Grouped screw bunch and related method and machine for production of the same

A screw bunch, comprising:

• a plurality of screws, each screw having an enlarged head end, a pointed tip end and shank extending between the enlarged head end and the pointed tip end, the shank being at least partially threaded,
• wherein the plurality of screws are grouped together in a bunch with the enlarged head end of each screw toward a first end of the bunch and the pointed tip end of each screw toward a second end of the bunch;
• wherein the plurality of screws are held together in the bunch by a band structure that extends around the bunch and that engages with the shanks of a multiplicity of the screws that are located along a perimeter of the bunch;
• wherein the enlarged head ends of the plurality of screws are axially staggered, such that a head end perimeter dimension of the bunch is smaller than would be the case if the head ends were not axially staggered;
• wherein the band structure comprises a shrink wrap plastic band that can be separated from the bunch manually to enable individual retrieval of screws from the bunch for use.