North America

FMW Fasteners Continues Online Expansion with the Addition of Drill Bits and Cutting Tools | Digital Journal

FMW Fasteners has added drill bits and cutting tools to their online offering with the addition of high speed jobber drills, reduced shank jobber drills, high speed stubby drills, hammer drills and aircraft drills to their web store. This expansion ... [Read More]
2011/06/23

50+ Metal Fasteners Distributors Added To Worldwide Industrial Fasteners Directory | Global Media News

Denver - Lakewood, Colorado – Worldwide Industrial, online publisher of multiple B-to-B industrial guides, whitepapers and directories for engineers, contractors and manufacturing professionals introduced Wednesday its new Fasteners Directory in ... [Read More]
2011/06/22

Sherex Fastening Solutions, LLC Launches Two New Rivet Nut Hand Tool | American Fastener Journal

Sherex Fastening Solutions, an industry leader in the manufacture and distribution of blind rivet nuts and specialty fasteners, launches two new rivet nut hand installation tools. The two new tools, the M4 Hand Tool and the M5 Hand Tool will ... [Read More]
2011/06/21

Simpson Strong-Tie Debuts Latest Version of DeckTools® Software at PCBC Tradeshow | American Fastener Journal

  Simpson Strong-Tie will showcase several products, including the latest release of DeckTools® deck sales and design software for lumber dealers, builders and remodelers at the PCBC tradeshow in San Francisco, June 22-24, 2011, in booth ... [Read More]
2011/06/20

Earn CEUs Through Online Training | American Fastener Journal

There are now more than 20 online training courses available on strongtie.com/training. One of the perks of online training is that it can be taken any time of day and it is free of charge. Depending on the course, attendees also can earn Continuing ... [Read More]
2011/06/20

New Equipment To Install Blind Threaded Inserts: ATLAS® AE938 Pull-To-Pressure Tool Promotes Consistent Performance And Longer Mandrel Life | American Fastener Journal

The new ATLAS® AE938 pull-to-pressure tool for installing blind threaded inserts promotes consistent performance and longer mandrel life in service. The portable tool’s pressure-controlled setting allows for installation of the same insert type ... [Read More]
2011/06/20

El Camino College Center for Applied Competitive Technologies Sponsors Career Fair for Aerospace Fastener Program | American Fastener Journal

  The El Camino College Center for Applied Competitive Technologies CACT and the Industrial Fasteners Institute IFI sponsored an Aerospace Fastener career fair at the El Camino College Compton Educational Center. Representatives from several ... [Read More]
2011/06/20

Utah Transit Authority Awards Lawson Products Three-Year Fastener Contract | Global Media News

DES PLAINES, Ill., Jun 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS) an industrial distributor of more than 300,000 maintenance and repair solutions, was awarded a three-year contract to supply all of the Utah Transit Authority's ... [Read More]
2011/06/20

Acument Global Technologies Names TORX® Drive System World Class Quality Award Winners for 2010 | Business Wire

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acument Global Technologies, Inc. (Acument), a leading supplier of mechanical fastening technology, has announced the 2010 winners of its TORX® Drive System World Class Quality Awards. Owner of one of the ... [Read More]
2011/06/20

Carpenter Technology to Acquire Latrobe | Carpenter

WYOMISSING, Pa., Jun 20, 2011 BUSINESS WIRE -- Carpenter Technology Corporation NYSE: CRS and Latrobe Specialty Metals, Inc. today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Carpenter will acquire Latrobe in a transaction ... [Read More]
2011/06/20