SHORT TAKES: Cardinal, Doncasters, Driv-Lok, Prospect Fastener, Metric & Multistandard, Modern Plating, PennEngineering, Semblex, Sems and Specials, Smith Associates, Tapco

John Wolz

” Cardinal Fastener created a wind power division to address “explosive” sales growth of fasteners for the wind turbine industry.
“Our company is receiving orders for products to be manufactured with very fast lead times – often as short as days,” explained president John Grabner. “Once we prove our product quality and our company service, we are getting the opportunity to become the regular supply chain vendor.”
The new division has been staffed with three people dedicated to wind turbine customers, with another seven people spending much of their time on this segment of the supply chain.
Founded in 1983, Cardinal Fastener is one of the largest manufacturers of wind turbine fasteners in North America, having supplied over 150,000 pieces. Cardinal is located at 5185 Richmond Rd., Bedford Heights, OH 44146. Tel: 216 831-3800 Fax 216 831-3651 E-mail: sales@cardinalfastener.com Web: cardinalfastener.com

” UK-based Doncasters Group has expanded its Fastener Systems division to serve the aerospace market by adding a range of fasteners, including nut plates, anchor plates, gang channels, washers, bolts, pins, rivets, brackets, nuts, flange nuts, screws and studs, to its product list, Manufacturingtalk.com reports.
Headed by Ken Caratelli, Doncasters Fasteners Systems division includes three U.S. companies acquired by the group as part of its 2007 acquisition of FastenTech: Nelson Stud (Elyria, OH); Ferry Cap and Set Screw (Lakewood, OH); and Progressive Stamping (Royal Oak, MI).
“By expanding our Fastener Systems offering to the aerospace market, we will be able to continue to provide high quality parts to our clients while working to become a true supply-chain integrator, helping OEMs streamline processes and minimize time spent dealing with multiple suppliers,” stated CEO Eric Lewis.
Doncasters Fastener Systems is currently working with several aerospace OEMs to develop its product range and obtain relevant certifications. Division services include: metal stamping and welding; broaching, thread rolling, drilling, computer numerical control machining and centerless grinding; cold heading; fillet roll, head forging and collar forming; heat treatment and painting; and thread patches, bonding, de-burring and drying.
Doncasters Group paid $492 million for Minneapolis-based FastenTech during the second quarter of 2007. At the time, Lewis forecasted investment of at least $150 million to integrate and upgrade FastenTech’s capabilities.
FastenTech makes fasteners and precision components for the power generation, aerospace, military and civil engineering sectors, with 1,800 employees. Web: fastentech.com
Doncasters supplies precision components and assemblies to the aerospace, power generation, specialty automotive and medical orthopedic industries and has 4,800 employees across the U.S., Europe and Mexico. The company is headquartered at 28-30 Derby Rd., Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 8FF UK. Tel 44 (0)1332 864900 Fax 44 (0)1332 864888 Web: doncasters.com

” Driv-Lok Inc. appointed Prospect Fastener Corp. as master distributor for its Driv-Lok InStock program for lower quantity users. Prospect Fastener will stock Driv-Lok pins in various materials and finishes in both inch and metric sizes for JIT delivery.
Founded in 1982, Prospect is headed by president Richard Pratt and is located at 1295 Kyle Court, Wauconda, IL 60084. Tel: 847-526-2950 or 800 822-6060 Fax 847 526-2955 E-mail: sales@prospectfastener.com
Founded in 1939 by Pete Hilstrom, Driv-Lok was honored this year for 50 years of participation in the Illinois Manufacturer’s Association. Driv-Lok manufactures press-fit metal fasteners, including grooved, knurled, slotted, coiled and Barb-Lok pins as well as solid and split dowels. Driv-Lok is located at 1104 Park Ave., Sycamore, IL 66178. Tel: 815 895-8161 Fax 815 895-6909

” Metric & Multistandard Components Corp. named Marty Nolan and Tom Hipp of R.L. English Co. as outside sales reps. Nolan and Hipp will cover Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
Marking its 45 anniversary in 2008, Metric & Multistandard is a master stocking distributor of metric fasteners, fittings, tools and specialty items, with stocking locations in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and Reno. Metric & Multistandard is headquartered at 120 Old Saw Mill River Rd., Hawthorne, NY 10532. Tel: 914 769-5020 or 800 431-2792 Fax 914 769-5049 E-mail: sales@metricmcc.com Web: metricmcc.com

