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November
PEM® Fasteners for Printed Circuit Board Applications Enable Secure and Reliable
Attachment Using Minimal Hardware
Several dedicated families of PEM® fasteners from PennEngineering® enable secure and
reliable attachment for a wide range of printed circuit board applications.
Zinc Die-Cast Indexing Plunger Latch Mechanisms Available from J.W. Winco
J.W. Winco, Inc., a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it
now has available GN 417 Metric Size Zinc Die-Cast Indexing Plunger Latch Mechanisms with
Rest Position.
Greenkote Adds Major Anti-Corrosion Coating Capacity in Ohio
Greenkote, (www.greenkote.com) provider of advanced anti-corrosion metal coatings, today
announced that it has more than doubled the capacity at its headquarters production facility in
Brook Park, Ohio. The company stated that the expansion has come in response to significantly
increasing demand from the industry.
J.W. Winco Offers Steel Horizontal Acting Toggle Clamps with Safety Hook Latch, with
Vertical Mounting Base
J.W. Winco, Inc., a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it
now offers GN 820.4 Steel Horizontal Acting Toggle Clamps with Safety Hook Latch, with Vertical
Mounting Base.
Gene Simpson Joins Fastener Training Institute Board of Directors
The Fastener Training Institute is pleased to announce the addition of Gene Simpson to our
Board of Directors. Gene is vice president of quality & engineering at Semblex Corporation, a
premier domestic manufacturer of engineered fasteners. Gene has a bachelor’s degree in
mechanical engineering and holds an MBA.
Kevin Chavis Re-Elected as Pacific-West Fastener Association President
Kevin Chavis of Star Stainless Screw (Commerce, California) was elected to serve a second term
as president of the Pacific-West Fastener Association at a recent meeting of the Pac-West
Board of Directors.
FCH Sourcing Network Releases Fastener Distributor Index for October 2016
Congratulations to the Winners of this Year's Fastener News Desk Best Booth Awards
Since 1981, the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo (NIFMSE) has brought together
manufacturers and master distributors of fasteners, precision formed parts, fastener machinery
& tooling with distributors and sales agents in the distribution chain.
News from Brighton-Best
Congratulations to Sean Kimport of BBI-Los Angeles and Melissa Miller of BBI-Atlanta as runners
up for the FTR/FTI Scholarship. These two individuals will receive winning vouchers from the
Fastener Training Institute. BBI wishes to thank Sean and Melissa for a job well done.
Southwest Fastener Expands Sales & Marketing Group
Southwest Fastener LLC, a leading supplier of custom fastener solutions for Utility Scale
Projects, is pleased to announce that Ron Stas has joined their team as Business Development
Manager.
Intercorp Publishes New Product and Submittal Catalogs
Intercorp, an importer and master distributor of high-performance construction fasteners
under the Strong-Point® brand, is pleased to announce the release of their new product and
submittal catalogs.
Mike McGuire Donates Fastener Library to Rock Valley College Cold Forging
Manufacturing Center
For several years, fastener industry veteran Mike McGuire has said that one of the biggest
problems, or challenges, for the American fastener manufacturer is a skilled trained working
force.
Steel Leveling Sets with Spherical Washer Available from J.W. Winco
J.W. Winco, Inc., a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it
now has available GN 350.2 Steel Leveling Sets with Spherical Washer.