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Last May, as he walked the National Hardware Show, Frank Minnella, CEO and cofounder of Lock America, realized "in another six months, we'll be a new company." He also could have made that discovery at a recent gun show or a loss prevention conference. Lock America's roots began in 1981 as a lock supplier to the vending industry, a small company focused on delivering solutions to security problems for their customers. Security is their foundation, and that foundation impacts all of their decisions. Frank entered the security lock business as market development manager for Abloy Security Locks in the mid 1970s just when the vending and amusement business was ready to boom with the first blockbuster videogame, PacMan. Pong and some primitive videogames had made a splash, but once Pac-Man hit, as many as 20,000 units a month were being placed all over North America, and they all needed locks. Frank saw the opportunity to provide maximum security for those machines after he saw what the ordinary level of security was. "You couldn't use shipper locks," Frank said. "They were weak and unreliable, and there was no key control. These amusement machines were making a lot of money, and every operator wanted to protect his coin box. I told them that shipper locks were all keyed the same. They realized that they had to replace these locks with high security locks. Our business took off, and vending and amusement began to replace laundry as our major market." And that's how Lock America's marketing philosophy was born: look at a market, find a need and meet it.Frank noted, "I thought, if I can do this well in a corporation, why not go out on my own?" The LAI Group Team - Lock AmericaIn 1981, that's what Frank did. He set up an independent security business with Steve Shiao, currently LockAmerica's president, and became the exclusive North American distribution and assembly facility for a Taiwan-based security products manufacturer. Working with Steve, who warehoused and assembled the product in his garage, Frank would go out each day and sell locks while Steve would go to his day job as a "plant pathologist." Each night they would assemble locks from 6 to 10 p.m. in Steve's garage. Eventually, they rented a small warehouse and became a real business with Steve in the office and Frank out on the road. From that point, what would become Lock America took off. In those days, Frank would go out on five-week road trips, recognizing the critical importance of actually visiting customers and prospects to learn the security problems of operators and come up with solutions. Nowadays, the road trip can get pretty expensive,but Lock America's sales reps still hit the road between tradeshows to maintain close touch with their market. "We still need to see first hand what is going on out there and if we are going to design products that will improve the level of security our products provide," Frank affirmed. "Even with all the shows, and we make most of them, I don't want to stop visiting customers. I'm old school. To me, selling in the security business is more like consulting, and that type of relationship still needs to be person to person." In 1984, Frank and Steve bought their first computer, becoming one of the first companies of their size to recognize the value of customer data. The system was so well designed that much of it is still the basis for Lock America's present customer service program. "All of our customers have registered keys, and that is what separates us from other companies in the lock business," Frank noted. "We never forget about a customer. We listen to them and give them what they need. That's the philosophy we started with, and that's the only one we'll ever have." What Frank never forgot was the value of learning from the road. "At Abloy, I learned how to prospect a territory, and in the early years I'd hit the road in a car and make 25 calls a day," he recalled. "No cell phone, no Blackberry, no MapQuest, not even a lead list. I'd get to a city, buy a map, get a hotel room and map out every company that I thought could use high security locks. For the next five days, I would try to see everyone on that list. We still supply locks to a lot of those original customers." As the vending security business grew, Frank noticed more businesses that couldbenefit from a well-managed key control system. When you're on the road, there's always something new and profitable to see. Customer service further drove Lock America's market reach. The LAI Group Team - Lock AmericaFrank added: "We listen to our customers. It's their feedback that helps us to redesign and refine our products. It is important that our customer service people stay with us. It takes a long time for them to learn how to counsel a customer who has a security problem. Our people are not taught to take orders. They are taught how to solve the many different security problems that our clients will run into over the years." Moreover, many employees have been with Lock America for 10 years or more in manufacturing and customer service areas. "We try to be fair to our employees and to our customers by giving them the tools they need to do their jobs," Frank declared. Treating customers and employees with respect and courtesy is a key to Lock America's success, and so is knowing the customer. Supplying locks to these various types of clients has taught Lock America that every client is unique. That knowledge is built on a database of over 58,000 accounts, not simply of names but of sales history and key code registration. Key control is essential for a lock company that services the vending, coin-op, gaming and newspaper industries in addition to self-storage. Key control based on that database gives Lock America's customer service reps the tools they need to service customers. "I didn't get into this business to make money," Frank said. "I got into this business to build a business. We built Lock America one customer at a time, and every one of them is important to us. Sometimes we don't hear from them for a few years, but when we do, there they are, right in the database. We never forget about a customer. We listen to them and give them what they need. That's the philosophy we started with, and that's the only one we'll ever have." Change or die. Darwin probably didn't say that, but that's the message of natural selection, and all would agree that the business landscape evolves a lot like a jungle. The way to survive as a business is to make the right changes: find new markets for products, and more importantly, always be looking for new applications that you can grow for products.

