Daily Fasteners and Fixings News by Bazibaza

China’s Metal Fastener Output Increases 12.01% in H1 – chinafastener.info

 The output of China’s metal fasteners jumped 12.01% year-on-year to 4,410,856.13 tons for the first half of 2015. The top five provinces by volume were Zhejiang province, Sichuan province, Hebei province, Sichuan province and Jiangsu province... [Read More]
2015/08/06

Multi-material Harley Davidson selects adhesives over fasteners – materialsforengineering

 Odyssey Motorcycles used a carbon fibre epoxy composite for parts of on a Harley Davidson Super Sport Roadster (SSR). The French manufacturer used the material to make up the bodywork, petrol and oil tanks of the custom made motorbike, but then ... [Read More]
2015/08/06

Applied Industrial Technologies acquires Massachusetts company – Crain’s Cleveland Business

 August 04, 2015 Applied Industrial Technologies Inc. Manufacturing By CRAIN'S CLEVELAND BUSINESS Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) of Cleveland is bulking up its distribution capabilities with the acquisition of Atlantic Fasteners, a ... [Read More]
2015/08/05

India—–Hike in Import Duty Sought to Check Flow of Cheap Steel Products – Fastener World Inc. (Fastener Magazine)

 Hit by flooding of cheap products from China, Korea and CIS nations, the domestic steel industry has upped the ante for another dose of increase in import duty.   Buckling under pressure from Indian manufactures to safeguard their ... [Read More]
2015/08/05

Japanese Nagano Products Company to Set up a Production Base in India – Fastener World Inc. (Fastener Magazine)

 Nagano Products Co., Ltd will set up a wholly-owned production base in India. The India base is planned to start after one or one and a half year producing special nuts supplied to Japanese automotive industry. The company specializes in flare ... [Read More]
2015/08/05

X-Bolt Orthopaedics Could be Snapped up by a Major Player – Fastener World Inc. (Fastener Magazine)

 Called the X-Bolt, orthopaedic surgeon Brian Thornes' invention has been patented in Europe, trialled in more than 250 patients in the UK, and is expected to secure approval from the US Food and Drug Administration soon. Once this happens, his ... [Read More]
2015/08/05

Fastener Metallography Techniques and Interpretation to be Held on Aug. 17-18, 2015 in California – Fastener World Inc. (Fastener Magazine)

 This fast paced course "Metallography of Fasteners" organized by ASM International covers proper and efficient sample preparation, interpretation of microstructures of common fastener materials (commercial and aerospace) and imperfections caused by ... [Read More]
2015/08/05

Heat Treat Doctor Daniel Herring to Debut New Book at ASM Heat Treat Conference and Exposition – Fastener World Inc. (Fastener Magazine)

 Daniel Herring’s latest book on Atmosphere Heat Treatment, Volume II (available for preorder starting in the August/September timeframe) focuses on furnace atmospheres, quenching practices, testing, safety, conservation, maintenance and specific... [Read More]
2015/08/05

Lindstrom: Metric Intrigue Led to Founding Company – Global Fastener News – USA

 The start of his career didn’t involve fasteners.  He got interested in fasteners because he was a young American intrigued by the metric system. After graduating from college with a degree in business and economics, Virgil W. Lindstrom was ... [Read More]
2015/08/04

Plastic Substitution for Steel Fasteners: New Mode of Auto Industry – chinafastener.com

 Official statistics show that by the end of 2015, auto industry in China will annually attain a sales number 23 million vehicles, which demands yearly over 1.5 million tons of auto fasteners. In other relative industries such as wind power, high-s... [Read More]
2015/08/04