Nails · Trade series (collated gas drive pins) · Application guide

What Are Gas Drive Pins Used For?

Typical applications, the industries that specify gas drive pins, and how to choose the right size, material and finish for the joint.

Gas Drive Pins are used for fast fixing in timber and packaging. They are manufactured to Trade series (collated gas drive pins), and selection is driven by the nominal diameter, the fit and tolerance the assembly requires, and the service environment.

Primary duty: Fast fixing in timber and packaging
Governing standard: Trade series (collated gas drive pins)
Category: Nails

Application notes are general engineering guidance. Verify the property class and any approval requirement against your own design calculation.

Gas Drive Pins are selected when an assembly calls for fast fixing in timber and packaging. This application guide to the Trade series (collated gas drive pins) type covers concrete end-uses, the specification checklist, correct installation, and where an alternative fastener performs better.

Typical Applications for Gas Drive Pins

The most common settings where these are specified:

Construction & framing: fixing timber framing, sheathing and battens.
Packaging & crating: closing cases and pallets at speed.
Fencing & landscaping: outdoor timber fixing.
General machine building: fastening covers, brackets, motors and sub-assemblies on production equipment.
Maintenance & repair (MRO): a stocked size for servicing existing plant where the original fastener spec must be matched.

How to Specify Gas Drive Pins for Your Application

Size: Match the size to the mating part — see the dimension table below for each option.
Material: Choose the material and finish for the service environment — plated steel for general use, stainless for corrosion resistance.
Environment: For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
Standard: This product is supplied to Trade series (collated gas drive pins). Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.

Where Gas Drive Pins Are Not the Right Choice

Not for joints needing later removal or high withdrawal resistance — a screw holds far better in tension.

Technical Drawing

Customize the parameters below — every spec field is editable, and the drawing redraws to match the values you choose. Changing the size will snap the other fields to that size's standard values; you can then override any individual value.

Sends the selected values to the quote form below.

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Specification

Item / category Standard Size(s) Material / finish Quantity

Business Information

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Notes

Dimensions & Specifications (Trade series (collated gas drive pins))

Collation	Finish	Head configuration	Installation tool	Selection parameters
red plastic strip	electro-galvanized	plain head	gas-actuated nailer	pin length, shank diameter, substrate rating
red plastic strip	electro-galvanized	with washer	gas-actuated nailer	pin length, shank diameter, pull-out or shear requirement

Inside the plant

Manufactured in our own plant

This part is cold-formed, threaded, heat-treated and finished in-house. The stages below are where its class and finish are actually decided.

01

Cold heading

Wire rod is drawn to size and cold-formed into blanks. Forming rather than cutting keeps the grain flow continuous around the head, which is where a bolt is most likely to fail.

Head dimensions and under-head radius checked at set-up and per shift.
02

Thread rolling

Threads are rolled between hardened dies rather than cut. Rolled threads are stronger in fatigue than cut threads and hold pitch and flank angle far more consistently across a batch.

Go / no-go ring gauges to ISO 965 tolerance class 6g.
03

Heat treatment

Quench-and-temper brings carbon and alloy steel to the property class ordered — 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 — with the furnace charge tracked so a finished lot can be traced back to it.

Core hardness and tensile tested per lot to ISO 898-1.
04

Surface treatment

Zinc, zinc-nickel, hot-dip galvanizing, black oxide, phosphate and Dacromet, selected against the service environment rather than against the price list.

Coating thickness and neutral salt spray hours to ISO 9227.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Gas Drive Pins hold as well as screws?

Nails resist shear well and drive fast, but screws hold far better in withdrawal (tension). Use screws where the joint is loaded in pull-out or may need removal.

Are Gas Drive Pins made to a recognized standard?

Yes — they are manufactured to Trade series (collated gas drive pins), so dimensions are interchangeable between suppliers when you quote the standard on your order.