SHORT TAKES: Altenloh, Brinck & Co., Chandler Products, Federal Screw Works, G.L. Huyett, Innovative Components, Kolene, LISI Automotive, Metal Coatings International, Modern Plating, North East Fasteners, Sundram Fasteners

Jason Sandefur

� Drake Pelham joined Altenloh, Brinck & Co. Inc. as its vice president and general manager, announced president Nikolas Dicke. Pelham will oversee all sales activities, marketing and business development. He can be reached at Tel: 813 655-4342. E-mail: drake.pelham@spax.com
ABC manufactures fasteners, screw machine products, chains and springs, and has U.S. operations located at 6930 San Tomas Rd., Suite 4, Elkridge, MD 21075. Tel: 410 796-6300 Fax 410 796-6301 Web: spax.com

� Chandler Products received ISO 9001-2000 certification. The certification of the Chandler Cleveland facility was led by quality assurance supervisor Phil Swinderman.
Chandler, a part of the Elgin Fastener Group, manufactures cold headed fasteners and specializes in small to medium-size production orders and close tolerance parts. Chandler is located at 1491 Chardon Rd., Cleveland, OH 44117. Tel: 216 481-4400 Fax 216 481-4427 E-mail: chandler@eni.com Web: chandlerproducts.com

� Federal Screw Works authorized the repurchase of up to 185,000 shares � about 13% of outstanding common stock. The company�s board of directors said the program would bring Federal Screw into compliance with NASDAQ�s Controlled Company exemption from certain new director independence and board committee requirements. The cost of the repurchase was not disclosed.
Federal Screw manufactures industrial fasteners and components, and is headquartered at 20229 Nine Mile Rd., St. Clair Shores, MI 48080-1775. Tel: 586 443-4222 Fax 586 443-4220 E-mail: fsw@federalscrew.com Web: federalscrew.com

� G.L. Huyett added two master distributorship programs, national sales manager Sara Mallo announced. G.L. Huyett will be an exclusive stocking distributor of BSB dowel pins and other products.
Alcoa Fastening Systems also approved G.L. Huyett as its exclusive national distributor of RECOIL thread repair and insert systems.
G.L. Huyett manufactures and distributes specialty fasteners, and is located at Exit 49 G.L. Huyett Expressway, P.O. Box 232, Minneapolis, KS 67467. Tel: 785 392-3017 Fax 785 392-2845 E-mail: sales@huyett.com Web: huyett.com

� Innovative Components named Keith Stoffle as quality assurance manager. Stoffle will lead the company�s ISO 9000-2000 certification process.
Innovative Components also announced that Linda Furio moved to inside sales.
Innovative Components supplies knobs, lynch pins, lock pins, magnetic pins, lanyards and other hardware, and is located at 1050 National Pkwy., Schaumburg, IL 60173. Tel: 847 885-9050 or 800 566-2774 Fax 847 885-9005 E-mail: sales@knobsource.com Web: knobsource.com

� Kolene Corp. CEO Roger Shoemaker announced sales & marketing has been realigned into three product groups: Thomas Strickland joined Kolene as head of the coatings removal group; Dennis McCardle, who has held various sales and service positions with Kolene since 1988, is the new product group manager for alloy descaling & cleaning processes; and Brian Radford is the new product group manager for metallurgical processes.
Founded in 1939, Kolene provides processes for cleaning and treating surfaces of components and materials worldwide and is located at 12890 Westwood Ave., Detroit, MI 48233. Tel: 313 273-9220 or 800 521-4182 Fax 212 273-5207 Web: kolene.com

� LISI Automotive received ISO/TS 16949-2002 certification for all European and American plants. The company also renewed its ISO 9001-2000 certificate for all automotive plants, tooling divisions, electrical fasteners, wire preparation and surface treatment.
LISI Automotive is part of the LISI Group, with auto component factories in Germany, France, China and Canada. The company is located at 28 Faubourg de Belfort – BP 19, Delle Cedex, France F90101. Tel: (03) 8458-6300 Fax (03) 8458-6593 Web: lisi-automotive.com

