MacLean-Fogg and RIBE Announce Joint Venture of Aluform USA LLC
July 22, 2019
Duncan MacLean, President and CEO of MacLean-Fogg announced the joint venture formation of Aluform USA LLC between Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG (RIBE) of Schwabach, Germany and MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions (MFCS) of Mundelein, Illinois USA. The joint venture can prove to be a beneficial contribution towards the growth of the global automotive fastener market.
The RIBE-Aluform® product is the current market leader in the automotive industry known for its high strength aluminum bolt, screw and stud fasteners for lightweight, and corrosion-sensitive automotive applications. Aluform USA combines the strengths of RIBE® and MFCS to bring the Aluform product line to the North American marketplace, with application engineering, customer support and manufacturing in the USA.
Duncan MacLean, President and CEO of MacLean-Fogg said, “RIBE is a terrific, innovative fastener company. The RIBE-Aluform® product line sets the global standard for high-strength automotive aluminum fasteners. Vehicle lightweighting will continue to be a major industry trend as OEMs work to improve fuel economy and battery range. We’re excited to further help our North American customers in their lightweight efforts by including Aluform high-strength aluminum bolts in our range of leading fastener solutions.”
Frank Bergner, Managing Partner of RIBE said, “MacLean-Fogg has been well-known for 94 years as a leader in innovative fasteners and high-quality manufacturing. MacLean-Fogg’s excellent manufacturing capabilities, application engineering and high customer service makes them an ideal partner to support and grow Aluform in North America.”
Source: https://www.ribe.de/en/aktuelles