Allfast Fastening Systems won its parent company 2024 TriMas Kaizen Challenge.

Part of the TriMas Aerospace group, Allfast’s project focused on improving aerospace customers’ quoting experiences by streamlining the ordering process and implementing a new interactive customer portal.

Allfast’s project was a cross-functional team effort, culminating in the presentation delivered by Sales and Marketing VP Dale Carruthers. The team focused on improving its customers’ quoting experience, including the ordering process, while reducing waste in process steps. Using value stream mapping, the team was able to reduce the quote lead-time, provide real-time data, enhance consistency and improve customer service.

TriMas acquired Allfast in 2015 for $360 million.

City of Industry, CA-based Allfast manufactures solid and blind rivets, blind bolts, temporary fasteners and installation tools for the aerospace industry, with content on substantially all commercial, defense and general aviation. Web: allfast.com

In addition to Allfast, TriMas Aerospace includes Monogram Aerospace Fasteners, Mac Fasteners, RSA Engineered Products, Weldmac Manufacturing, Martinic Engineering and TFI Aerospace.

Bloomfield Hills, MI-based TriMas manufactures products for customers primarily in the consumer products, aerospace and industrial markets, with approximately 3,500 employees in 13 countries. Web: TriMasCorp.com