� Metal Coatings International Inc. reorganized to provide a swift response to the automotive and other industries, CEO George Palek announced. MCII promoted John Dutton to general manager. Dutton has been with MCII for 10 years as marketing & sales manager.
Mary McKerrell, who has been with the company for four years as account executive for DiamlerChrysler, was named sales manager. Six-year MCII veteran Andrew Pfeifer was named marketing supervisor. Pfeifer will also continue to coordinate general industry sales.
Brian Glowacki was promoted to commercial manager in charge of product development. Glowacki has been with the company for four years.
MCII is a worldwide developer and manufacturer of proprietary corrosion-resistant coatings, sealers and topcoats, including the GEOMET� and DACROMET� coating systems, and is headquartered at 275 Industrial Parkway, Chardon, Ohio 44024-1083. Tel: 440 285-2231 Fax 440 279-1483 E-mail: sales@metal-coatings.com Web: metal-coatings.com

� Modern Plating Corp. named Colin McDonough CFO and Dick Ppool quality manager, CEO Jim Stenberg announced. McDonough joined Modern from GE/Osmonics in Rockford, IL, where he was plant manager. Previously he was director of finance for York International Corp.
Ppool had been manufacturing manager and quality manager at Textron Fastening Systems� Taptite division. He has 30 years experience in fastener quality control and management.
Modern Plating is a 77-year-old company specializing in electroplating for transportation and other industries. Modern Plating is located at 701 S. Hancock Ave., Freeport, IL 61032. Tel: 815 235-3111 or 815 968-5072 Fax 815 235-4571 Web: modernplating.com

� North East Fasteners named Nebal Trivedi as IT manager, president Eric Webster announced.
NEF�s sibling company, Wili Metal Products, acquired a 10,000 sq ft adjacent facility for adding larger machines and increasing size capacity. Web: wilimetals.com
North East has manufactured small and miniature screws since 1963 and is located at 8 Tremco Dr., P.O. Box 322, Terryville, CT 06786-0322. Tel: 860 589-3242 Fax 860 589-6969 E-mail: nef@nef1.com Web: nef1.com

� Sundram Fasteners Ltd. has entered into a memorandum of understanding to purchase Dana Spicer Europe Ltd.�s precision forge unit in Cramlington, England. Terms of the deal � Sundram�s first overseas acquisition � were not disclosed. Cramlington Precision Forge is one of only three trade precision forge businesses in Europe capable of producing heavy-duty precision forged differential gears. Dana Spicer is part of the Automotive Aftermarket Group of the $10 billion Dana Corp. based in Toledo, OH.
Sundram hopes the acquisition helps it become competitive to meet the global forging demands of major companies, such as GM and Cummins.
The announcement follows Chennai, India-based Sundram�s decision earlier this year to build a $5 million high-tensile fastener plant in China. Sundram is part of TVS, a large component group in India with annual sales of $1.7 billion. Web: sundram.com

� Kim Stropes is retiring as president of Threaded Rod Company Inc. on December 31, 2003, after 44 years in the fastener industry, CEO Rebecca Branson announced. Stropes has been with Threaded Rod for 30 years.
Stropes started at Quality Mill Supply Co. in Indianapolis and then was with Jones & Laughlin Steel Service Center for 10 years.
�Thirty years ago we were very small company,� Stropes recalled of his starting at Threaded Rod. �We did everything from order desk to washing the windows to loading trucks.�
The biggest change during his career has been replacing personal relationships with �a numbers game,� Stropes observed. �People used to do things for each other.� He attributed the change to the electronic revolution but noted that technology has been a plus in allowing companies to operate more efficiently. Stropes can be e-mailed at Stropes2@aol.com.
Threaded Rod manufactures threaded rod, couplers, threaded studs and foundation anchor bolts and is located at 1929 Columbia Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220. Tel: 317 921-3000 or 800 354-3330 Fax 317 921-3011 Web: threadedrod.com

� Correction: The e-mail address for Mel Kirsner of Mell�s Fastener Museum is pellmell@san.rr.com. The museum was destroyed in the October Southern California fires (see November 18, 2003, FIN). Kirsner also can be contacted at 726 Deal Court, San Diego, CA 92109. Tel: 858 488-9805. \ �2003 FastenerNews.com