SHORT TAKES: Arconix, Bamal, Barnhill Bolt, Brunner, Earnest Machine, EFC Int’., Fall River Mfg., Greenslade & Co., Ifastgroupe/Ingersoll Fasteners, Metal Coatings Int’l., NSL Analytical, NYF Corp., Paulo Products, Wurth Adams Nut & Bolt

Jason Sandefur

� Arconix Group opened a new distributorship in Shanghai. The 2,475 sq ft facility houses a sales office, warehouse, testing facilities and demo room. Shanghai Arconix Fastening & Distribution (Shanghai) Company Ltd., headed by managing director Patrick Lim, offers 15 lines of components and hardware, and is located at Section B, 4th Floor, No. 209 Tai Gu Road, Wai Gao Qiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, China. Tel: (86) 21/5868/3688 Fax (86) 21/5868/3988 E-mail:patricklim@arconix.com
Arconix distributes fasteners, components and hardware with operations in the U.S., UK, Mexico and Singapore. It is headquartered at 800 Del Norte Blvd., Oxnard, CA 93030. Tel: 805 988-4882 Fax 805 988-1254 E-mail: arconix@arconix.com Web: arconix.com

� Chris Brown was named president of Bamal Fastener Corp. Brown joined Bamal in 1987 and served most recently as vice president of operations. Bamal Fastener is owned by Bamal Corporation.

Bamal Fastener is a 49-year-old distributor of production fasteners and Class C items, and operates branches in Sidney, OH; East Moline, IL; Springfield, TN; and El Paso, TX. Bamal Corp. is headquartered at 460 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham, MI 48009. Tel: 248 433-3941 Fax 248 433-5226 E-mail: info@bamal.com Web: bamal.com

� Barnhill Bolt Company Inc. announced that John Barnhill was named outside salesman. Barnhill worked for the company while attending college, then spent the next 10 years as a teacher and coach.
Barnhill Bolt is a 42-year-old distributor located at 2500 Princeton Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107. Tel: 505 884-1808 or 800 472-3900 Fax 505 888-1559 E-mail: info@barnhillbolt.com Web: barnhillbolt.com

� Brunner Drilling & Manufacturing Inc. received ISO 9002 certification, Paul Arbanas announced.
Brunner manufactures cold formed, threaded and machined components, including graded fasteners, welded and die cast assemblies for OEMs in outdoor power equipment, agricultural, construction, truck and health care industries. Brunner is located at 1025 Parker Dr., Mauston, WI 53948. Tel: 608 847-6667 Fax 608 847-7118 E-mail: brun_mfg@mwt.net Web: brunner-inc.com

� Earnest Machine Products Company named Debra Rhoads Midwest division sales manager based in Davenport, IA, national sales manager Joe Lonsway announced. Rhoads was previously sales coordinator and has been with Earnest since 1986.
Cleveland, OH-based Earnest was founded in 1948 and distributes fasteners from seven North American warehouses plus locations in England and France. The Midwest office is at 7310 Vine St. Court, Davenport, IA 52806-1354. Tel: 563 386-3382 or 800 327-6378 Fax 563 386-3386
E-mail: iowa@earnestmachine.com Web: earnestmachine.com

� EFC International was named an authorized U.S. distributor for Baker & Finnemore Ltd. Baker & Finnemore is a 140-year-old manufacturer of tools and precision pressings, including Starlock Push-On fasteners. It is located at Bak-Fin Works, 199 Newhall St., Birmingham, B3 1SN, UK. Tel: 44 (0) 121 2362347 Fax 44 (0) 121 2367224 Web: bakerandfinnemore.com
EFC is a master distributor with branches in Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas, and is headquartered at 1940 Craigshire Rd., St. Louis, MO 63146. Tel: 314 434-2888 or 800 888-3326 Fax 314 434-2902 E-mail: info@efc-intl.com Web: efc-intl.com

� David Monti was named vice president and general manager of Fall River Manufacturing, president Tim Csanadi announced. Monti has been with Fall River for three years in a sales and marketing capacity. Prior to that, he worked in the automotive industry for 13 years.
Fall River manufactures cold headed, stainless steel and nonferrous screws, nuts and bolts, and is headquartered at 540 Currant Rd., Fall River, MA 02720. Tel: 508 675-1125 or 800 275-6991 Fax 508 675-8770 Web: fallrivermfg.com

� Greenslade & Company Inc. president Joe Greenslade announced expansion with new fastener test plate capacity and a second CNC drilling and tapping machining center.
Greenslade supplies fastener testing and inspection equipment and calibration services. Greenslade is headquartered at 2234 Wenneca Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76102. Tel: 817 870-888 Fax 817 870-9199 E-mail: greensladeandcompany@sbcglobal.net Web: greensladeandcompany.com

