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North America

Air France A340 Flew With Missing Screws After Shop Visit | Businessweek | #fasteners

 Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- An Airbus SAS A340 operated by Air France-KLM Group was halted in Boston in mid-November after about 30 screws were found to be missing from a protective panel, the airline said. [...] via Air France A340 Flew With Missing ... [Read More]
2011/11/27

Fastening, Joining & Assembly e-Newsletter | Free Industry News from GlobalSpec | #fasteners

 Industry Trends & Events . . . Minimize How Design Changes Impact Assembly Cost Minimize How Design Changes Impact Assembly CostDespite lean manufacturing benefits, late-stage design changes can lead to cost headaches not previously forese... [Read More]
2011/11/25

Interfast Inc. and China’s AVIC International Zhuhai Co. Cut Ribbon on New Joint Venture Aerospace Fastener Warehouse in Guangdong, China | MarketWatch | #fasteners

 Facility to Service Domestic and International Aerospace Manufacturers ZHUHAI, CHINA, Nov 22, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) Interfast Inc, a leading Toronto-based global aerospace and industrial fastener distributor, and China's AVIC Internat... [Read More]
2011/11/22

Self Clinching Fasteners by TR Fastenings to be Distributed by in the United States by AFT Fasteners | PRWEB | #fasteners

 TR Fastenings, the manufacturer of TR Hank® Self Clinch Fasteners, is expanding into the US market. They are pleased to announce that AFT Fasteners, based out of Texas, will be one of their United States distributors for their wide range of ... [Read More]
2011/11/22

Corporate United And Fastenal Sign New Agreement | News | Manufacturing.net | #fasteners

 CLEVELAND — Nov 22, 2011 — Corporate United, the nation’s leading group purchasing organization, announces that it has entered into a new 4-year agreement with Fastenal Company for industrial supplies. Corporate United's decision to build on ... [Read More]
2011/11/22

Han-Steel Succeed in Smelting Steel ML35 for Fasteners Production | American Fastener Journal | #fasteners #coldheading

 Posted Date: 11/17/2011 Han-Steel Announced in recent that it had succeed in smelting a kind of variety steel ML35. During the smelting and pouring process, craftsmanship got stable controlled and the surface of casting blank reached quality ... [Read More]
2011/11/22

Fastener Observations | Fastenerblog.net | #fasteners

 Posted by Traveling Salesman at 11/21/2011 9:15 PM Categories: uncategorized In the past year or two there have been several interesting acquisitions. Fastenal purchased Holokrom. Fontana purchased Lake Erie. Wurth purchased Cardinal. In two ... [Read More]
2011/11/22

New Breed Logistics to Provide End-to-end Supply Chain Management of Boeing | PRNewswire | #fasteners

 HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- New Breed Logistics, Inc., headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, has announced that they have been selected by The Boeing Company to provide logistics and supply chain management of commercial ... [Read More]
2011/11/21

UPDATE 1-Filtrona buys US plastic components maker for $110 mln | Reuters | #fasteners Richco

 Co buys Richco to gain access to new markets * Deal expected to add to earnings immediately Nov 18 (Reuters) - British plastic and fibre products supplier Filtrona Plc said it acquired privately owned Richco Inc for $110 million in cash to ... [Read More]
2011/11/18

Empire Level Introduces Full Line of New Power Tapes at STAFDA | Digital Journal | #fasteners #tapes

 Mukwonago, WI (PRWEB) November 17, 2011 Empire Level Mfg. Corp. introduced a full line of new Power Tapes at the annual Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) convention and trade show in San Antonio this week, designed ... [Read More]
2011/11/18