SHORT TAKES: InfastGuide, Jacobson Mfg., Nylok, Orbitform, Stillwater Fasteners, Sutherland Industrial Sales, Tower Fasteners

Jason Sandefur

InfastGuide Publications Inc. released an updated printed edition of The International Fastener Source Guide, North America 2004-2005, publisher Richard Desormeau announced. The 415-page guide succeeds the 2002 CD-ROM version. The new edition lists 2,096 manufacturers, importers and distributors and 1,183 types of fasteners. InfastGuide Publications, PMB 211, 2637 E. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL 33062. Tel: 954 782-9527 Fax 954 782-9723 E-mail: info@infastguide.com Web: infastguide.com

Jacobson Mfg. LLC is now ISO/TS16949:2002 certified, announced sales and marketing manager Stan Rhodes.
Jacobson Mfg. was formed from the purchase of Huck Medina from Alcoa”s Automotive Fastener Unit in February 2004. Jacobson Mfg. is part of the fastener group consisting of Jacobson Mfg. LLC, Continental / Midland LLC and MSD Stamping LLC. The company manufactures internal and external fasteners and special cold formed products, and is headquartered at 941 Lake Rd., Medina, OH. Tel: 330 721-6308 Fax 330 723-4510 E-mail: stanley.rhodes@jacobsonmfg.com

Charles Pressel is the new quality assurance manager at the Macomb, MI, Nylok Corporation plant, president Max Dorflinger announced. Pressel has 30 years experience in manufacturing quality control.
Jaime Richey, a Nylok sales & marketing coordinator since 2002, was promoted to inside sales rep at Nylok Michigan.
A member of the Marmon Group since 2000, Nylok operates facilities for self-locking, self-sealing and thread protecting processes in California, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and Canada, and a licensing program with 20 companies in Asia, Europe and South America. Nylok is headquartered at 15260 Hallmark Dr., Macomb, MI 48042. Tel: 586 786-0100 Fax 586 786-0598 E-mail: sales@nylok.com Web: nylok.com

Orbitform Group appointed Thom Barry as product team manager. Barry spent the last 10 years as vice president of manufacturing for Milford Fastening Systems, which was purchased by Orbitform.
Orbitform also hired Evan Marshall as senior controls engineer. Marshall joins the company from Midbrook Products.
Orbitform Group includes Orbitform, Milford, Rollerform, Thernuform, Adtech, WatchDawg, and Arbor Automation. The company is headquartered at 1800 Executive Dr., Jackson, MI 49200. Tel: 517 787-9447 Fax 517 787-6609 E-mail: sales@orbitform.com Web: orbitform.com

Stillwater Fasteners, a division of Vertex Fasteners, was added to the U.S. Department of Defense”s exclusive Qualified Suppliers List for Manufacturers (QSLM). Stillwater was approved for a three-year term to supply Class 2 threaded fasteners for Federal Stock Classes 5305 and 5306, which cover various ranges of screws and bolts.
The addition to the QSLM is a company first, noted Vertex CEO David Hirsch. “Meeting the DOD”s high standards speaks volumes about the quality of our products. We are both thrilled and proud to know they will be used to supply our U.S. military,” he stated.
Stillwater manufactures corrosion resistant special and standard screws, and can be reached at P.O. Box 300, East Freetown, MA 02717-0300. Tel: 508 763-8044 Fax 508 763-8048 E-mail: stillwater@vertexfasteners.com Web: stillwaterfasteners.com

Ralph Cosentino joined Sutherland Industrial Sales, John Sutherland announced. Cosentino, of A. Cosentino Ent., has 25 years of fastener experience in his western upstate New York territory. Tel: 716 632-2582 E-mail: rcosentino1@hotmail.com
Sutherland Industrial Sales is a manufacturers” rep firm founded 13 years ago by John Sutherland which covers upstate New York and parts of New England and is headquartered at 8 Dunlin Way, Portsmouth, NH 03801. Tel: 603 431-8142 Fax 603 431-8260 E-mail: jmsrep@aol.com

Tower Fasteners Co. Inc. appointed John Segraves national sales engineer, announced national sales manager Ken Oehler. Segraves has 20 years experience as an engineering representative, including 16 years with PennEngineering.
Tower distributes fasteners and provides inventory management systems from warehouses in Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.�The family-owned company, founded in 1967, is an authorized stocking distributor for 30 fastener and hardware manufacturer lines, and is ISO 9001:2000 certified.� Tower is headquartered at 1690 North Ocean Ave., Holtsville, NY 11742. Tel: 631 289-8800 or 800 688-6937 Fax 631 289-8810 Web: towerfasteners.com \ �2004 FastenerNews.com