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Nanostructured Zinc Nickel

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Nanostructured Zinc Nickel

Coating system for Oil and Gas Industries

Designed to replace cadmium, PTFE & ceramic-metallic coatings

June 21, 2022, Houston, Texas — ZNnGard™ \`zen·gärd\ A Zinc-Nickel nanostructured electroplating system that is considered part of an overall strategy to replace cadmium, PTFE, ceramic metallic, and fluoropolymer processes, eliminate environmental and worker safety issues while significantly improving performance and reducing life-cycle costs.

ZNnGard Bolting

Integran Technologies, Inc., Dipsol of America, Inc, and Sigma Fasteners, Inc. announce their agreements to expand access to Nanostructured Zinc-Nickel fastener and bolting products for the oil and gas industries worldwide.

Steve Cabral, Sigma Fasteners, VP of Business Development
“We are excited to bring this technology to our customers, solving long-standing issues and meeting demands.”

ZNnGard™ replaces toxic plating in addition to other organic coatings that easily chip and flake under torque and require oversized nuts with a sustainable alloy coating that gives a superior performance during installation and long-term corrosion protection. Integran originally developed the pulse-electrodeposition process in 2011 with support from the Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) as an environmentally friendly cadmium-replacement coating for high-strength steel.   

Sigma Fasteners, Dipsol, and Integran have worked together to bring the Nanostructured Zinc Nickel coating system to the Oil and Gas Industries. ZNnGard™ meets the requirements of the ASTM B841 Class 2 as an electrodeposited zinc-nickel alloy coating on fasteners. Integran Technologies is the master licensor for its Nanovate™ Zn-Ni Technology and intellectual property owner in waveform pulse plating technologies. Dipsol America is the master distributor for the expressly branded ZNnGard™ and ZNnCoat™ chemistry and components for plating and chromate finish. Sigma Fasteners, a leader in Energy bolting, will utilize this expertise in converting our current Zn-Ni line to meet Integran standards and Dipsol chemistries to ramp up advanced field testing and production in Houston.

Using technology pioneered in the automotive, electronics, and aerospace industries, the ZNnGard™ system provides the following:

ZNnGard™ – Corrosion control for Energy Transition Bolting requirements and a sustainable future – Corrosion Protection You Can Count On.

To get More Information on ZNnGard™ – Please contact Steve Cabral
(281) 214-8851 stevec@sigmafasteners.com


About Integran Technologies, Inc.  
Integran is a world leader in advanced metallurgical nano-technologies, providing a broad international base of customers with advanced process & product design solutions through R&D, material sales, contract manufacturing, and technology licensing. Integran has been at the forefront of metallurgical nano-technology development for over twenty years and has established an international reputation for excellence in materials technology development and commercialization. Integran owns the intellectual property rights for the cost-effective production of metallurgical nano-structures with over 250 patent filings dealing with the structure, composition, processing, and application of its revolutionary materials.

About Dipsol America, Inc.  
Dipsol was founded in 1953 with the aim and focus of establishing a “comprehensive” manufacturer of metal surface finishing products. In November of 1965, the Dipsol technical research team launched a non-cyanide zinc plating brightener technology which was the FIRST in the world to introduce the commercial application.  Dipsol also successfully developed and introduced commercially neutral Tin, Tin/Zinc and pioneered the Zinc-Nickel alloy plating processes.   Since 1989, Dipsol of America has manufactured and serviced many metal finishing products, including zinc, zinc alloys, topcoats, passivation, and other surface finishing chemicals. Headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, Dipsol of America operates from a state-of-the-art facility that includes a variety of testing, failure analysis, and analytical equipment as well as highly trained and educated technical and support staff.  

