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WIFI CONNECT – April 11th 6 – 8 PM – Gail Glasser, CEO of Century Fastener & Machine | Fastener Women

 Hear about Gail's adventures in career advancement in the fastener industry, and how she was recently invited to take part in the "fiscal cliff" discussions at the White House.  Come listen, learn and network with other women in the industry. Be ... [Read More]
2013/03/08

FDI: February Distribution Slows – Global Fastener News – USA

 FDI: February Distribution Slows What impact might MSC buying Barnes Distribution have? "MSC Industrial has sought ways to access fasteners, and BDNA would seem to provide that entree. But what did respondents think?" "Most did not think ... [Read More]
2013/03/07

SPIROL Releases Precision Machine Nut Catalog | American Fastener Journal

 This new catalog details the differences between Machined Nuts and Stamped Nuts, and demonstrates through Engineering Case Studies when a precision part would be beneficial. In addition, it contains the specifications for all 11 standard series of ... [Read More]
2013/03/07

Unique fastener inserts reduce risks and costs | Design World Online

 March 5, 2013 Ongoing efforts to increase fuel efficiency, tactical mobility, and payload capacity in aerospace design are driving creative efforts to reduce mass through the use of lightweight materials such as composites, aluminum, and plastics. ... [Read More]
2013/03/06

Hobson Manufacturing Employs New Social Media Platform Votable to Gain Customer Feedback – PR.com

 Hobson Manufacturing, leading aerospace fastener company, chooses the Votable.com social polling platform to engage customers in an interactive survey. Hobson provided the ability to review customer feedback via Votable’s automated percentage-ba... [Read More]
2013/03/05

American Fastener Journal Talks Fishbowl Inventory and QuickBooks | SBWire Mar 4, 2013

 Orem, UT -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/04/2013 -- Recently the American Fastener Journal reported how The Bolt Company of New Mexico is using Fishbowl Inventory. Although The Bolt Company of New Mexico is a relatively young company it has roots that go back ... [Read More]
2013/03/05

Fastenal Managers’ Cert. Bid Falls Short In OT Pay Case – Law360

 Law360, New York (February 27, 2013, 4:51 PM ET) -- A California federal judge on Monday decertified a collective wage-and-hour action brought by current and former general managers of industrial supply chain Fastenal Co., finding the individual ... [Read More]
2013/03/02

U.S. Fastener Industry To Grow 2.3% in 2013 | China Fastener .info

 Over the last five years to 2013, the Screw, Nut and Bolt Manufacturing industry has contended with slowed productivity, rising demand for imports and increasing price competition. However, the continued recovery of key manufacturing industries from ... [Read More]
2013/03/01

Fastenerblog .net: Mergers and Acquisitions

 Posted by Traveling Salesman at 2/28/2013 12:21 PM Mergers and acquisitions.  To get right to the point, by the end of the year our industrial landscape is going to look markedly different than it did on January 1.  Already, several major ... [Read More]
2013/02/28

Mega Fastener Deal Closes – Global Fastener News – USA

 2/27/2013 9:08:00 AM With the $850 million acquisition of Hong Kong-based Infastech, Stanley Black & Decker's engineered fastening platform, anchored by Emhart Teknologies, will total approximately $1.5 billion in annual revenues. The ... [Read More]
2013/02/27