Apparatus for manufacturing industrial component holder assemblies

An apparatus for manufacturing a component holder assembly, said apparatus comprising:

• a frame;
• a support arm supported by said frame;
• a plurality of stapler assemblies supported by said support arm and generally aligned along a common axis for ejecting staples along said common axis;
• a support surface for supporting at least a first side frame member of a component holder assembly whereby a portion of the first side frame member is alignable with said stapler assemblies;
• and
• a control system for actuating said stapler assemblies to eject staples aligned generally along said common axis to form a seam for connecting a shelf member to the first side frame member of the component holder assembly.

An apparatus for manufacturing a holder assembly, said apparatus comprising:

• a frame;
• means for dispensing connectors generally aligned along a common axis for connecting a first component of the holder assembly to a second component of the component holder assembly and for forming a seam with said connectors along said common axis;
• a support surface configured for supporting at least one of the first component and the second component whereby a portion of the at least one component is alignable with said means for dispensing;
• and
• means for indexing the at least one component whereby a selected portion of the at least one component is aligned with said means for dispensing.