About Sigma Fasteners, Inc.  
Sigma Fasteners, Inc. provides industry-leading knowledge in manufacturing, corrosion control, and distributing critical engineered high-pressure bolting, supporting the world’s energy transition while striving to achieve operational excellence, helping our employees and their communities while protecting the planet. Sigma holds an American Petroleum Institute API 20E-0017 Monogram to manufacture API 20E bolting, API 20F-0007 Monogram, and is certified API Spec Q1, 9th edition. Sigma distributes standard bolting and manufactures critical bolts meeting industry specifications, customer specifications to current revisions, and per print. Sigma is ISO 9001:2015 certified and is on the approved vendor list of major wellhead manufacturers, energy OEMs, and petrochemical companies worldwide.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Sigma Fasteners, Inc.
Steve Cabral
(281) 214-8851 stevec@sigmafasteners.com
Integran Technologies, Inc.
Gino Palumbo
(416) 675-6266 palumbo@integran.com
Dipsol of America, Inc.
John Szczypka
(734) 751-1587 jszczypka@dipsolamerica.com
                                          
 
znngard.com
 
RELEASE DATE:
June 21, 2022

Sigma Earns API 20F

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Sigma Fasteners, Inc Earns American Petroleum Institute 20F Monogram

Houston, Texas, January 25, 2017 – Sigma Fasteners, Inc., a manufacturer, and distributor of engineered and high-pressure bolting products, announced today that it received the American Petroleum Institute (API) 20F Monogram License Number 20F-007 to manufacture API 20F bolting at its original facility in Houston, Texas. This new monogram adds to Sigma capabilities having earned API 20E and API Spec Q1, last May. Sigma is one of a few in the world to have received the API 20F Monogram for Corrosion Resistant Bolting for Use in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries.

“The API 20F Monogram is just a stepping stone on our path of continual improvement,” said Sigma Fasteners President Cris Baker. “We’ve already laid the ground work to further our goals and meet our customers’ expectations in 2017 and beyond.”

About Sigma Fasteners
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Sigma is one of the most trusted fastener and specialty bolt suppliers in the world. Sigma is committed to first-class quality products and service. It has manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in Houston servicing customers around the world. Sigma Fasteners has developed a strategy for innovation and leadership in bolting products with the widest selection of bolting materials ready for prompt delivery. Sigma relies on investing in its people, leading technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to produce the engineered products to custom specifications which serve petroleum refining, petrochemical, power generation, and pulp and paper industries. For additional information, visit www.sigmafasteners.com or call +1 (281) 214-8800.

CONTACT:
Pat Garrett
Sigma Fasteners, Inc. Director of Sales
(281) 214-8800

Two Additions to Team Sigma

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Houston, TX (December 2, 2016) – Sigma Fasteners, Inc. announced today that Jon Sellers and David Murphy have joined the business to further develop the growth of our regional and national accounts. The two new additions both join Sigma with over 25 years of fastener experience under their belt.

Jon comes to Sigma having spent 17 years working at Alloy and Stainless and David joins Sigma with a wealth of experience gained from Highland Threads, Texas Screw Products, and Alloy and Stainless over the years. Both David and Jon began in the industry in the early 90’s and are looking forward to continuing their success at Sigma.

David and Jon join Sigma as National Accounts Representatives to continue Sigma’s strategies in selling engineered high performance fasteners in and around the gulf coast region and across the nation.

David and Jon’s wealth of experience and industry knowledge has already made them key additions to the Sigma Fasteners family. We view this choice as a sign of our commitment to being a leading company in our industry. Our commitment to quality and the increasing demand from our customers led us to look for new additions to our team who will fit in with our philosophy of quality and exceptional service, and it is very fortunate that we were able two exceptionally high caliber candidates to fulfill these roles. Pat Garrett, Director of Sales states, “I’m confident that Jon and David will play a key role in providing exceptional and high quality solutions for our customers.”

About Sigma Fasteners: Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Sigma is one of the most trusted fastener and specialty bolt suppliers in the world, committed to first-class quality products and service. Sigma Fasteners, Inc. relies on investing in its people, leading technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to produce the engineered products to custom specifications which serve petroleum refining, petrochemical, power generation, and pulp and paper industries.

