9/7/2010
HEADLINES
SHORTTAKES: Acme Industrial, Active Screw, Aircraft Hardware West and Richco., Cable Tie Express, Shanghai Duncan Bolt, Elgin Fastener Group, Fasteners Inc., FastenerSuperStore, Modern Plating

Acme Industrial Company joined the Aerospace Industries Association supplier management council as part of growth in sales for aerospace applications.
 “As an increasingly large portion of our products are being incorporated into aircraft systems, it is important to join the conversation between customers, suppliers, peers and competitors,” sales & marketing manager Scott McCullough said.

Founded in 1914 as Acme Industrial Company to manufacture shaft seals, drill bushings, dowel pins, and liner pins in Chicago, Acme moved to its current location in 1970 and was acquired by tooling component manufacturer Jergens Inc. in 1973.
Acme began manufacturing industrial grade keylocking thread repair inserts for Jergens in 1988; keylocking inserts to military and national aerospace specifications in 2002; and studs in 2005.  

Acme is located at 441 Maple Ave., Carpentersville, IL 60110. Tel: 847 428-3911  E-mail: acmemail@acmeindustrial.com Web: acmeindustrial.com

 

Active Screw & Fastener promoted Ed Esparza to associate director of sourcing, CEO Buddy Blattner announced.

Esparza joined Active Screw in 2004 as quality assurance manager and for the past two years has been senior sourcing manager and new products introduction manager. Esparza has traveled overseas to develop supplier relationships.

Earlier this year Active acquired Action Threaded Products, a distributor of stainless steel,  ferrous, non-ferrous, and specialty products.  Raul Torres stayed on as president.

Active Action Threaded Products is located at 5422-5430 Dansher Rd., Countryside, IL 60525. Tel: 708 482-7644  Fax 708 482-7795

Active has warehouse facilities in Tucson and Charlotte plus six hubs in Texas, Mexico and North Carolina and is headquartered at 5215 Old Orchard Rd. Suite 700, Skokie, IL 60077. Tel: 847 967-0800 Web: ActiveScrew.com
 

Aircraft Hardware West and Richco Inc. are marketing products from the partnership established in 2009 during the Long Beach Aircraft Interior Expo in September.

AHW CEO Frank Ioffrida said the collaborative venture was started to develop the initial stages for design and development of fasteners used by AHW customers. Ioffrida said working with Richco is a result of listening to customers in order to grow the “business in the targeted areas that require not only monetary investment of a wide range of inventories, but also in areas of services like design tooling and inventory management system to best serve our clients.”

Founded in 1954 in Chicago by brothers Craig Richardson and Charles Richardson to produce an e-clamp, Richco is now owned by Samantha Richardson. Rick Steicher is CEO. Products include rivets, screws, washers, nuts, cable ties, grommets, bushings, circuit board hardware, wire routing products clips, clamps, fiber optics and telecommunication accessories. Richco has manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China and is headquartered at 8145 River Dr., Morton Grove, IL 60053. Tel: 773 539-4060 Web: richco-inc.com

Founded in 2002, AHW distributes fasteners, aircraft hardware and military standard parts. AHW is based in a 15,000 sq ft warehouse at 2180 Temple Ave., Long Beach, CA 90804. Tel: 562 961-9324 Web: ahw-global.com

 

Cable Tie E

xpress Inc. named Lee S. Johnson Associates Inc. as a manufacturer’s agent covering eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Delaware and Maryland.

Johnson Associates was founded in 1984 by Lee S. Johnson. His son, Lee Johnson Jr., acquired the agency in 1998.

Johnson Jr. is a founder and president of the Mid-Atlantic Fastener Distributors Association.

Johnson’s agent on the account are: Lee Johnson, 877 634-7377 or 484 645-3820; Steven Gillmor, 877 634-7377 or 484 645-6029; and Fran Newlin 877 634-7377. The agency is based at 111 Percheron Dr., Spring City, PA 19475. Fax 866 329-5752 Web: lsjassoc.com

“We are confident that the professionalism and experience of Lee and Steve in the Fastener Industry will further support the customer focus and service levels customary with the sales and marketing approach of Cable Tie Express,” Cable Tie Express president Char Cooper said. 

Founded in 1995, Cable Tie Express supplies cable ties, heat shrink tubing, wire connectors, clamps and other products and is located at 15470 Endeavor Drive Suite 100, Noblesville, IN 46060. Tel: 888 603-1233 or 317 413-8282 Email: sales@cabletieexpress.com Web: cabletieexpress.com

 

Shanghai Duncan Bolt opened a second warehouse in China. The new facility in Tianjin will supply northwest China customers who import fasteners.

