About Us
About Primal23 Industrial LLC
Primal23 Industrial LLC is a fabricator, manufacturer and distributor of industrial rubber products, rubber washers, gaskets, rubber products and rubber bumpers.
We are a small group of engineers with combined experience of over 90 years coming out of various automation industries like LASER wire marking and wire marking automation, high speed currency automation, high speed mail automation, centralized digital printing systems and printing automation, mainframe & midrange computer systems, retail printing, copying & signs and international sales.
Our expertise come from decades of experience at some of the most respected companies in the United States like Xerox Corporation, Giesecke & Devrient USA, Spectrum Technologies USA, Delta Computer Group, Bell & Howell Automation and Boeing Aerospace.
The Team
Andrew Blanford - Engineering Founder, Sales Manager and Operations Director
Born in Illinois and grew up in Iowa, Andrew comes from an extensive automation and field engineering background in high speed currency processing automation, centralized LASER printing systems, mid range computer systems, roll to roll printing automation, Class 4 LASERS and LASER Wire Marking automation.
Xerox Corporation
Delta Computer Group
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
Spectrum Technologies Ltd
email - andrew@primal23.com
Jimmy (the Walrus) Fletcher - LASERS, Automation & Mechanical
Jimmy, a native of Iowa, comes from an automation background in high speed mail processing, centralized laser printing systems and Class 4 LASER maintenance and calibration as well as LASER Wire Marking automation. Jimmy is sometimes knows as (the Walrus) for reasons unknown to us and seems we'll never know.
Bell & Howell
Otis Elevator Company
Boeing Aerospace
email - jimmy@primal23.com
George Allen - Automation and Engineering Design
George, a native of Texas, has extensive experience in designing and engineering large food and industrial pharmaceutical automation and engineering.
United States Army
Johnson & Johnson
Cozzoli Machine Company
Tynamid Pharmaceutical
Abbott Pharmaceutical
email - george@primal23.com
Kam Collins - Manufacturing Lead and Materials Expert
Kam is a native Iowan who would describe himself as a serial entrepreneur and ran his own copy and sign shops and vending company throughout the state of Iowa for over 20 years.
United States Army
Prints Copy Centers
Des Moines Iowa Vending
email - kam@primal23.com
Ms. Ly Nguyen - Vietnam Operations Director and International Sales
Ms Ly Nguyen was born in Vietnam and has been instrumental in setting up international sales and manufacturing operations in Vietnam. She coordinates Vietnam imports and exports as well as manages international sales staff. She speaks English and Vietnamese.
Tiếng Anh / Tiếng Việt
email - ly@primal23.com
Kyle Blanford - Warehouse and Manufacturing Manager
Kyle was born and raised in Iowa and became an Expert Marksman in the United States Marine Corps. His attention to detail and organizational skills have helped us develop an extremely clean, efficient and organized manufacturing and warehouse facility.
email - kyle@primal23.com
Our Company Mission
To produce high quality rubber washers and rubber products and bring them to market at the best possible prices.
Our Longer Term Goal
Our longer term goal is to create the world's first fully automated industrial system for the sales and distribution of rubber washers and spare parts. We seek to build a system that, from the moment payment is received in the system, automation will; receive and parse the order, identify and locate the product or products, retrieve and count out the required amount, fill the order, and finally, label and ship the order to the customer. This is a lofty goal for a small company, but we'll get it done. It may be sooner or it may be later. But it is this goal, that keeps us headed in the right direction. Forward. Lets get to work.