1/10/2011
HEADLINES
SHORTTAKES: A. Lyons, Allfast, BE Aerospace, Dyson, Falcon Metal, Fastening Systems, GlobalSpec and Sherex

A. Lyons & Company Inc. formed a fastener division headed by vice president of industrial products Rick Fine. A. Lyons imports and supplies fasteners, nails and industrial components.

Fine is a 20-year veteran of the fastener industry. Fine can be contacted at Tel: 334 722-0098 Fax 334 566-5472 E-mail: rick.fine@alyons.com

Founded in 1933, A. Lyons sources in the Pacific Rim and Europe  and can supply fasteners made to customer prints or samples and IFI, ANSI, DIN or JIS standards in a variety of material, finishes and packaging or kitting.  Products include stamped, turned and forged past and castings, cold headed parts. A. Lyons is headquartered at 40 Beach St., Manchester, MA 01944. Tel: 978 526-4244  Fax 978 526-1445 E-mail: info@alyons.com

 

Allfast Fastening Systems Inc. has been awarded the five-year contract from Spirit Aerosystems for solid and blind rivets and blind bolts. 

Allfast is adding stainless steel blind bolts to their solid and blind rivet vendor managed inventory program. Under this agreement Allfast will supply all blind bolts for 737 nacelles and struts in the Wichita division of Spirit.

Founded in 1966 as a solid rivet manufacturer and qualified blind rivets in 1972.  Allfast acquired Olympic solid rivet division in 1974; Fairchild (Voi-Shan) blind rivet division, 1987; Olympic Fastening Systems blind rivet and installation tooling lines, 1989; Briles Rivet Corporation, 1999; and Aerospace Rivet Manufacturers, 2002.

Allfast, headed by president Jim Randall, manufactures solid & blind rivets, blind bolts & installation tooling for the aerospace industry. Allfast has received the Boeing President’s Award for Supplier of the Year, Boeing Q100 Club for the 100 best suppliers in the world, Lockheed’s Star Supplier Award, Embraer Supplier of the Year Award, Strategic Airbus Partner and the Bombardier Certified Supplier Award.
Allfast is located at 15200 Don Julian Rd., City Of Industry, CA 91745 Tel: 626 968-9388 Fax 626 968-9393  E-mail: sales@allfastinc.com Web: allfastinc.com

BE Aerospace President and COO Michael Baughan is resigning “to actively pursue other opportunities,” the company reported.

“I have been fortunate to spend much of my career at B/E Aerospace, I am extremely proud of the mark I will be leaving on this dynamic growing company,” Baughan stated. 

BE Aerospace promoted Werner Lieberherr to succeed Baughan, effective as of December 31, 2010. Lieberherr had been senior Vice President and General Manager of the Commercial Aircraft Segment.

Baughan joined BE Aerospace early in its history and progressed through the management ranks over his 16 years with the company. 

“Throughout (Baughan’s) career at the Company he has been a strong and effective leader,” stated CEO Amin Khoury. “While we respect his decision to actively pursue opportunities outside the Company, we will miss Mike’s leadership and drive to constantly improve our operations.”

After spending 15 years in senior management positions with ABB and Alstrom Power, Lieberherr joined BE Aerospace in 2006 as VP and General Manager of the Commercial Aircraft Segment. 

“We have every expectation that Werner will continue to enhance the profitability and growth of our business as we enter the industry up-turn, which has now begun,” Khoury concluded.

In 2008 BE Aerospace bought Honeywell’s aerospace fastener distribution business, Honeywell Consumable Solutions, for $1.06 billion, transforming BE Aerospace into one of the largest distributors of aerospace fasteners in the world. Web: beaerospace.com

 

Dyson Corp. launched an updated website at dysoncorp.com.

“The website more easily and efficiently highlights our applications, capabilities, products, and industries,” Dyson president Theodore Wolf said.

The website features downloadable PDF files of specifications and certifications and movies covering key capabilities and functions.

Dyson manufactures forged bolts, nuts, socket head cap screws, lock nuts, and construction fasteners used in transportation infrastructure of bridges, railroads and waterways, the fossil fuel industries of mining and power generation, shipbuilding and nuclear power, and OEMs.

