North America

The Fastener Fix March 2017 – NFDA

MS/NAS Products Sherex Fastening Solutions offers full lines of NAS and MS rivet nuts for the aerospace, military, defense, and general industrial markets; meeting NAS 1329, NAS 1330, and MS27130 standards. Flat Head and Countersunk Head styles ... [Read More]
2017/03/30

NIFMSE announce Westgate as the official hotel for 2017 – NFDA

Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is the official hotel for this year’s National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo NIFMSE moves Welcome Reception party to the pool area at the Westgate, locks down lowest hotel rates, and added ... [Read More]
2017/03/30

API and ERP — What You Need to Know – NFDA

If you've ever researched ERP software, you've encountered the acronym API. You may have read that APIs are essential to external data access. This is certainly a true statement. However, if you have questions as to why this is true, let's begin by ... [Read More]
2017/03/30

NFDA / Pac-West Panel: Partnerships Go Beyond Buyers & Sellers | Global Fastener News

Good fastener partnerships aren’t just buyers and sellers but need to include engineers too, Sara Mallo told the National Fastener Distributors Association and Pacific West Fastener Association. “Get the tech team involved versus just line ... [Read More]
2017/03/27

FTA blames ‘broken fasteners’ on Metro’s Green Line for area homes vibrating | WJLA

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Some District residents have been complaining about their houses shaking and they say it's because of Metro's Green Line. And now, as ABC7’s Q McCray explains, those homeowners have received some support for their claims.... [Read More]
2017/03/21

Heim to Pac-West: Business as Usual for Conflict Minerals Law | Global Fastener News

  With the Dodd-Frank Act a moving target in Congress these days, what is a fastener distributor to do? “Everything is going to be the same right now as it was last year,” consultant Lawrence Heim told participants of a webinar conduc... [Read More]
2017/03/17

Weather-Proof Your Solar Panel Investment Says FMW Fasteners | PrNewsWire

HOUSTON, March 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- When new legislation comes into play it can be a daunting prospect! Especially if it involves products or processes that construction companies have never used before. Take the new solar panel rules now in ... [Read More]
2017/03/17

Canada has amended the product range applied to trade remedy measures against China’s certain carbon steel fasteners | Chinafastener .com

On Feb.17th, 2017, Canada International Trade Tribunal has announced that they have made a review on the anti-dumping and countervailing measures against certain carbon steel fasteners made in China due to the application of Canimex Inc.(...) via ... [Read More]
2017/03/14

Elgin Fastener Group transitions two facilities to newly revised ISO standard – NFDA

Brecksville, OH— Elgin Fastener Group LLC (EFG) is proud to announce that two of their facilities, Holbrook Manufacturing and Ohio Rod Products, have successfully completed the transition from ISO 9001:2008 certification to the newly-revised ... [Read More]
2017/03/11

Greenkote doubles anti-corrosion coating capacity | Fastener+Fixing

08-Mar-2017 Greenkote Plc, a provider of advanced anti-corrosion metal coatings, has more than doubled the capacity at its headquarter’s production facility in Brook Park, Ohio, USA – in response to increasing demands from the automotive and ... [Read More]
2017/03/09