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Latest FIN Issue Now Online – Global Fastener News

  The latest issue of Fastener Industry News is now online. Our coverage includes the latest on the Dokka Fastener plant closing in Michigan, as well as an economic round-up and news on recent acquisitions and updates from the upcoming ... [Read More]
2015/09/23

Small Fastener Fails Result In Serious Damage | impomag

An Air Force plane fire threatening the lives of 27 airmen on board in April resulted in $62.4 million in damage. The cause of the fire? A loose nut. According to a CNN article , a report by Air Force investigators said that maintenance person... [Read More]
2015/09/04

American Fastener Journal changes hands – Fastenerblog.net

Mike McGuire kindly copied me on his press release you can read below.  Mike has certainly made an impact on the fastener industry and continues to do so with his work with Jim Bannister on the Vegas Fastener Show and in many other ways.  I’m ... [Read More]
2015/09/03

Metro derailment caused by equipment failure, human error | wusa9

Metro says the derailment of an empty train in downtown Washington earlier this month was caused by a combination of equipment failure and human error. (...) via Metro derailment caused by equipment failure, human error. [Read More]
2015/09/02

PEM® SELF-CLINCHING BLIND NUTS FEATURE ‘CLOSED-END’ DESIGN PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR NUT THREADS AND INTERNAL COMPONENTS | PennEngineering News Releases

PEM® self-clinching blind nuts from PennEngineering® permanently install into thin metal sheets to provide reliable and re-usable metal threads for accepting mating screws and completing final component attachment in an assembly.  Their ... [Read More]
2015/08/19

33,000 Steel Bolts Replaced on New U.S. Embassy – Global Fastener News – USA

Steel bolts are being replaced on the top four floors of the new 12-story £650 million U.S. Embassy currently under construction in south London, the Construction (...)   via 33,000 Steel Bolts Replaced on New U.S. Embassy - Global ... [Read More]
2015/07/28

L’application « Couple serrage boulons 2015 » bientôt sur l’Apple Store – Cetim – Centre technique des industries mécaniques

« Torque tightening », l’application « Couple serrage boulons 2015 » du Cetim permet de déterminer des couples de serrage optimaux adaptés aux différents cas d'application. Elle répond aux référentiels NF E25-030 (Fixations - ... [Read More]
2015/07/17

More than a dozen hurt in deck collapse on Emerald Isle at North Carolina coast | abc11.com

EMERALD ISLE, Carteret County (WTVD) -- Severe injuries are reported following the collapse of a deck at a beach house on Emerald Isle in Carteret County at the North Carolina coast. It happened sometime around 7 p.m. in the 4300 block of Ocean ... [Read More]
2015/07/07

Worldwide Fastener News, Week October 22 – 28 2012 | Bazibaza

Worldwide Fastener News, Weekly, Bazibaza Material Prices – Costs – Market   China Steel Price Cuts To Damage Profits | China Fastener .info See on Scoop.it – Fastener news With the announcement of its domestic steel ... [Read More]
2012/10/28

Magazine Honors Inventor of Self-Adhesive Screw Cap Cover | Global Fastener News

In 13 years Akers has built FastCap into $10 million business... Source : Globalfastenernews – Read the full Article with paid subscripion only on the given date via News Briefs - Global Fastener News - USA. [Read More]
2011/05/26