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Leading Fastener
Companies in China
As China’s economy gradually prospers, so do its firm presence in the competing fastener industry.
manufacturing and commercial industries, and Chinese
In this feature “Leading Fastener Companies in China”,
fastener companies emerge in the market one after another.
we invited several major fastener companies that stand
However, more companies mean more intense competition.
unwavering in the midst of competition to share their
If those companies make no advancement and cannot
advantages and reasons behind their success.
demonstrate their advantage, they will not be able to gain a

Swi Kuo Machinery Always Seeking

Changes and Standing Firm in the Market
by Michelle Hsieh, Fastener World
It has been over 30 years since Mr. S. L. Chang established
Swi Kuo Industrial Co., Ltd. in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) in 1978. ISO 9001
At that time, Swi Kuo was just a small factory. With the
development of the factory, Swi Kuo Machinery Co., Ltd. was
established in Ningbo(China) in 2002 for handling its global
sales. It was certified to ISO 9001:2000 in 2003. The company
specializes in non-standard precision hardware & components
incl. bolts, pipe connectors, fitting pins, sleeves, T bolts,
hydraulic parts, precision axles, eccentric axles, etc., applied
to the automotive, aftermarket, home appliances, electrics,
hydraulic, industrial, HVAC, and fireproof parts markets.
Its main customers are from USA, Europe, Canada and S.
America (representing a total of 80%) and the remaining 20%
customers are from Asia.
Swi Kuo Machinery imported advanced processing and
inspection equipment incl. multi-function CNC lathes, Japanese
“START” sliding head/fixed head CNC lathes, Swiss-type

