SHORT TAKES: Alcoa Fastening, Aztech Locknut, Barnes Group, Brighton-Best, Creative Assembly, EPS, Fastening Systems Int’l, Heyco/Anixter, Porteous, QuickScrews, Sasco, Shanghai, Spiralock, State Industrial Supply

John Wolz

” Alcoa Fastening Systems is helping Lockheed Martin improve its safety practices. AFS hosted a benchmarking event with Lockheed Martin”s Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) corporate directors, at AFS” facility in Carson, CA.
Lockheed Martin focused on learning how Alcoa handles fatality prevention and incident investigation, training, contractor safety, employee participation, culture change, and the Alcoa Self Assessment Tools (ASAT).
The AFS Carson operation”s Environmental and Health & Safety management systems have been recommended for ISO14001 and ISO18001 certification, one of Alcoa”s first locations to achieve this recognition. Lockheed Martin will participate in a similar event with the Toyota Motor Company.
AFS has 6,000 employees and manufactures at 26 locations in seven countries and is headquartered at 3000 W. Lomita Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505. Tel: 805 527-3600
Fax 805 991-1449 Web: alcoa.com/fastening_systems

” Aztech Locknut Co. re-launched its website with additional product and application information, technical support and search features.
The website features product tabs with links to full specifications; capabilities section; information about locknut groups and applications; technical support with application photos; sales territory and contact information; RFQ form; Q&A; quality control tab with lab certifications; and search features.
Aztech supplies all metal and nylon insert locknut products and is headquartered at 2675 White Oak Circle, Aurora, IL 60504. Tel: 800 321-5625 Fax 630 236-3210 E-mail: sales@aztechlocknut.com Web: aztechlocknut.com

” Barnes Group Inc. promoted Idelle Wolf to president of Barnes Distribution, succeeding retiring Keith Drewett. Wolf remains a vice president of Barnes Group.
Barnes Group CEO Edmund Carpenter said Wolf “successfully integrated several significant acquisitions, drove process changes, and spearheaded the rationalization of Barnes Distribution”s distribution centers throughout North America.”
Wolf joined Barnes Distribution as COO when Barnes Group acquired Curtis Industries in 2000. Wolf was executive vice president and COO at Curtis. A year ago Wolf was named president of Barnes Distribution North America.
Drewett, who also had been with Curtis, will retire in March.
Founded in 1857 Barnes Group manufactures precision metal components and assemblies and distributes industrial supplies, Barnes Distribution provides MRO and production suppliers and is one of three Barnes Group businesses with total 2004 sales of $994.7 million. Barnes Grop is headquartered at 123 Main St., Bristol, CT 06011-0489. Tel: 860 583-7070 Fax 860 589-3507 Web: barnesgroupinc.com

” Brighton-Best Socket Screw opened its first “super center” stocking 15,000 items for immediate shipping and open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (EST), vice president Gordon Anderson announced.
Anderson explained that super centers will be stocked “regardless of any historical sales in the territory.” Traditional distribution centers are stocked according to territory sales history.
Southeastern regional manager Mike Hart emphasized the Atlanta super center gives Brighton-Best the “ability to service our customers with same day shipping of all 15,000 items from a single location.”
Brighton-Best plans to open two more super centers during the next quarter.
The first super center is a 30,000 sq ft facility located at 5050 Oakbrook Pkwy., Norcross, GA 30093. Tel: 800 275-0056 Fax 770 662-0320 E-mail: Atlanta@brightonbest.com
Brighton-Best opened in 1925 in a Cincinnati storefront and now has 34 distribution centers worldwide supplying inch and metric alloy and stainless socket screws to more than 6,000 distributors.
Brighton-Best is headquartered at 1665 Heraeus Blvd., Buford, GA 30518. Tel: 678 288-1000 Fax 678 288-1015 E-mail: info@brightonbest.com Web: brightonbest.com
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” Creative Assembly Systems Inc. named David Mincks as quality manager, president James Spillman announced. Mincks has quality and management experience with Lucent Technologies, Dynalab and Steel Ceilings.
Creative Assembly distributes proprietary and specialty fasteners. CAS has a branch in Seattle and is headquartered at 6002 Groveport Rd., Groveport, OH 43125. Tel: 614 836-1050 or 888 836-4227 Fax 614 836-1057 E-mail: info@creativeassembly.com

” EPS is opening an expansion to manufacturing and quality lab space this month, president Tim Harris announced. The 16,000 sq ft addition brings the total to more than 50,000 sq ft.
EPS is a 13-year-old manufacturer and importer of standard, semi-standard and specialty fasteners and cold parts. EPS is located at 1810 Grassland Pkwy., Alpharetta, GA 30004. Tel: 770 664-6742 or 877 889-1017 Fax 770 772-9779 E-mail: sales@engineeredpartsinc.com Web: engineeredpartsinc.com

” Cecil Couch opened a distributorship in Akron, Ohio. Fastening Systems International LLC focuses on specials per print for OEMs and will sell across North America through manufacturers reps.
Couch started in the fastener industry in 1964 with National Screw & Mfg. Co.
John Lawson is the operations manager. Lawson has 20 years experience in distribution with Zeigler Bolt & Nut and Davco Fasteners.
Fastening Systems in located at 474 Locust St., Akron, OH 44307. Tel: 330 253-8900 Fax 330 253-8958 E-mail: ccouch@fastsysint.com Web: fastsysint.com

