5/8/2013 5:14:00 PM
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SHORTTAKES: All Fasteners, Cardinal Fastener, Gesipa Fasteners USA, Jay-Cee Sales, NEF and Screw Products

All Fasteners president Jim Ruetz will embark on a 4,000-mile, 12-day motorcycle trip across 12 states in the Cajun-Parrot Run to benefit CureDuchenne.  The nonprofit group funds raises awareness and supports research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

His trip starts June 5, 2013, from his hometown of Oak Creek, WI, and includes New Orleans and Key West.

Ruetz, an Oak Creek alderman, rode to Alaska in 2011 to help raise $10,000. Ruetz is inviting others in the fastener industry to join him in the ride or by donating. He has a goal of raising $20,000 this year. Web: cureduchenne.org

All Fasteners is located at 8625 Industrial Dr., Franksville, WI 53126. Tel: 800 472-3362 Web: allfast.com

 

Bill Walczak and Floyd Carr are new regional managers at Cardinal Fastener, president Bill Boak announced.

Walczak has 25 years experience in fastener manufacturing, engineering, management and sales with the Engineered Products and Unbrako divisions of SPS Technologies. Email: BillW@CardinalFastener.com  Tel: 216 299-4587

Carr has 30 years in aerospace and automotive fastener experience. Most recently he was vice president of sales in the Engineered Products division at SPS. Email: FloydC@CardinalFastener.com Tel: 216 408-7008

Boak was named president in April. His career includes executive roles with SPS and Textron Fastening Inc. (see FIN, April 10, 2013).

Cardinal manufactures domestic hot formed, large diameter fasteners and is headquartered at 5185 Richmond Rd., Bedford Heights, OH 44146. Tel: 216 831-3800 Email: sales@cardinalfastener.com Web: cardinalfastener.com

 

Gesipa Fasteners USA Inc. president Guy Krone announced the headquarters will move from New Jersey to North Carolina at the beginning of 2014.

Krone also announced he will step down as president at the end of 2013. 

Krone started in the fastener industry in 1973 in sales for Acme Rivet & Machine Corp. He became president of Acme in 1983 and moved on after a buyout in 1989. After two years as general manager of Milford he became president of Gesipa in 1991.

“Now with the relocation of the U.S. headquarters, I have decided to step down,” Krone told FIN. “Because I’m not ready for retirement, I will continue working with Gesipa as CHB for a transition period. I look forward to new challenges.”

Gesipa’s Action Tool is located at 126 Quality Dr., Mocksville, NC 27028. Tel: 336 751-1555

Gesipa was established in Waldorf, Germany in 1955. Gesipa introduced the GAV automatic-feed blind riveting system in 1975.
 
Gesipa manufactures blind rivets and installation tools at five factories in the U.S., Germany and England.

In 2009 Gesipa became a subsidiary of global fastening systems manufacturer SFS Intec of Heerbrugg, Switzerland. 

Gesipa is currently headquartered at One Union St. #203, Robbinsville, NJ 08691. Tel: 609 208-1740 Fax 609 259-8215 Email: gkrone@gesipausa.com  Web: gesipausa.com

 

Jay-Cee Sales & Rivet Inc. is marking its 65th year in business, manager Allan Weitzman said.

Founded in 1948 in Detroit by Jack “JC” Clinton as a small store selling shoes, socks, pants, war suppliers and more, soon Jay-Cee began selling nuts, bolts, screws and rivets.

Today Jay-Cee stocks eight million pounds of inventory in 35,000 sq ft of space at 32861 Chesley Dr., Farmington MI 48336. Tel: 248 478-2150 Email: allan@rivetsinstock.com Web: rivetsinstock.com

 

Erin Dumonski is the new director of quality at Northeast Fasteners Corporation. Dumonski will head NEF’s quality department along with quality manager Joseph Longo, where she will assist the company in enhancing their military and aerospace quality capabilities, president Eric Webster announced.

NEF currently supplies commercial, military and automotive fasteners and is adding aerospace fasteners. NEF is an AS9100C certified manufacturer.

Dumonski had been the quality assurance manager at B/E Aerospace Consumables, where she managed a quality department of 23 employees plus was also responsible for maintaining ISO 9001/AS9102 certification.

Previously she was with Pratt & Whitney’s engineering development program in quality and manufacturing engineering rotations. She earned certificates in lean manufacturing, supplier quality assurance; laboratory control at source; engineer in training; and the Phalanx Honorary Society’s commendable leadership award.

NEF has also updated its AS9100 Certification to Revision C with a 100% score. Founded in 1963, NEF manufactures small and miniature screws and is located at 9 Tremco Dr., Terryville, CT 06786-0322. Tel: 860 589-3242 Web: nef1.com 

 

Screw Products Inc. is expanding its distribution lines of fasteners for coastal construction, president Jim Miller announced.

As a resident of Washington’s Puget Sound, Miller is familiar with coastal home fastener challenges. “Builders who work on the coast should be using nothing but 305 or 316 stainless steel,” Miller said. “Neither will rust and 305s are about 30% less expensive.”

Founded in 1999, Screw Products is located at 9401 54th Ave. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332. Tel: 253 853-8880 Email: info@screw-products.com  Web: screw-products.com  ©2013 GlobalFastenerNews.com