North America

PennEngineering® Acquires Whitesell® Formed Components and Whitesell® Canada | Penn Engineering

DANBORO, PA, June 28, 2017 – PennEngineering® is pleased to announce the acquisition of Whitesell® Formed Components, with operations in Waterford, Romulus and Novi, MI, and Whitesell® Canada in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Whitesell Formed ... [Read More]
2017/06/28

Smith sets record at CAMO Screw Off! contest | Seacoast Online

HAMPTON — Sean C. Smith, of Coastal Remodeling in Rochester, recently won the latest leg of the CAMO Screw Off! competition held on June 8 at Middleton Building Supply in Hampton. During the fun-filled, deck fastening competition from National ... [Read More]
2017/06/27

Device Technologies Inc. Announces DB Roberts as New Distributor Partner | Thomasnet

Alliance strengthens availability of DTi’s Best-In-Class Solutions for protecting critical equipment across North America. Southborough, MA, June 26th, 2017 - Device Technologies Inc. announced today that it has appointed DB Roberts as a ... [Read More]
2017/06/26

Würth North America reports Q1 growth | Fastener + Fixing

Würth Industry North America (WINA) reported first quarter 2017 sales at US$179.2 million (€164.1 million), an 8.3% increase from Q1 2016.(...) via Würth North America reports Q1 growth. [Read More]
2017/06/26

Miller, Cole Lead NFDA for 2017-2018 | Global Fastener News

Kevin Miller of Bamal Fastener Corporation is the new 2017-2018 president of the National Fastener Distributors Association and Kelly Cole of Hayes Bolt & Supply is vice president. Adam Pratt of Sherex Fastening Solutions is associate ... [Read More]
2017/06/23

HWC Names Richard Megliola as President of Vertex Distribution | Global Newswire

HOUSTON, June 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vertex Distribution, a division of Houston Wire & Cable Company (NASDAQ:HWCC), is pleased to announce that Richard "Rich" Megliola has been named President of Vertex Distribution. Megliola brings ... [Read More]
2017/06/22

Vampire Tools Expands Line of Revolutionary Tools with New Recessed Screw Extractor | PrWeb

Irvine, California (PRWEB) June 21, 2017 Vampire Tools, creators of the powerful VamPLIERSTM screw extracting pliers have tightened their grip on the fastener extraction market with a brand-new offering: the RSE-60, or recessed screw extractor. ... [Read More]
2017/06/21

Court Refers Parts Dispute to FAA Under Primary Jurisdiction Doctrine – Lexology

A Florida district court has taken the rare step of referring a dispute between aerospace industry competitors to the Federal Aviation Administration FAA under the "primary jurisdiction doctrine."1 Under this doctrine, a court may stay or dismiss an ... [Read More]
2017/06/21

Retaining Rings Make Shaft Sense – NFDA

What Makes Retaining Rings the Right Solution? In today’s mechanical motion systems, the vast majority of power transmission is rotational, and, as a result, shafts are omnipresent in everything from motors in UAV drones to 3-D printers. ... [Read More]
2017/06/20

Novaria Group Completes Purchase Of Space-Lok, Inc. | PrNewsWire

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Novaria Group announced today it has acquired aerospace industry leader Space-Lok, Inc., which will now fall under Novaria Fastening Systems, the company's collection of leading aerospace fastener ... [Read More]
2017/06/20