Founded in 1948, The Auto Bolt Company has been family owned and operated since 1996, building its identity around more than seven decades of bolt-making in Cleveland. Its 70-plus employees work from a 130,000-square-foot facility to produce American-made cold-heading fasteners, with engineering support for customers who need parts made to a print rather than selected from a catalog. ISO 9001:2015 certification and an onsite quality lab support its work for industrial customers.
ISO 9001:2015
certification
QSLM Certified, Class 2 & 3
certification
Hexagon IndustriesFounded in 1980 as a polybagger of fastener kits, Cleveland’s Hexagon Industries now manufactures and imports fasteners and special cold-formed parts for OEM and industrial customers. Its 100,000-square-foot facility combines North American and Asian manufacturing approaches, while the company’s long-running direct relationships in Asia support blended sourcing and local production. Hexagon’s quality system is ISO 9001:2015 certified, with full product traceability and lot control.CLEVELAND, OH
Earnest MachineFrom a small Cleveland machine shop in 1948, Earnest Machine has grown into a family-owned supplier of industrial fasteners with custom machining capabilities. Today, third-generation president Kirk Zehnder carries forward the company’s long relationship with heavy-equipment customers while guiding operations from distribution centers in the United States and the United Kingdom. Earnest Machine’s product quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015.ROCKY RIVER, OH
Brainard Rivet CompanyFounded in 1916 to make fasteners for wooden keg hoops, Girard, Ohio’s Brainard Rivet Company now produces made-to-print cold-formed rivets and specialty fasteners for industrial customers. The 100% employee-owned company has manufactured more than 854 million pounds of cold-headed fasteners, with a 65,000-square-foot plant that makes most of its tooling in-house. Brainard combines custom production with drilling, threading and heat-treating capabilities, and operates under an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality system.GIRARD, OH
Omni FastenersSince 1985, Omni Fasteners has been a Made in the USA shop known for sourcing and supplying precision fasteners to customers across demanding industrial fields. Its 32,000-square-foot facility supports specialty work for customers whose parts must meet detailed drawings and specifications, and the company holds ISO 9001:2015 and AS 9100:2015 certifications.BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH