A picture is worth a thousand words! However, pictures don't lie unless they are manipulated in Photoshop. But in our case the messaging is correct.

The big picture idea for most CEOs and people who initiate the growth and sustainability within their organization is, "How can I position my company to BEST succeed?"

Which beckons the question, "Are you buying from the right fastener company?” Sometimes business owners stick with what they know out of tradition (which is a great quality), loyalty (which is another great quality) or the fear that they will not be able to find something different that works or even better for that matter.

What keeps companies from maximizing profits margins? Could it be their business relationships? Contractual Obligations?

If you have been looking for a better way to do business or trim the hedges without going over budget AFT Fasteners has what you need! 

Why We Are the Right Fastener Company For Your Business!

1.    We provide all of our customers with great service with over 100+ years of collective experience

2.    We manufacture and distribute a wide range of products. Having access to both worlds of our industry allows us to be flexible with our pricing and quotes (We are able to negotiate with our vendors and clients to get the best pricing for your business)

3.     We can build out and manufacture custom products

4.    We look forward to meeting your business needs! Find out what we carry by visiting our homepage for industrial products, our plating services area and fasteners area!

Your Official Fastener Team 

Over the last few weeks we've talked about why you should use our products and services vs. the bigger guys. Who doesn't love better margins & profits coupled with great customer service and a knowledgeable sales force?

It's no secret that companies in this economy are cutting back on expenses and trying to trim the fat everywhere that it is visible. We are mindful of the sacrifices companies across the country are making to stay in the black and profitable and want to accommodate them for their efforts. Therefore, we've devised a good system to help you thwart some of your overhead costs by offering better pricing on your fastener products, other industrial products and services.

Check out our catalog, give our sales force a call and watch your savings pile up!

Phone: 469-865-2800 

Toll Free: 1-888-844-8595

Email: info@aft-corp.com

Let us help you grow, scale and navigate,

Your Official Fastener Team

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Over the years our clients have come to realize a few things that AFT Fasteners does a bit different than other Fastener Companies:

1.    We offer better stock options on high demand parts

2.    We are able to ship products as  needed without hesitation

3.    We respond back in a timely manner that meets client deadlines

4.    We offer greater and better pricing on bulk and packaging for clients

5.    We are very flexible with client needs because we offer:

a. A variety of product variations

b. And we offer niche and special products

6.    We specialize in custom products 

Follow the links for more information on our plating services and fasteners

Search our site and see what the hype is about!

Your Official Fastener Team

Update: Our Move this past weekend went very well! Our fastener team members showed up in a big way moving and working all day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and some on Sunday! Our new facility accommodates our current and future growth for industrial products, fasteners and bolts, threaded rods, button head cap screw and full dog point set screw products. In addition, it is 30,000 sq. ft. compared to our 10,000 sq. ft. facility we were in for the last 2 years.

We've seen tremendous growth in our company over the last 4 years due to the direction of our President/CEO, Johnny Rose. More, our outstanding sales team and hardworking warehouse team have made huge contributions to the overall success of our company. Our goal is to meet our customer's needs by supplying them the best industrial products at a high quantity, super quality and competitive price.

We have unpacked 40+ skids of product and have another 50+more  to go! Wheeew! Wish us well because this is all for you at the end of the day.

Happy Tuesday!!!

Over the last few years AFT Fasteners has grown it's operation and support by leaps and bounds in order to accommodate our client base and vendors. We noticed that we were already doing really well in some areas but needed to do some tightening up with a number of items on our punch list.

