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April/May 2012 : Editorial | Fastener Technology International #fastlink

 Editorial #fasteners, #fastlink There is a relatively small, but active group of fastener industry professionals that are active on Twitter, the infant real-time information network found at twitter.com and on smart phone applications. I ... [Read More]
2012/05/16

MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions Announces the Acquisition of Sky Manufacturing, Aerospace Components Supplier | PRNewswire

 MUNDELEIN, Ill., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Duncan MacLean, President of MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions, announced the acquisition of Sky Manufacturing, located in Commerce, California. The new legal entity, MacLean Sky L.L.C., will be fully ... [Read More]
2012/05/15

Meet Kirk Zehnder, president and CEO of Earnest Machine. | Freswhatercleveland via FTI

 Meet Kirk Zehnder, president and CEO of Earnest Machine. What is Earnest Machine? We are a wholesale industrial distributor of nuts and bolts, yes, literally. We import large diameter, high-strength, high-quality fasteners and sell through ... [Read More]
2012/05/15

Accuride Corporation Names Greg Kern Vice President-Imperial Group | MarketWatch

 EVANSVILLE, Ind., May 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Accuride Corporation ACW +1.56% , a leading supplier of components to the commercial vehicle industry, has named Greg Kern the new Vice President of the company's Imperial Group business unit. K... [Read More]
2012/05/15

How big is the threat posed by AmazonSupply? | BtoB Magazine

 Analysts differ on potential impact on established MRO suppliers Sean Callahan May 14, 2012 - 6:01 am EDT OTHER STORIES ON BtoB Deducing ways to appeal to today's and tomorrow's business leaders Marketing budgets increase, but with some ... [Read More]
2012/05/15

Economist at NFDA: Now is Time to Invest in Your Company | Global Fastener News – USA

 Alan Beaulieu's comments to the spring 2012 meeting of the National Fastener Distributors Association:• "We are healing quite nicely from the great recession."• Historically there are recessions every nine to 13 years.• Corporations have put ... [Read More]
2012/05/14

Alcoa: Von Aichach in die ganze Welt | B4B SCHWABEN

 Das Luftfahrtunternehmen Alcoa Fastening Systems Aichach GmbH trägt Aichach in die ganze Welt. Aus diesem Grund waren die Bürgermeister und Stadträte zu einer Werksbesichtigung zu Besuch. Ihnen wurde unter anderen die Entstehung eines Weltkonze... [Read More]
2012/05/14

Acklands-Grainger opens Saskatoon facility | Industrial Supply

 Acklands-Grainger opens Saskatoon facility Acklands-Grainger Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new 122,000 square-foot facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Acklands-Grainger SaskatoonThe facility includes a 102,000 sq ft warehouse along ... [Read More]
2012/05/11

3V Fasteners Wins Prestigious Platinum Supplier Award From Spirit Aerosystems | Design News

 3V Fasteners Company, Inc., a PEM® Company, has been awarded the prestigious “2011 Platinum Supplier Award” by Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. in recognition of overall customer satisfaction and excellent performance. 3V Fasteners became one of only ... [Read More]
2012/05/11

SPIROL International Corporation Uses Synergy to Fine-Tune Its Processes | Zontec-SPC

 SPIROL International Corporation SPIROL is a leading manufacturer of a diverse line of engineered components for fastening and joining, including precision shims, coiled and slotted spring pins, solid pins, disc springs, alignment dowels and ... [Read More]
2012/05/11