The subsidiary of Southern California-based Duncan Bolt Co , is located in the free trade zone to assist US and European customers who import fasteners and components, which qualify for, reduced or waived import duties as part of their China production strategy.

For information in English contact Michael Goertzen. Tel: (86) 135 6438 3913 E-mail: michael@duncanbolt.com  In Chinese contact Ada Li. Tel: (86) 21 5186 3340 x610 E-mail: ada@duncanbolt.com

Founded in 1953 by David Duncan, the distributorship was acquired in 1988 by Andy Cohn and Virginia Cohn. In 1999 Duncan Bolt moved from Huntington Park, CA to a 32,000 sq ft facility in Sante Fe Springs.  Duncan Bolt has facilities in Arizona, Texas, Pennsylvania and China and is headquartered at 8535 Dice Rd., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670. Tel: 562 698-8800 or 800 798-1030 Web: duncanbolt.com
 

Elgin Fastener Group promoted Terry Elkins to Vice President – Quality. 

Elkins will assume responsibility for all quality related functions at each of the divisions of Elgin Fastener Group, including Black Belt training and implementation of Lean Manufacturing processes.

Elkins joined Elgin’s Ohio Rod Products division as quality manager in August 2007 and recently completed a five-month stint as interim GM of Elgin’s Chandler Products division in Cleveland, OH.

Versailles, IN-based EFG is comprised of domestic manufacturers Ohio Rod Products, Leland Powell Fasteners, Chandler Products and Precision Screw & Bolt; an engineering and international procurement division, Elgin Fasteners International; and a metal finishing company, Best Metal Finishing. E-mail: quotes@elginfasteners.com Web: elginfasteners.com

Fasteners Inc. is expanding. The Bellingham, WA-area branch moved to provide more showroom space for DIY customers.

Though traditionally focused on nuts and bolts, Fasteners Inc. also sells gloves and safety equipment, power tools and janitorial supplies. The larger store provides space for a rigging shop to show customers how to work the rope and wire equipment.

The new store is located at 1355 Pacific Pl. #111, Ferndale, WA 98248. Tel: 360 671-2822

Fasteners Inc. has 11 stores in Washington, Idaho and Montana and is headquartered at 5220 E. Broadway, Spokane, WA 99212. Tel: 509 5356-9022 Web: gotbolts.com

 

< a href="http://www.FastenerSuperStore.com" target="_blank">FastenerSuperStore.com reports 2010 sales are up 40% during the online 10th year. The online fastener distributor experienced 39% growth in the first quarter of 2010 and 45% increase for Q2. June sales were 84% up.

“I can’t speak for the rest of the industry, but from our perspective, the fastener market is thriving,” founder and president Greg Fields said.

Even having just weathered some of the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression, Fields say his company has never experienced negative year-to-year growth during their ten years of operation.

FastenerSuperStore recently upgraded business management software, he added.

Fields began his fastener career with EFC International.  He create d Carver Industrial Products in 1998 as a specialty fastener supplier and then launched e-fastener.com as a web portal. E-fastener.com was purchased by Partini Inc. in 2000, but Fields retained E-Fastener when Partini folded during the dot.com melt down. In 2001 Fields combined Carver, E-Fastener and Partini concepts to launch FastenerSuperStore.com. Today Fields reports 18,000 registered buyers and 30,000 products in stock.

Fastener SuperStore Inc. has an office in Camarillo, CA, and is headquartered at 719 Rogers St. (P.O. Box 854), Downers Grove, IL 60515. Tel: 630 969-2589 E-mail: info@fastenersuperstorm.com
 

Modern Plating Corp. received General Motors approval as an applicator for GMW4700 high corrosion resistant trivalent zinc nickel finish, sales manager John Nordhof announced.

Zinc nickel finish virtually eliminates the recess fill, thread fill, stuck washers and touch marks common with other finishes and meets or exceeds GM specifications and is free of hex chrome. 

Founded in 1936, Modern Plating provides electroplating and organic coatings and is located at 701 S. Hancock Ave. (P.O. Box 838), Freeport, IL 61032. Tel: 815 235-3111 Fax 815 235-4571 Web: modernplating.com  ©2010 GlobalFastenerNews.com