Therefore, we've made a number of updates to our support and staff:

1. The biggest announcement is that we're moving into a new facility. We moving our headquarters from Grand Prairie, TX to Arlington, TX. In addition, we will remain in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and will still able to deliver locally.
2. We have made some customer friendly updates to the website!
   1. We've made it easier to navigate through the hundreds of product pages
      1. We've condensed our top menu with our products
      2. We've added thumbnails at the top of the page below our menu navigation for quick access to popular categories
   2. We've made the look and feel of the website a lot more friendlier
   3. We've fixed a lot of dead end errors that lead to nowhere!
   4. We've updated a handful of pages that include:
      1. Our Fasteners Homepage
      2. Fastener Products Page
      3. Locations Page
      4. Contact Page
      5. Category Product Pages
         1. Bolts
         2. Screws
         3. Nuts and Bolts
         4. Anchor Bolts

Over the next six months we'll continue to update and revamp our site in order to give the end user (clients and vendors) a better shopping experience. Stay tuned into our blog and social media feeds to get the lastest AFT Fasteners News on our progress and product updates!

Our New Address:
AFT Fasteners

715 Avenue H, East

Arlington, TX 76011

Phone: 469-865-2800

Toll Free: 877-844-8595

 Fax: 469-865-2850

AFT Fasteners is increasing their inventory of socket head cap screws and other socket products to accommodate increasing demand for these safer, stronger and economical fasteners. To keep up with demand AFT is stocking a larger selection of sizes, head styles, finishes, US Imperial and Metric parts. AFT is also offering numerous materials such as different alloy grades and stainless steel socket head cap screws.

Socket head cap screws are used for applications with limited space. They have cylindrical head and internal wrenching features, mostly hexagon socket, that allow them to be used in locations where externally wrenched fasteners are not desirable. They are used for critical vehicle applications, machine tools, tools and dies, earth moving and mining machinery, and a wide range of engineering applications. The most important reasons for the increasing use of socket head cap screws in industry are safety, reliability and economy.

There are also many advantages of socket head cap screws over traditional screws. As compared to ordinary fasteners, less socket screws of the same size can achieve the same clamping force in a joint. As fewer screws are required for a given job, fewer holes are required to be drilled and tapped. There is weight reduction as fewer screws are used. There will also be a weight reduction on account of the smaller size of the component parts since the cylindrical heads of socket screws need less space than hex heads and require no additional wrench space. Another feature is that forged heat-treated alloy examples are high strength fasteners intended for the most demanding mechanical applications, with special alloy formulations available that are capable of maintaining strength at temperatures in excess of 1000 degrees F.

AFT Fasteners is a fastener manufacturing, importing, distribution, plating and industrial services company “All-in-One”, offering turn-key cost effective solutions to our customers. AFT also supplies high-quality standard, non-standard and specialty fasteners and hardware products. AFT serves customers with sales and distribution centers throughout the United States, and this allows them to provide expedited socket head cap screws and products. Please contact AFT's professional sales staff or call (877) 844-8595 for information on how AFT Fasteners can provide you with the highest quality socket products.

-- The AFT Team

AFT Industries has acquired the experience and capabilities of Illini Metal Works to add to their long list of quality services. It will be renamed AFT Manufacturing. Located in Taylorville, Illinois, Illini Metal Works has years of experience in sheet metal fabrication and stamping. Now joining with the capabilities of AFT Fasteners and Automated Finishing Technology, AFT Manufacturing's sheet metal fabrication are a perfect fit into a tight group of companies that have the capabilities to produce high quality parts and products with experience based results.

In mid-August of this year AFT Fasteners added Illini Metal Works of Illinois to its holdings to become AFT Manufacturing. With the addition of this new partnership, AFT Fasteners now includes the ability of high quality sheet metal fabrication, stamping and forming. With a thorough knowledge of metal forming, aluminum and steel to stainless and alloy, AFT Manufacturing will be able to produce the highest quality products in the quickest possible turn-around time. Their skilled craftsmen employ specialized equipment to produce everything from single custom orders to high volume runs. AFT Manufacturing will be capable of producing precision fabrication of complex components to larger orders of super-sized products.

