ACW Responds to Growing Market Demands
Acw responds to growing market demands with the expansion of new state-of-the-art facility and the addition of new personnel.
Years of dedication to exceptional product quality result in a facility expansion that broadens highly competitive, custom design and manufacturing services lead by a team of experienced industry professionals.
WOONSOCKET, R.I., March (2011) - ACW (American Cord and Webbing), a full-service, custom design manufacturer of highly engineered plastic and metal fasteners as well as the most advanced designs in elas ic and non-elastic narrow textile webbing and cord products announced the expansion of their custom design and manufacturing facilities. The company has also added two key team members who will support ACW's custom design product development effort.
Over the past year, ACW has experienced a significant percentage of growth in many of the markets they serve. As a result, they have undertaken the task of meeting customer demands by streamlining operations and expanding their facilities. Now, the additional space allows them to incorporate all aspects of their custom design and manufacturing services to function under one roof. This efficiency allows ACW to be competitive in all phases of product development. The ACW team works closely with customers to meet market challenges with a problem-solving approach that complements their long-standing reputation for product quality. More than ever, they are able to seek the most innovative, cost-effective solutions for their customers.
New to the ACW team are Stephan Yardan and Wendy Horowitz. The company made a decision to not only expand their "physical plant", but to also expand their Research and Development team with two highly experienced industry professionals.
Mark Krauss, ACW president, commented, "Providing customers with product solutions that help them meet industry challenges means formulating a highly skilled team that understand business trends, can
anticipate customer's needs and deliver innovative products. Wendy and Steve complement our custom design, problem-solving approach in the best possible way."
Wendy Horowitz is an expert on specialty fibers for narrow fabric applications. A textile engineer and business development specialist, she has helped ACW enter highly technical, performance driven markets. Her clear understanding of customers' needs, along with her creativity, has led to the developments of several new product lines. Wendy is also Chairperson of the Safety & Technical Products Division of IFAI.
ACW has had a long standing relationship with industrial designer Steve Yardan. Steve's design and business understanding has helped ACW co-develop fresh concepts into product realities. As a result, this strategic alliance allows ACW to service customers with in-house, rapid product development followed by production for numerous markets including categories for military use.
Established in 1917, ACW has been developing products that raise industry performance standards. Their custom design and manufacturing services include a complete line of highly engineered plastic and metal fasteners as well as the most advanced designs in elastic and non-elastic narrow textile webbing and cord products. The company is recognized throughout the apparel, sporting goods, industrial fabric, travel ware, safety and medical industries. As a full-line supplier, ACW maintains a large inventory of all products for rapid response time orders.
