Fall Newsletter 2011
Craftech's Director of Finance: Linda Jablanski
THE office of Director of Finance at Craftech® Industries, Inc. is held by Linda Jablanski. Linda has a degree in marketing from Sienna College and an MBA from the University at Albany. She joined Craftech 18 years ago to implement inventory procedures as a Managerial Assistant. Her work developing and implementing procedures for much of the company has continued since. She has held posts in AR, AP, HR, General Ledger, Payroll, Purchasing, Work Orders, Training and other key areas of the organization. Linda also worked in the International Sales Department for several years. In 2010, as ISO Representative, she led the company to successfully register for ISO 9001 and recently saw Craftech through its first yearly audit.
Mrs. Jablanski says that what keeps her interested and invested at Craftech is "the opportunity to learn on a constant basis. I have the opportunity to work with some of the most skilled people in our business. For example," she continues, "until you talk to our machinists on the floor, you couldn't ever realize just how highly trained and experienced those people are at what they do." She is the mother of a five year old son.
Online RFQ Page - For a fast quote on precision machined and molded parts and custom injection molds, visit Craftech's website at www.craftechind.com/rfq.htm. You'll find an easy to fill-out "Request for Quote" form which will help our sales staff get you a fast quote on your plastic component needs.
Threaded Rod
THREADED ROD is an often overlooked product with many applications. Because threaded rod transfers neither heat nor a charge, it is a popular choice for both refrigeration and electrical applications. Its light weight makes it ideal for construction when weight is a prime consideration, and with the addition of a nut and glue, threaded rod can also replace large bolts in construction. Plastic's non-corrosive characteristic also makes it a good choice for the marine and deep sea industries, and threaded rod is also used in some medical applications, as certain plastics can be easily sterilized.
Craftech® Industries, Inc. has been machining threaded rod since the company was founded in 1967. Our decades of experience combined with a vast inventory of die-head chasers affords us an expertise in the field. Craftech can cut rod in almost any desired size, and our inventory includes ANSI, DIN, UNJ, ACME and stub ACME, JIS, National Tapered Pipe Thread, and Straight Pipe Thread chasers, among many others, including carbide chasers, which are ideal for cutting glass-filled material.
In addition to our threaded rod manufactured in-house, Craftech also distributes and cuts to size threaded pultruded rod. Pultruded rod is made by soaking or spraying what is typically glass or carbon fibre with resin or another non-flammable material, and then pulling the fibre through a heated die to create the shape of the rod. Because pultruded rods are both uniaxially strong and thermally resistant, they are excellent for industrial work. Pultruded nuts are also available from Craftech, in addition to our own supply of molded isoplast nuts.
For additional information about Craftech's products and manufacturing capabilities, please call or visit our website.
Wide Variety of Drives for Plastic Fasteners Offered
MANY customers are apparently unaware that Craftech ® Industries, Inc. offers a wide variety of drives beyond the typical Allen and Phillips drives, including Torx, Torx plus, slotted, hex and square drives. Indeed, we can manufacture any drive we can make or buy a brooch for, including drives such as the Phillips drive style. We can also mold plastic screws, bolts, etc., with these drive styles.
The Phillips drive, it should be noted, was originally designed as a torque-limiting drive for metal parts, and is not a particularly good choice for plastic fasteners due to Phillips' relatively deep seating, which brings it level with or even below the bottom of the screw's head. This means that, especially with small screws such as 4-40's and 2-56's, almost no material remains to drive the shaft. Better alternatives, which allow more positive engagements, are Allen, Torx, Torx plus, square, and even spline drives. All of these drives offer more torque with less deformation in regards to plastic fasteners. Also, if the Phillips drive is already mandated for a given job and can't be replaced, perhaps the material can be. In particular, avoid using Phillips drives with ultra-soft plastics, such as Teflon, polypropylene, polyethylene, and other ultra-soft plastics. Torque-limiting screw drivers should also be used with the Phillips drive as this drive was designed to camout in metals; it tends to just destroy the top of the screw's head when used with these soft materials.
For more information about our wide selection of drives, please visit Craftech's website or call our offices.
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Ronald Prior Joins Craftech
RONALD Prior comes to Craftech® Industries Inc. from a unique perspective. Born in Cooperstown, New York, and a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, Mr. Prior began his career in the pharmaceutical industry at Coromed, Inc., before moving into the telecommunications industry five years later. He worked first as a manager at Telecommunications Analysis Group, Inc., then as a founder of his own start-up, Alomax Technologies. When Mr. Prior joined Craftech Industries in September 2010, he had over twelve years experience in the telecommunications industry to bring to the table.
Initially hired as a consultant to redesign Craftech's inventory system, Mr. Prior has been brought on full-time to lend his ample corporate experience to both production and inventory operations on-site. As someone with an "outsider's perspective" to the chemical industry, he has been instrumental in streamlining Craftech's production process, increasing the company's efficiency and, in his words, "doing more with less". As overseer of both production and inventory, Mr. Prior says his higher vantage point allows him to better "fill in the gaps" in the process of manufacturing and distribution.
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