SPRING 2013

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6 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK North East Fasteners Corporation (NEF), has purchased and is now installing another 2 precision cold headers on top of the 4 other recent purchases of these same machines. It is NEF’s intention to better lead times as well as open up a more flexible scheduling system for our customers. NEF has well over 70 production machines producing an average of 1.6 million high quality fasteners per day. In other news, NEF has sold off its Chinese affiliation, Ningbo Wili Precision Fasteners Co., Ltd which was effective on 12.31.2012. NEF has also updated its AS9100 Certification to Revision C with a 100% score; which has maintained a perfect record to date. NEF is an ISO 9001:2008 + AS9100C, QSLM Levels 2/3 certified supplier. Markets served: Commercial, Military, Aerospace and Automotive. Size range: (Inches) 00 to 10 and (Metric) M1.2 to M5, up to 2 Inches (or 50mm) in length. Specifications: IFI, ANSI, MS, NAS, NASM, AN DIN, JIS, JCIS, ISO, QSLM, DFAR, ROHS; and Specials. For more information contact North East Fasteners at P.O. Box 322, 8 Tremco Drive, Terryville, CT 06786- 0322. Tel: 860-589-3242, Fax: 860-589-6969, email: nef@nef1.com or online at www.nef1.com. *** Fascomp, a leading Global Manufacturer of electronic hardware, is proud to announce it has completed its ISO-9001:2008 Registration through the NSF International Strategic Registration firm. “We are 100% committed to constant analysis and improvement of every aspect of our business. This distinction (ISO Registration) assures our customers of the consistent defect free products and the excellent service they require and deserve.” - Mark Georgia, President. “I am confident this will help to fuel our growth for many years to come. Great things are on the Horizon.” - He went on to say. Fascomp’s product line includes Spacers, Standoffs, Handles, Jackscrews, Thumb Screws, Captive Screws, Shoulder Screws and other made to print screw machine products. For more information, Tel: 407-226-2112, Fax: 407- 226-3370, email: sales@fascomp.com or visit them at www.fascomp.com. In the Fall of 2012, Western Wire Products placed into service 2 new CNC wireformers. One of the machines is targeted for small diameter wireforms and the other for larger. At the small end is the Herdon CSX20- Hydrid offering 16 axes of motion handling wire diameters 0.016 to 0.093 inch. At the large end is the Numalliance 216 Robomac for wire diameters 0.312 to 0.625 inch. The new machines complement Western Wire's 16 existing CNC's. Sales Manager Tim Parker noted that the machines were needed to help shorten lead-times in the CNC department that has lengthened by an uncomfortable 2 to 3 weeks this past Summer. For more information about Western Wire Products, please contact Tim Parker at 1-800-325- 3770 ext 18 Fax: 636-305-1119. You can email them at: sales@westernwireprod.com or visit their website at www.westernwireprod.com. For made to order items, visit www.customwireformingnow. *** The Pacific-West Fastener Association is proud to announce that it now has 150 total members. And that number is expected to grow, because several more membership applications are in process. When questioned about the recent surge in new members Pac-West president Russ Doran attributed the growth to a recovering economy, relatively strong business in the fastener industry, and people joining to take advantage of the discounted member rates for Fastener Training Institute (FTI) programs. “When you look at the savings on Certified Fastener Specialist training events, a membership pays for itself pretty quickly.” FTI chair John Wachman added, “We even have members joining from outside our traditional area who see the value in investing in their employees with what is the best fastener training program around.” The entire offering for 2013 of Fastener Training Institute programs is now available online at www.FastenerTraining.org. Details on other Pac-West events can be found at www.pac-west.org.