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FastenersPlus.com Expanding Offerings with New Wood Connector Products from Simpson Strong-Tie® | Fastener World

   The product line expansion continues at E-commerce retailer FastenersPlus.com, with the addition of several Wood Connectors from Simpson Strong-Tie.®. A large assortment of connectors make up the collection of 128 products in stock and ... [Read More]
2016/01/05

Milwaukee Tool introduces drilling, fastening solutions enabled with One-Key​ | The Wholesaler

 Milwaukee Tool introduces new M18 FUEL™ Drill Drivers, Hammer Drills and Compact Impacts that can be completely customized for better control over power, speed and consistency through ONE-KEY™ [milwaukeetool.com/one-key]. These new drilling and ... [Read More]
2016/01/05

Patent Issued for Fastening Devices for Explosion-Proof Enclosures (USPTO 9217460) | Equities.com

 From the background information supplied by the inventors, news correspondents obtained the following quote: "Explosion-proof receptacle housings and enclosure systems are used in many different industrial applications. Such explosion-proof recept... [Read More]
2016/01/05

Patent Application Titled “Rotary Fastener” Published Online (USPTO 20150362003) | Equities.com

 Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "The present invention relates to fastener means for detachably securing two panel members together and more particularly, to a rotary fastener, which ... [Read More]
2016/01/05

Researchers Submit Patent Application, “Fastener Removal Aid Devices”, for Approval (USPTO 20150360297) | Equities.com

 News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "The invention relates to fastener removal aid devices that permit efficient removal of fasteners, such as Hi-Lok.RTM. fasteners, including fasten... [Read More]
2016/01/05

Fastener Stocks Decline in 2015 – Global Fastener News – USA

 U.S. stocks closed lower in 2015, capping the worst year for the market since 2008. Industrial and aerospace fastener stocks took their share of market losses, with the FIN Fastener Stock Index falling 15.9% for the year. A comparative index of ... [Read More]
2016/01/04

STAFDA Distributors Report Q3 Sales Decline 1.3% | China Fastener .info

 Distributors reported an average sales decline of 1.3% during the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014, according to the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association Q3 Trend Report. Robert Murray, chief economist ... [Read More]
2016/01/01

Oil & Gas Downturn Affects Industrial Suppliers Too – Fastenerblog.net

 Industrial Distribution magazine recently published an article by Mike Hockett, managing editor, that read “Oil Will Rebound to $70, but not until 2020”.   It goes on to explain that OPEC released its World Oil Outlook and it continued by ... [Read More]
2015/12/31

Patent Issued for Fastener (USPTO 9212676) | Equities.com

 From the background information supplied by the inventors, news correspondents obtained the following quote: "FIG. 1 is a side view 100 of the prior art barbed plate 101. Barbs 102, 103 and 104 are shown protruding from plate 101. Barbs 102, 103 and ... [Read More]
2015/12/28

Southwest Airlines to pay US$2.8m in FAA lawsuit – Taipei Times

 Southwest Airlines has agreed to pay US$2.8 million to settle a lawsuit by the federal government over fuselage repairs that a contractor performed on dozens of planes. The US Department of Justice on Monday said that Southwest also agreed to pay ... [Read More]
2015/12/28