ATC Story and Mission.

About ATC

ATC is not a single product line or a short-term venture.
ATC is a vertically integrated platform built to solve real-world problems in industrial supply, chemical performance, and high-performance racing hardware—by people who actually live in those environments.

What started as a necessity became a system.
What became a system is now a standard.

Today, ATC operates through three focused divisions:

  • ATC Bolts & Fasteners

  • ATC Solutions USA

  • ATC Threaded Technologies

Each serves a different market. All share the same DNA: durability, accountability, and performance without compromise.

Our Story

ATC was founded by Steve Brendle—owner, operator, and inventor—out of firsthand experience, not theory.

Steve didn’t enter this industry chasing trends or margins. He entered it because the products available failed in the real world—on race cars, in shops, and in industrial environments where downtime costs money and failure is not an option.

Like many builders and racers, Steve spent years dealing with:

  • Hardware that rusted prematurely

  • Fasteners that loosened, failed, or looked unacceptable after minimal use

  • Chemical products that over-promised and under-delivered

  • Kits and systems that were inefficient, inconsistent, or poorly thought out

Instead of accepting that as “normal,” he did what builders do—he fixed it.

ATC began as a hands-on operation supplying fasteners and solutions to meet real demands. Over time, it evolved into something more deliberate:
designing, engineering, and controlling the products ourselves—because relying on off-the-shelf solutions wasn’t good enough.

Every step forward came from the same principle:

If it doesn’t hold up in the real world, it doesn’t belong in the catalog.

ATC Bolts & Fasteners

Industrial & Commercial Supply

ATC Bolts & Fasteners serves the industrial and commercial markets with a focus on reliability, consistency, and supply-chain accountability.

We provide high-quality fasteners and hardware for:

  • Industrial maintenance and repair

  • Commercial operations

  • Motorsports and fabrication environments

Our focus is not just availability—it’s repeatable performance.
That means controlled sourcing, consistent specs, and hardware that does what it’s supposed to do every time.

ATC Bolts & Fasteners is the foundation of the company—the proving ground where quality standards are enforced before anything moves upstream.

ATC Solutions USA

Made-in-USA Chemicals, PM Systems & Kits

ATC Solutions USA was created to address a gap we experienced firsthand:
chemical products that were either over-marketed or under-engineered.

This division specializes in:

  • Made-in-USA detailing chemicals

  • Industrial and commercial maintenance chemicals

  • Preventative Maintenance (PM) solutions and kits

Our products are designed to be:

  • Purpose-built, not generic

  • Scalable across automotive, industrial, and fleet environments

  • Consistent in formulation and performance

ATC Solutions USA is not about selling bottles—it’s about systems.
We focus on PM kits, service-ready solutions, and repeatable results that reduce downtime, protect assets, and simplify maintenance operations.

ATC Threaded Technologies

Advanced Racing Fasteners | Patent Pending

ATC Threaded Technologies is where innovation lives.

This division exists for one reason:
to design, engineer, and manufacture the highest-quality racing fasteners available—without shortcuts.

These are not rebranded parts.
They are custom-designed, engineered, and manufactured solutions, created to solve specific failures we encountered in motorsports environments.

Key differentiators:

  • Proprietary designs

  • Integrated and application-specific features

  • Corrosion-resistant finishes developed for real exposure

  • Clean aesthetics that hold up over time

  • Multiple patent-pending products

ATC Threaded Technologies represents the future of the company—where engineering, performance, and IP protection converge.

Our Mission

Across all three companies, the mission is simple and non-negotiable:

Build products that work harder than the people using them.
Design solutions that eliminate failure points—not create new ones.
Set a higher standard, then enforce it relentlessly.

We are not interested in being the cheapest option.
We are interested in being the last option you ever need to replace.

Founder: Steve Brendle

Steve Brendle is not a figurehead founder.
He is actively involved as the owner, operator, and inventor behind ATC.

A lifelong racer and builder, Steve brings a practical, no-nonsense approach to product development. Every design decision is driven by real use, real failures, and real accountability.

He believes:

  • Products should earn trust, not demand it

  • Innovation should solve problems, not create marketing noise

  • If your name is on it, you own it—good or bad

ATC is a reflection of that mindset: hands-on, disciplined, and built to last.

The ATC Standard

ATC is not trying to be everything to everyone.
We are building something tighter, stronger, and more deliberate.

Three companies.
One standard.
Zero tolerance for mediocrity.

This is ATC.