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Sometimes, there can be a relatively cheap and simple solution to what seems like an expensive and difficult problem. One of Fastco’s cold heading machines was having ongoing issue with the transfer block. A maintenance request was put in and it wasn’t immediately clear that there were large problems with the block itself. Replacing it […]

Administration Spotlight 2023 was a challenging year for the Administration department, however the team stepped up and worked together to keep things running smoothly. Fastco’s controller position was in a state of flux for most of the year, but since the end of 2023, the entire team has been going strong and working together to […]

Fastco Fastener Roundup – Take 3 It’s time for yet another Fastco fastener roundup. Make sure to check out our first two roundups: here and here. Clinch Studs Also called self-clinching fasteners, or press-fit studs, these fasteners utilize a unique clinch feature below the head. These permanently mounted fixtures reduce costs and assembly time. They […]

Engineering Update & Achievements The greatest achievement to come out of engineering last year was the team brainstorm of getting a new, complicated part with an internal hex drive on the end to strip off of the extrude pin. We have lots of talented individuals that were able to combine their knowledge to get the […]

Back in 2022, we put up a blog post on the International Automotive Task Force, or IATF, explaining what the task force is and why IATF 16969 certification is so essential to manufacturers. Well, it’s audit season again here at Fastco, which gives us a good reason to recap that post. What is IATF 16949 and […]

2023 Sales Update In 2023, the Sales team won substantial new business awards, representing about 10% of our net sales. While this fell short of our robust new business award goal, it still puts us on solid footing for achieving our long-term strategic goal of growing Fastco’s business by 10% year over year. This is […]