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Google unzips for inventor Gideon Sundback – CBS 3 Springfield | WSHM

 (RNN) - You may not know who Gideon Sundback is, but you definitely know his most famous invention. On the inventor's 132nd birthday, the search engine literally unzips to honor the man who brought you the Hookless No. 2 - also known as the ... [Read More]
2012/04/24

Porteous Goes Hollywood | ScrewCrew.com

 I just saw a nice, quick video from Porteous Fastener Company illustrating their mill sourcing process with brevity and humor. Nicely done. I guess when you’re in Southern California you can’t get away from that cinema bug. I’m not sure if ... [Read More]
2012/04/24

Fastenal Installs 10,000+ Industrial Vending Machines | News | Industrial Distribution

 Winona, MN – Four years ago, Fastenal’s FAST Solutions℠ (industrial vending) program didn’t exist. Today, more than 10,000 FAST Solutions machines are being utilized by industrial companies ranging from local manufacturers to Fortune 500 ... [Read More]
2012/04/24

The 4-Hour Workweek? | Fastenerblog.net

 Posted by Traveling Salesman at 4/22/2012 1:04 PM I am reading Timothy Ferriss' book, "The 4-Hour Workweek". Possibly you've seen it on a Barnes and Noble book shelf and maybe you've read it. I'm not entirely sure why I got it (from the ... [Read More]
2012/04/23

To Win Big, It Helps to Be a Little “Nuts” | American Fastener Journal

 Posted Date: 04/20/2012 Here's a simple question for all you students of business success and stock-market returns: What has been the best-performing stock in the United States since the "Black Monday" crash of 1987? If you said Apple or Micros... [Read More]
2012/04/21

Supreme Court Steps Into Imports Copyright Case | American Fastener Journal

 Posted Date: 04/17/2012 The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a copyright case with important implications for the large and growing markets in discount and Internet sales. (...) (...) The case will be argued in the fall. The case is ... [Read More]
2012/04/21

Freundlich Supply Company to Receive AS-9100 Rev. C Certification | MarketWatch

 Among First U.S.-Based Distributors to be RegisteredSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y., April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- FREUNDLICH SUPPLY CO., a subsidiary of Precision Aerospace Components, Inc., is among the first U.S. based fastener distributors to ... [Read More]
2012/04/20

Stanley Black & Decker shares fall on 1Q | CNBC

 Stanley Black & Decker's shares fell in trading Thursday after the company reported that its first-quarter profit fell short of expectations THE SPARK: The maker of tools, locks, fasteners and other hardware products reported late Wednesday ... [Read More]
2012/04/19

Dokka Fasteners to Use Ipsen’s Quench Furnace to Produce Steel Fasteners | Azom

 Published on April 19, 2012 at 4:56 AM By Cameron Chai Ipsen, a company specialized in heat treatment of steel, has recently supplied its ATLAS quench furnace to Dokka Fasteners, a Norwegian manufacturer of heavy-duty fasteners. The furnace ... [Read More]
2012/04/19

Alcoa Fastening Systems Segment Hits Record Revenue | China Fastener .info

 Alcoa Inc. reported revenue for its Engineered Products and Solutions segment, including Alcoa Fastening Systems, rose 11% to $1.4 billion in the opening quarter of 2012 and up 3 percent on a sequential basis.ATOI for the first quarter was $155 ... [Read More]
2012/04/18