” UK fastener specialist Heyco Ltd. changed its name to Anixter Components, adopting the name of its parent company Anixter Inc.
“The name has changed but our customers will still get the same innovative, high quality products and the same high level of service and technical expertise that they’ve come to expect,” stated Andrew Fletcher, technical director of Anixter Components. “Strengthening our alliances with the Anixter group is a positive move that opens up many new opportunities for us to better serve our customers as demonstrated by the great additions to our catalogue this year.”
Anixter Components also lauched its 2006 catalogue with online and print editions. The 296-page catalogue lists more than 10,000 components, including rivets, panel fasteners, threaded fasteners and nuts, washers and cable ties.
The web version offers multiple search facilities allowing selection by product section, photograph, description and part number. Other special features include downloadable 3D CAD files, favourites lists, order and account tracking, as well as a real-time prices and inventory.
Anixter Components is located at Unit A Nimrod Way, East Dorset Trade Park, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7HY United Kingdom. Tel: 44 1202 865222 Web: heyco.co.uk

” The Taiwan office of Porteous Fastener Co. received ISO 9001-2000 accreditation plus laboratory accreditation to ISO 17025.
Porteous added new dimensional inspection and test equipment supplied by Greenslade & Co. to the lab in Kaohsiung.
Edgar Chen heads the Taiwan facility and Grace Huang is quality manager.
Porteous is a master distributor and importer with 15 North American branches and is headquartered at 1040 Watson Center Rd., Carson, CA 90745-4227. Tel: 800 426-6887 Fax 310 835-0415 E-mail: sales@porteousfastener.com Web: porteousfastener.com

” QuickScrews International Corp. opened a South Carolina warehouse, president Greg Wiener announced. The new 28,000 sq ft facility is within 25 miles of the Port of Charleston. The Rock Hill, SC, warehouse will service the Southeastern U.S. and has capacity for 1,500 pallets or 72,000 cases.
QuickScrews was founded in 1987 as S&G Specialty Fasteners Inc. QuickScrews supplies fasteners for the woodworking, cabinet and furniture industries. QuickScrews also has branches in Union City, CA, and Baltimore and is headquartered at 2420 Camino Ramon #320, San Ramon, CA 94583. Tel: 800 743-6916 Fax 800 689-7975 E-mail: sales@quickscrews.com Web: quickscrews.com

” Sasco Fasteners added 5,000 sq ft to its warehouse, bringing the office and warehouse total to 12,000 sq ft, president Steve Dunham announced. Sasco will increase inventory and add such items as air tool accessories, industrial hand tools, safety supplies and structural fasteners.
Founded in 1979, Sasco is a locally owned distributor of fasteners for the construction and industrial markets in Southern Oregon and Northern California. Sasco is located at 2083 Sage Rd., Medford, OR 97501. Tel: 541 779-2024 Fax 541 779-3304 E-mail: sascoman@charter.net Web: sascofast.com

” President John Wu announced Shanghai Ucan Fastener Company Ltd. moved to Rm. 501, No. 1221 Zhijun Mansion, Xie Tu Rd., Shanghai 20032, China. Tel: (86) 21 51502705 Fax (86) 21 51502709 E-mail: John.wu@sh-ucan.com Web: sh-ucan.com
At its factory in the Baoshan district of Shanghai, the company produces Hex nuts, Hex bolts and screws, flat washers, threaded rods and specials according to samples or drawings.

” Spiralock released vibration test data from the Goddard Space Flight Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, British Aerospace, Mack Truck, Dana Corporation and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“For engineers combating vibrational loosening, axial-torsional loading, joint fatigue, and thermal extremes, conventional fastening methods involving standard 60 degree threads have posed design limitations for too long and proven solutions, backed by test data, have been relatively nonexistent,” according to Spiralock.
In dynamic and static testing by Goddard Space Flight Center, Spiralock nuts stainless alloy A-286 and alloy steel nuts were tested under vibration and static load conditions. “Preliminary tests in vibration clearly demonstrated that these nuts would not back off under the vibration specifications listed for the space shuttle,” states the Goddard report. “Further vibration tests in sine and random were applied that were ten times as strong and ten times as long as the shuttle specifications, and they did not back off.”
For data from the Goddard and other tests contact Spiralock, P.O. Box 71629, Madison Tech Center, Madison Heights, MI 48071. Tel: 900 521-1403. Fax 248 543-1403 E-mail: slinfo@spiralock.com Web: spiralock.com

” State Industrial Supply Corp. is marking 15 years since its acquisition by Larry Larson. The company has grown from four employees in 1991 to 25 now and has locations in Tucson, El Paso, Charlotte and Guadalajara, Mexico.
Larson started in the fastener business in 1962 as a floor expediter and customer service representative at Phoell Manufacturing in Chicago. One year later he joined Pioneer Screw & Nut where he opened distribution branches in Arizona, Colorado, Texas and California.
Larson purchased State Industrial in 1991 when it was on the verge of bankruptcy.
In 2000 Mark Larson joined his father at State Industrial as general manager. He oversees product sales and overseas relations.
State Industrial distributes 10,000 types of fasteners and electronic hardware and provides VMI program. State Industrial is headquartered at 7717 N. Hartman Ln., Tucson, AZ 85743. Tel: 520 744-0919 Fax 520 744-6624 E-mail: jsheek@sisaz.com Web: sisaz.com \ �2006 FastenerNews.com