LOCK-N-STITCH Inc. specializes in all aspects of the repair of cracked and damaged cast iron and other cast metals. LNS manufactures crack and thread repair products, provides training in crack repair techniques and maintains a full-service repair department that performs repairs all over the world and has the benefit of over thirty years of experience. Whether you want to metal stitch a damaged casting yourself, want our professionals to do the job, or need an on-site consultant to advise and train your personnel during the repair, we have the supplies, the skills, and the people to assist you. Quite simply: we can fix it or you can fix it. Please review our website and see what we have to offer to you and your company. Our site is organized into eight main sections: Metal Stitching, Thread Repair Inserts, Stitching Products, Service, Training, Technical Support, Cast Iron Welding and Repair Examples. Visit the ones that interest you the most and let us know how we can be of help. We manufacture and sell products covered under US Patent No. 5,379,505; 5,417,532; 5,499,892; 5,562,371; 5,944,303; 6,071,051; 6,126,367; 6,212,750; 6,261,039; 6,382,893; 6,435,788; 6,439,817; 6,572,315; 6,725,518; Australian Patent No. 684525; Russian Patent No. 2137581. Many additional international patents have issued or are pending.

We produce top quality iron, steel, meehanite, and other castings here in the USA. Learn more about our products and capacity.

LoDolce Machine Co. Inc. is a full-service machine and fabricating facility in Saugerties, New York. We have one of the finest machining, fabricating, and coatings facilities in the Northeast. We are a precision manufacturer with state-of-the-art CNC machining, laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication, robotic welding, and wire EDM equipment. We offer many services, including metal forming, punch press, engineering support, and mechanical assembly. We have 100,000 square foot facility which allows us to keep up with your demand for more complex, higher value assemblies, and technical support with additional expansion if needed.

In 1958, in a garage (yes a garage, just like the guy who started the company that builds a certain fruit phone), Earl Wolfe began a legacy which has gone unmatched for over 60 years. As a native of Tallmadge, OH (just think of Mayberry from the Andy Griffith Show) Wolfe knew what it took to start a company from nothing. Being a member of the bustling 1950’s Akron community meant having a determined work ethic coupled with the drive to get a job done. After more than 60 years, the very same determination and drive rage through the bays of our massive Akron facility.

surpassing all expectations for machined parts quality and timely service, with over 39 years in the industry, we have supplied various industries such as Aeronautical, Oil & Gas, and more.

Founded in 1967, LongBar Grinding, Inc remains the select choice by many discerning customers supporting several business segments serving several industries across the USA for precision centerless grinding services and is ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified. For custom grinding of long or short bars, either long or short production runs, quick or expedited deliveries, for over 50-years, many companies across the USA have found and continue to use LongBar as their centerless grinding partner.

Founded in 1967, LongBar Grinding, Inc remains the select choice by many discerning customers supporting several business segments serving several industries across the USA for precision centerless grinding services and is ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified. For custom grinding of long or short bars, either long or short production runs, quick or expedited deliveries, for over 50-years, many companies across the USA have found and continue to use LongBar as their centerless grinding partner.