EXHIBIT 23.1

                          Independent Auditors' Consent

       We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Summary
Historical Financial Information", "Selected Consolidated Financial Data",
"Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use
of our reports dated October 23, 2002, in the Registration Statement (Form S-4)
of FastenTech, Inc. We also consent to the use in this Registration Statement of
our report, dated January 13, 2000, relating to the combined financial
statements of TRW Nelson Stud Welding.

       We have audited the consolidated financial statements of FastenTech,
Inc. as of September 30, 2001 and 2002 and for each of the three years in the
period ended September 30, 2002, and have issued our report thereon dated
October 23, 2002 (included elsewhere in this Registration Statement). Our audits
also included the financial statement schedule listed in Item 21(b) of this
Registration Statement. This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this schedule based
on our audits.

       In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

                                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 29, 2003