UFP Packaging launches crate line assembled without nail guns

Photo: Machine working in a factory while cutting material on a production line in the workshop by Shixart1985, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

UFP Packaging announced a crate range designed to be assembled without nail guns, which the company links to reducing pneumatic-tool injury risk in packing operations. Fastening method and safety benefits are described by the manufacturer.

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