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Pallet Nailers and Pallet Nailing Systems (Bulk Nail), Pallet and  Lumber Stackers, ancillary equipment, as well as Custom Engineering geared to the Wood Pallet Industry, if you are looking for the best, then you have come to the right place.

Frequently Asked Questions:

If your question is not here, please feel free to ask us about what is on your mind.  The only poor question is the one not asked. 

1.         What are GBN’s goals?

To honestly represent itself and its equipment to earn long relationships with their customers.

 2.         Do GBN Compensating Chucks work?

            Yes.  They are standard on all of our nailers.  They are patented, yet the most copied chucks in the world.

3.        Your competition says that beam nailers bend nails.  What say you?

            Remember a lot of things said are geared to ones own product.  The beam nailers they describe are the old mechanical nailers such as Doig, Morgan, Vanderloo, etc.  The GBN is a hydraulic nailer and uses the same nails the competition does.  As the competition says we also cover in question 21 below.  One big difference with the GBN Nailing stroke is that it is not as fast as the others and really does give the nail a change to drive properly.

 4.         Does a GBN cost more than other nailing systems?

            No. We are always cost competitive even though we give you more for your money.

 5.         Why haven’t I heard of GBN before now?

            We do not spend a lot of money on Advertising, but rather put it to better use for our customers.  We keep our sales cost low and to the point, not show and tell.  GBN's best advertising is what our customers say and the job we do.

 6.         Will GBN back me up after the sale?

            You bet!  GBN is the best and wants to be your number one supplier for a long time.

 7.         How long has GBN been in business?

            Since August of 1991 and its history goes back to the first Pallet Assembly Line ever built in 1956.

 8.         Does GBN do custom engineering if I need it?

            We are happy to entertain your ideas or needs.

 9.         Are GBN machines safe?

            They are as safe as we can make them and are built to both the CSA and CE Standards.  However, we depend on you to be sure personnel are properly trained.

 10.         Why don’t you use touch screens?

            Our idea is to keep the machine simple.  Touch screens wear out usually in one spot and then you have to replace the whole thing, a very expensive proposition.

 11.       What is the GBN Machine made of?

            The systems are constructed with high strength, heavy duty structural steel which is electro welded. Sheet metal is used only for some guards. Many components are hardened to last longer.  Also, GBN uses more shelf parts, keeping proprietary parts to a minimum to keep you up and running. Nothing less that Grade 5 fasteners are used.

 12.       Is the driving beam or head balanced?

            Yes, all beam nailers have and have always had a stabilizing system to keep them even.  This overcomes the tendency for the head to rock.  We think ours is the best.

 13.       Why did GBN go to linear bearings on its driving head and other parts?

            GBN believes in keeping up to date and making the machines better at all times.  The Linear Bearings have a tighter tolerance and need less maintenance.

 14.       Why doesn’t a GBN have automatic oilers?

            These were necessary on a steam locomotive and other units with Babbitt or dry bearings.  Modern machines have lifetime bearings installed that can be greased, but will not fail if there is a delay.  It is the K>I>S>S. Principal.

 15.       Are GBN Chucks hardened?

            Yes and using a special alloy we can harden all the way through the metal, not only about .005 of an inch (.127 mm) of the surface.  Ours last a long time, not just a certain period so you have to buy more.  The Drivers are also made of a special alloy that fights against shortening from the constant pounding.

 16.       Can a GBN System really nail recycled lumber?

            Yes, customers are doing it today across North America and Australia.

 17.       Your nailers will only make stringer pallet nailers, right?

            Not so.  We have been very active since starting GBN in the making of four-way entry block pallets.  We started with a hard one, the CHEP Mark 55, making that one and then doing a lot more that were simpler.  Today, Glass, Can, Euro, Chemical, Paper Pallets, etc can be made on GBN Nailing Systems when they are properly equipped.  More Block Pallets are made on GBN Nailers in North America than any other.

 18.       Do you have service personnel?

            They are some of the best in the business.  These people are trained and continue to learn through their contacts with customers like you and being involved in the testing and running of each machine that GBN ships.

 19.       Why do you use a van or container to ship GBN Machines?

            To better protect them from damage from the elements while enroute to you.  We want to get a good start and when the machine is revealed, it is ready to go.

 20.       How long does a change over take?

             It depends on the change.  Stringer pallet to stringer pallet usually takes as longs as it takes to change the material around the machine.  Others claim the machines processor makes the change, but it does not.  It is a series of mechanical adjustments that is the change.  Block pallets are a different animal and take different times depending on the system and configuration.  The most difficult we have run into is the CHEP Mark 55. (This is the block pallet that we learned on).

21.    Are Hydraulic Machines more expensive to buy and maintain?

        Yes and No.  They are more expensive to build.  That is why most pallet nailers being pushed on the market really have nothing to do engineering how they are going to drive nails.  You need very little background and experience to move a pallet, but you do need the experience when it come to driving a nail and doing it right.  A GBN Hydraulic Nailer does not emulate an air gun.  It presses the nail in place and puts a spin on it so that it screws into place so that the wood is not damaged.  Hydraulics are far more reliable and positive that air.  Air compresses, it susceptible to moisture and freezing and does not lubricate itself.  The landing gear on an airplane would have a real problem if the plane builder went on the cheap and tried to raise and lower the gear with air.  Can you imagine?  So really which do you think is better?

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