Daily Fasteners and Fixings News by Bazibaza

Daniel Rivalin

Rugby wind turbine accident pegged to bolt failure | Global Media News

 Bolt failures caused a wind turbine's rotor and blades to fall from a tower in north-central North Dakota, and six other turbines have been shut down while their bolts are replaced, a state regulator said Thursday. ... Read the full Article via ... [Read More]
2011/03/28

IHS Fasteners Database contains Aerospace and Defense industry-standard fasteners and related hardware | American Fastener Journal

 The IHS Fasteners Database provides aerospace designers with the information they need to identify fasteners and related hardware that comply with aerospace, military and commercial standards. It is the industry's first application to integrate ... [Read More]
2011/03/28

Zeichen stehen auf Wachstum | Südwest Presse Online

 Reutlingen/Hannover. Stanz- und Stanzbiegeteile aus Metall sowie kundenspezifische Verbindungselemente fertigt die Firma Sideo Vogt. Die hat die Krise gut gemeistert und plant für dieses Jahr den Neubau einer Werkhalle. Das Krisenjahr 2009 hat ... [Read More]
2011/03/28

EU Appeals WTO Report | Fastener + Fixing

 On Friday 25 March the European Union lodged an appeal with the World Trade Organisation against the WTO ... Source : Fastener + Fixing – Read the full Article via EU appeals WTO report. [Read More]
2011/03/28

Fully Threaded Radio #22 | Fastenerblog.net

 Many people have asked why I have not commented on Heads & Threads. The answer is pretty simple. Some of the smartest, well connected people in the industry that I know cannot seem to give me an answer that seems certain. There are plenty of ... [Read More]
2011/03/28

China to Appeal WTO Fasteners Ruling This Week | Reuters

 BRUSSELS, March 28 Reuters - China will this week appeal a World Trade Organisation ruling in a case against the European Union, saying the decision does not go far enough in its favour, a person familiar with the case said on Monday. ... Read the ... [Read More]
2011/03/28

Sino-Spanish Cooperation—Ferroforma-Bricoforma 2011 Report 1 | Chinafastener.info

 The biannual held Ferroforma-Bricoforma 2011 opened on March 23 at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Spain. It was estimated there were around 565 exhibiting companies with 54 exhibitors from China mainland and 16 ones from China Taiwan in Hall 3. ... [Read More]
2011/03/25

Darling at Pac-West: Asian Steel & Labor Costs Up | Global Fastener News

 Rolling blackouts and pollution are major problems in China. "Pollution is a major government issue and is causing the closure of production at many steel mills, contributing to a shortage of steel and increase of prices," Darling observed. Source ... [Read More]
2011/03/25

Tata Steel raises UK wire rod prices | Fastener World Inc.

 "Tata Steel said it was increasing prices of wire rod produced in the United Kingdom for April deliveries to account for rising raw materials costs and improved demand" ... Source : Fastener World Inc – Read the full Article via Professional ... [Read More]
2011/03/25

Steel fasteners: EU appeals WTO ruling | Europolitics

 The European Commission has appealed the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling against the EU concerning antidumping duties applied to certain Chinese iron and steel fasteners, denounced by Beijing, the WTO announced on 25 March. The judgment was ... [Read More]
2011/03/25