lathes, etc. from industrialized countries. Swi Kuo offers
various products and is dedicated to manufacturing non-
standard hardware (e.g., precision lathed parts, hydraulic
components, pipe connectors, etc.) with technologies like
machining, polishing, cold forging, pressing, anodizing, and
electroplating. Swi Kuo thinks that quality is the life of a
company, so it has complete inspection devices to ensure
good product quality. 2.5D image measuring instrument,
roughness tester, salt spray tester, coating thickness gauge
are all equipped in its factory. Swi Kuo also added a new
product R&D division in 2012 to help its engineering division
and customers’ projects. With a wealth of experience in
processing, it can offer customers high quality products
through efficient manufacturing methods.
Creating a Win-win Situation for Customers &
the Company
Swi Kuo is an OEM-oriented company and is often re-
quired to manufacture parts with special specifications. In
order to respond to so many different requests, Swi Kuo, with
the existing CNC machining capabilities, has developed a cold
forging process, enabling it to survive the fierce price cutting
competition. The most significant feedback to customers is its
offering suggestions to improve processing methods and make
the most of its processing experience as a manufacturer to send
feedback to the design dept. Although this results in additional
processes, labor cost can be obviously reduced, saving custom-
ers’ expenses and gaining profit and winning customers’ trust
for itself.
Information Revolution and Future Roadmap
Adjustment
In addition to exhibiting around the world, Swi Kuo also
dedicates itself to online marketing. The common use of mo-
bile devices deeply influences traditional industries. With the
fast change in data transmission in the Internet era, Swi Kuo
has gradually turned its focus from the original fastener market
to other fields like medical/household hardware/agricultural
machines/electronic parts. Such a trend can be both seen in do-
mestic sale and foreign sale. In 2012 Swi Kuo created its own
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“U.S. Brown Bear”brand and started its global sale of TV
wall mounts, anticipating to bring more benefits to the company
through accumulating its sales experience in the retail market.
The Biggest Challenge is the Change in the
Overall Environment
Most challenges Swi Kuo faces are from the change in
the overall environment. For example, the proposals of
the new US President Mr. Donald Trump that are likely
to limit the total export value of other countries and the
smog in northeastern China that caused the reduction in
steel production. To the hardware industry, material prices
are the basic condition for competition. If one loses this
advantage, he has to gain more from other aspects. Improving
manufacturing procedures, shortening lead times, and
offering local sourcing combined service to customers are all
Swi Kuo needs to strive for. For Swi Kuo, these aspects are
all basic conditions. No matter how drastically the market
environment changes, Swi Kuo must have a proactive vision
to forecast the future development and take precautions
against changes. Considering possible weaknesses in future
challenges, Swi Kuo will reinforce its employee training, in
anticipation of letting newly developed customers identify
with its effort and specialty and bringing Taiwanese
hospitality into every business contact. Establishing long-term
trust with customers has been Swi Kuo’ s mission statement
all the time.
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Quality First, Honest Service
JINGZHAOBO: We Do Every Thing to the Best
by Michelle Hsieh, Fastener World
Beijing Jingzhaobo High Strength Fastener Co., Ltd. was established
in 2000. It has a total plant area of 60,000 sq. meters (incl. hot/cold
forging area, heat treatment area, Dacromet treatment area, hot dip
galvanizing area, packaging area, and an independent testing lab).
Currently it has up to 170 sets of equipment and testing devices.
Jingzhaobo has always dedicated itself to providing products that are
100% approved with high quality under its corporate policy: “quality
first, honest service.” Jingzhaobo was allowed to handle all its exports
by itself in 2006 and its JN branded products were recognized as
“Excellent Products of the Industry” in 2007. It was also certified to
ISO 9001 in 2008 and its products were recognized by China’s Quality
Guarantee Center as “Reliable-Quality & National Standards Compliant
Products of Chinese Fastener Industry” in 2009. Then, it also passed
the audit of SGS and CE in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Jinzhaobo
focuses on specialized manufacturing, creating its own brand, and mass
production.
Major products of Jingzhaobo are high-strength large hex fasteners,
shear bolts, and weld screws for steel structures. Jingzhaobo will have
very instant responses to customers’ requests. If any problem happens, it
will be handled immediately. Most customers’ valuation, feedback, and
suggestions to help Jingzhaobo improve will be also put into practice in
the company if necessary.
Customer and Service First
One U.S. customer once placed an order for A307 bolts to Jingzhaobo,
and due to the negligence of the customer, the required length of
those bolts was not specified. Jingzhaobo manufactured the products
as per the original request, whose specification was also confirmed
by the customer. However, when the customer received and used the
products, it found those products were too short to be used and it turned
to Jingzhaobo again and said the products were defective. Although
it was "not" Jingzhaobo that made this mistake,
Jingzhaobo still helped it re-produce a new batch of
products with the required length and delivered to
the customer in time, which not only did not delay
the customer’s manufacturing schedule, but also
was greatly admired by the customer. The customer
later became the loyal customer of Jingzhaobo and
both sides keep business cooperation every year.
The customers also proposed many suggestions that
did help Jingzhaobo’s development.
Jingzhaobo’s vision is to be a leading company
relied by customers, trusted by suppliers, and
respected by the industry as well as a company
that continuously creates value for the entire team,
customers, and the society. Jingzhaobo also hopes
to offer customers convenient service, superior
quality, and most importantly, happy and enjoyable
trading experience. Jingzhaobo has made its goal:
making its products on the top 3 list in related
fields and continuously strengthening the combined
competitiveness of the company.
Bravely Moving Forward with No One
Able to Stop It
In addition to the Chinese market, Jingzhaobo
also shows interest in tapping into Latin America, N.
America and Southeast Asia. With the competition
in China getting more and more fierce and the
changing global fastener market, Jingzhaobo
will definitely make changes in order to face any
possible challenges ahead. As a saying goes: If you
know the enemy and yourself, you need not fear
the result of a hundred battles. Facing so many
competitors ahead, Jingzhaobo intends to collect
info of more customers and competitors, determine
the targeted customers, upgrade its software
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and hardware, and exhibit at global exhibitions to draw the attention of

more customers. Facing the future, Jingzhaobo also intends to carry out a
complete upgrade of its products (e.g., increasing the price competitive edge,
improving product quality, and ensuring on-time deliveries). In addition, staff
training is quite important, too. Jingzhaobo will reinforce its staff training
programs in order to enhance the profession of all its employees.
Being serious about its future development, Jingzhaobo is ready to deal
with difficulties from any possible competitors and will continuously play an
outstanding role in related fields.
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SZJYD-LOCK Anti-loosening Washer Wins “2016 Golden Screw Honorary Prize”

Dongguan Shitelao Metal Products Co., Ltd.
by Konnor Lee, Fastener World
Established in 2006, Shitelao Metal has created its own brand, SZJYD-LOCK, after a decade of development. So far, the
company has developed into a leading brand of anti-loosening washers in China. SZJYD-LOCK is now successfully applied
to various equipment in the manufacturing industry. Through agents and marketing, it has exported to Australia, Canada,
UK, France, the U.S., Germany, Switzerland in American and European markets, Singapore and Malaysia in Southeast Asian
countries, South Korea, and Japan.

