Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Co., Inc. is proud to announce their 25th anniversary on September 23, 2008. Since its founding, they have grown to be the largest manufacturer of hot forged bolts and screws in North America. Cardinal attributes their 25 years of success to the shortest lead times and highest on time shipping performance in its industry. None of this growth would be possible without its loyal customer base and their many valued associates. They look forward to growing and servicing the industry over the next 25 years.

Nylok Corp. (www.nylok.com) has announced that its revolutionary NYCOTE® coating process has received approval from Mercedes-Benz under MBN 10 392 specification. The announcement was made by Nilo Urbani, General Manger for Nylok, who pointed out that NYCOTE is a non-conductive WHITE® TEFLON® PFA powder coating applied to thread fasteners and offers the industry’s most complete and effective thread masking and protection.

He added that the patented process provides guaranteed protection against thread contamination from electrodeposited paints, primers and adhesion of weld spatter and eliminates the need to manually apply-and later remove-caps, tape or plugs. There is no need for “slave” bolts and re-tapping, which can compromise quality and safety.

South Holland Metal Finishing (Monee, IL) announces the start-up of their new Zinc/Nickel line and process featuring ZinKlad-1000B. Samples have been submitted to General Motors ,and SHMF anticipates GM approval for GMW-4700 and GMW-4205 by Mid-December. For more information, please visit their website www.shmf.com, or contact Paul Jackson / Brian Christianson at 708-235-0842 for a quotation.

MACHESNEY PARK, IL -- Field Fastener announces the purchase of Rockford International’s (RI) OEM business from Rockford Products Corporation. The business will remain in the Rockford area utilizing the current facility in the short term and moving into Field’s Machesney Park warehouse within a year. Field is a rapidly growing, ISO 9001:2000 registered fastener distributor specializing in inventory management and providing technical support to its customer base. Field’s importing capability and technical competence make it an excellent fit with the needs of the RI customers. The Field Team plans to enhance the product and service offerings to the Rockford International customer base.

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.”