9/3/2009 4:12:00 AM
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SHORTTAKES: Aztech Locknut, Edson Mfg., EFC Intl., FastenersClearingHouse.com, MisumiUSA, Pac Fas, R&R Engineering, Rivet & Eyelet, Spring Bolt & Nut, Wrought Washer, and Würth Canada
Aztech Locknut director of sales & marketing Rex Crawford named Dexter & Associates as outside representatives for Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky and King Sales to rep Aztech in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and the Dakotas.
The King sales team of John King, Bob Niederluecke, Todd Ellinger and Kris Kathmann will represent Aztech.
Founded in 1997, Dexter is headed by president Rick Dexter and is located at 10101 Brookfield Dr., Concord, OH 44060. Tel: 440 357-5599 E-mail: dexterandassoc@hotmail.com
Dexter’s four team members have over 50 years total fastener experience.
Founded in 1978, Aztech Locknut is an importer and manufacturer of all metal and nylon insert locknuts. Aztech is headquartered at 2675 White Oak Circle, Aurora, IL 60502. Tel: 630 236-3200 Fax: 630 236-3210 E-mail: rex@aztechlocknut.com Web: aztechlocknut.com
Edson Manufacturing Inc. is marking 45 years, vice president John Famiglietti announced.
Founded in 1964, Edson manufactures stamped and extruded blind rivets and eyelet products for the automotive, computer, cosmetics and electronics industries.
Edson is located at 10 Swiss Ln., Wolcott CT 06716. Tel: 203 879-7282 Fax 203 879-2529
EFC International launched MyEFC-intl.com, an e-commerce site offering customers the ability to securely buy online.
The company said the new site expands the company’s sales and distribution channels and compliments existing business capabilities.
“EFC continues to be progressive and proactive leading the fastener industry through innovation in technology, quality and exceptional customer service,” stated CEO Doug Adams.
Founded in 1983, EFC supplies specialty metal, plastic, electrical component parts to the OEM and distribution markets. EFC has branches in Chicago and Atlanta and is headquartered at 1940 Craigshire, St. Louis, MO 63146-4008. Tel: 314 434-2888 Fax 314 434-2902 Web: efc-intl.com
FastenersClearingHouse.com launched web services that provides third party fastener inventory management and distribution software to interface with its database.
Operations manager Eric Dudas said users will be able to search the FCH database to locate hard-to-find items plus upload their inventory directly to FCH.
INxSQL is the first software company to implement allowing warehouse managers to locate stock on FCH. INxSQL users can post inventory without creating a separate spreadsheet or other file.
FCH’s proprietary “scrubber” technology which simplifies inventory uploads, was reverse engineered to support the search tool. The Scrubber leverages a knowledge base of industry nomenclature, shorthand and abbreviations, developed from tens of thousands of uploads, and Din, ISO, IFI and ASME standard specifications.
“The Scrubber is a unique program that quickly locates products without having to set up cross references,” INxSQL president ****************************************************************
9/2/2009
HEADLINES
ATF Announces New Management Team
Jason Surber is the new president of fastener manufacturer ATF Inc., succeeding Porter McLean, who becomes president of Zephyr Fasteners.
CEO Don Surber also announced the new management team includes Steve Beach as vice president for sales & marketing; Peter Dyer, vice president of operations; Laurence Claus, vice president of technology & engineering; and John Glazier, CFO.
Jason Surber was promoted from vice president for sales & marketing. He has held several sales management and business development positions since joining ATF in 2001. Surber is on ATF’s board of advisors and is chairman of the board of EJOT-ATF Fasteners de Mexico. Prior to joining ATF Surber was a corporate attorney concentrating in mergers, acquisitions and commercial litigation.
McLean now heads Zephyr – the joint venture between Lakshmi Precision Screws and ATF.
Beach joined ATF with 25 years in fastener sales, including Camcar/Textron Fastening Systems and most recently North American vice president for sales & markets at Acument Global Technologies.
Don Surber was chairman of the Industrial Fasteners Institute for 1984-85 and 1997-98; McLean was chair 2006-07 and Beech 2007-08.
Dyer had been director of operations since 1999. Since joining ATF in 1985 Dyer also has held inside sales, production control and plant manager positions.
Claus joined ATF in 1988 and held positions of application engineer, engineering manager, director of quality, director of new business development and general manager of ATF Integrated Components.
Glazier joined ATF in 2006 as CFO. He has 25 years experience in accounting finance and operations in manufacturing. He is a member of the EJOT-ATF advisory board and a member of ATF’s compensation and administrative committees.
Founded in 1948 as a supplier of surplus World War II military fasteners, today ATF designs and manufactures tight tolerance cold-formed and machined components, assemblies and engineered fasteners for complex, safety-critical and high tech applications in the automotive, aerospace, heavy-duty truck engine and other industrial markets. ATF is headquartered at 3550 W. Pratt Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712. Tel: 847 677-1300 Fax 847 677-9335 ©2009 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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