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Daniel Rivalin

April’s Fastener Distributor Index Posts Third-Straight Decline | Inddist

 R.W. Baird and FCH Sourcing Network released their monthly Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) for April on Monday, showing a notable decrease last month, and its third straight decline overall. The seasonally-adjusted April FDI showed a mark of ... [Read More]
2018/05/08

Women in Fasteners & Tools: Construction’s skills shortage | Torque-Expo

 Poor diversity and a significant skills shortage are among the challenges facing the construction sector. Charity Women on the Tools (WotT) is aiming to tackle these head on, by making construction an appealing option for women early in their career ... [Read More]
2018/05/08

ISO standards for fasteners in digital format I Nord-Lock Group

 The Fastener Dimension Guide is a web-based application that makes it easy to gather fastener data while performing bolted joint calculations. Rather than trying to find measurements from a table in standard sheets, engineers can simply enter the ... [Read More]
2018/05/08

Fastener World Inc. | Several Leading Chinese Fastener Companies Awarded in 2018 Haiyan Industries Conference

 On April 15, the annual Haiyan Industries Conference was held. The organizers reported the substantial results Haiyan industries have achieved over the past year and praised some companies/entrepreneurs who have made significant contributions to the ... [Read More]
2018/05/04

Grenoble | ARaymond enregistre 8 % de croissance en 2017 | LeDauphine.com

 Le groupe grenoblois ARaymond, spécialiste mondial des solutions de fixation pour l’automobile (95 % de l’activité), a réalisé en 2017 un chiffre d’affaires de 1,2 milliard d’euros, soit une croissance de 8 % par rapport à 2016.(...) ... [Read More]
2018/05/04

Vegas’ International Fastener Expo opens award nominations | Torque-Expo

 Now in its 37th year, North America’s International Fastener Expo (formerly NIFMSE), has opened nominations for the Hall of Fame and Young Fastener Professional awards.(...) via Vegas' International Fastener Expo opens award nominations. [Read More]
2018/05/04

BIAFD focuses on BREXIT | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 The Spring Meeting of the British & Irish Association of Fastener Distributors turned its focus on the implications of BREXIT for its membership. Matthew Fleming, from KPMG Legal Services, provided another thought provoking presentation to a ... [Read More]
2018/05/04

Technifast provides fixings to support world record attempt | Fastener + Fixing Technology

 Technifast is manufacturing fixings and inserts to secure Team Britannia’s massive inflatable tubes to the outside of its boat on the team’s round the world record attempt for the fastest powerboat to circumnavigate the globe.(...) via Techni... [Read More]
2018/05/04

Fastenerblog.netMSC acquiring AIS another interesting development – Fastenerblog.net

 When you first think of MSC you think of MRO products and cutting tools. At least I do. And, their big catalog too. So the acquisition of AIS is interesting. Without question, I’m not aware of all the capabilities of both companies but I had ... [Read More]
2018/05/03

How’s the development of Ningbo’s fastener companies? | Chinafastener .com

 As an important manufacturing base of Chinese fastener, Ningbo's annual sales occupies more than 25% of the whole fastener sales in China. In current years, Ningbo's fastener industry is upgrading. From Apr. 23 to 25, ChinaFastener.com came to ... [Read More]
2018/05/03