Acument Global Technologies Inc. named its 2019 TORX brand fastener and drive systems quality award winners.
There are 17 fastener manufacturers and seven drive tool manufacturers from eight countries: China, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and the U.S.
Award-winning TORX fastener licensees include:
Agrati, Medina, OH;
Arnold Fasteners Co., Ltd., Shenyang, China;
CELO, S.A., Barcelona, Spain;
EJOT Fastening Systems Co., Ltd., Taicang, China;
EJOT GmbH & Co. KG, Tambach-Dietharz, Germany;
Gosho Works Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan;
Holbrook Manufacturing, Wheeling, IL;
Industrias Lotu, S.A., Pamplona, Spain;
Lih Ta Fasteners Co., Ltd., Taiwan;
Saga Tekkohsho Co. Kanagawa, Japan;
Semblex Corp., Elmhurst, IL;
Sin Fu Shan International Corp., Taiwan;
Southco, Honeoye Falls, NY;
Stanley Engineered Fastening Ltd., Wuxi, China;
TR Formac Pte, Ltd., Singapore;
Unisteel Technology Co., Ltd., Natong, China;
and Unisteel Technology (M) Sdn Bhd., Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia.
Owned by Fontana Gruppo, Sterling Heights, MI-based Acument supplies mechanical fastening technology products and services.  The Torx brand was introduced in the 1960s and includes high-performance drive system for threaded assemblies in a range of applications and end-use markets due to its advantages in numerous assembly situations.  Applications include automotive, industrial, electronics and aerospace markets.  Web: Acument.com

Century Fasteners Corp. promoted longtime employee James Harding to director of operations.  Harding has over 17 years of experience at Century.
Founded in 1955 by Jack Schlegel and George Stieglitz, Century Fasteners is a master distributor of fastener and non-fastener components to the military, aerospace, electronics, automotive, sheet metal fabrication, contract manufacturing, telecommunications and medical industries.  Century is headquartered at 50-20 Ireland St., Elmhurst, NY 11373.  Email: corporate@centuryfasteners.com  Web: CenturyFasteners.com

LindFast Solutions Group promoted three vice presidents to senior leadership: Bernie Longen, John Simpson and Jon Newman.
Longen, previously VP of sales, becomes president of the Lindstrom division.
Simpson, who also had been a sales VP, becomes president of the Stelfast division.
Newman, VP of purchasing and quality, becomes senior VP of purchasing, quality and general manager of the Mega Metric division.
LSG also promoted Bill Akerfeldt to VP and general manager of LindFast Canada; and Marvin Brown to LindFast Canada senior director of operations and administration.
“Collectively, they have a decades long track record in this industry of taking care of customers, driving growth, and optimizing their organizations,” stated CEO Bill Niketas.  “But more importantly, they are all leaders who embrace our core values of: integrity, respect, ownership, collaboration, excellence, and humility.  We are very proud to work with each of them, and we look forward to great times ahead for LindFast.
LindFast is a master distributor of specialty fasteners in North America through its metric (Lindstrom) and imperial (Stelfast) product brands.  LindFast is headquartered at 2950 100th Crt., Blaine, MN 55449.  Web: LindFastGroup.com

Aerospace fastener and components manufacturer Shimtech Industries was renamed Avantus Aerospace.
“The AVANTUS name is indicative of our broader capabilities and product offerings,” explained CEO Brian Williams.
Avantus is owned by Inflexion Private Equity and Auctus Industries, both based in London, with management headquarters in Santa Clarita, CA.
Avantus has divisions that include five manufacturing facilities in the US, three in Europe and one in Mexico to serve aerospace customers in the civil, military and aftermarket sectors, including Boeing, Airbus, Spirit AeroSystems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Mitsubishi, HondaJet, Collins Aerospace, Bombardier and De Havilland.
Avantus includes Attewell, Lamsco, Bolsan, Fastener Technology Corp. (FTC), Pillar Seals & Gaskets (PSG), Performance Plastics (PPI), Angeles Composites (ACTI), and SDM Composites.
Shimtech traces its roots back to the early 1940s, with portfolio company Attewell being founded in 1942.  Hampson Industries acquired Attewell and PSG in 1996 and added Bolsan in 1998.  By 2011, Hampson Industries re-branded the four businesses as Shimtech Industries, which was sold to Bridgepoint Development.
Capital in 2011. Inflexion and Actus acquired Shimtech in 2015.  Web: AvantusAerospace.com

U.S.-based STC Dip Spin and Forplan AG of Switzerland formed an alliance to expand zinc flake coating capabilities.  The alliance allows for state-of-the-art equipment and processes to apply various coatings.
STC Dip Spin has been selling dip spin equipment for 45 years.  STC sold equipment that is still operating 35 years later.
STC VP Tim Hanna said the alliance allows “a full complement of state-of-the-art coating equipment and services available for our existing and new customer base— raising the bar for both our companies.”
Kalamazoo, MI-based STC Dip Spin, a division of PRAB Inc., supplies centrifugal dip & spin coating systems including laboratory units, small batch and high production jobs for aerospace, automotive, off-road, military, transportation and other industries.  Web: stcdipspin.com
Bragg, Switzerland based Forplan offers pre-treatment/washing lines, post-treatment lines for processes after plating as well as dip-spin coating lines and industrial ovens.  Web: forplan.ch