North America

ATLAS® Products Division of PennEngineering® Wins a First-Place Supplier Award for 2016 from Fastenal® | Penn Engineering

January 10, 2017 The ATLAS® Products division of PennEngineering® has won a first-place Supplier Award for 2016 from Fastenal®, the largest distributor of threaded fasteners in North America. The award in the “Direct Ship” class of ... [Read More]
2017/01/11

G.L. Huyett Acquires MAK-A-KEY™ Precision Key Stock from ITW Shakeproof Industrial Products

G.L. Huyett, an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer, master distributor, and importer of non-threaded fasteners, grease fittings, and engineered fasteners, is excited to announce their acquisition of the precision key stock business of ITW Shakeproof ... [Read More]
2017/01/11

KLX Inc. Announces New Business Awards Valued at Approximately $300 Million Nasdaq:KLXI | Global Newswire

January 11, 2017 09:00 ET | Source: KLX Inc. WELLINGTON, Fla., Jan. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KLX Inc. (“KLX”) (NASDAQ:KLXI), the world’s leading distributor and value added service provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables, and a ... [Read More]
2017/01/11

Baer, Gawlik Head MWFA for 2017 | Global Fastener News

Baer was recently promoted to CEO of Abbott-Interfast. Gawlik, of All-Tech Hardware – Autocraft USA, succeeds Glen Brin of Innovative Components as VP. Repeating their posts are treasurer Bob O’Brien of Certified Products; and secretary Paula ... [Read More]
2017/01/10

3D Laser Gaging Ensures Flawless Engine Fasteners – Advanced Manufacturing

January 6, 2017 by Jim Lorincz - Senior Editor In an automobile engine, seven types of screws out of approximately 70 are considered critical to achieving the engine’s specified design performance, despite high vibration and heat. The seven ... [Read More]
2017/01/09

WINTER 2017 // VOL 40 NO.1 – Distributor’s Link, Inc | Online Edition

WINTER 2017 // VOL 40 NO.1 via Distributor's Link, Inc | Online Edition. [Read More]
2017/01/06

Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque Recalled | CarComplaints.com

Land Rover recalls SUVs that can suddenly go out of control from bad lower control arm fasteners. By David A. Wood, CarComplaints.com Posted in Recalls January 3, 2017 — Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 220 model year 2016-2017 Land Rover ... [Read More]
2017/01/04

US aerospace supplier Adept to open first UK base at Team Valley – Chronicle Live

California-based Adept Fasteners picked out the Gateshead site as a good place to grow the business while it was being developed A US supplier to the aerospace sector hopes a strategy to reach more global markets will take off after it chose the ... [Read More]
2017/01/03

Did Fastener Stocks Keep Pace With 2016 Market? | Global Fastener News

Full-year FINdex results will by reported on Wednesday. During the first nine months of 2016, the FINdex rose 16.3%, compared to a 5.4% increase by an index of related industrial stocks. Companies gaining 10% or more in share value during the ... [Read More]
2017/01/02

Fastener Training Institute » Webinars | January 27, 2017 11:00 a.m. PST Distributor Fastener Quality

January 27, 2017 11:00 a.m. PST Distributor Fastener Quality – The basics and beyond – with instructor Carmen Vertullo (...) via Fastener Training Institute » Webinars. [Read More]
2016/12/30