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BB&TCM’s Fastener Distributor Index: Still Waters | American Fastener Journal

 09-09-2013 at 03:52 PM Category: Uncategorized KEY TAKEAWAY There is little to report on the FDI in August: at 50.8, it sustained a recent pattern of oscillating around 50. The overall character of demand in August - sluggish growth - seems ... [Read More]
2013/09/11

Fasteners nails a new location | The Wenatchee World

 EAST WENATCHEE — Here are the nuts and bolts of Fasteners Inc.’s new building: it’s big, it’s bold and it’s expected to bustle. “The company’s making a big statement with this new building,” said branch manager Robb Goembel. ... [Read More]
2013/09/10

Cloud ERP Helps Company Track Inventory, Increase Sales – netsuite, Applications | Customer Relationship Management (CRM), applications, cloud CRM, enterprise resource planning, software, ecommerce, cloud ERP, Gap – CIO

 FMW Fasteners, a distributor of down-to-earth items such as nuts and bolts, now sees its future in the cloud. The Houston-based company grew up much like its fastener industry peers, running its business systems in-house and selling through ... [Read More]
2013/09/09

Impact-modified Polyamide for fasteners and cable ducts | Plastemart

 A new toughened polyamide 6.6 compound for injection molding provides good flow properties for intricate or multi-cavity parts, along with flexural strength and low-temperature impact resistance for demanding automotive applications, has been ... [Read More]
2013/09/09

Pem® Type Smps™ Self-Clinching Nutsideally Suit Restrictive Design Envelopes | PennEngineering News Releases

 PEM® Type SMPS™ self-clinching nuts introduce ideal fasteners for ultra-thin metal sheet applications where design envelopes may be restrictive and space for attachment hardware may be limited.  Installing permanently in steel or aluminum metal ... [Read More]
2013/09/09

STAFDA Distributors Report Sales Up 5.1% in Q2; Predict Increase for Q3 | China Fastener .info

 Distributors participating in the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association Q2 Trend Report averaged a 5.1% sales increase for the 2013 second quarter. On average STAFDA distributors predict a 3.9% increase for Q3. Midwest distri... [Read More]
2013/09/05

Externship shapes QVCC instructor’s teaching | Reminder News

 (...) Spjut spent 160  hours at Spirol International, in Danielson. The engineering and technology instructor spent time setting up heat treatment machines, working in a sorting room and performing hardness tests in the quality control department ... [Read More]
2013/09/04

‘Vegas Fastener Expo Tops 2012 Event: Continues Growing | American Fastener Journal

 The National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo scheduled for October 23-25, 2013 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada USA has blown past the 2012 show in exhibit space size and is racing toward 800 booths; it was ... [Read More]
2013/09/03

Level 1 Fasteners puts down roots, finds room to expand in Huntington – The Herald Dispatch

 (...) Level 1 Fasteners is a bit of a rarity because it relocated to Huntington from across the country in the 1990s while many companies were doing the reverse. Also, it creates fasteners -- nuts, bolts, screws and more -- for projects as notewor... [Read More]
2013/09/02

Hudson manufacturer plans expansion; will add jobs – Fort Wayne Business Weekly: Breaking News

 A Hudson fastener manufacturer plans to invest nearly $5.2 million in a building expansion and equipment purchases that will result in the addition of five jobs, the Steuben County Economic Development Corp. announced. The Cold Heading Co., which ... [Read More]
2013/09/02