” Modern Plating Corp. was approved by General Motors as an applicator for GMW4205 Trivalent zinc nickel finish, sales manager John Nordlof announced.
Modern Plating is a 72-year-old company providing electroplating to the transportation and other industries. Superior Coatings & Finishes LLC in Elizabethtown, KY, is an affiliate and Modern Plating has a joint venture in Taiwan, Modern Plating – Asia Pacific. Modern Plating is headquartered at 701 S. Hancock Ave. (P.O. Box 838), Freeport, IL 61032. Tel: 815 235-3111 Fax 815 235-4571 Web: modernplating.com

” PennEngineering was approved by the Defense Logistics Agency as a supplier of Class 2 threaded fasteners in accordance to its Qualified Suppliers List of Manufacturers program. PennEngineering received Class 3 approval in 2007. The approvals authorize PennEngineering to fulfill government contracts, which specify PEM brand threaded fasteners, and Atlas threaded inserts from its Danboro, PA, plant.
QSLM requires an assessment of process controls and QSL criteria and having an acceptable quality program in place and routinely in use. Lot traceability is required, the products may not be commingled and SPC must be in use.
Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. was founded by K.A. Swanson in 1942 to manufacture a new self-clinching fastener that provided load-carrying threads in metal sheets too thin to be tapped.
PennEngineering provides fasteners and fastener installation and has manufacturing facilities in Winston-Salem, NC, Galway, Ireland, Kunshan, China and Pennsylvania. PennEngineering is headquartered at 5190 Old Easton Rd., Danboro, PA 18916. Tel: 215 766-8853 or 800 237-4736 Fax 215 766-0143 Web: pemnet.com

” Semblex Corp. relaunched its website with easier navigation for design, materials, assemblies, requirements and questions. There are product overviews with graphics, animation and videos, plus PDFs of brochures and technical information. Web: semblex.com
Founded in 1968 by Daniel Haerther and three employees, Semblex is a privately held manufacturer of products from standards and small diameter, sems assemblies and cold formed specialty components. Semblex is located at 199 W. Diversey Ave., Elmhurst IL 60126-1162. Tel: 630 833-2880 or 800 323-1736 Fax: 630 941-8440 E-mail: sales@semblex.com

” Sems and Specials Inc. announced Smith Associates Inc. expanded its manufacturers rep coverage area with territory manager Dan Bielefield now representing in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Bielefield has been with Smith for four years after 16 years with Crescent Manufacturing. E-mail: danb63@optonline.net
Smith & Associates, founded in 1981, is located at 9 Union St., Rockaway, NJ 07866. Tel: 973 625-4077 Fax 975 625-7330 E-mail: Smithfast@aol.com
Sems and Specials added a two-die, three-blow bolt maker for manufacturing nonstandard hex head cap screw product, including cap screw sems, shoulder screws and large volume head configurations.
Sems and Specials manufactures non standard cold headed fasteners up to 5″ (120mm) in length in low and medium carbon, alloy steels, stainless, brass and aluminum. Sems and Specials is located at 6483 Falcon Rd., Rockford, IL 61109. Tel: 800 888-7367 Fax 815 874-0100 E-mail: info@sems-andspecials.com Web: semsandspecials.com

” Tapco Inc. completed expansion of the St. Louis headquarters it has occupied for 25 years. Office and warehouse space now totals 92,500 sq ft.
The addition allows an increase in elevator bolt inventory to over 12 million and adding 33 new sizes. “Elevator bolts are one of our specialties,” executive vice president Ted Beaty noted.
Tapco also stocks elevator buckets, abrasion resistant sheeting, drag flights and hanger bearings. Tapco recently added a ninth injection-molding machine to increase elevator bucket production.
Tapco was founded in the 1970s by president Paul Taylor and Beaty. Tapco exports to 50 countries and has stocking distributors in North America, Central America, South America, Australia, Western Europe and the Pacific Rim. Tapco is headquartered at 225 Rock Industrial Park Dr., St. Louis, MO 63044. Tel: 314 739-9191 or 800-288-2726 Fax 314 739-5880 E-mail: info@tapcoinc.com Web: tapcoinc.com \ �2008 FastenerNews.com