Standard Locknut LLC (USA website) announced it has brought Francis "Ollie" Martins on board as President.

Mr. Martins has a long history in bearings and power transmission products, with SKF, Applied Industrial Technologies, and NSK.

Most recently, Mr. Martins was President of NSK Precision Americas, a division of Japan's NSK Ltd.

Started in 1948 and located in Westfield, Indiana, Standard Locknut manufactures bearing components and retaining accessories including pillow blocks in iron and steel, block ring seals, stabilizing rings, washers, plates, sleeve and nuts. The company also performs precision machining on contract, such as inner and outer races.