Joseph Dyson founded the company in 1884 in Cleveland as a specialty forge shop. Today larger diameter fasteners and forgings form one-half to 10,000 pounds are produced at the headquarters at 53 Freedom Rd., Painesville, OH 44077. Tel: 440 946-3500 Fax 440 352-2700 E-mail: salesquotes@dysoncorp.com

 

Falcon Metal Corporation will be featured on 21st Century Business television show for business leaders, for its program to reduce customers’ Total Procurement Cost for class C production parts. The TPC program includes bin stocking, inventory control management, supply chain management, lean initiatives and third party logistic services.

Multi-Media Productions USA Inc. vice president of programming J.L. Haber said Falcon is “certainly responding to a major need in most industries today.”

Falcon Metal emphasizes all costs, including sourcing, paperwork, storage, taxes and insurances beyond the price – direct acquisition cost – in reaching the TPC.

Founded in 1979 as an industrial fastener distributor in rented space, Falcon moved to its own building at 10715 John Price Rd., Charlotte, NC 28273, in 1985 and the building was expanded to 17,600 sq ft in 2003. 

The company changed its focus in the 1990’s from a traditional fastener distributor to managing Class C components for OEMs. Don Nowak became president/owner in 2008.

Falcon added a second full service location in Louisville, KY.  Falcon’s mailing address is P.O. Box 7429, Charlotte, NC 28241-7429. Tel: 704 588-4740 Fax 704-588 5753 Web: falconmetal.com

More than 6,000 companies have participated in the 600 21st Century Business shows airing on cable networks and online at 21cbtv.com.

 

Rick Stone is the new vice president of sales for Fastening Systems Inc.

Founded in 1987, Fastening Systems distributes fasteners and tools to contractors and homeowners. Fastening Systems has 12 locations in central and north Florida and is headquartered at 11417 Saints Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32246. Tel: 904 641-8908 E-mail: internetsales@fasteningsystem.com  Web: fasteningsystem.com

 

GlobalSpec includes a mechanical fasteners section in its online vertical search, information services and e-publishing company for the engineering, manufacturing and related scientific and technical market segments. 

Product categories include concrete anchors, expansion anchors, lag screw anchors, machine anchors, screw anchors, spring anchors, wall anchors and wedge anchors.

The search engine lists anchors (400 companies); bolts (1,084); captive fasteners (107); captive screws (52); industrial pins (664); lockbolts (32); precision locknuts (84); rivets (560); screws (1,100); threaded inserts (232); threaded rod (249); and washers (992).

There is no initial fee or annual dues for most services.

GlobalSpec provides its buy-side users with domain-expert search engines, proprietary and aggregated Web-based content and more than 60 product and industry e-newsletters for engineers and related professionals.

Sell-side clients can reach a global engineering audience with filtered sales leads, product promotion and brand advertising platforms, as well as e-media advertising and other services.

Founded in 1996, GlobalSpec has BPA-audited traffic, with a global user base of more than 6.1 million registered users. The company is led by CEO Jeffrey Killeen and is headquartered at 30 Tech Valley Dr., Suite 102, East Greenbush, NY 12061. Tel: 800 261-2052 Fax 518 880-0250 Web: globalspec.com

 

Sherex Fastening Solutions launched a redesigned website at sherex.com.

“In 1992, long before most companies knew what the www was, Sherex hosted its first website,” president Andrew Johnson recalled. “We’ve come a long way since then and so has our new site with 3D downloadable drawings, easy navigation, and videos.”

The new Sherex website includes easier navigation; provides links to 3D models, quality certificates, and information on the new Flex rivet nut tool line; and adds content and new rivet installation tooling videos.

There is a color- coded map for sales reps.

Sherex manufactures and distributes blind rivet nuts, brass inserts and other specialty fastening products for the automotive, aerospace, truck, agricultural, white goods and electronics industries.

Sherex traces its history to 1979 in Buffalo, NY. Sherex Fastening Solutions LLC was founded in 2004 and now has 250 employees around the world, including 47 in engineering/application roles.

Sherex has eight global facilities in Taiwan, Mexico and the U.S. and is headquarte red at 400 Riverwalk Pkwy, Suite 600, Tonawanda, NY 14150. Tel: 716 875-0315 Fax 716 875-0358 Web: sherex.com  ©2011 GlobalFastenerNews.com