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BRAINARD RIVET COMPANY
222 Harry Street
Girard, OH 44420-0030


Back Row (l to r): Linda Fanto, Terry Smith, Jeff Chine, John Chetsko, Mike Gbur, Jim Herrick, Loren Lawn, Scott Felger; Front Row (l to r): Ed Morrison, Rick Baum, Frank Gianetti, Chris Morrison, Carl Chalker, Virgil Minniti, Judith Volpe, Laura Williams, Joe Lamanna

On April 18, 2002, a group of Brainard Rivet Company employees successfully completed a course in Statistical Process Control. Tony Franceschini, from KAVON International, Inc., conducted the course.

During this course, the students were introduced to the basic concepts of statistical process control and how it can be used to monitor processes and critical product characteristics in its manufacturing operation. They also learned about the various types of control charts, what they are, how they are used, how to collect the data, and how to interpret the results in order to take action to affect change.

Brainard Rivet Company is an Employee-Owned Company (ESOP) that manufactures Small Rivets, Large Rivets, Shoulder Rivets, Drilled Products, Knurled Pins, Grooved Pins and Special Shaved Fasteners for the General Metalworking, Distributor, Farm, Railroad and Auto/Truck Industries.

Users of fasteners rely on Brainard Rivet Company?s proven technology to help them solve their day-to-day design challenges. Over the years they have been the leader in reducing the cost of manufacturing fasteners and have expanded their product lines in order to provide additional benefits to their customers.

Brainard Rivet Company is seeking registration to the QS-9000/ISO 9002 quality standards.


KAVON International, Inc. is a business consultancy that helps clients create Value in order to attain and sustain a Competitive Advantage in the markets they serve. If your company is seeking registration or compliance to any of the Quality Management System standards such as ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, AS9100, ISO 17025, ISO 14001, or ISO 13485, or wants to establish a continual improvement program using Lean Six Sigma methodologies, give us a call and let one of our Trusted Advisors help you with implementation and training.

 

 

 

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