North America

Yardley Products’ Molded-in Inserts Help Kayak Accessory Manufacturer Boost Quality and Cut Costs | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 08/23/2012 Recently, Yardley Products, a manufacturer of threaded metal insert fasteners, delivered an order of Standardized Type BB molded-in inserts to YakAttack, a kayak accessory manufacturer, providing the means for their T-bolt ... [Read More]
2012/08/30

Grainger Mobile App Provides Instant Access to 900,000 Products on Smart Phones. | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 08/23/2012 Streamlines Order Management for Facility Maintenance Pros Free mobile app for the maintenance, repair and operations industry employs industry leading features for smart phones to help make finding, ordering and receiv... [Read More]
2012/08/29

Atlantic Fasteners Celebrates Debt-Free Status; Touts Benefits of Employee Ownership | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 08/27/2012 When Atlantic Fasteners, a wholesale distributor of commercial and aerospace fasteners, took out a bank loan in 2005 to purchase the company from retiring founder Patrick O’Toole and his partners, the loan was to take 12 ... [Read More]
2012/08/29

There’s More to Selling Stainless than ½” Nuts | Pacific West Fastener Association

August 28, 2012 Holiday Inn Select La Mirada, California We’ve put together a panel of industry experts to discuss some of the issues that can help you understand stainless steel products and grow your business. What do the prices look ... [Read More]
2012/08/28

How Far Have Your Fasteners Traveled? | Global Fastener News – USA

Many fastener companies tout their global reach, but at least one can now measure its success in galactic terms. When the world sees images of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars, high-strength precision aerospace fasteners manufactured by Alcoa ... [Read More]
2012/08/28

Sheet Metal Fabrication and Stamping are Now Integral to AFT Manufacturer’s Services as Illini Metal Works of Illinois is Acquired by AFT Fasteners | PR Web

AFT Industries has acquired the experience and capabilities of Illini Metal Works to add to their long list of quality services. It will be renamed to AFT Manufacturing. Located in Taylorville, Illinois, Illini Metal Works has years of experience in ... [Read More]
2012/08/28

Kubota Research’s P-Wave/PTIR(TM) IR Assisted Advanced Out Of Autoclave (OOA) Process | Massachusetts Newswire

HOCKESSIN, Del., Aug. 27, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kubota Research Associates, Inc. headquartered in Hockessin, Delaware, has developed a new P-Wave/PTIR™ IR Assisted Advanced Out Of Autoclave process to enhance adhesion properties as well ... [Read More]
2012/08/28

US Fastener Imports and Exports Down in June | China Fastener .info

The U.S. fastener imports dropped 5% to $392,435,818 in June compared with the previous month, while exports decreased 1% to $289,521,988. China Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Canada and German were still the top five exporters of fasteners to ... [Read More]
2012/08/28

Metric bolt kit, fasteners, screws nuts, washers and hardware design library solidworks | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 08/21/2012 This is a basic, metric fastener kit that can be dropped in to the Solidworks Design Library Toolbox. Drag and drop any one of the included parts into your model and choose the size you need for your assembly. The bolts ... [Read More]
2012/08/28

MICRO PLASTICS, INC. INTRODUCES NEW LINE OF PHILLIPS PAN MACHINE SCREWS. | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 08/21/2012 Micro Plastics’ introduces a new line of Phillips Pan Machine Screws. Thread sizes included in this new line of screws are; 4-40, 6-32, 8-32 10-32, ¼-20 and ¼-28. Available in 25 standard lengths ranging from 3/32” ... [Read More]
2012/08/28