Global Fastener News

SHORT TAKES: Advance Components, Chicago Hardware, Merit Sales, Unbrako, ITW Red Head, MKH Sales, NSL Analytical, National Threaded Fasteners, Nylok Corp., Porteous Fastener, Tower Fasteners

John Wolz

” Advance Components Inc., which is marking its 35th anniversary, named Gary Cravens to the position of new business development.
Cravens has 25 years of outside sales and business development experience. “He brings a fresh perspective and ultimately will be responsible for taking us to the next level as we add more lines and further solidify our relationships with our manufacturers and customers,” sales vice president Terri House said.
Founded in 1972, Advance Components is a master distributor of specialty fasteners. ACI stocks more than 100 million parts and is headquartered at 3310 Wiley Post Rd, Carrollton, TX 75006. Tel: 972 661-2410 or 800 275-7772 Fax 972 980-6729 E-mail: info@advancecomponents.com Web: advancecomponents.com

” Chicago Hardware & Fixture Co. named Merit Sales Inc. as sales and shipping agents for the U.S. South/Southeastern region, national sales manager Jim Sullivan announced.
Merit, headed by president John Gideon, recently relocated to a larger suburban Atlanta facility at: 774 Georgia Highway 11 SW, Monroe, GA, 30655. Tel: 770 266-5600 Fax 770 266-7444
Chicago Hardware is a U.S. manufacturer of forged rigging and lifting products, wire fasteners and threaded rod. Chicago Hardware also has warehouses in Houston and Southern California and is headquartered at 9100 Parklane Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131. Tel: 847 455-6609 Fax: 847 455-0012E-mail: info@chicagohardware.com Web: chicagohardware.com

” Unbrako appointed Interfast Inc. as master distributor for North America.
Unbrako Engineered Fasteners, a division of SPS Technologies, manufactures socket head cap screws for machine tools, injection molding machines, the tool & die industry, off-road machinery and high-speed, vibratory applications. SPS is a Precision Castparts company. Unbrako is headquartered at
4444 Lee Rd., Cleveland, OH 44128-2902. Tel: 216 581-3000 Fax 800 225-5777
E-mail: unbrakosales@unbrako.com Web: Unbrako.com
Founded in 1966, Interfast supplies specialty fasteners and production tooling to the aerospace, high tech, electronic and industrial markets. Interfast has branches in Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Miami and Cleveland and is headquartered at 22 Worchester Rd., Toronto, Ontario M9W 5X2 Canada. Tel: 416 674-0770 or 800 263-6167 Fax 416 674-5240 Web: Interfast.ca

” Claudio Silva joined ITW Red Head as western regional field engineer, national sales manager Gerry Adams announced. Silva, a native of Brazil, had been a project engineer for a Southern California structural engineering firm.
ITW Red Head, an Illinois Tool Works Construction Products company, manufactures mechanical and adhesive anchoring systems for construction and industrial applications and is headquartered at 2171 Executive Dr. Addison, IL 60101. Tel: 630 350-0370 or 800 899-7890 Web: itw-redhead.com

” Mike Henry opened MKH Sales & Associates as an independent sales agency. Henry started his fastener career 29 years ago with Camcar and most recently was vice president of Hill Fastener Corporation. Initial clients include Engineered Parts Sourcing (EPS) Alpharetta, GA; AZ Lifting Hardware, Phoenix; and National Bushing & Mfg. Northbrook, IL.
MKH is located at 10429 Polo Rd., Rock Falls, IL 61071. Tel: 815 626-0083 Fax 815 626-0084 E-mail: mhenry@mkhsales.com Web: mkhsales.com

” NSL Analytical Services relocated to a 30,000 sq ft renovated facility in Warrensville Heights, OH, to consolidate and expand testing operations under one roof, president Larry Somrack announced.
The new address is: 4450 Cranwood Pkwy., Cleveland, OH 44128. Tel: 216 438-5200 or 800 497-6752 Fax: 216 438-5050 Web: nslanalytical.com
“NSL has enjoyed unprecedented growth over the past three years, and we”ve had to rent additional space to keep up with our customers” demands,” Somrack said.
The new lab is designed with Lean Enterprise principles to reduce production, time, transportation, processing, inventory, motion and scrap waste.
The Ohio Department of Development helped finance the move through a $1 million low-interest loan.
NSL is an independent testing laboratory providing metallurgical testing, material characterization, RoHS analysis, composites testing, inorganic and organic chemistry, polymer testing and thermal analysis.

” National Threaded Fasteners is marking its 10th anniversary.
National Threaded recently added Hex flange lag screws to its product line for woodworking, timber assembly and deck construction. The line includes hot-dipped galvanized finish and higher heads for wrenchability.
National Threaded is a stocking importer and master distributor of flange screws and nuts and is located at 3705 Lane Rd., Perry, OH 44081. Tel: 440 350-1430 or 888 480-9841 Fax 440 350-1676 E-mail: sales@flangescrews.com Web: flangescrews.com

” Nylok Corporation relaunched it Nylok.com website designed for visitors to find fastener information easier, Nilo Urbani, vice president for sales & marketing, announced.
The redesigned website includes graphics to illustrate Nylok products and “problem solver” and “specification finder” sections.
Nylok products include the self-locking Nylok True Blue nylon patch, pellet and strip, sealing adhesives, powder coating holds 150 patents for self-locking technologies for automotive, aerospace, military, recreation, technology and truck/agricultural applications.
Nylok, a member of the Marmon Group, has facilities in California, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey and Texas, plus global partners and is headquartered at 15260 Hallmark Court, Macomb, MI 48042-4007. Tel: 586 786-0100 Fax 586 786-0590 E-mail: sales@nylok.com Web: nylok.com

” Porteous Fastener Co. will open its 17the branch and first Canadian branch, COO Bob Porteous announced.
The 22,000 sq ft Vancouver warehouse will be headed by Fred Clark, a 29-year Canadian fastener veteran. Clark has worked for several distributors and owned his owned fastener business before joining PFC. “All of the distributors here in Canada are very excited that a major North American master fastener distributor is entering this market,” Clark noted.
The new branch is located at 9565 198th St., Langley, BC V1M 3B8 Canada. E-mail: fclark@PorteousFastener.com.
Inside sales support will initially be handled in the Seattle branch and orders pulled and shipped from Langley. “The plan for the future includes a sales staff in Langley, but for now our Seattle branch has the customer relationships and knows the market,” Jay Hebert, senior vice president of sales, said. Kurt Valli and Jim Simmons head the Pacific Northwest team. The Seattle branch is located at 8307 S. 192nd St., Seattle, WA 98032. Tel: 425 656-9703 or 800 935-1502 Fax 425 656-9709 E-mail: seattle@porteousfastener.com
Porteous is a master distributor and importer selling to distributors and is headquartered at 1040 Watson Center Rd., Carson, CA 90745-4227. Tel: Tel: 310 549-9180 or 800 426-6887 Fax 310 835-0415 E-mail: sales@porteousfastener.com Web: porteousfastener.com

” Tower Fasteners named Holly Grim Southwest territory manager for the Southwest, Mark Shannon, vice president for sales & marketing, announced. Grim has five years experience selling fasteners and electronic hardware to OEMs in Texas.
Founded in 1967, family-owned Tower distributes fasteners and electronic hardware from facilities in Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Mexico. Tower is headquartered at 1690 N. Ocean Ave., Holtsville, NY 11742. Tel: 631 289-8800 Fax 631 289-8810 Web: towerfast.com \ �2007 FastenerNews.com