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Our Principals

Three manufacturers, represented in North America by Hellems Associates. We publish what they run, where they run it and what they are certified to, because a buyer evaluating an Asian supplier is evaluating risk - and vagueness reads as risk.

PrincipalCommodityCountryEstablishedQuality system
Vensik ElectronicsConnectors, terminals, cable assemblyTaiwan1978IATF 16949 · ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 · UL
Superior Quality Fastener Co., Ltd.Fasteners, cold-formed and stamped partsTaiwan - IATF 16949 · ISO 14001 · CE 14566 / 14592
J&F ManufacturingInjection molding, stamping, tooling, casting, assembly, filtersChina1985ISO 9001

Taiwan · Connectors

Vensik Electronics

A Taiwan manufacturer of connectors and cable assembly, established in 1978, with more than four decades in electronics and over fifteen years supplying OEM automotive. Headquartered in the Nan-Kong district of Taipei with additional facilities in Shi-Chih, running approximately 226 employees across four production bases.

The defining characteristic is vertical integration: tool development, terminal stamping, plastic molding, connector assembly and product evaluation are all in-house, and components are made in Taiwan rather than subcontracted out. Roughly 90% of output is customized design work rather than catalogue product, supplied to more than 30 countries.

New-product introduction runs on an APQP-driven process. Application focus today spans EV power, electric power steering, USB Power Delivery, ADAS, e-compressors, A/C, closure control and automotive lighting, with AI server power as a newer vertical.

Connector capability detail

At a glance

  • Established 1978
  • Nan-Kong, Taipei + Shi-Chih facilities
  • ~226 employees, 4 production bases
  • ~70% OEM connectors and cable assembly
  • Supplies 30+ countries
  • IATF 16949 since 2013; ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 since 2001

Taiwan · Fasteners

Superior Quality Fastener Co., Ltd.

A fastener manufacturer based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, producing cold-formed screws, bolts, nuts, anchors and stamped components. The plant is built around precision stainless work and high-mix programs rather than commodity volume, with cold forming, threading, tapping and turning on site.

Verification is done in-house: Shimadzu tensile testers, hardness testers, optical projection, salt-spray and metallurgical microscopy. Certified to IATF 16949 and ISO 14001, with CE 14566 and CE 14592 for construction applications.

Taiwan origin matters commercially here. Taiwan carries materially lower tariff exposure than mainland China on fastener and derivative-article classifications, which on tariff-sensitive parts can outweigh a lower quoted piece price from elsewhere.

Fastener capability detail

At a glance

  • Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Low-volume, high-mix, precision stainless
  • Cold forming, threading, tapping, turning
  • In-house tensile, hardness, salt-spray testing
  • IATF 16949 · ISO 14001 · CE 14566 / 14592

Payment and entity note. The correct legal entity and bank beneficiary is Superior Quality Fastener Co., Ltd. Any request to change banking details should be treated as suspect and confirmed by telephone before acting.

China · Plastics & Metal

J&F Manufacturing

A diversified contract manufacturer founded in 1985 and located in the Pu Dong district of Shanghai, running 138,000 square feet and approximately 165 employees. Privately owned and non-union, positioned on cost with in-house capability breadth as the differentiator.

The plant covers plastic injection molding, sheet metal stamping, mold and die build, metal extrusion, die casting, stainless investment casting, plating, painting, welding, machining and contract assembly. It has also run its own automotive filter line since 2005.

Certified to ISO 9001. It does not currently hold IATF 16949 or ISO 13485; for programs that require either, we will route the work elsewhere rather than stretch the claim.

Plastics and stamping detail

At a glance

  • Founded 1985, Pu Dong, Shanghai
  • 138,000 sq ft, ~165 employees
  • 19 injection presses, 30-450 ton
  • 57 punch presses, 18-120 ton
  • 23 miles from the Port of Shanghai
  • ISO 9001

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