North America

International Fastener Manufacturing Exhibition joins Fastener Fair USA | Fastener Engineering

The Fastener Fair USA announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with the International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers’ Association (IFMSA), owners of the International Fastener Manufacturing Exhibition (IFME).(...) via Internatio... [Read More]
2020/10/20

Stanley Engineered Fastening to permanently close next year – The Stanly News & Press

Stanley Black & Decker plans to permanently close its Stanley Engineered Fastening facility in Stanfield, according to the state’s current Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification report.(...) via Stanley Engineered Fastening to perman... [Read More]
2020/10/14

Optimas Solutions ranks #20 in the 2020 Big 50 List | Fastener Engineering

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer, distributor, and service provider, announced that it has been awarded the number 20 spot on Industrial Distribution’s 2020 Big 50 List. Released in early October, the Big 50 is a prestigious ... [Read More]
2020/10/13

New Cold Forging Solutions consultancy | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Derek Barnes has launched Cold Forging Solutions, a new consultancy aiming to translate a wealth of hands-on experience in production engineering into value-added support for fastener manufacturers in the UK, Europe and the United States.(...) via ... [Read More]
2020/10/13

GenNx360 acquires packaging and fastener companies | Fastener Engineering

GenNx360 Capital Partners, a New York City-based private equity firm investing in middle-market business-to-business industrial and business services companies, recently announced the acquisition of B2B Industrial and the assets of AMW Packaging ... [Read More]
2020/10/09

Danish Wind Power Fastener Manufacturer Building U.S. Facility | Global Fastener News

Threaded bolt manufacturer Rose Holm will invest $1.35 million in the southeastern Virginia facility.(...) via Danish Wind Power Fastener Manufacturer Building U.S. Facility | Global Fastener News. [Read More]
2020/10/08

Rolling the dice on success: A company built on vented screws | Fastener Engineering

It was polio that set Ron Anderson up for a career as a draftsman. Eventually, this path led him to start his own business, UC Components, Inc. — a manufacturer of vented screws and components — from his home garage in Union City, California. He ... [Read More]
2020/10/06

Endries Acquires K&L Sales | Global Fastener News

K&L was founded in Waukesha, WI, in 1985 by brothers Dave Knebes and Tom Knebes to distribute riveting products and installation tools.(...) via Endries Acquires K&L Sales | Global Fastener News. [Read More]
2020/10/02

Registration Opens for STAFDA’s Virtual Anaheim Convention & Trade Show | Torque-Expo

Registration has opened for STAFDA’s Virtual Anaheim Convention & Trade Show which is set to take place on 9-10 November 2020. This comes after the Specialty Tool and Fastener Distributors Association (STAFDA) cancelled its 44th annual ... [Read More]
2020/10/02

FTI to host Fastening 101 course virtually this November | Fastener Engineering

The Fastener Training Institute (FTI) is hosting “Fastening 101: Understanding the Basics of Threaded Fasteners and the Industry that Produces Them” — a live, virtual training that’s adapted from FTI’s popular Fastening 101 course, ... [Read More]
2020/09/29