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Fastenerblog.net: Fastener Industry Activities in High Gear

 Posted by Traveling Salesman at 4/21/2013 1:49 PM Categories: uncategorized Got a few busy weeks coming up.  Next week, I will be joining people from the NCFA, MWFA and NFDA to attend the Nucor Tour.  It is good to see the different fastener ... [Read More]
2013/04/21

Fastener Commonality Deep Dive Yields Navy | MarineLink .com

 Naval Sea Systems Command completed a fleet-wide fastener study, identifying and recommending the removal of thousands of fasteners from the Navy supply system. The 16-week supply system review identified 108,000 dormant fasteners-fasteners ... [Read More]
2013/04/19

Testing on Bay Bridge components ordered in 2008 – The Reporter

 BY LISA VORDERBRUEGGEN/ CONTRA COSTA TIMES Posted:   04/17/2013 01:02:53 AM PDT OAKLAND -- At the same time Caltrans was receiving the hefty steel anchor rods that would later snap on the new Bay Bridge, the agency appeared to have growing ... [Read More]
2013/04/18

PEM® SELF-CLINCHING FLUSH-HEAD STUDS IDEAL SOLUTIONS FOR THIN STAINLESS STEEL ASSEMBLIES | PennEngineering News Releases

 PEM® Type FHP™ self-clinching flush-head studs install permanently into thin stainless steel sheets to provide ideal solutions for attachment applications requiring superior corrosion resistance.  They will install easier and at less cost ... [Read More]
2013/04/17

US Announces Preliminary Results of AD Administrative Review on Certain Steel Threaded Rods from China

 On April 9, 2013, U.S. Department of Commerce announced the preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative review on certain steel threaded rods from China for the period of review (“POR”) April 1, 2011, through March 31, 2012. The ... [Read More]
2013/04/17

Field Publishes Free Report: The 6 Most Important Considerations When Selecting a Fastening Partner | American Fastener Journal

 04-11-2013 at 04:52 PM Fasteners are typically the black sheep of a product bill of materials. They are the last consideration for a new design, a small percentage of the overall spend, and a commoditized nuisance that can be supplied by anyone. ... [Read More]
2013/04/17

Latest FIN Issue Now Online | Global Fastener News

 News from the global fastener industry — exclusive coverage of the Oakland Bay Bridge bolt break, acquisitions, the FIN Fastener Stock Index, the latest import/export data, show news and personnel changes. Tuesday, April 16, 2013 via paid ... [Read More]
2013/04/16

Caltrans ordered test for cracks in Bay Bridge steel four years before anchor rods broke – San Jose Mercury News

 OAKLAND -- Four years before large anchor rods on the new Bay Bridge snapped, Caltrans ordered the contractor to test for cracks in key steel fasteners used throughout the suspension span. The order came three weeks after the state and American ... [Read More]
2013/04/16

NEW IFI PUBLICATIONS | American Fastener Journal

 04-15-2013 at 11:51 AM Industrial Fasteners Institute released two new critical handbooks, one authored and compiled by Bengt Blendulf on mechanical fastening and joining, and the other by Joe Greenslade on how to correctly tighten fasteners. ... [Read More]
2013/04/16

Jay-Cee Sales & Rivet Founded in 1948 and celebrating 65 years in the fastener industry.

 04-13-2013 at 10:03 AM Jay-Cee Sales was started in 1948 by Jack Clinton in Detroit, Michigan on Grand River. The store began as an Army/Navy supply store as well as other basic goods. Soon after the business opened, Jack was joined by his son ... [Read More]
2013/04/15