into core product categories (Fasteners, Abrasives, Adhesives, Chemicals, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Safety Products, Welding Products, and more) complemented by value-added services including metal plating/coating, kitting and assembly, warehousing and inventory management, importing/mill shipments, and custom parts manufacturing. The product lineup includes both standard fasteners and specialized stainless steel variants, along with a vast array of industrial MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) supplies spanning multiple categories. The company positions itself as a one-stop-shop for fastener and industrial supply needs, serving industries including electronic hardware, MIL spec fasteners, OEM/MRO, petrochemical/oil field, tower/pole, trailer assembly, and construction/engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fasteners Core fastener product category including bolts, nuts, screws, anchors, washers, rods, studs, nails, spikes, zip ties, cable ties, pins, retaining rings, staples, rivets, hex keys, mil-spec fasteners, and velcro fasteners for OEM and MRO buyers.
• Stainless Steel Fasteners Stainless steel variants of fasteners including bolts, cable ties, nuts, pins, rivets, rods, studs, screws, anchors, and washers, for corrosion-resistant applications.
• Abrasives Abrasive products including sanding discs, blades, wheels, rolls, sandpaper sheets, sanding belts, carbide burrs, files, rasps, flap discs, floor pads, hand pads, sponges, surform tools, and wire wheels/brushes for surface finishing and material removal.
• Adhesives, Sealants & Epoxy Adhesive products including dispensing equipment, adhesives, glues, caulks, sealants, fillers, concrete and asphalt products, drywall patch, spackle, retaining compounds, tape, and threadlockers for assembly and sealing.
• Automotive & Machine Maintenance Automotive and machine maintenance components including battery clamps, filler neck caps, dipsticks, filler necks, grease nipples, protective caps, oil level gauges, sight glasses, press-in plugs, screw plug dipsticks, vent screws, and screw plugs.
• Building Supplies Building supplies including angles, connectors, hangers, ties, straps, concrete construction accessories, drywall products, roofing products, struts, and strut accessories for construction applications.
• Chemicals, Lubricants, Paints & Cleaners Chemical products including air fresheners, automotive cleaners, degreasers, disinfectants, cleaning accessories, food service chemicals, insecticides, herbicides, lubricants, leak detectors, penetrants, paint, coolants, layout fluids, finding paste, and de-icers.
• Clean-Up & Janitorial Products Janitorial and clean-up supplies including towels, tissues, wipes, absorbents, spill kits, cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, skin care, personal hygiene products, plastic sheeting, and trash bags.
• Drill Bits & Machine Cutting Accessories Drilling and cutting products including drill bits, annular cutters, chucks and keys, cutting tool lubricants, end mills, threading products, bushings, reamers, hole expansion tools, extractors, and indexable turning tools.
• Electrical & Lighting Electrical products including adapters, conduit accessories, grounding, batteries, cables, wires, circuit breakers, electrical tape, extension cords, fuses, heat shrink, lighting, meters, testers, wire management, plugs, receptacles, and switches.
• Electronic Hardware Electronic hardware including captive panel screws, hex jack screws, precision shoulder screws, spacers, standoffs, thumb nuts, and thumb screws for electronic enclosures.
• Hand Tools Hand tools including bending, flaring, cutting tools, clamps, vices, hammers, mallets, axes, hand planers, hex keys, landscaping tools, pliers, pry bars, putty knives, scrapers, reamers, riveters, screwdrivers, nutdrivers, sockets, staple guns, tool storage, and wrenches.
• Hardware & Machining Components Hardware components including handles, joints, knobs, grips, levers, latches, clamps, ball lock pins, clamping devices, clips, handwheels, hinges, indexing plungers, leveling elements, locating components, machine and fixture components, spring plungers, and telescopic slides.
• HVAC HVAC products including AC accessories, air cooling equipment, and duct support components.
• Hydraulics & Pneumatics Hydraulic and pneumatic products including air compressors, regulators, filters, lubricators, hoses, fittings, O-rings, pipe fittings, blow guns, balancers, and pneumatic cutting, drilling, fastening, and finishing tools.
• Industrial Belts & Timing Belts Industrial belts including aramid cord, automotive V-belts, classical cogged V-belts, double angled V-belts, fractional V-belts, metric banded V-belts, metric cogged V-belts, poly banded V-belts, wedge cogged V-belts, and wedge wrapped V-belts.
• Lifting & Rigging Supplies Lifting and rigging equipment including eye nuts, eye bolts, hoists, lifting, hauling, tie-down straps, hooks, attachments, cable, and chain accessories.
