One partner for every C-part your line depends on

C-parts are the small, low-value components (bolts, nuts, washers, clips, rivets, seals, pins) that represent a small share of your spend but a large share of your procurement complexity and supply chain risk. A single missing C-part can stop a production line.

Both. We stock thousands of standard SKUs for immediate delivery and also source customer-unique, made-to-print parts through our global supplier network. We hold inventory at our distribution center and deliver on schedules timed to your consumption, so the right parts are always available when your line needs them.

Automotive, aerospace, defense, heavy equipment, agriculture, energy, rail, marine, medical, electronics, HVAC, construction and general industry. If your product is assembled with fasteners or engineered components, we can support it.

ISO 9001:2015, AS9120B (aerospace distribution), ITAR registration (defense and export-controlled items) and FAA AC 00-56B. Our A1 Fastener division is IATF 16949 certified for automotive customers.

Component Solutions Group is Bufab's North American operation. Bufab is a Swedish-listed global supply chain company with 1,700+ employees in 30+ countries. CSG brings Bufab's global sourcing network, technical depth and financial stability to the North American market.

They are CSG's operating divisions. A1 Fastener & Components focuses on automotive and standard fasteners, Perlane Sales on engineered fastening solutions for complex applications, and the CSG Distribution Center in Lexington, Kentucky on inventory and delivery. All three work as one CSG team, backed by Bufab.

Yes. Supplier consolidation is one of the fastest wins we deliver. Most customers source C-parts from dozens of vendors. We consolidate that to one relationship, one invoice, one quality system and one point of accountability. The result is less administrative work, better pricing through volume leverage and fewer supply disruptions.

Vendor Managed Inventory is a supply chain service where CSG monitors and manages your fastener inventory, taking responsibility for replenishment timing and quantities. Benefits include fewer stockouts and less production downtime, lower carrying costs, freed-up working capital, simpler procurement and just-in-time delivery tailored to your consumption.

Through supplier consolidation, design-for-manufacturability reviews that simplify parts, VMI programs that free up working capital, global sourcing through Bufab's network, quality assurance that cuts defects and rework, and logistics optimization that reduces freight and handling costs.

Yes. Our engineering support covers custom fastener design, design for manufacturability, material selection and testing, prototype development and validation, failure analysis and corrective action, and scaling into production.

CSG is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, with divisions in Stow, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky, and is supported by Bufab's global network across 30+ countries.

For standard fasteners and components we typically quote within 24 business hours. Custom-engineered or made-to-print parts that need engineering review usually take 2 to 3 business days, and complex sourcing projects 3 to 5 business days.

Start with a spend and part-number review: group C-parts into families (bolts, nuts, washers, inserts), find duplicates and near-duplicates, and standardize where the specification allows. Then move each family to one partner who can supply all of it. CSG runs this as a C-parts management program, so you end up with one relationship, one invoice and one point of accountability.

All three are common. A blanket purchase order fixes price and volume over a period with scheduled releases. Consignment keeps supplier-owned stock at your site that you pay for as you use it. Vendor managed inventory (VMI) hands monitoring and replenishment to the supplier. CSG offers vendor managed inventory and consignment inventory programs, and many manufacturers combine models by part family.

Traditional inventory management keeps large safety stocks on hand, ordered in bulk. Just-in-time (JIT) keeps stock low and replenishes in small, frequent deliveries timed to production. For fasteners, VMI and bin replenishment make JIT practical: the supplier watches consumption and refills before a bin runs out, so you carry less stock without risking a line stop.

Usually, when the switch lowers your total cost of ownership rather than just the unit price. The purchase price of a C-part is a small share of what it really costs; ordering, receiving, expediting, quality problems and line stoppages make up the rest. Compare the full cost before and after, and move one part family at a time. Our fastener TCO calculator helps you estimate it.

Look for a distributor that holds inventory against your schedule, runs VMI or bin replenishment at the line, documents quality (ISO 9001:2015, and PPAP for automotive parts), traces every lot, and can source globally when a part is hard to find. CSG combines North American inventory and engineering support with Bufab's global sourcing network for exactly this kind of operation.

Yes. Alongside standard parts we source specialty technologies, hard-to-find items and customer-unique, made-to-print C-parts through Bufab's qualified global network of 1,600+ producers in 30+ countries. Send a drawing or part number through a quote request and we will find the right producer.

Yes. Our A1 Fastener & Components division serves automotive OEM and Tier 1 customers, is IATF 16949 certified, and provides Level 3 PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) documentation for its parts.