Avoiding risks might be impossible, but you can mitigate them by choosing the ideal partners, strategies, and resources for fastener procurement. Being competitive in the manufacturing industry means ensuring access to required fastener parts while continually improving productivity, shortening lead times, and saving money. Essentially, the shorter and simpler your supply chain is, the better.…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer/distributor and service provider, has announced two strategic hires expected to help further support the company’s complementary direct manufacturing and distribution business strategy. Jim Heller is the new senior VP of distribution, and Chris Martens is the new vice president of manufacturing for the Americas region. “As a full-service partner,…

A Q&A with Optimas Solutions’ CEO… Even at the best of times, monitoring one’s supply chain against changing market conditions and emerging risks, can be a daunting task. Add in geo-political or economic disruptions (or say, a global pandemic) and that task can go from daunting to chaotic overnight. Certainly, the pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities…

Written by Michael Eusanio Applications Engineer, Optimas Solutions It’s common to assume a single part is stronger than an assembly of parts. However, fasteners can ensure the strength and reliability of a product, given certain considerations. For example, by tweaking the type of fastener material, size, or other specifications, manufacturing engineers can resolve torque, weight, stability,…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and service provider, will be holding an hour-long webinar on Better Demand Planning with Supply Chain Visibility at 12 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, July 26th. Guests from supply-chain-focused media company Supply Chain Now and Optimas Solutions will be on the panel of experts. Digitized inventory management can make…

Meridian Adhesives Group, a manufacturer of high-value adhesive technologies, announced the appointment of Wayne Byrne as chief financial officer. Byrne steps into this role with more than 30 years of leadership experience in financial and operational roles within the industrial and specialty material markets. “I am extremely pleased to have Wayne joining Meridian as an…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and service provider, announced the appointment of Phil Battaglia as Chief Financial Officer. Battaglia offers more than 25 years of financial management and reporting expertise, most recently leadership experience at Caterpillar, Inc. “We are delighted to have Phil on board in such an important role for us,” said…

Written by Paul Przyby SVP, Sales and Marketing — Optimas Solutions Vendor-managed inventory (VMI), or inventory management, has been around since the ’80s when companies such as Walmart used it to revolutionize their supply chains. In the 30-plus years since then, inventory management has evolved to become more sophisticated and accessible, allowing companies of all…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and service provider, has significantly enhanced its quality-management systems to better support customer demand for high-quality fasteners. The company recently passed its ISO 9001 surveillance audit at its headquarters, plus three distribution facilities, and added two VisionLab inspection systems to its quality labs in Wood Dale, IL and…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and service provider, recently announced that it earned IATF Certification for its worldwide operations. IATF Certification comes from the International Automotive Task Force and represents the highest level of quality assurance in the automotive industry and beyond. Coupled with Optimas’ annual achievement of ISO 9001 certification, this accreditation…

Optimas Solutions, a global, industrial manufacturer, distributor and service provider, opened a new Center of Excellence in its Monterrey, Mexico headquarters. The Center of Excellence is geared toward increasing our level of service with supply chain, transportation, quality, continuous improvement, and other customer service needs. The goal is to increase the level of service to…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer/distributor and service provider, recently announced the elevation of Mike Tuffy to CEO, International, and Daniel Harms to CEO, Americas. The decision to implement a dual-CEO structure evolves the organizational model established in 2020 with autonomous, yet connected, business units. By design, this structure has brought Optimas closer to customers…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and supply chain solutions provider, is celebrating seven years in business. Granted, the company’s full history can be traced back more than 100 years, but 2022 marks seven lucky years in its current form. This time has brought a whirlwind of unique challenges and changes in technology, processes,…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer/distributor and supply chain solutions provider, has moved into a new phase of its Forward Faster transformation strategy, which was introduced at Optimas late last year. The strategy aims to purposefully align current and future service offerings to better serve customers and supply partners at a more rapid pace. This…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and supply-chain solutions provider, , welcomes Paul Schorr to its global team as Chief Information Officer. Schorr will lead the technology strategy for Optimas Solutions and oversees all aspects of IT for the company. Under his guidance, the company plans to strategically invest in enhanced technology that drives business…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and supply-chain solutions provider, announced that it has renewed its ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality-management systems. ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized quality-management standard developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The certification provides a model for companies of all types and sizes to…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and supply-chain solutions provider, has introduced the Universal Robot’s UR10e robotic technology to its CNC machining operations. Now, cold heading and machining can be  done onsite at Optimas’ Wood Dale manufacturing facility, making fastener production faster and more seamless for customers. Optimas has deployed the UR10e collaborative robot…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and service provider, announced that it has been awarded the number 21 spot on Industrial Distribution’s 2021 Big 50 List. Released in late September, the Big 50 is a prestigious list of industrial suppliers in the United States ranked by the previous year’s revenue. “It’s an honor for Optimas…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and service provider, announced that it has made technology and process automation upgrades to its inventory management solutions used by customers to help improve an already stressed supply chain. Improvements implemented over the last 12 months have focused on technology enhancements, process automation changes, and contactless delivery protocols.…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial distributor and service provider, has moved its distribution center in Mexico to a 32,400 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in the Monterrey suburb of Apodaca — closer to its customers, suppliers, and employees to better support the economic growth of the region. According to president of Optimas Americas Daniel Harms, the…

Optimas OE Solutions, a global manufacturer and distributor of precision-made fasteners and supply-chain solutions have announced investments in the latest, cutting-edge, industrial stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing equipment to compliment the company’s existing prototyping capabilities for metal fasteners. As industry struggles with the raw material shortages that continue to cause delays worldwide, manufacturers are compelled to look for solutions to…

Optimas OE Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of precision-made fasteners and supply chain solutions, announced the opening of two new UK distribution facilities. The company has been rapidly expanding. Earlier this year, Optimas Solutions moved its global headquarters to Illinois, and opened a new distribution center in Tennessee. One is in the Birmingham Trade Park and…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and service provider, recently announced the opening of a regional distribution center in Knoxville, TN to better serve current customers, deliver more supply-chain security in the surrounding area, and to tap underserved markets. The opening of the facility is part of a larger Optimas strategy to create a…

  Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and service provider, announced the acquisition of a Chun Zu and Formax four die — four blow cold-header manufacturing machines that will increase the company’s capabilities to deliver larger-format diameter fasteners and free up its existing cold headers to provide more onshore support for smaller fasteners. The…

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer/distributor and service provider, announced today the appointment of Daniel Harms to chief operating officer. Harms comes to Optimas from DSC Logistics (now CJ Logistics) where he was senior vice president, operations. He will join the company on April 1, reporting directly to Optimas CEO Marc Strandquist, and will be…