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38 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK LOCKNUT TECHNOLOGY INC. 351 South Lombard Road, Addison, IL 60101 TEL 630-628-5330 FAX 630-628-5331 EMAIL sales@locknuttechnology.com WEB www.locknuttechnology.com GET THE “ALL-METAL LOCKNUT ADVANTAGE” Locknut Technology is a premier manufacturer of allmetal prevailing torque locknuts in the USA. Located near Chicago, IL, they are centrally located to serve industries all across the USA and Canada with over 50,000sq.ft. in warehouse and production capacity to produce over one million locknuts daily. You can be assured of timely delivery and outstanding value with Locknut Technology. Demystifying locknuts and choosing the right locknut supplier requires some understanding of these unique products. Many a commodity buyer is unaware of the technical requirements of an “all-metal prevailing torque” locknut. At Locknut Technology, that is all we do and we fully understand these specifications. Typically, the cost of the fasteners in a finished assembly is only 0.1% of the cost of that assembly. If one of these fasteners was to fail while holding together a critical part, it could mean the loss of production time, personal injury or even the loss of life. So, why would you trust some product from unknown sources, questionable quality or untraceable manufacturers due to a lack of proper head-marking? Here are the 10 Advantages of doing business with Locknut Technology: Advantage #1: Technology Driven “Made by Locknut Technology” stands for excellence. It is symbolic of our endeavor to achieve total quality and value in all we do. Locknut Technology was founded in 1995 by Roy Motz and has developed a substantial North American presence based on its reputation for high performance locknuts. Our world class locking equipment was developed for high speed operation and monitored for process control. Continuous improvement programs help identify areas for further process enhancements. Our market leadership brings added value to your operations, and assures cost effective solutions. Customers using our products enjoy the Locknut Technology Advantage®every day. Advantage #2: Made In The USA Locknut Technology has extensive experience manufacturing prevailing torque all-metal locknuts. Our locknuts are locked and processed in our production facility near Chicago, Illinois. We operate 5 days a week, 24 hours per day, to assure timely deliveries to our customers. This greatly simplifies just-in-time schedules. Variations in prevailing torque, plating requirements or emergency orders can be easily accommodated. Advantage #3: High Quality Nut Blanks Nut blanks are cold formed to our blueprint specifications on precision, high quality, oversized nut formers. Examine our nuts and you will immediately appreciate the fully formed corners, full diameter bearing surfaces and threads that are perpendicular within tight tolerances. Thread chamfers are also within tolerance. Compare these to some products with their “wobbly” threads, undersize bearing surfaces, oversized chamfers and you will agree that our quality is far superior. All the steel used in nut forming is new “virgin” melted steel. No recycled steel is ever used in our nuts, to assure the mechanical property requirements of our locknuts. Advantage #4: Product Variety Locknut Technology manufactures and stocks one of the widest varieties of all-metal locknuts found in North America. Over 100 million locknuts in various stages of completion are readily available. This means our customers can rely on us to ship what they want when they want it. Both inch and metric sizes are stocked in styles such as Automation Locknuts (A, B & C), Flange Locknuts (F & G), Nylon Insert Flange Locknuts, Centerlock (Two-Way) in both Finished Hex and Finished Jam styles, Collar Locknuts 3/8” thru 3”, weld nuts, acorn nuts and our newest addition of FLEXTOP® locknuts. Also, we can tailor the prevailing torque to specific needs as required; a tremendous advantage in difficult assembly operations. BUSINESS FOCUS ARTICLE CONTINUED ON PAGE 150