WCA May/July 2020

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SpringWorld trade show

Refinery is back for more

SpringWorld will take place from 7 to 9 October 2020, in Rosemont, Illinois, USA. Presented by the Chicago Association of Spring Manufacturers, Inc (CASMI), SpringWorld provides an opportunity to network with other spring manufacturers, wire formers and OEMs, including one-on-one discussions with colleagues who share challenges and are ready to discuss solutions, providing new insights for business. On the trade show floor, attendees will see the latest technology available to improve company productivity, quality and service. More than 90 suppliers will be demonstrating their products and services in nearly 30,000 square feet of exhibit space. Products and services on the show floor will include compression springs, constant force, extension springs, fasteners, flat springs, hot wound springs, spiral torsion and power springs, spring washers, stampings, torsion springs and wire forms. In 2018, nearly 2,200 attendees and exhibitors from around the world participated in SpringWorld. The event is located at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, only five minutes from O’Hare International Airport. Attendance is free, but is limited to spring, stamping, fastener and wire form manufacturers. The pre-registration deadline is 14 September. CASMI was founded in 1944 as a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to the development of good business practices and sharing of technical information through ongoing communications among the job-shop spring manufacturers in the Greater Chicago area. Membership now includes spring companies and industry suppliers from the mid-west and throughout the USA. Details correct at the time of going to press. Owing to the situation regarding the coronavirus epidemic and its impact on industry events, please check the website below for the latest information. CASMI-SpringWorld www.casmi-springworld.org CAM joins Stanley Black & Decker

about the prospect of welcoming CAM to the Stanley Black & Decker family to further diversify our industrial business segment. With its well-recognised brands, proven business model and experienced management team, CAM will play a significant role in the growth of our industrial business and company overall.” Stanley Black & Decker is a $14bn revenue industrial organisation. With employees in more than 60 countries, it operates an engineered fastening business, a tools and storage business, a commercial electronic security company and oil and gas and infrastructure businesses. Stanley Black and Decker, Inc www.stanleyblackanddecker.com Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC www.camaerospace.com Based in Pacific Palisades in California, NASCO has worked with Ellis since 2016 and has secured a number of high-profile specifications, including a major order for its Centaur cable saddles from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the Fort Randall dam in South Dakota. Ellis Patents Ltd www.ellispatents.co.uk Ellis Patents has secured a repeat specification from a major Gulf Coast refinery, ten years after its cleats were used on the refinery’s first substation. Ellis’s Vulcan+ cable cleats have been specified by Dashiell Corporation to secure two 68 kV armoured cable circuits, both of which stretch for over two miles and carry power across the refinery to a new process unit. Manufactured in 316L stainless steel, Vulcan+ cleats are designed to provide corrosion protection, even in harsh environments, while also ensuring cables remain secure and operational after a short circuit incident. They are quick to install, and feature integral LSF zero-halogen polymeric liners and base pads that protect and cushion cables during short circuit conditions. Dashiell Corp ordered the cable cleats through Ellis’s North American distributor, NASCO.

specific needs,” said Peter George, CEO of CAM. “We have enjoyed tremendous support under the ownership of Tinicum, during which we invested heavily in upgrading the equipment and facilities of the businesses we integrated, in addition to strengthening our engineering and management resources. The CAM management team is grateful for the Tinicum partnership that was a central part of the company’s growth. We are extremely pleased to be taking this next step of joining Stanley Black & Decker. Being part of such a capable industrial company will enable us to further expand our company’s resources globally, including accelerating the development of new products and pursuing acquisitions, allowing us to better serve the needs of our customers.” Stanley industrial president John Wyatt commented, “Our team is excited

Consolidated Manu- facturing, LLC (CAM) has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. CAM designs and manufactures hardware and fastener solutions for demanding aerospace applications worldwide, and is controlled by Tinicum Inc. CAM’s products include fasteners, fittings, couplings, latches, quick- release pins, tubing sub-assemblies and other complex components and assembled products. The company was founded in 2012 and has consolidated eight businesses pro- viding service and solutions to commercial aerospace and defence customers. “We specialise in collaborating with our customers to develop application- based solutions that satisfy their Aerospace

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