Nelson® Stud Welding was started during the Second World War by Ted Nelson, a welder working on U. S. Navy ships in California. He noted the great amount of difficulty shipbuilders were having in securing the wood decking to steel decks on aircraft carriers. In order to secure or fasten the wood to the decks, holes had to be drilled through both the wood and the decks, and then fasteners were inserted and tightened from the underside. This method was both time consuming and costly. Ted Nelson designed a stud welding gun that could be used from the topside to weld studs through pre- drilled holes in the wood to the steel deck, thus eliminating drilling and thru-bolting. As a result, the Nelson® Specialty Welding Equipment Corp. was awarded two Army-Navy "E" citations which credited the Nelson® process for having saved 50 million man hours during the war.

Some Products Include:

• Fixed Manual / Automatic Feed Systems
• Hand Held Welding Systems
• Pre-engineered Modular Production Systems
• Robotic Track Welding
• Stud Welding Systems

Nelson Stud Welding became part of Fastentech Holdings, Inc, A group of Specialty fastener & Assembly companies on March 17, 2000. During the same year Nelson Stud Welding, Inc. enhanced its product offerings with the addition of Tack Welding products and services, along with increased manufacturing capacity and capabilities for stud welding products.