North America

The Gores Group Agrees to Sell Scovill Fasteners to Morito | Business Wire

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Gores Group, a leading Los Angeles‐based investment firm, today announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell Scovill Fasteners to Morito, a leading global supplier of apparel fasteners, components for ... [Read More]
2014/10/12

Boeing : Patent Issued for Fastener and Fastener Assembly with Discontinuous Threadform | 4-Traders

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering -- From Alexandria, Virginia, VerticalNews journalists report that a patent by the inventor Gaw, Kevin O. (Tukwila, WA), filed on January 7, 2013, was published online on September 30, ... [Read More]
2014/10/09

Boeing : “Anti-Rotation Rivetless Nut Plate” in Patent Application Approval Process | 4-Traders

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Defense & Aerospace Week -- A patent application by the inventors Wilkerson, Jeffrey Alan (Everett, WA); Southmayd, Randy Allan (Florissant, MO), filed on March 21, 2013, was made available online on ... [Read More]
2014/10/09

Lindapter USA launch ‘all-in-one’ Girder Clamp | American Fastener Journal

Lindapter, the inventor of the original Girder Clamp and Hollo-Bolt has developed the Type AAF, a new High Slip Resistance HSR clamp for connecting steel sections, offering adjustability, anti-corrosion protection and high load capacities, even in ... [Read More]
2014/10/09

Hubbell : Patent Issued for Break-Away Screw Ground Anchor | 4-Traders

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering -- A patent by the inventors Atchley, Jacob C. (Columbia, MO); Hamilton, Daniel V. (Centralia, MO); Hawkins, Kelly S. (Centralia, MO), filed on March 14, 2013, was published online on ... [Read More]
2014/10/07

PennEngineering News Releases | New ATLAS® RIV949 Hydropneumatic Tool Enables Quick And Easy Vertical Installation Of Blind Threaded Inserts

The new Atlas® RIV949 hydropneumatic tool enables quick and easy installation of blind threaded inserts by eliminating any need to reposition work pieces from their typical horizontal orientation. This innovative tool allows users to install ... [Read More]
2014/10/07

Innovation Begins Here… | Fastener + Fixing

…was the theme for Anixter’s Customer Appreciation and Open Day, held at its Wood Dale manufacturing facility located near Chicago O’Hare International Airport.(...) via Innovation Begins Here…. [Read More]
2014/10/06

Sherex Fastening Solutions opening factory in Akron, Ohio – Business – The Buffalo News

Sherex Fastening Solutions is opening a factory in Akron, Ohio that will allow the Town of Tonawanda-based fastener maker to bring some of its manufacturing work back to the United States. Sherex, which previously had done its manufacturing at a ... [Read More]
2014/10/05

Wurth Louis and Company Expands Kent, WA Location and Features Fully Functional Machinery Showroom | American Fastener Journal

New expanded building provides access to state-of-the-art machinery for cabinet-makers and contractors Wurth Louis and Company announces the grand opening of their new 40,000 square foot Kent, Washington location. The new expanded Kent location ... [Read More]
2014/10/05

New Steel Deck Diaphragm Web App makes it Easier for Engineers to Design and Evaluate Fastener Solutions for Shear and Uplift Loads | American Fastener Journal

Joist Hanger Selector App Simpson Strong-Tie, the industry leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has a new Steel Deck Diaphragm Calculator web app that enables engineers to quickly and efficiently identify the best ... [Read More]
2014/10/05