Fastenal Company

[ACTIVE]

HQ: Winona, Minnesota · Est. 1967 · 1 model registered

Recent press

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Fastenal Company: 1 model. 1 source back the record.

Ownership

ACTIVE

Capital / Funding

Undisclosed

Headquarters

Winona, Minnesota

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) is a major American industrial supplies distributor with over $8B in annual revenue. While primarily known for fasteners and industrial vending solutions (FASTVend), Fastenal partners with FIRST Robotics to fabricate competition-accessibility ramps and has invested in industrial automation equipment. The Winona, Minnesota-based company operates over 100,000 vending machines and is not a primary robotics manufacturer.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 29.8%

Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.

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Key Facts

CEOJeffery M. Watts (effective Dec 2025)
Former CEODaniel Florness
Revenue\.2B (FY2025)
TickerNASDAQ: FAST

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for Fastenal Company.

Leadership & Founders

2 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Jeffery M. Wattsreported, not verified

CEO & President

Daniel Flornessreported, not verified

Former CEO

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

0 entries
Total Tracked0
Operating0
Announced0
Concluded0

FAQ

8 entries
What is Fastenal Company?

Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) is a major American industrial supplies distributor with over $8B in annual revenue. While primarily known for fasteners and industrial vending solutions (FASTVend), Fastenal partners with FIRST Robotics to fabricate competition-accessibility ramps and has invested in industrial automation equipment. The Winona, Minnesota-based company operates over 100,000 vending machines and is not a primary robotics manufacturer.

What does Fastenal Company make?

Fastenal Company has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Fastenal Industrial Supply (Fastenal Company builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Who is the CEO of Fastenal Company?

Jeffery M. Watts is the ceo of Fastenal Company, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where is Fastenal Company headquartered?

Fastenal Company is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota, USA.

Where does Fastenal Company operate robots?

Fastenal Company is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Fastenal Company a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Fastenal Company ranks in roughly the top 71% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Fastenal Company founded?

Fastenal Company was founded in 1967.

Is Fastenal Company safe?

Fastenal Company has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.