Durable Technologies' Slotted Steel Type and Utility Steel Type will deliver a high quality mark for any industrial application requiring interchangeable information. We manufacture holders for every O.E.M. impact press including G.T. Schmidt®, Pannier, Matthews®, Hilti®, Columbia®, Automator®, can marking embossing type and others.

Press Style Holders for Slotted Type

• Heavy duty for long life
• Made from shock resistant tool steel
• For use with heavy duty Slotted Type
• Commonly used together with our line of Impact Presses
  
• Supplied with a shank for press style use
• Simple hand held version for use with a striking hammer
• Other pocket sizes available

Click here to see how DePaul University uses Durable Technologies steel type and holders to track small items like keys. 

Standard Shanks

*Other shank sizes are available. 

M-E-Conomy Hand Held Holders

• Made from shock resistant tool steel
• For use with heavy duty Slotted Type
• Type holder is 5” long
• Other pocket sizes available
• Commonly used together with our O.E. Marking Hammers

Type Retaining Pins

M-E-Conomy Sledge Holders

• Heavy duty for long life
• Made from shock resistant tool steel
• Fiberglass handle with rubber grip
• For use with heavy duty Slotted Type
• Type holder is 5” long
• Other pocket sizes available
• Commonly used together with our O.E. Marking Hammers

Utility Type Holder for Presses

• Heavy duty for long life
• Made from shock resistant tool steel
• For use with Interchangeable Utility Type
• Commonly used together with our line of Impact Presses
• 5/8-18 UNF tapped hole for shank
• Other pocket sizes available

Utility Type Hand Held Holders

• Heavy duty for long life
• Made from shock resistant tool steel
• For use with Interchangeable Utility Type
• Type holder is 2.75” long
• Other pocket sizes available
• Commonly used together with our O.E. Marking Hammers

Utility Holder Character Capacity

These holders use 1/16”, 3/32”, 1/8”, 3/16” & 1/4” utility type characters interchangeably. Multiply the number of characters by the character size to determine the correct pocket width.

Examples:

• Six 3/16” characters require a pocket that is 1.125” wide
• Ten 1/8” characters require a pocket that is 1.25” wide
  
  (Letter “I” and punctuation on ½ thickness blanks for larger character sizes) 

Type Holder Gallery 

Steel type and steel type holders are manufactured to your specifications.  We use only the best tool grade hardened steel to make these long lasting and safe steel type and steel type holders.  Click the image to enlarge.