EDSON MANUFACTURING

Built By Toolmakers

Sixty years from a single eyelet bench to a full-line domestic and import rivet operation.

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The First Three Decades

1964
Eyelet toolmaker Vinal Duncan founds Edson Manufacturing as a deep drawn eyelet shop, operating out of a small Connecticut warehouse for the next ten years.
1974
Edson is purchased by Marson Corporation to manufacture blind rivet bodies in a 3,000 square foot facility.
1978
Lee Gaw and John Famiglietti begin working at Edson while still in high school and train as toolmakers. Both become dedicated employees who help build the division into a strategic part of Marson, eventually developing a full stainless steel blind rivet line that puts Marson in a strong position in the industry.
1996
After years of hard work and dedication, Marson offers the rivet division to Lee & John with a 10-year contract to produce blind rivets. At the age of 35, the two take ownership of Edson Manufacturing.
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The Modern Era

2004
The company doubles in size, growing from one customer to 35 customers over seven years. Edson purchases blind rivet assembly equipment from IFS, expanding to full assembly capabilities. Now at 14,000 square feet, Edson branches out into an import line of closed end, multi-grip, and standard blind rivets.
2009
Edson purchases machinery from its second-largest customer, Celus Manufacturing, expanding production capacity.
2014
Edson purchases cold heading equipment and begins extruding aluminum, steel, and copper rivet bodies. With new assembly equipment, the company now offers a full line of domestic stamped and extruded blind rivets. Footprint expands with a 34,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Wolcott, complete with full tool room, offices, assembly, warehouse, and shipping.
2025
Edson today: 58 employees, more than 450 million fasteners produced annually, and a 40,000+ sq. ft. facility with full tool room, deep drawn eyelet capability, cold heading, and assembly. Edson also acquires aDP Rivet, expanding product reach and customer base.
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Two Stories That Tell You Who We Are

Sixty years on the bench shows up in the work.

TECHNICAL AUTHORITY

When the Industry Standard Was Wrong, We Caught It

The Industrial Fastener Institute (IFI) Section 114 sets the dimensional, mechanical, and performance requirements for break-mandrel blind rivets. While conducting shear and tensile testing on stainless rivets in our own lab, Edson’s president Bill Conley caught a discrepancy in the published standard — and worked with the IFI to correct it. That’s the kind of engineering depth that comes from sixty years on the bench.

PROVEN IN THE FIELD

Old Town — A Custom Grip That Solved A Years-Old Problem

Old Town’s aluminum-to-plastic application required an extended grip range and had suffered for years from burrs and rivets that wouldn’t set properly. Edson designed and manufactured a special grip built specifically for the application. Old Town has used it for years now — with few concerns.

SIXTY YEARS · STILL HERE

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