SUMMER 2016
Distributor's Link Magazine Summer Issue 2016 / Vol 39 No3
Distributor's Link Magazine Summer Issue 2016 / Vol 39 No3
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THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK<br />
INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE<br />
636 Oak Tree Blvd., Independence, OH 44131<br />
TEL 216-241-1482 FAX 216-241-5901 EMAIL info@indfast.org WEB www.indfast.org<br />
INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE ELECTS NEW<br />
CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN by Rob Harris, IFI Magaging Director<br />
The Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI), held its<br />
Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona March 5-8, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Newly elected Chairman for the period <strong>2016</strong>-2017<br />
is Mr. James B. Springer of Industrial Nut Corporation;<br />
newly elected Vice Chairman is Mr. Preston Boyd of<br />
TRAMEC Hill Fastener.<br />
Division Chairs for IFI are:<br />
Div. I – Industrial Products:<br />
Michele Clarke, Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg. Co.<br />
Div. II – Aerospace Fastener Products:<br />
Mike Lawler, Consolidated Aerospace Mfg., LLC<br />
Div. III – Automotive Industry Fastener Group:<br />
Chris Rink, Prestige Stamping, Inc.<br />
Associate Suppliers’ Division:<br />
Luc Lachapelle, Ivaco Rolling Mills<br />
JAMES B. SPRINGER<br />
IFI CHAIRMAN<br />
In addition to Mr. Springer and Mr. Boyd, the<br />
Board of Directors also includes:<br />
Dave Lomasney, MacLean-Fogg Company<br />
Jonathan Turner, TurnaSure LLC<br />
Kevin Johnson, Birmingham Fastener, Inc.<br />
Manny DeSantis, Valley Fastener Group LLC<br />
Mike Lawler, Consolidated Aerospace Mfg., LLC<br />
Pat Wells, The Young Engineers, Inc.<br />
Larry Valeriano, California Screw Products Corp.<br />
Phil Johnson, Continental Midland<br />
Ed Lumm, Shannon Precision Fastener, LLC<br />
Chris White, O&k American Corp.<br />
TECHNICAL ARTICLE<br />
PRESTON W. BOYD<br />
IFI VICE-CHAIRMAN<br />
About IFI<br />
Industrial Fasteners Institute, headquartered in<br />
Independence, Ohio, is an Association of the leading<br />
North American manufacturers of bolts, nuts, screws,<br />
rivets, pins, washers, and a myriad of custom formed<br />
parts. Suppliers of materials, machinery, equipment<br />
and engineered services, are Associate Members of<br />
the Institute. IFI membership currently stands at 73<br />
Company Members and 45 Associate Members.<br />
For over 80 years, IFI’s fastener manufacturing<br />
member companies have combined their skills and<br />
knowledge to advance the technology and application<br />
engineering of fasteners and formed parts through<br />
planned programs of research and education. Users of<br />
fasteners and formed parts in all industries benefit from<br />
the continuing design, manufacturing, and application<br />
advances made by the Industrial Fasteners Institute<br />
membership.<br />
For more information about the IFI visit them<br />
online at www.indfast.org.<br />
INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE
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