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design and all-metal construction of theHARDLOCK Nut, it can be used repeatedlywhile maintaining a strong loosening pre-vention effect with minimal damage to thethread due to wear The powerful anti-loos-ening effect and reusability of the HARD-LOCK Nut can significantly reducemaintenance costs associated with frequentinspection and retightening.

The HARDLOCK Nut can be positionedat any desired point on a bolt and can main-tain a strong anti-loosening effect simply bymaintaining the torque of the concave nut inaccordance to the designated tighteningtorque. This allows the nut to be fixedstrongly in the desired position on the boltand in places where strong tightening wasnot previously possible, such as rail jointsand rotating and moving parts.

The HARDLOCK Nut is widely used andrespected worldwide in various industries,including: railroad (rail cars and track),building construction, industrial machinery,heavy equipment, and plants (such asoil/gas/energy). The HARDLOCK Nut is nowavailable for sale in the following materialsand surface finishes: low carbon steelISO Class 4/5 equiva-

lent to SAE Grade 2. Surface finish: CR3(zinc plated trivalent chromate coating);

mediunn carbon steelISO Class 8equivalent to SAE Grade 5. Surface fin-ish: phosphate coating; and

stainless steelISO A2 equivalent toAISl/SAE 304. Surface finish: unplated.Other materials, finishes and custom

orders are available by request.HARDLOCK Industry Co., Ltd. is an

1AOG9100/AS9100 certified company (quali-ty management systemsrequirements foraviation, space and defense organizations).For more information, visit www.hardlock-nut.com, or contact A-Lex InternationalMarketing, 1590 Touhy Ave., Elk GroveVillage, Illinois 60007. Call 847.593.7000, oremail alexkaneko@a-lexint.com.

Erin Dumonski Joins NEFas Director of Quality

Northeast Fasteners Corporation (NEF)is pleased to announce that Erin Dumonskihas joined the company as director of quali-ty. Along with loseph Longo, quality manag-er, Dumonski will be heading NEF's qualitydepartment, where she will assist the com-pany in enhancing its military and aero-space quality capabilities. NEF is currently aleading supplier of commercial and militaryfasteners and is steadily moving into the

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Ohio Rod ProductsVersailles, Indiana

Custom manufacturer specializing in smalidiameter, long length headed and threadedfasteners thraugh 96" long and 3/4" diameter.Superior straightness in plated parts.Tel. 812^589-6565

Leland Powell Fasteners T Martin, Tennessee

Domestic quality manufacturing of small diameterfasteners and industrial machine screws(diameters from 4-40 to 1/2" and lengths to 5"|.Includes Lo-Driv and Grip-Lite screws andother standard, semi-standard and specialtyfastener solutions. Tel. 731-587-3106

Landreth FastenerMartin, Tennessee

Leading manufacturer of coid headed solid,semi-tubuiar and brake rivets, with iSO certifiedquality systems and a focus on customer service.Tel. 731-587-3106

Silo FastenersVersailles, Indiana

Leading manufacturer of lug bolts, form pinsand round head fin neck bolts for the highwayconstruction, concrete form construction andgeneral distribution markets. Tel. 812-689-8905

Chandler ProductsCleveland, Ohio

Leading manufacturer of cold headed fasteners(diameters from 3/16 to 3/4" and lengths to 9"|,tight tolerances and multiple secondary opera-tions for precision components used in heavy-dutydiesel engines, transmissions & other demandingfastener applications. Tel. 216-481-4400

Quality Bolt & ScrewBrecksville, Ohio

Manufacturer of custom engineered cold headed/cold formed bolts, pins, studs, chain, military &other custom fasteners. Tel. 44a717-7650

< ^ ^ Northern Wire, LLCN0Rj|pft|ppiiRE ^g^^.^ WisconsinCustom wire forming, machining, welding, bend-ing, and cold heading for agricultural equipment,lawn & garden, landscaping, construction, andrecreational vehicles. Processes material rangingfrom .080" to .750" in diameter, in lengths from'A" up to 12 ft. cut from coil. Also offers platingand assembly options. Tel. 715-536-9551

Best MetalS ^ 9 .Osgood, Indiana

Specializes in electro deposited zinc and zincphosphate coatings for fastener manufacturing,stamping, fabrication and metal formingindustries. Tel. 812-689-9950

Elgin FastenersInternationalVersailles, Indiana

EFI provides extensive fastener engineering,offshore purchasing and quality capabilities.EFI is staffed by sales engineers and importprofessionals with considerable background inindustrial fasteners. Tel. 812-689-6565

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aerospace arena. NEF is an AS9I00C certi-fied manufacturer.

Dumonski was the quality assurancemanager at B/E Aerospace Consumablesfrom 2008-2012. There, she managed aquality department of 23 hourly and salaryemployees and was responsible for main-taining the facilities' ISO 900I/AS9102 certi-fication.

Prior to B/E Aerospace. Dumonski wasemployed at Pratt and Whitney in Connecti-cut. She began in the manufacturing engi-neering development program, whichconsisted of both quality and manufacturingengineering rotations. As quality engineer,she was responsible for the commercial pro-duction line, aiding in assembly qualityissues, Materials Corrective Action Review

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In other news, NEF has updated itsAS9100 Certification to Revision C with a100 percent score, which has maintained aperfect record to date.

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