Adding German DIN65151-compliant Horizontal Vibration Tester; Fully

Enhancing Its Testing Capability
President Marc Xiong said with confidence, “Shitelao has been investing a great deal of funds
in R&D, revolutionizing our latest technique and continuously developing new functions. We
conduct systematic improvement and upgrade through state-of-the-art lab testing equipment. We
have worked with product development engineers and done testing for a series of newly developed
products to ensure we clearly understand SZJYD-LOCK’s actual anti-loosening performance, as
well as how our other washers are different in performance than other counterpart brands after
cross testing. Through testing, we will constantly improve and upgrade to make sure each of our
anti-loosening washers has excellent performance.”
The Railway Specialist Recognized for Technology and Quality
With the proposal of Chinese Goverment's “One Belt One Road” policy, Marc thinks that
related service sectors will prosper. When it comes to railway transportation as the most
important field of infrastructure, Shitelao’s SZJYD-LOCK will certainly witness its opportunity
for collaboration. Shitelao’s export company, Hong Kong Jinyuanda (International) authorizes
products on behalf of Shitelao through domestic and overseas brands and closely collaborates
with agents. Its application of products has been extended to automotive, wind power, marine
equipment, electric power, and engineering machinery industries, which attracts many European
railway fastener companies to visit Shitelao’s factory. Shitelao’s washers have been widely applied
in European railway systems. With continuous technology cultivation and improvement, SZJYD-
LOCK has been used and recognized by more and more clients and is making its heyday in the
American and European markets.
Automated Manufacturing Process Expands Sales
“In the future, we will constantly expand our products to more applications and countries, speed
up new product development, and enhance the protection for our intellectual property rights.
From developing washers with new functions to applying for the latest patents, we will speed up
our steps of automation.” said Marc in a firm tone. Up to now, the number of Shitelao’s operators
in production lines has been optimized down to 4 people from 20 people. While growing itself,
the company will focus more on environmental protection to make
sure its corporate values are in sync with the world. President Marc
Xiong said that the characteristics of Shitelao are its goals to go for
zero pollution, grow into a green and sustainable manufacturer, and
persistently run a credible and law-abiding business.
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With a Goal Towards “No Defection, On-time Delivery, Zero Complaint”

The World-renowned New Entrant: Sansega Industry Co., Ltd.
by Michelle Hsieh, Fastener World
Established in 2007, Sansega is a professional company
combining the production and sales of various fasteners. Its
products are mainly applied in the building and furniture
manufacturing industries. Currently, the company has
acquired ISO 9001:2008 and CE certifications. Its products
are sold to the U.S., Europe and South America. It has
introduced more than 200 sets of advanced machines and
production facilities from Taiwan. It has a new factory and
office building totaling 25,000 sq. meters, and a monthly
capacity of more than 1,000 tons.
Sansega’s main products are various self-drilling screws
and self-tapping screws made of material C1022A and
applied to buildings and furniture industries. Its complete
product portfolio includes self-drilling screws, self-tapping screws,
chipboard screws, drywall screws, concrete screws, machine screws,
furniture screws, expansion screws, bolts, nuts and threaded rods, all
of which come in hundreds of specifications with broad applicability.
It is strict about production and it produces in compliance with
German and other international standards. It has a diverse range of
head/recess/tail/thread styles as well as all sorts of coating methods.
Respected by Late Comers, Sansega Hopes to be the
Leader of the Fastener Industry
With less than 10 years of history, Sansega has already made quite
an outstanding achievement. Its excellent product quality is favored costs in China, China’s products have faced more
by specialized companies from many countries. It has become the and more intense international competition. The
stable supplier for renowned brands from the U.S., Germany, Italy, only way for Sansega to overcome such crises and
Netherlands, Czech, Poland, Brazil, etc. In the 2016 Golden Screw gain a foothold in the fastener industry is to appeal
Award Competition held by LUOSI, Sansega received an honorary to more qualified customers from well-developed
award as one of the top 10 excellent Chinese exporting companies. Its and developing countries through competitive price
aim is to become a customer-satisfactory company that achieves “no with good quality, find its own market position,
defection, on-time delivery, and zero complaint”. stick with branding strategy, and actively participate
in inter national ma rket competition. Sansega
Sansega has been dedicated itself to manufacturing construction demonstrates itself by actively attending international
fasteners since its inception. While continuing to consolidate and exhibitions, and improves its domestic and overseas
expand its market proportion in this traditional industry, it is also reputation through various marketing websites. It
developing fasteners for railroads, electric power and automotive gradually develops distributorship in critical markets
industries to expand product lines, diversify products, and elevate to promote its brand and increase product popularity.
the added value of products and sales. It hopes to rise as a leading
company in China’s fastener industry within the next few years. Making its Brand Popular by Quality and
Seek Your Own Advantages and You Will Stand Out Developing Diverse Products
Despite its short history, Sansega strives to have
With the rising material prices and the subsequent rising production
its products sold nationwide and exported to the U.S.,
Europe, Australia, South America, the Middle East,
Southeast Asia, etc., gaining wide market coverage.
High quality fasteners and on-time delivery enable
it to win clients’ trust. In the next few years, it will
develop fasteners for other industries in addition
to the construction industry, such as the railroad,
electric power and automotive industries and it will
also continue to consolidate and improve its product
quality, regard quality as its own life, further develop
the domestic and international market for its own
brand, and continuously improve its brand popularity
in anticipation of surpassing counterparts in the
industry.
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Award-winning Two-part Separable Nut from Germany

