The Industrial Fasteners Institute elected Sebastian Janas, President of Sems & Specials, as the incoming Chairman of IFI’s Division 1 – Industrial Products.

Likewise, Jose M. Janeiro, Managing Director of JM Tor Par, will serve as Vice-Chair for Division 1.

“Wishing both Sebastian and Jose great success in their new roles as they help drive innovation and progress in the industrial fastener industry,” IFI stated.

The announcements came during IFI’s spring meeting in March.

IFI represents approximately 85% of North American fastener production, and our members supply fasteners in industrial, automotive and aerospace applications. The U.S. fastener industry employs approximately 42,000 people working at roughly 850 different manufacturing facilities. Many companies are family-owned, small to mid-sized businesses. Raw material accounts for 50 - 60% of a fastener’s cost. Web: indfast.org