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The Phillips Screw Company
announces the promotion of Gary
Dilling to the position of Director of
Engineering.
The Phillips Screw Company
has been a leader in the fastener
industry with their patented drive
systems and thread
innovations. In order to
remain the leader and
to continue serving the
industry with award
winning designs, Phillips
has appointed Gary
Dilling as the Director of
Engineering. Gary has
served as a Fastener Engineer at
Phillips since 2002.
Gary Dilling has served as lead
engineer at The Phillips Screw
Company for 16 years.
In order to continue as the
market leader in innovation, a new
role of Director of Engineering has
been created.
Gary Dilling will be the Director of
Engineering and lead Phillips in new
product and intellectual property
development.
According to Ken Hurley, CEO
for The Phillips Screw
Company, “The lifeblood
of any growth company
is new products and
services. What keeps
me up at night, is how
we continue to keep the
pipeline of innovation
full. Gary is the right
guy to lead our innovation and new
product development process. He
is a long-standing employee who
continues to come up with key
innovations and we believe he will
help us accelerate at an even faster
rate in this new position.”
Phillips innovations
are used by a variety
of industries, including
aerospace, automotive, and
heavy industry. Technology
developed by Phillips can be
found on jet engines and floor
boards of commercial aircraft,
transmissions and engines of
cars, and even the windshield
of the space shuttle. Having
an experienced engineering
staff is important to the longterm
success of Phillips.
“We are forecasting the
next ten years to be a boom
time for us in terms of
fastener growth.” Hurley went
on to say, “There is a lot of
opportunity, but I don’t ever
want to take that for granted.
I look to our team to continue
to innovate and Gary will be a
key part of our future.”
Phillips latest innovations
are Lightning Deck Screws
and Lightning High-
Performance Wood Screws.
These products are currently
being introduced into the
North American lumber and
DIY markets. In addition,
Phillips has had equal
levels of innovations in their
U.K. division with multiple
introductions of Bullet® and
Ulti-Mate® branded screws.
Gary Dilling took a lead role
in the development of all of
these items and continues in
his research and development
of further innovations.
For more information,
contact Todd Ruehs at The
Phillips Screw Company by
Tel: 781.213.3501, Email:
truehs@phillips-screw.com or
at www.phillips-screw.com.