TWINNUT GmbH
by Dean Tseng, Fastener World
TWINNUT GmbH was born out of president Dietmar Schnier’s idea to create a
simple separable nut device. It sells the patented TWINNUTs to resellers and solution
providers. Its core business is all about quick clamping, fastening, and pre-assembly
if the ordinary means and tools are either impossible or too costly. To this date, it
has achieved a decent level of cost awareness among mechanical, operational and
maintenance engineering specialists. It has produced and shipped a few hundred
thousands of TWINNUTs. “Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux region
are our strongest markets. We see rising interest and requests from the Nordic region,
UK, US and Canada. We give best services to all international customers once they
have claimed their interest in TWINNUT,” said the president.
The Award-winning TWINNUT Structure
The key concept of TWINNUT is the curved contact surfaces on two parts. It has
to be designed with specific parameters depending on certain geometric properties,
including the thread. The result is strength class 10 or higher for a 42CrMo4 Market & Business Outlook
collared TWINNUT applicable to static applications and dynamic loads. For easy
“We are in a quite comfortable
handling, a separation lock is integrated to prevent the two parts from falling apart,
and relaxed situation due to our
but TWINNUT can be completely separated by ordinary manual force and be re-
manageable size and organization,
combined again. It is available in 42CrMo4 (heat treatable), V2A (anti-corrosion),
commercial volume and the fact that
Teflon coating, brass, aluminum, nylon, glass-fiber reinforced plastics, etc. and in
we service the markets undisputable
sizes M6-M80, and can be equipped with a handle for easy handling. “A successful
with niche products and solutions,
example is its application to counter or jam nuts. Applying initially forgotten counter
even though they are top-notch and
nuts after setting up the machine does require huge efforts and causes long and
fairly unrivaled.” At the upcoming
painful downtimes. In this case a TWINNUT solution is a serious option. Just think
Fastener Fair Stuttgart, the company
about how many minutes saved per single execution compared with the typical costs
will feature the super large M80
for industrial labor, and estimate the number of repetitions per shift or day. The result
TWINNUTs and its application in
is a tremendous saving which compensates for the cost of TWINNUTs in a few
underwater pre-assembly for tidal
months or weeks,” explained the president. TWINNUT was awarded by iF Design, M
power stations a nd wind power
Technology and DESIGNPREIS. “It was a proof-of-concept for TWINNUT, not just
stations, as well as T W IN N UT
through design but also for technical aspects. This gave me important confirmation to
separable cap nut used on hydraulic
believe in the product and its future position in the markets.”
piping devices in chemical and other
processing industries. The company
plans to find new applications for
hexagonal TWINNUTs, implement
T W I N N U Ts on OE M d evic es,
a nd expa nd collaboration wit h
distributors. “We are always open for
discussion with competent re-sellers
and distributors whose portfolio and
our niche products may fit. Finally,
we are willing to discuss license
assignment to suitable companies and
organizations.”