North America

UFPI to Distribute CAMO® Hidden Deck Fastening System for ProWood® Treated Decking | Business Wire

March 03, 2014 04:00 PM Eastern Standard Time GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) is proud to announce a distribution agreement for the CAMO® Hidden Deck Fastening System, a product of National ... [Read More]
2014/03/04

Rock River Valley’s history rich in transformation – Special – Rockford Register Star – Rockford, IL

(...) By the 1980s, Rockford was known as the "screw capital of the world" because it was home to such fastener companies as National Lock, Rockford Products and Elco Industries. Today, the fastener industry is kept alive by a handful of ... [Read More]
2014/03/04

Tangless wire thread insert launched | Fastening Solutions

With no tang to break off following installation, the recently announced Recoil Tangless insert from Alcoa Fastening Systems is ideal in situations where the counting of displaced tangs is mandatory or where loose tangs could potentially damage ... [Read More]
2014/03/03

Fasteners Plus Expands Online Bulk Rate Quantities and Pricing Program | PR Web

E-commerce retailer FastenersPlus.com is widening its bulk rate pricing program to appeal to contractors and customers seeking discounts on large quantities of fasteners. What really sets us apart is the personalized service we can offer custom... [Read More]
2014/03/02

PPG Industries Expands ECK Products Offering – Analyst Blog – NASDAQ.com

The commercial coatings group of PPG Industries ' ( PPG ) automotive refinish business has entered into an agreement with Van Nay, LLC to expand its Electrolysis Corrosion Kontrol (ECK) corrosion-prevention product line that has been distributed by ... [Read More]
2014/02/28

Design News – Engineering Materials – Fasteners, Adhesives Hold Things Together at MD&M West

Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly 2/28/2014    At the MD&M West show and co-located events in Anaheim, Calif., such as ATX West, I saw lots of fastening systems and other assembly methods like adhesives ... [Read More]
2014/02/28

Click Bond’s Laurie Shakley Recieves STEP Award | News – Click Bond, Inc.

On February 6, The Manufacturing Institute awarded Laurie Shakley with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Award in Washington, D.C. (...) via News - Click Bond, Inc.. [Read More]
2014/02/28

Alcoa Inc : “Blind Fastener” in Patent Application Approval Process | 4-Traders

02/27/2014 | 11:38am US/EasternRecommend: 0 By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Politics & Government Week -- A patent application by the inventors Hufnagl, Gerhart (Tuscon, AZ); DeSalvo, Douglas (Tuscon, AZ), filed on October 16, 2013, ... [Read More]
2014/02/28

Not All Fasteners Are Created Equal, APM Hexseal | News Thomasnet

Press release date: February 27, 2014 Self-Sealing Products From Every Company Are UL-Recognized. FALSE. APM is the only sealing boot manufacturer/sealing fastener manufacturer in the WORLD that is Underwriter's Laboratory recognized and ... [Read More]
2014/02/27

Rocco Building Supplies, LLC New Distributor of CAMO® Fasteners | PR Web

National Nail Corp. (NNC) is proud to announce Rocco Building Supplies, LLC as a new distribution partner for their CAMO Hidden Deck Fastening System and CAMO Exterior Screws. CAMO product is currently available from their Harrisonburg, Va. ... [Read More]
2014/02/27