• Material Handling Material handling equipment including ball transfer units, carts, platform trucks, casters, wheels, clamping products, label printers, sawhorses, shelving, storage racks, bins, containers, strapping products, and tolerance rings.
• Measuring & Leveling Tools Measuring tools including calipers, dividers, scale tapes, flange pins, aligners, inspection mirrors, magnifiers, levels, measuring wheels, plumb bobs, protractors, rulers, squares, tape measures, thermometers, gages, indicators, micrometers, stands, and bases.
• Power Tools & Accessories Power tools including adhesive dispensers, oscillating multi-tools, threaded rod cutters, combo kits, crimpers, dust collectors, glue guns, grinders, hammer drills, demolition tools, heating tools, impact drivers and wrenches, nail guns, planers, power drills, rotary hammers, sanders, screwdrivers, and staplers.
• Safety Products Safety equipment including gloves, ear, head, face, eye and respiratory protection, safety storage, traffic safety, signage, protective clothing, first aid, fall protection, spill containment, fire protection, hydration products, safety kits, and flame-resistant coveralls.
• Welding Products Welding products including filler metals, welding and cutting machines, process accessories, manual welding, MIG welding, soldering, brazing, plasma cutting, TIG welding, arc gouging, torches, weed burners, gas cutting, and exothermic cutting products.
• Metal Plating, Coating & Painting In-house metal plating and coating services including antique bronze plating, black oxide coating, chemical film, copper plating, dry film lube, electroless nickel plating, Magni coatings, manganese phosphate, nickel plating, paint, passivation, plating on aluminum, silver electroplating, tin plating, Xylan coating, zinc plating, zinc flake plating, zinc nickel, and zinc phosphate.
• Kitting & Assembly Services Kitting and assembly services designed to simplify customer work processes and minimize inventory expenses by bundling multiple components into ready-to-use kits.
• Warehousing & Inventory Management Warehousing and inventory management services, including Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs, to hold and manage customer-dedicated fastener and component stock.
• Importing & Mill Shipments Global sourcing, import, export, and mill shipment services that supply custom parts and fasteners directly from mills for cost-competitive procurement.
• Custom Parts Custom parts and fasteners creation tailored to specific customer requirements and specifications.
• Painted Fastener Heads - Painted Screws Custom painting of fastener heads and screws to specified colors for branding, color-coding, or aesthetic requirements.
• Threadlockers & Nylon Patches Application of threadlockers and nylon patches to fasteners to provide vibration resistance and pre-applied locking features.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BigCommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationE-commerce platform provider powering the company's online storefront and product catalog management system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fastenal: Largest North American fastener and industrial supply distributor with a hybrid branch/vending/e-commerce model. Directly comparable to AFT in core product (fasteners, MRO supplies) and end customers (OEM, MRO, construction), but at vastly greater scale.
• McMaster-Carr: Catalog and e-commerce industrial supplier offering an extremely broad SKU range including fasteners, hardware, and tools. Closely comparable to AFT on breadth of catalog and digital-first buying experience, though it is a non-asset-light distributor without AFT's in-house plating services.
• MSC Industrial Direct: MRO-focused industrial distributor selling fasteners, tools, and shop supplies to OEM and maintenance customers via catalog, e-commerce, and inside sales. Highly comparable GTM (phone + digital) and customer overlap with AFT's OEM/MRO segment.
• Würth Industry North America: Specialist division of the Würth Group focused on fastener and assembly products for industrial OEM customers, including VMI/kanban programs and custom kitting. Mirrors AFT's value-added services (kitting, custom parts, VMI) and direct OEM focus.
• Bisco Industries: Distributor of fasteners, electronic hardware (standoffs, spacers, captive screws), and components serving aerospace, electronics, and OEM customers. Directly comparable to AFT's electronic hardware and MIL-SPEC segments with a similar specialty distribution model.
• Lawson Products: Distributor of fasteners, parts, and shop supplies to MRO and OEM customers through direct sales, e-commerce, and vendor-managed inventory. Closely aligned with AFT on inside-sales GTM, MRO customer base, and VMI/kitting service offering.
• Earnest Machine Products: Specialty manufacturer and distributor of fasteners, hex nuts, and engineered components serving industrial OEM and MRO customers. Comparable to AFT on the combination of manufacturing (custom nuts, specials) and distribution of commodity fasteners with finishing services.

Broad incumbents

• W. W. Grainger: Largest broad-line industrial MRO distributor in North America with a massive catalog spanning fasteners, tools, safety, and facilities supplies. Overlaps with AFT on the MRO customer base but operates at much greater scale and breadth as a broad incumbent rather than fastener specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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