� Ifastgroupe announced the appointment of Charlie Birch as general manager of Ingersoll Fasteners.
Birch succeeds Glenn Snowberger, who retires December 31. During Snowberger�s 14 years as general manager Ingersoll received QS 9000 certification; increased its market in the automotive, agricultural, heavy truck and construction equipment industries; and added distributor-managed inventory programs. Snowberger will remain as an Ifastgroupe consultant and can be contacted at snowberger@ivaco.com
Birch has been in the fastener industry for 37 years, including seven as manufacturing manager for Ingersoll.
Ingersoll, a division of Marieville, Quebec-based Ifastgroupe, manufactures cold-headed special fasteners and B7 studs and is located at 390 Thomas St., Ingersoll, ON N5C 3K3. Tel: 519 485-4610 Fax 519 485-2435 Web: ivaco.com

� Metal Coatings International Inc. created a commercialization department to provide transition between R&D and licensees. Metal Coatings named Nobu Ayukawa as commercialization manager; Art Luecke, new applications chemist; and Wes Forbes, new applications engineer. Ayukawa will be responsible for all technical activity pertaining to new products.
Metal Coatings manufactures proprietary corrosion resistant coatings, sealers and topcoats and is headquartered at 275 Industrial Pkwy., Chardon, OH 44024-1083. Tel: 440 285-2231 Fax 440 279-1483 E-mail: sales@metal-coatings.com Web: metal-coatings.com

� NSL Analytical Services Inc. promoted Sharon Martinko to Network/LIMS Administrator. Martinko holds a BS from Youngs-town State University and earned MCSE Track 2000 certification from Kent State University.
NSL is a commercial material testing laboratory for the aerospace, general manufacturing and other industries, and is headquartered at 7650 Hub Parkway, Cleveland, OH 44125. Tel: 216 447-1550 or 800 497-6752 Fax 216 447-0716
E-mail: nsl@nslanalytical.com Web: nslanalytical.com

� NYF Corp. won the 2002 Silver New Jersey Governor�s Award for Performance Excellence. The award is the state�s equivalent of the national Malcolm Baldridge Award. CEO Roger Crosby said NYF �began this initiative several years ago to stake our claim for our customers� loyalty. We have been rewarded with a doubling of sales in the past three years in a downward-trending industrial environment.�
Crosby credited NYF�s employee teams, electronic technology and working with OEM customers for supply chain management.
NYF customers include United Technologies, Honeywell International, Northrop Grumman, Sanmina-SCI and Raytheon.
Dan Spina, director of Honeywell International�s Integrated Supply Chain, commended NYF for commitment to �finding better ways of doing things� to assure customers� success. �We work together to consider and implement new concepts for quantum changes.�
NYF distributes mechanical fasteners, electronic hardware and assembly components and is headquartered at 599 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07653-0097. Tel: 201 265-8770 or 800 631-1993 Fax 201 265-3765 E-mail: roger@nyf.com Web: nyf.com

� Paulo Products Company received certification from DaimlerChrysler for new heat-treating standards for externally threaded fasteners at its Murfreesboro, TN, facility, sales manager Jeff Brown announced. Requirements include automated furnace and generator controls and carbon alarm systems.
Paulo provides heat-treating, brazing and metal finishing, and other metallurgical and engineering services from plants in Cleveland, Kansas City, Memphis, Nashville, Murfreesboro and St. Louis. Paulo is headquartered at 5711 W. Park Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110. Tel: 314 647-7500 Fax 314 647-7518 E-mail: jebrown@paulo.com Web: paulo.com

� Dick Mayoh retired as president of W�rth Adams Nut & Bolt, and Gary Huck was promoted to succeed him.
Huck joined W�rth Adams in 2001 as vice president of materials after 19 years with Crenlo Inc. He had been in charge of production, inventory controls, purchasing, traffic and logistics at Crenlo.
Mayoh also was with Safety Socket, Atlantic Fasteners and Majestic Screw & Bolt during his more than 35-year fastener career and was a member of the board of the National Fastener Distributors Association. His mailing address until he retires to northern Wisconsin is 6235 Upland Ln. North, Maple Grove, MN 55311.
Founded in 1979 by Win Adams, W�rth Adams distributes fasteners and provides inventory management for OEMs and MRO customers. W�rth Adams is a member of the K�nzelsau, Germany-based W�rth Group. W�rth Adams has seven upper Midwest and Texas locations and is headquartered at 10100 85th Ave. N, Maple Grove, MN 55369. Tel: 763 424-3374 Fax 763 493-0800 E-mail: info@wurthadams.com Web: wurthadams.com \ �2002 FastenerNews.com