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William Tillinghast*
Inducted 1994
Proving that customer satisfaction and understanding customer
requirements are more than 90s buzz words, in 1949 he and
co-founder Albert Juilfs pioneered the development and production of
the first air-driven stapler and delivered it to an automotive
customer (GM) eager to increase both its quality levels and
production rates.
This followed his purchase in 1946 of the Michigan stapling
distributorship which he owned for five years. His initial focus was
on the potential and need for air-powered fastening tools for the
automotive industry.
Today, SENCO is the largest manufacturer of air-powered fastening
systems, with over one third of all its tools shipped around the
world to forty-five countries and fasteners manufactured in eleven
countries. SENCO was awarded the Presidential E-Award in 1962 and
the E-Star Award in 1970.
Tillinghast has been Chairman of the following organizations:
Fund drive for the School Foundation of Cincinnati
Industrial Stapling and Nailing Technical Association
The Greater Cincinnati United Appeal Campaign
He has been a Director and Trustee for:
The Cincinnati Museum of Natural History
The Council on World Affairs
The Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
He has been a member of:
The Cincinnati Airport Advisory Committee
Board of Trustees at Wilmington College
Cincinnati Chapter of Sales & Marketing Executives International
Southern Ohio District Export Council
American Management Association General Council
*Deceased Member
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