May 2010
Crescent Manufacturing: Proudly Made in the USA
By Kimberly Ellert Guerrette
Article from the Spring 2010 edition of
Distributor Link Magazine.
“Rural America” = Crescent Manufacturing.
Crescent resides at 700 George Washington Turnpike, Burlington, Connecticut, on property purchased from the town’s largest landowner, a farmer. Across the street was a small farmhouse with a barn, cows, and that couple you see in the painting – you know the one – she wears an apron, he carries a pitchfork. We see deer grazing in the meadow and wild turkeys wander across the font lawn. George Washington Turnpike is not a big highway, just a secondary road that, being New England, George rode down at some time in his travels. When Crescent came to Burlington, we were the industrial park. A small manufacturer, in small town America, hiring local people to become skilled fastener makers, producing a product that is “proudly made in the USA.”
“The American Dream” = Crescent Manufacturing.
A butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker, but in Crescent’s case, a real estate agent, and auto mechanic and a dry cleaner, got together and decided to make screws. America, the “Land of Opportunity,” and it was for those men who took the chance and built Crescent 50 years ago. They retired and the next “American Dreamers” stepped up, wand now Dick Hrinak, President, and Steve Wilson, Chairman of Crescent, take the torch to light the entrepreneurial fire. When you think about it, that is what makes America, America. Equal opportunity for all. The World equates America with big business, mega companies that employ thousands, but it is really the small companies that provide the majority of jobs and keep the country running. Crescent produces quality fasteners by the millions each year that are shipped to hundreds of distributors across the United States, and around the word, who are also, for the most part, small businesses. Each one of those companies most likely started by their own “Dreamer.” Many today are looking for “proudly made in the U.S.A.”
“Baseball, Apple Pie and The 4th of July” = Crescent Manufacturing.
Crescent is an “All American” company. We pride ourselves on the fact that we have only sold American made product throughout our 50 year history. We work to provide our customers with quality they can count on by maintaining certifications with QSLM, ISO 9001:2008, and now, AS9100. We want to by your “Boy Scout” manufacturer – reliable, trustworthy, and dependable. We know the Importers are always going to be there offering temptation we can’t compete with but that’s OK, because we can offer something that they cannot – Proudly Made in the U.S.A.
For more information about our precision fasteners Call 1-860-673-2591.
Almost
50 years of experience to back our precision products
QUALITY
MIL-I-45208A, MIL-STD-45662A, ISO 9001:208 and AS9100
CERTIFIED
QSLM CL2A and CL3A
COMPLIANCE
DFARS, ROHS, REACH Compliant & ITAR Registered
MIL SPEC FASTENERS
MS, AN AND NAS
Commercial Parts
Metric Fasteners
Standards are readily Available but not limited to DIN, JIS, ISO and IFI (ASME)
KWICK Thred
Self-Clinching Studs
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Rush Order Fulfillment Available
Beta/Beta-Pro
Miniature Thread Forming Screws
Engineered Specials
Sizes 00-5/16 or M1.4-M8
Possible Lengths through 3 Inches
No Job too Small
1M Minimum on most items
No Job too Large
Capability to provide parts in the millions
Customer Satisfaction
is Priority ONE
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Stock AvailabilityAnd our Military Parts List
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