Worldwide Fastener Sources has awarded PennEngineering their inaugural award for Fastener Innovation Award for its excellence in new product development in 2019.

Penn’s continuous improvement with innovative solutions for fastening made them a standout for this award. A driving force for the award was that PennEngineering’s fasteners be innovative in assemblies today and that they will become tomorrow’s standard applications.

“There are thousands of types of fasteners,” McGuire says. “We want to recognize companies that are innovating fastening throughout numerous applications and industries globally.”

“There are thousands of types of fasteners,” McGuire says. “We want to recognize companies that are innovating fastening throughout numerous applications and industries globally.”

Worldwide Fastener Sources bestowed the award for the first time in 2019. Nine companies, including PennEngineering^®, received the recognition and earned a spot in the first class of honorees.

“We are honored by this recognition from Worldwide Fastener Sources,” says Brian Bentrim, VP, New Product Development and Product Engineering at PennEngineering^®. “This award indicates that the industry recognizes the need for ongoing investment in research and development. Through our dedication to innovating fastener technology, Penn Engineering is able develop fastening technologies that don’t just meet specific needs but are also strong, light and easy to install.”