Anixter Aerospace Hardware
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Anixter Aerospace Hardware, formerly called Anixter Pentacon, is the military/aerospace fastener distribution arm of Anixter International. Anixter International
(NYSE: AXE) is a Fortune 500 (#418 , Fortune 2008) company based in Glenview, Illinois
, USA and founded in 1957. Anixter is the world's largest distributor of communication products and electrical and electronic wire and cable, and a leading distributor of fasteners and other small parts to original equipment manufacturers.
Anixter Aerospace Hardware, based in Chatsworth, California
, is a full-line distributor of military/aerospace fastener
s and component hardware, supplies both commercial and defense markets for production and maintenance requirements. Their focus is on managing inventory (Just In Time (JIT) / Vendor Managed Inventory
(VMI)) via their READY! Material Management Services. On May 21, 2007, Anixter completed its acquisition of Eurofast SAS, from Lisi SA. the company is based in Collegien, France and is responsible for the European arm of the company.
Sister company, Anixter Fasteners is the industrial (OEM) fastener arm of the company. Their customers range from automotive to environmental system manufacturers, companies that require large volumes of small C class assembly components.
Anixter International
Anixter International is a Fortune 500 company based in Glenview, Illinois, USA and founded in 1957. Anixter is a leading global supplier of communications and security products, electrical and electronic wire and cable, fasteners and other small components. Anixter has physical presence in 52...
(NYSE: AXE) is a Fortune 500 (#418 , Fortune 2008) company based in Glenview, Illinois
Glenview, Cook County, Illinois
Glenview is a suburban village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 41,847...
, USA and founded in 1957. Anixter is the world's largest distributor of communication products and electrical and electronic wire and cable, and a leading distributor of fasteners and other small parts to original equipment manufacturers.
Anixter Aerospace Hardware, based in Chatsworth, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, is a full-line distributor of military/aerospace fastener
Fastener
A fastener is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.Fasteners can also be used to close a container such as a bag, a box, or an envelope; or they may involve keeping together the sides of an opening of flexible material, attaching a lid to a container,...
s and component hardware, supplies both commercial and defense markets for production and maintenance requirements. Their focus is on managing inventory (Just In Time (JIT) / Vendor Managed Inventory
Vendor Managed Inventory
Vendor-managed inventory is a family of business models in which the buyer of a product provides certain information to a supplier of that product and the supplier takes full responsibility for maintaining an agreed inventory of the material, usually at the buyer's consumption location .A...
(VMI)) via their READY! Material Management Services. On May 21, 2007, Anixter completed its acquisition of Eurofast SAS, from Lisi SA. the company is based in Collegien, France and is responsible for the European arm of the company.
Sister company, Anixter Fasteners is the industrial (OEM) fastener arm of the company. Their customers range from automotive to environmental system manufacturers, companies that require large volumes of small C class assembly components.