For additional information, visit www.sigmafasteners.com, Email: sales @ SigmaFastneners.com, or call +1 (281) 214-8800.

 

Pat Garrett – Direct (281) 214-8839 Email patg @ SigmaFasteners.com

Jon Sellers – Direct: (281) 214-8838 Email: jons @ SigmaFastneners.com

David Murphy Direct (281) 214-8877 Email: davidm @ SigmaFastneners.com

Sigma Fasteners Announces the Retirement of Two Legends

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Houston, Texas, July 1, 2016 – Sigma Fasteners, Inc., a manufacturer, and distributor of engineered and high-pressure bolting products, announced today that founding President, Judy Jandl and Vice President, Jerry Jandl are retiring. Judy has been in the fastener industry since starting at Lone Star Screw Company in the late sixties – a company she later went on to run and own. Judy has long been considered a champion for women in business. Winning recognition from the Houston Business Journal in 1995 as one of the Top 50 Woman Owned Businesses in Houston. Jerry Jandl is also a longtime luminary in the fastener industry starting Jandl Manufacturing, later a Lone Star Screw Company subsidiary, in his garage. The Jandl’s teamwork spanning the decades formed a driving force in the specialty high pressure bolting and coating industries.

Over the last several years, Judy has been transitioning the day to day leadership to Cris Baker, Sigma Fastener’s new president. With over 25 years of fastener experience, Baker steps to the plate with a talented group of industry veterans, recently earning the API 20E & API Q1 certifications, ready to carry Sigma Fasteners into the future. Baker stated, “I’ve learned so much from both of them through the years and I’ve always tried to live up to their standards – building a great company through great people, great products, and a strong commitment to quality innovations – now tasked with holding our team to those high principles, I embrace the opportunity.”

About Sigma Fasteners Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Sigma is one of the most trusted fastener and specialty bolt suppliers in the world, committed to first-class quality products and service. Sigma Fasteners, Inc. relies on investing in its people, leading technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to produce the engineered products to custom specifications which serve petroleum refining, petrochemical, power generation, and pulp and paper industries. For additional information, visit www.sigmafasteners.com or call +1 (281) 214-8800.

Sigma Fasteners, Inc Earns American Petroleum Institute 20E Monogram

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Sigma Fasteners, Inc Earns American Petroleum Institute 20E Monogram
Houston, Texas, May 19, 2016 – Sigma Fasteners, Inc., a manufacturer, and distributor of engineered and high-pressure bolting products, announced today that it received an American Petroleum Institute (API) 20E Monogram License to manufacture API 20E bolting at its original facility in Houston, Texas. Sigma also earned API Spec Q1, 9th edition Certification for the Manufacture and Distribution of Fasteners, Coating, and Plating of Customer Parts for the Oil and Gas Industries. Sigma is currently just the fourteenth company in the world to have received the API 20E Monogram for Alloy and Carbon Steel Bolting used in critical surface and subsea applications.

“The API 20E Monogram and Spec Q1 is a world class mark of distinction that demonstrates Sigma meets the first-class standards set out by API,” said Sigma Fasteners Executive Vice President Cris Baker. “Pursuing and attaining these standards inspire our employees to improve every aspect of our processes and open up significant opportunities for our company to better serve all customers in these challenging times. I am proud of Sigma’s ability to pull together and reach for higher goals.”

About Sigma Fasteners
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Sigma is one of the most trusted fastener and specialty bolt suppliers in the world. Sigma is committed to first-class quality products and service. It has manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in Houston servicing customers around the world. Sigma Fasteners has developed a strategy for innovation and leadership in bolting products with the widest selection of bolting materials ready for prompt delivery. Sigma relies on investing in its people, leading technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to produce the engineered products to custom specifications which serve petroleum refining, petrochemical, power generation, and pulp and paper industries. For additional information, visit www.sigmafasteners.com or call +1 (281) 214-8800.

CONTACT:
Pat Garrett
Sigma Fasteners, Inc. Director of Sales
(281) 214-8800

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