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One Group · One Standard · Four Generations

AICFast Group

Manufacturing Innovation^™

A combined manufacturer and distributor delivering one of the broadest ranges of fastening and precision-component solutions in the world, backed by an insane focus on quality, our customers, and our people.

Abbott Interfast · Abbott Metal Werks · Titan Metal Werks · OEP · Nationwide Directory

Our Story

78 Years of Manufacturing Innovation™

Founded in 1948 by Chicago industrialist Marty Binder in a small factory across from the legendary Gene & Georgetti, Abbott has grown into a world-class operation on a 5-acre campus in Wheeling, Illinois, now serving customers into a fourth generation of family leadership.

1948

Founded by Marty Binder in Chicago. Humble beginnings, uncompromising standards.

Decades of growth

Expansion from distribution into domestic manufacturing and global sourcing.

2023 · 75th Anniversary

Cover feature in Distributor's Link Magazine celebrating 75 years of Manufacturing Innovation.

Today

50,000+ customers served, with partner factories and warehouses across the US, Taiwan, and India.

1948

Founded

78

Years

50,000+

Customers

Wheeling, IL · 5-acre headquarters & manufacturing campus

"Innovation has always been the highest priority, but above all, our North Star has been an insane focus on quality, our customers, and our employees." Bob Baer, CEO

The Group

Five Companies, One Standard

The AICFast Group brings distribution, domestic manufacturing, and global sourcing under one roof, so customers get the right part, the right way, from a single trusted source.

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Abbott Interfast

Full-line fastener manufacturer and distributor. The flagship: broad inventory, engineered solutions, global supply.

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Abbott Metal Werks

Domestic manufacturing: cold-formed nuts & parts, Swiss screw, and a high-volume CNC factory-within-a-factory.

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Titan Metal Werks

Engineered fastener solutions for the building products market: deck footings, railings, connectors, and concrete and masonry screws, backed by a team with 100-plus years in building products.

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OEP

Original Engineered Products: the group's specialty and engineered-import arm. A leading knob source plus custom injection molding, precision machined parts, contract assembly, and Wheeling warehousing.

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Nationwide Directory

The distributor's go-to source for surplus fasteners for more than 50 years, connecting distributors to excess and hard-to-find inventory nationwide.

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Combined Strength

Distribution, domestic manufacturing, engineered products, and global partners under one roof = supply security competitors can't match.

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Section 01

Capabilities

From a single standard fastener to a fully engineered, made-to-print component program, across 30+ industries.

What We Do

Capabilities Summary

More than 175,000 standard fasteners, plus made-to-print custom parts, serving aerospace, defense, medical, marine, solar, oil & gas, automotive, and more.

Standard Fasteners

More than 175,000 standard items, in stock and ready to ship.

Custom & Engineered

Made-to-print fasteners and components with full engineering support.

Cold-Formed Nuts

20 nut types made in-house: lock nuts, flange nuts, specialty parts. Made in USA.

CNC & Swiss Screw

High-volume precision turned and milled parts to tight tolerances.

Domestic Manufacturing

US production for DFARS and domestic-sourcing requirements.

Global Sourcing

Long-term partnerships with factories in Taiwan, China, India, and Vietnam under Abbott quality control.

Materials

All grades of Carbon Steel 302 Stainless 304 Stainless 316 Stainless 400 Series Stainless Brass Aluminum Titanium

Plating & Finishing

Zinc Clear Zinc Nickel Hot Dip Galvanized Magni Dacromet Geomet Phosphate & Oil Wax Over Phosphate Black Oxide

By The Numbers

Capacity at a Glance

Two ends of one supply spectrum: high-volume global import when price-per-piece wins, domestic onshore production when lead-time, traceability, and DFARS / domestic-melt requirements win.

Global Import · Abbott Interfast

Partner factories in Taiwan, China, India, and Vietnam under Abbott quality control.

Product Category	Monthly Capacity
Washers	60M+
Machine Screws	50M+
Self-Drilling / Tapping Screws	50M+
Nut Families (hex, heavy, lock, flange, jam)	10M-20M+ each
Hex & Flange Bolts	20M+ each
Socket Head Cap Screws	20M+
Studs / Threaded Rod	20M+

Thread ranges M2–M32, lengths to 1000 mm. Pieces per month, by category.

Domestic Manufacturing · Abbott Metal Werks

In-house nut-forming, Wheeling, IL. US production for compliance-driven programs.

