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Distributor's Link Magazine Summer Issue 2015 / Vol 38 No3

42 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

42 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE 636 Oak Tree Blvd., Independence, OH 44131 TEL 216-241-1482 FAX 216-241-5901 EMAIL info@indfast.org WEB www.indfast.org 2015 IFI SOARING EAGLE AWARDS RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED IN OJAI, CA by Rob Harris, IFI Magaging Director At an awards ceremony held during the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) in Ojai, California, the IFI Soaring Eagle Service Award was presented to J. Porter McLean of ATF, Inc.; and the IFI Soaring Eagle Technology Award was presented, via telecom, to Salim Brahimi of IBECA Technologies Corp., who was not able to be in attendance as he was representing both the IFI and Canada at ISO meetings in Europe. The IFI Soaring Eagle Service Award recognizes individuals who have contributed outstanding time and effort in the leadership of the Industrial Fasteners Institute and/or contributed to the health and well-being of the entire industrial fastener industry. President/General Manager of a start-up venture at MacLean- Fogg Company before rejoining ATF where he became its fourth president in the company’s 60 year history. Porter has also served the Industrial Fasteners Institute in many roles, including Chairman of the Board, Automotive Division Chairman, Engineering Committee Chairman, and IFI representative to the USCAR Fastener Committee. He has been married to his wife, Linda, for over 47 years. They have two children and four grandchildren. The IFI Soaring Eagle Technology Award recognizes individuals who have extensive experience in the industrial fastener industry and who have made significant contributions to the technological advancement of the industry. Contributions may be through extensive work on fastener standards committees; the publication of widely acclaimed principles or documents; and/or through the development of fastener-related equipment, products or processes which have been widely acknowledged as advancements in fastener technology. This year’s recipient of the Soaring Eagle Technology Award is Salim Brahimi, President of IBECA Technologies Corp. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Mr. Brahimi has been active in the fastener industry for over 25 years. He is a licensed member of the Quebec Order of Professional Engineers and holds both a Master of Materials Engineering degree and a graduate diploma in management from McGill University, where he is completing a doctorate on the topic of fastener hydrogen embrittlement. 2015 IFI “SOARING EAGLE” SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT J. PORTER MCLEAN WITH WIFE, LINDA The 2015 Soaring Eagle Service Award recipient is J. Porter McLean of ATF, Inc. Mr. McLean has a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Kentucky and served in the US Navy as an officer for three years. Porter has 42 years of experience in the fastener industry, beginning at ITW then moving on to ATF as Chief Engineer. He became Vice President/General Manager before leaving for an opportunity at FPM Commercial Heat Treating. He was also Vice TECHNICAL ARTICLE 2015 IFI “SOARING EAGLE” TECHNOLOGY AWARD RECIPIENT SALIM BRAHIMI CONTINUED ON PAGE 148

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