The nail manufacturers in Abu Dhabi commonly utilize steel as the basic raw material. However several other alloys of metals like aluminum, copper, bronze, nickel, zinc, iron and brass are also being used by many institutes. To prevent the surface from corrosion, the nails are coated or plated with zinc by a process called galvanization. According to the length of the nails, they are roughly categorized as tacks or brads (less than an inch), nail (1-4 inches) and spikes (over 4 inches). Typicall... More >>

The nail manufacturers in Abu Dhabi commonly utilize steel as the basic raw material. However several other alloys of metals like aluminum, copper, bronze, nickel, zinc, iron and brass are also being used by many institutes. To prevent the surface from corrosion, the nails are coated or plated with zinc by a process called galvanization. According to the length of the nails, they are roughly categorized as tacks or brads (less than an inch), nail (1-4 inches) and spikes (over 4 inches). Typically the nail manufacturers in Mussafah produce nails with a single, broad and circular head with a fine tapering end which enables the nail to pass through surfaces. There also exist double-headed nails which are usually used to fasten the wood forms in concrete pouring. The nail manufacturers in Abu Dhabi usually design the shank of the nail round and smooth. But for a stronger grip, the shanks with serrations, helical threads and grooves are used. The shanks are sometimes coated with a thermoplastic chemical. This heats up due to the friction caused when the nail is being driven and cools immediately and causing it to set and lock the nail in place. The nails generally posses a diamond cut which is a four-sided tapered cut. The other cuts include chisel points, barbed points, needle points and many others based on the use of the nails. The nail manufacturers in Abu Dhabi also produce special nails for various purposes like tile roofing, hardwood flooring, shingles, concrete, metal sheets and wall boards. Most nails are made by the nail-making machine using coils of metal wire. The nails with groves or serrations are fed in to machines which are capable of rolling, twisting, stamping or cutting to the desired form. The nails are then cleaned in a tank filled with hot caustic soda. The nail manufacturers in Al Ghariba use caustic soda because it can remove all the contaminants such as oils, any small metal scraps or nipping which cling onto the nails. The final step is to polish the nails where they are fed into a rotating drum of hot sawdust which lightly polishes the surface of the nails. Some nails are also subjected to open flame to give them a blued finish. For galvanization, the nails are dipped in to a tank containing molten zinc and this process is called the hot-dip galvanizing. Nails are also galvanized by heating them to a high temperature of 3000C in a container which is closed and contains zinc dust along with zinc oxide which gets on to the surface of the nail due to the high temperature. Finally the nails are packaged. As a result of the widespread use of nails, the production of nails in Al Ghariba is quite extensive. << Hide