History of Weissenfels USA

CONTACT WEISSENFELS 45 High Point Avenue Portsmouth, RI 02871 800-223-7926 Fax: 401-683-0775

Weissenfels, USA Inc., is a division of Peerless Chain Company. Peerless Chain is one of the three major USA chain manufacturers. In July 2006, our group was enlarged and enhanced significantly by the purchase of Acco Chain, for many years a leader in overhead lifting (“Accoloy” & “Kuplex” brand) and considered by many the foremost brand in marine and fishing chains.

We are the exclusive USA agent of Weissenfels, S.p.A., Italy a fully certified ISO 9001 company and a leading manufacturer of European chain and chain accessories. Weissenfels S.p.A. has over 250 years of proven chain manufacturing experience and a tradition of quality and reliability. Weissenfels USA has been serving the North American market for over 30 years.

Our product lines include all grades and styles of link chains and chain accessories for Industrial, Transportation, Commercial Fishing, Hardware, Automotive, Pleasure Marine, Agricultural and General use. We can supply a broad range of products for the O.E.M. market and chains on reels for the D.I.Y trade.

We carry Grade 80 & G100 Alloy industrial chains and accessories, G70 Transport chain, G43 High Test and G30 Proof Coil in many sizes and finishes. Our commercial fishing chains include tuna purse seine net chains, trawl chains, shrimp tickler chains and chain bags for scalloping. For our many marine customers our hot dipped galvanized high-test and BBB chains are specially designed and calibrated to fit all major brands of windlass. Our mooring chains and proof coil chain (up through 1” diameter) complete the commercial and pleasure marine chain range. We offer a full range of AISI 316L and 304L stainless steel chains from 1/8” diameter through 1”. We carry tire chains for cars, light trucks and sport utility vehicles as well as heavy-duty tire chains for trucks and off-the-road vehicles.

Our chains are manufactured in strict compliance with:
N.A.C.M “Welded Chain Specifications (Sept 28, 2005)
N.A.C.M. 92805 (TC) “Tire Chain Specifications”
RR-C-271-D FED Spec ”Chains and Attachments, Welded and Weldless”
ASTM A-413-00 “Spec for Carbon Steel Chain”
ASTM A-391-01 “Spec for G80 Alloy Steel Chain”
ASTM A-906-02 “Spec for G80/100 Chain Slings”
ASTM A-952-02 “Spec for G80/100 Chain Sling Components”
ASTM A-973-00 “Spec for G100 Alloy Steel Chain”
A-A-52507 US Govt CID – “Chain Assembly and Cross Chain, Tire: For Military Vehicles ”
A-A-1542 US Govt CID – “Tire Chain, Reinforced, Single Truck (RS) with replacement cross chains”

For several years we have been the largest chain supplier to the U.S Department of Defense supplying chains for use in critical application items such as aircraft tie-downs, tow chains, aerial delivery cargo slings and tire chains.

As always, our goal remains to provide our customers with the highest quality products at the most competitive prices.