The ATLAS® Products division of PennEngineering® has recently won a first-place Supplier Award for 2016 from Fastenal®, distributor of threaded fasteners in North America. The award in the âDirect Shipâ? class of Fastenalâs annual âSupplier Scorecardâ? program recognizes outstanding performance according to a variety of critical operational procedures. ATLAS ultimately was ranked the top yearly performer among 35 eligible peer suppliers in the âDirect Shipâ? class.
Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Winona, MN, Fastenal is celebrating its 50th year in 2017 with USD 4B in annual sales. The company supports thousands of OEM customers around the world with a direct materials supply chain and a wide range of inventory, product, and manufacturing solutions and services. The âSupplier Scorecardâ? program is intended to measure success among supplier partners and help promote understanding of Fastenalâs supply chain and the companyâs focus on growth through customer service. ATLAS, based at PennEngineering headquarters in Danboro, PA, specializes in blind threaded inserts and related installation tools ideally suiting fastening applications where only one side of an assembly is accessible for the attachment hardware.