72 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK AIRCRAFT FASTENERS INTERNATIONAL 13402 Beach Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 TEL 310-821-5582 FAX 310-821-0378 EMAIL info@aircraftfast.com WEB www.aircraftfast.com AIRCRAFT FASTENERS INTERNATIONAL OVER 50 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE Started In 1964 Aircraft Fasteners International (AFI) was founded in 1964. Soon the company became a key supplier of high performance fasteners to the aerospace, electronics and defense industries. Now AFI is an industry leading supplier of aircraft nut plates, locknuts, threaded inserts, and related high performance hardware. Industry Leading Resource Over the years the company has truly earned their reputation as, “"The leading source for locknuts and threaded inserts”. Their team is focused on providing customers timely quote response, unmatched product expertise and the Industry's deepest/broadest inventory of locknuts and threaded inserts. Long Standing Relationships AFI has long standing relationships with the Industry's premier manufacturers, and they work hard to exceed the expectations of their thousands of customers located throughout the world. Traceable & Certified Parts AFI’s entire inventory is fully traceable and certified. If NELSON VALDERRAMA, VICE-PRESIDENT, AIRCRAFT FASTENERS INTERNATIONAL (LEFT) AND DENNIS COWHEY, PRESIDENT, COMPUTER INSIGHTS INC. (RIGHT). you are looking for MS/NAS/AN locknuts and inserts, they are a go to choice. Give them a call or send them an email and within minutes they can help you with your high performance fastener needs. All of their orders ship out the same day the order was placed. Technology Is Part Of Their Secret Very early on, AFI decided that in order to track all the details involved in handling aircraft nut plates, locknuts, threaded inserts, and related high performance hardware, they had better have some form of automation. They installed a system that tracked all of the transaction details and it has helped them earn their reputation for accuracy and excellent service. The Business Edge TM In 2010, AFI decided that it was time to update their system, which was over 25 years old. They carefully examined all their options. They needed an ERP system with CRM capabilities, but in addition, they needed a fully integrated system that included: • • Certificate Capture • Lot Control and Traceability Certificate Management Integrated Quality Management BUSINESS FOCUS ARTICLE CONTINUED ON PAGE 144
The DPA Buying Group a member-driven marketing & networking organization, is pleased to welcome eleven new distributor members to its industrial products division: Birck’s Industrial Supply (Richmond, IN); Construction Products (Sioux Falls, SD); Etterman Enterprises (Willmar, MN); Hanover Tool, Inc. (Ashland, VA); Hatch Building Supply, Inc. (Madison, WI); M & S Distributors, Inc. (Atlanta, GA); Olson Trading Post, Inc. (Glenville, MN); Patlin, Inc. (East Dundee, IL); Professional Tool Sales, Inc. (Burnsville, MN); S & S Fastener Company, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH); Safe-Fast, Inc. (Eau Claire, WI and 2 additional locations). DPA also recently added four new preferred suppliers: Disston Company (Chicopee, MA); FSP USA (Concord, NC); L.B. White (Onalaska, WI); Rolair Compressors (Hutisford, WI). The DPA Buying Group is a North American buying and networking organization comprised of more than 600 distributors and 180 preferred suppliers in the Industrial, Janitorial, Safety, Packaging and Restoration product industries. For more information about The DPA Buying Group, contact them Toll-free at 1-800-652- 7826, or visit them online at www.DPABuyingGroup.com. THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 73
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