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Daniel Rivalin

Worldwide Fastener Weekly News Apr 18th – 24th 2011 | Bazibaza

 Worldwide Fastener Weekly News April  18th - 24th I hope you enjoyed Eastern in family. --- While China Steel (Taiwan) maintain prices for June, China Steelmaker Angang reduces prices in may of their main products. Still ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

US DOC Starts AD Probe on Steel Nails From UAE | Steel Guru

 The US Department of Commerce has recently initiated an antidumping duty investigation of imports of certain steel nails from the UAE. The petitioner for this investigation is Mid Continent Nail Corporation. ... Read the full Article via Steel ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Make Most of Staff’s Goodwill | The Star

 BUSINESSES are always looking for ways to improve the efficiency of their workforce. And they regularly find that one of the best ways to achieve this is by ensuring the loyalty of those who work for them. ... Read the full Article via Make most of ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Short Take: Fasteners in Boeing 787 Dreamliner Wings Require Re-Work | Reuters

 Boeing 787 Dreamliner wing inside the Boeing factory. Jon Ostrower on his FlightBlogger site posted a story late last night on how thousands of improperly coated fasteners inside the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s wing need to be replaced to help ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Boeing Says Hole in Southwest Jet Likely Stemmed From “Manufacturing Issue” | Airline Biz Blog | dallasnews.com

 Boeing Co. executives said Wednesday that a manufacturing defect was probably responsible for the five-foot-long hole that that tore open on a Southwest Airlines jet earlier this month. Boeing Co. executives said Wednesday that a manufacturing ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Boeing Ensures Sparks Will Not Fly on 787s | Flightglobal

 Boeing's latest rework effort on its all-composite 787 jet sees it removing and replacing thousands of improperly coated fastener joints inside the wings on each airliner to ensure protection from lightning strikes. ... Read the full Article via ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Construction Forum to run alongside Hardware+Tools Middle East | Chinafastener.info

 Construction industry professionals, engineers, architects, builders, project managers and others involved in the booming construction industry in the Middle East region, now have a forum where they can interact with international experts, leading ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Two out of one: J.H. de Wit en Zonen B.V. 
becomes two independent companies | Fastener + Fixing

 De Wit B.V. will in future concentrate on house brands and private labels – the new firm of Don Quichotte B.V. will take over the sales and marketing of the brand of the ... Source : Fastener + Fixing – Read the full Article via Two out of one: ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Lightweight Construction Moves Into the Fast Lane | Global Media News

 DEPRAG flowform screw fastening assembly system also copes with tight spaces Fierce competition has broken out in the automotive industry. Who can build the lightest car? The less a vehicle weighs, the more likely it is to meet maximum energy ... [Read More]
2011/04/26

Air Force Looks to China When American Manufacturing Falls Short | Chinafastener.info

 Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute, was recently doing some research for a textbook he’s revising when he stumbled upon a surprising entry in the Federal Registry. On March 21, the U.S. Air Force waived ... [Read More]
2011/04/26