OT ▁acquired ▁the ▁former ▁Volk se ig ener ▁Betrieb , ▁Sch ra uben werk ▁Tamb ach ▁GmbH ▁in ▁Tamb ach - Di eth arz , ▁Th uring ia . ▁With ▁time , ▁expansion , ▁ac quis itions ▁and ▁divers ification ▁developed ▁the ▁former ▁sc rew s ▁company ▁into ▁the ▁present ▁business ▁group ▁with ▁appro x . ▁ 2 2 0 0 ▁employees . ▁About ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁employees ▁are ▁working ▁in ▁Germany , ▁further ▁ 7 0 0 ▁employees ▁belong ▁to ▁foreign ▁offices ▁and ▁connected ▁companies ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Russia , ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁China , ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁company ▁produces ▁cold - formed ▁fast en ers ▁for ▁various ▁customers ▁in ▁the ▁autom ot ive ▁industry , ▁the ▁electron ics ▁industry , ▁the ▁industry ▁of ▁household ▁app li ances ▁and ▁a ▁growing ▁Const ruction ▁industry . ▁E J OT AT F ▁Fast en ers ▁de ▁México ▁is ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁between ▁two ▁important ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁of ▁fast ening ▁elements : ▁ ▁E J OT ▁GmbH ▁& ▁Co . ▁K G , ▁Germany ▁ ▁A TF ▁Inc ., ▁Lincoln wood ▁IL , ▁USA ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁at ▁the ▁Par que ▁Indust rial ▁Mill en ni um ▁in ▁San ▁Luis ▁Pot os í ▁aug ments ▁the ▁San ▁Luis ▁Pot os í ▁Assembly , ▁a ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁assembly ▁plant , ▁among ▁other ▁customers . ▁ ▁Product s ▁▁ ▁The ▁company ▁manufact ures ▁engine ered ▁fast en ers ▁and ▁cold