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EFC Fastens Your Ride!

More than 80% of all cars and trucks in North America have at least one EFC part. EFC is the designated Automotive global distribution partner for all of the world’s most renowned automotive fastener manufacturers. Our engineering team is plugged into the best automotive fastener manufacturers such as ITW, ARaymond, Semblex, Lisi, and many more. […]

Score It. Fold It. Bend It. Depend On It!

EFC is excited to announce a new product addition and premier supplier with the addition of ITW Formex® Flame Retardant Materials. ITW Formex® polypropylene and polycarbonate flame retardant electrical insulating materials provide superior electric surge shielding in automotive, industrial and consumer electronic equipment. EFC provides Formex™ materials as sheets or rolls and can be fabricated […]

The New Chicago Warehouse is Open!

  EFC can assist you during this time of uncertainty with: Cash flow improvement solutions Part shortages Inventory solutions Responsiveness Engineer support Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Strong, and Stay Sane!

New Warehouse Progress

Another peek at our progress at the new EFC – Chicago Branch. We will be moved in May 4th!

Explore Video View of EFC’s Massive New Warehouse in Chicago

We are excited for the upcoming move and expansion of our EFC Chicago warehouse and offices to Hanover Park. Check out the video of the beginning stage. The state of the art facility is 64,000 square feet with 26 foot clear height ceilings and over 3,800 pallet locations. We’re just a few weeks away…official announcement […]

Air Filter Components

We are excited to announce the addition of air filter clips and specialty air filter fasteners, manufactured by Springfield Spring & Stamping to our product line. Springfield Spring & Stamping is a leading manufacturer of standard and custom air filter holding frame clips in the United States. We recently exhibited at the AHR Expo in […]

A World In Motion

We are excited about the addition of gas springs (also known as gas struts, gas pistons, pneumatic springs, or gas shocks) and dampers to the EFC product line.  For controlling motion Gas Springs are essential components in the automotive industry and a wide variety of industrial applications. Lift Gas Springs.  Most commonly found on the […]

Swing Couplings from EFC Provide Increased Safety and Ease of Use While Saving Energy and Money!

EFC provides safe and high quality swing couplings for hydraulic, pneumatic, vacuum, gas, chemical fluid and water applications. The swing couplings are manufactured with the latest technologies to provide production methods that achieve efficiency, increase plant safety, improve productivity and save costs for industrial connections.  Check out some benefits below: Increased safety. Safety features allow for safe […]

EFC Implements Outbound Autocapture Portal Prototype

Photo from the debut of the Autocapture Portal. Pictured is EFC President Matt Dudenhoeffer shaking hands with EFC Intern, Cameron, who developed the device. The recently implemented “Autocapture Portal” operating in the St. Louis warehouse is a great example of EFC Redefining The World Of Distribution. The project was imagined by members of the IT […]

EFC International Cage Nuts – The Smarter Alternative To Tapped Holes

A process as simple as assembling panels can rapidly become a source of  additional costs if not handled smartly. A Raymond’s (Tinnerman) speed grip cage nuts have been making the method smarter for several decades and are available from EFC International. Cage nuts provide the assembly ease of a spring steel fastener with the robust […]