Sems and Specials, Inc. is pleased to announce that David Aman has joined the company as their National Accounts Manager. David brings thirty years of experience in fastener manufacturing and distribution. Previously, he held a Materials Management position with ILS (Integrated Logistics Solutions) for eight years. His background also includes management positions with Southern Screw, and Southern Screw Products, Inc., both of which were screw manufacturers located in Statesville, NC. Bruce Hayes, President states “As one of the last manufacturers to sell solely through distribution, David enhances our focus to service the distribution market. As an organization, Sems has focused on building a team of industry knowledgeable employees. David’s background upholds our commitment to maintain a core group of experienced veterans.”
A leading domestic manufacturer, Sems and Specials produces non standard cold headed fasteners from 2 (M2) diameters through ½" (M12) up to 5" (120mm) in length in low and medium carbon as well as alloy steels, stainless, brass and aluminum. For further information please call at 800-888-7367 or fax at
815-874-0100. Or contact by mailto:sales@semsandspecials.com.
Visit our website at www.semsandspecials.com to find out how we can add value to your supply chain.
Sherex Fastening Solutions, LLC relocates – Effective July 30, 2007, Sherex Fastening Solutions will relocate to a new facility in Tonawanda, NY. Over the last several years Sherex has seen a growth in sales and employees. These increases have caused this once small company to run out of room. This move will enable Sherex to effectively service their customers and continue to grow as a leader in the manufacturing and distribution of blind rivet nuts, brass inserts, installation tooling, and other specialty fasteners. Sherex Fastening Solutions, 400 Riverwalk Pkwy, Suite 600,
Tonawanda, NY 14150, P: 866-474-3739
F: 716-692-0720 E-mail: info@sherex.com
Website: www.sherex.com
Brikksen Company, a leading supplier of metric stainless steel fasteners announces some personnel changes at it's Dallas headquarters. Jaime Herald has been promoted to Managing Director after serving as Sales Manager for 5 years. Jaime has a background in accounting and will oversee activities related to purchasing, sales and the warehouse. Leslie Donels will again be joining Brikksen's inside sales force after a two year absence from the company. Customers will remember Leslie from her previous six years with the company. Also joining the inside sales team is Hogan Norvet. Brikksen employs 20 people and sells exclusively to fastener distributors throughout the country. "Brikksen has taken the necessary steps to insure a strong sales and customer service support team with these changes." "Increased sales activity generated from our outside sales representatives have helped get us to the next level of selling and we are very relationship oriented", explains Ms. Herald. The company can be reached at 10421 Sanden Drive, Dallas, TX 75238. Call (800) 962-1614 or Fax (214) 348-6990.
Vulcanium Corporation, a leader in the manufacture and design of corrosion resistant equipment for the metal finishing industry, is proud to announce the hiring of Jay Weis as its new Controller. With 12 years in public accounting, three more as a corporate accounting executive and almost a decade as an ERP application consultant, Jay is more than qualified to take on the Controller’s job as Vulcanium grows. Having led the team which designed and installed Vulcanium’s state-of-the-art inventory/transaction software, Jay is easily conversant with both the administrative and sales sides of the company.
Contact Jay by phone at 847-313-4886 or by email at jweis@Vulcanium.com and visit VMI at www.Vulcanium.com.
Vulcanium Corporation (Northbrook, IL) is very proud to announce that every member of its engineering and sales office has passed the Certified Electroplater-Finisher exam. This commitment to quality assures all anodizing and plating customers that Vulcanium offers the best trained design and problem solving staff in the metal finishing industry.

Long-time salesman Sam Stella is a
CEF 3, while his equally experienced cohorts Terry Ciszewski and Steve Gerzel have CEF 2 designations. Director of Sales Rick Piacenza as well as inside and outside reps Jim Sovik, Stella Reese and John Delware have all passed the CEF 1 exam. Within the design and manufacturing areas, CAD Engineers Bill Hoffmann and Jeff Bowkley and Production Manager Rich Schulz are also CEF 1’s.
Vulcanium’s fabricators regularly attend off-site schools to learn new techniques for working with titanium, aluminum, reactive and dissimilar metals and plastics. These skills and 40 years of experience enable Vulcanium to design and produce equipment that anticipates the constantly changing demands of the metal finishing market. Contact Vulcanium Corporation
at (847) 498-3111, at titanium@Vulcanium.com or on its website at www.Vulcanium.com.
Lee Picciano – New Quality and Technical Director at Cardinal Fastener & Specialty, Inc. Co. After 20 years of experience with various fastener manufacturing companies, including Textron, SPS Technologies, and Lake Erie Screw, Lee Picciano has joined Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Co., Inc. Lee Picciano began with engineering related positions dealing with product development, application support, tooling and product design, and quality assurance management; including system management to QS9000 and ISO9001. In addition, Lee has achieved Six Sigma Green Belt certification. His background will give Cardinal Fastener someone with an engineering approach to quality and technical aspects of their company.
The Leading EDGE Awards Program Congratulates Cardinal Fastener as one of the 101 Northeast Ohio Leading Edge Companies – On Wednesday, May 16, 2007; the Leading EDGE Awards Program honored Cardinal Fastener along with 100 other value-creating companies. John W. Grabner, President and CEO, proudly accepted the award at a ceremony, held at Akron University.

The Entrepreneurs EDGE is a non profit organization which identifies mid-market companies that create great value for themselves and for the Northeast Ohio region. Annually, the EDGE honors the top performing companies.
Cardinal Fastener is the largest manufacturer of hot forged product in North America. They offer customers fast lead times at competitive prices for products from 3/8" to 3" diameter. You can contact Cardinal Fastener at phone:
216-831-3800 Fax: 216-831-3651 or sales@cardinalfastener.com.
A2LA accredited and member of
the IFI.
South Holland Metal Finishing (Monee, IL) is proud to announce it's latest approval by General Motors for RoHS Compliant GMW-3044, Codes N,X,&G using the MacDermid ZinKlad System. SHMF is a leader in Tri-Valent/RoHS Compliant finishing. A complete list of their capabilities and approvals can be found at WWW.SHMF.COM.