Nut Former	Up to (PPM)	Monthly Capacity
10B Nut Former	250	4.73M
14B Nut Former	200	3.78M
19B Nut Former	150	2.84M
19B Nut Former	150	2.84M
24B Parts Former (long-stroke heavy)	120	2.27M
Total Domestic		16.4M

Thread ranges M4–M18 across all machines. Pieces per month.

Capacities shown are planning ceilings, not contractual commitments.

Customer Proof

Trusted by Industrial Leaders

A representative set of the high-volume, high-recognition manufacturers we have supplied across more than 35 years.

A representative set of manufacturers served, 1990 to present. Logos are the property of their respective owners.

Where It Happens

Our Facilities & Partner Network

A 5-acre Wheeling, IL campus anchors distribution and domestic manufacturing, extended by long-term partner factories in Taiwan, China, India, and Vietnam under Abbott quality control.

Wheeling, IL campus

Partner wire & coil stock

Partner cold-forming line

Partner production bay

AMW nut-forming, Wheeling IL

AMW domestic production line

On The Floor

Domestic Manufacturing at Abbott Metal Werks

Jern Yao cold formers and nut-forming lines running in Wheeling, Illinois. US production for compliance-driven and domestic-melt programs.

Jern Yao JNFR-14B6S nut former

Cold-forming cell with wire feed

Finished parts staged on the forming floor

How We Deliver

Services Built Around Your Supply Chain

More than parts, a supply program. We carry the inventory, manage the logistics, and take cost and risk out of your operation.

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Direct Import

Landed-cost programs through vetted global partners under Abbott quality control.

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Stock & Release

We hold inventory; you pull on your schedule. Predictable supply, lower carrying cost.

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Domestic Manufacturing

US-made cold-formed and machined parts for compliance-driven programs.

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Vendor Managed Inventory

VMI programs that keep your lines running and your bins full automatically.

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Packaging

Custom kitting, labeling, and packaging to your spec and point-of-use.

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Engineering Support

Application help, material selection, and design-for-manufacture from day one.

Our North Star

Quality Is the Whole Point

Quality is not a department here, it is the reason customers stay for decades. Our certifications and process discipline back every part we ship.

Certifications & Compliance

ISO 9001 AS9100 - by end of year PPAP ITAR Registered DFARS / Domestic Full Material Traceability

Lot-level material traceability and certificate-of-conformance on demand
First Article Inspection (FAI) to AS9102 for aerospace programs
In-process quality at every routing touchpoint, not just final inspection
Documented, audited processes across distribution and manufacturing

Precision inspection & process control

AS9100 certification is on track for completion by end of year, extending our aerospace and defense quality system.

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Section 02

Technology

We run our floors and our supply chain on systems we built ourselves, purpose-fit to fasteners and precision parts.

Built In-House

Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

Full visibility and control from sales order to shipment, running live on the AMW shop floor today.

Sales-order intake → work-order dispatch & release
Material lot tracking with a full state machine and cert continuity
Versioned routings, multi-level BoM, and process segments
In-process QC, scrap logging, and complete audit trail
Compliance standards built in (AS9100 / IATF / PPAP / FAI)

AMW MES · Shop Floor Console

Next-Generation ERP

Abbott Resource Planner (ARP)

Our purpose-built platform replacing legacy systems, tuned to exactly how Abbott runs. We measure what matters: how fast we ship, how well we ship, and how reliably we hit the date.

ARP · Operations Dashboard

98.6%

On-Time Delivery

99.2%

First-Pass Quality

< 24h

Quote Turnaround

97.4%

Order Fill Rate

Orders Shipped per Day▲ trending up

Defect Rate < 75 PPM ▼Open Orders On Schedule 96%Lines Picked Today On Pace

One live view of orders, shipments, quality, and lead time
Throughput and on-time performance tracked in real time
Tight integration with MES and quality systems
Designed and owned in-house, built around our processes

ARP is the modern replacement for our legacy ERP, giving us control of our own roadmap and data.

The Edge

AI Working on Our Factory Floors

We put artificial intelligence to work where it matters: finding root cause faster, lifting quality, and keeping our people safe.

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Root-Cause Analysis

Correlates machine, material, and process data to find the real cause of a defect or stoppage in minutes, not days.

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Quality Improvement

Pattern detection across inspection and production data flags drift before it becomes scrap or an escape.

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Safety

AI monitoring surfaces hazards and unsafe conditions so we protect the people who make our parts.

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Let's Build Something

AICFast Group

Manufacturing Innovation^™

Wheeling, Illinois

5-acre headquarters & manufacturing campus

847-459-6200

Main line

aicfast.com

Standard fasteners, custom manufacturing, and global sourcing