AFT Manufacturing believes in the philosophy of starting projects with professional engineering and design. Before any project begins there is a great deal of planning. Working from customers' prints or their own professionally engineered designs, AFT Manufacturing helps customers with all of the production logistics. They also specialize in sheet metal fabrication which includes: stamping, cutting, welding, forming, shearing, finishing, painting, heat treating, sub assembly and final assembly. AFT Manufacturing is efficient at short run prototype runs or large quantity production runs.

AFT Manufacturing is part of a metal fabrication, stamping, manufacturing, importing, distribution, plating and industrial services company “All-in-One”, offering turn-key cost effective solutions to our customers. AFT also can supply high-quality standard, non-standard and specialty fasteners and hardware products. AFT serves customers with sales and distribution centers throughout the United States, so this allows them to provide expedited service and products . Please email AFT's professional sales staff at info@aft-com or call (877) 844-8595 for information on how AFT Manufacturing can provide companies with high quality metal fabrication, stamping and finishing.

AFT Fasteners is pleased to promote a large selection of security fasteners, screws and products. Security fasteners, as the name indicates, are fasteners that provide an added level of security by their drive design that prevents removal with ordinary screw drivers. AFT distributes Tamperproof Screw Company products, and they are American made. We offer a variety of security fastener head-styles, drives and matching tools for their installation and removal. Screws are available in sheet metal and machine threads.

Tamper-Resistant Security Screws can save you thousands of dollars - by fighting off pilferage, tampering or unauthorized adjustments on scores of items. AFT offers Tamperproof Screw Company's complete line of corrosion-resistant security screws designed to prevent vandalism and theft, yet allow easy access by authorized personnel with matching tools. These screws are virtually impossible to remove without the special matching screwdrivers. Some examples of the types of screws available are:

• Snake Eyes Spanner

• Phillips Pin-Head

• Socket Pin-Head

• Torx® Pin-Head

• Tri-Wing ®

• Opsit Reverse Thread

• One-Way Slotted

• TP3 Security

• Spanner Nuts, Break-Away and Security Nuts

• Installation and Removal Tools

As well as screws, security and tamper resistant bolts and socket head cap screws are also available. AFT also has its own plating facility and can coat, spray or plate with many different applications - black oxide, silver, Xylan, etc.

AFT Fasteners is a fastener manufacturing, importing, distribution, plating and industrial services company “All-in-One”, offering turn-key cost effective solutions to our customers. AFT also supplies high-quality standard, non-standard and specialty fasteners and hardware products. AFT serves customers with sales and distribution centers throughout the United States, and this allows them to provide expedited security and tamper resistant fasteners. Please contact AFT's professional sales staff or call (877) 844-8595 for information on how AFT Fasteners can provide you with high quality tamper resistant fasteners. 

The 2012 year has seen several new partnerships between AFT Fasteners and industry leading vendors, and this upward momentum is also being boosted by the addition of several increased product lines. AFT Fasteners has expanded its sources and offerings of brass fittings, brass valves, metal stops and other brass fastener products. This expansion in brass fitting products will provide an even larger assortment of fasteners for AFT's commercial plumbing, HVAC, Oil Field and Hydraulic customers.

     Brass has been the metal of choice for many industrial components when corrosion resistance, manufacturing malleability and lifetime durability are of great importance. Brass fittings, heavy fittings, barbs, valves, cocks, ferrules, stops and nipples are used in everything from HVAC, air compression systems, heavy machinery, oil field plumbing and hydraulic routing systems. AFT Fasteners has worked to become a great source for all different styles and sizes of brass fittings.

     AFT Fasteners is a fastener manufacturing, importing, distribution, plating and industrial services company “All-in-One”, offering turn-key cost effective solutions to our customers. AFT also supplies high-quality standard, non-standard and specialty fasteners and hardware products. AFT serves customers with sales and distribution centers throughout the United States, and this allows them to provide expedited brass fittings and valves all over the United States. Please contact AFT's professional sales staff or call (877) 844-8595 for information on how AFT Fasteners can provide your business with the highest quality Brass Fittings and products.

- The AFT Team