SHORT TAKES: Driv-Lok, MacLean-Fogg, Nissen Fasteners, PPG Industries, Slater Tools

John Wolz

” Driv-Lok Inc. launched a new website: Driv-Lok.com. The website features new product literature and technical information available on CDs.
Driv-Lok supplies press-fit metal fastening and joining products is located at 1140 Park Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178. Tel: 815 895-8161 Fax 815 895-6909 E-mail: driv-lock@driv-lok.com

” The MacLean-Fogg Companies board promoted Duncan MacLean from president of the Fastener division to president of MacLean Vehicle Systems.
MacLean holds engineering degrees from the Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering and is an MBA student at Northwestern University. During the past 12 years MacLean has been a manufacturing engineer in the MacLean-Power Systems business unit and in the Components & Fasteners businesses. While based in Europe, he was instrumental in developing the global market for the Dynalink division.
MacLean Vehicle Systems provides design engineering, production and distribution of fasteners, plastics and composites, powertrain and suspension and linkages to the automotive, truck/trailer, off-road, recreational, farm equipment, military and aerospace markets. MVS has 16 locations in the U.S., Asia and Europe
MVS, one of four MacLean-Fogg companies, is headquartered at 1000 Allanson Rd., Mundelein, IL 60060-3890. Tel: 847 566-0010 or 800 323-45346 Web: mfmvs.com
MVS facilities include: MacLean Fasteners, Mundelein and Richmond, IL; Dynalink, Lake Forest IL, and Liederbach, Germany; MacLean Fasteners Services, Bartlett, IL; MacLean ESNA, Pocahontas, AR; MVS Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI; MacLean Maynard, Chesterfield, MI; Metform, Savanna and Mount Carroll, IL; Polymer Technologies, Whitewater, WI; Corporate Sales, Rochester Hills, MI; MacLean Heavy Duty, Buffalo, NY; PWK Flowform, Toledo, OH; Presswerk Krefeld GmbH & Co. KG (PWK), Krefeld, Germany; PWK Rizhao Forge, Rizhao, China; Laizhou Hongyuan Foundry, Laizhou, China; and MVS Saegertown Manufacturing and MVS Proform Tool, Saegertown, PA. MVS has offices in Canada, Mexico, Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan and India.
Barry MacLean, CEO and chair of the MacLean-Fogg Companies, cited Duncan MacLean”s experience managing the automotive parts and components, aerospace and fastener businesses and said he will “direct our assets to continue to solve our customers” problems on a worldwide basis.”
Barry MacLean noted “over the last five years, the corporation has grown successfully by investing in new products and strategic acquisitions in North America, Europe and Asia.”
Founded in 1925 by John MacLean Sr. and Jack Fogg, the parent company has 23 North American and 11 international manufacturing facilities and annual sales of $800 million with 2,000 employees. MacLean-Fogg provides engineered fasteners, transmission components and suspension devices to auto, truck and equipment producers worldwide; automatic connectors, composite insulators, distributor and transmission hardware and unique electrical products to utility markets. Web: maclean-fogg.com

” Nissen Fasteners Inc. launched an online fastener pricelist at nissenfasteners.com/lists.
“Everyone knows that there is a lot of volatility in the current marketplace,” executive vice president Peter Nissen commented. “We are seeing monthly, if not weekly price increases from China, manufacturers are having a hard time finding raw materials and fuel and transport costs are skyrocketing. All of this can leave a fastener distributor wondering how they can compete and what the current market price is.”
The online lists are part of simplifying the buying process for customers. The online pricelist contains regional links pricing in the currency and inventory for the U.S., Canada and exports.
Founded in 1961, Nissen Fasteners is an importer and master distributor of industrial fasteners. Nissen has locations in the U.S. and is headquartered at 835 Ellingham St., Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 5E8 Canada. Tel: 514 694-0250 or 800 363-6870. Fax 514 694-9934 or 800 704-0989 E-mail: sales@nissenfasteners.com

” Gregory Wagner is the new general manager for industrial coatings at PPG Industries, announced William Wulfsohn, senior vice president for coatings.
Wagner first joined PPG in 1979 as a production employee and has held numerous sales and management roles, including He move director of industrial coatings for Europe, North Africa and the Middle East and coatings general manager for Europe.
Pittsburgh-based PPG supplies coatings, paints, chemicals, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiberglass. PPG has 150 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates and operates in more than 60 countries. PPG”s sales in 2007 were $11.2 billion. Web: ppg.com

” Slater Tools Inc. is expanding its Swiss type adjustment free rotary broaching tool holders for manufacturing small fasteners, orthopedic bone screws and aerospace and medical industries, Peter Bagwell announced.
Slater”s rotary broaching video is broadcast on YouTube, demonstrating a broach holder with a .500 inch tool bore creating a hexagon shaped hole in a metal bar on a lathe.
Slater Tools manufactures tools for screw machines, rotary broaching tools and tools for the turning industry. Slater is located at 44725 Trinity Dr., Clinton Township, MI 48038. Tel: 586 465-5000 Fax 586 465-3030 E-mail: peter@slatertools.com Web: slatertools.com \ �2008 FastenerNews.com