USA

Component manufacturer, SFS, acquires U.S. company Truelove & Maclean | Fastener Engineering

According to the Rheintaler fastening technology group, SFS, the North America market is becoming increasingly important. For this reason, SFS is expanding its expertise with a new U.S. company acquisition, Truelove & Maclean (T&M).(...) ... [Read More]
2020/03/24

Updates on Fastener Industry Response To COVID-19 | Global Fastener News

Fastener Companies Continue To Operate As ‘Essential’ Businesses Advance Components: “All our operations will remain open and we will continue to ship to our customers who are supplying, producing or distributing to many of the 16 critical ... [Read More]
2020/03/23

U.S. Fastener Industry Sheltering In Place Amid COVID-19 Pandemic | Global Fastener News

Industrial fastener companies in the U.S. have cut travel and limited face-to-face interactions with customers in an attempt to keep employees safe and minimize the spread of the coronavirus.(...) via U.S. Fastener Industry Sheltering In Place Amid ... [Read More]
2020/03/20

Businesses should be conservative in all measures, advises Zago CEO | Torque-Expo

Zago CEO Gail Friedberg Rottenstrich has advised businesses will have to find a balance between protecting health and keeping things running amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.(...) via Businesses should be conservative in all measures, advises ... [Read More]
2020/03/20

Makita USA adds bits and fastening accessories to offering | Torque-Expo

Makita USA has launched a line of bits and fastening accessories, designed to handle the high-torque demands of professional users in all trades.(...) via Makita USA adds bits and fastening accessories to offering. [Read More]
2020/03/20

Fastener Fair USA 2020 postponed until July | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Fastener Fair USA 2020 will be postponed due to the COVID-19 virus. The Show, scheduled for 18th – 20th May at the Charlotte, North Carolina Convention Center, has been rescheduled for 13th – 15th July 2020 and will remain in Charlotte.(...) ... [Read More]
2020/03/20

NORMA decides on production downtimes | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Due to the Coronavirus crisis, NORMA Group SE has decided to reduce production shifts and to interrupt production processes in its sites in the EMEA and the Americas regions starting next week.(...) via NORMA decides on production downtimes | ... [Read More]
2020/03/19

SFS adds deep drawing manufacturing capacity with T&M acquisition | Torque-Expo

SFS has added deep drawing to its existing manufacturing and development platforms in North America through the acquisition of Truelove & Maclean (T&M).(...) via SFS adds deep drawing manufacturing capacity with T&M acquisition. [Read More]
2020/03/18

How offshore manufacturing has affected local training initiatives | Fastener Engineering

Prior to the 1970s, most fasteners were produced domestically by U.S. manufacturers. Typically, these companies employed field sales executives and engineers to work with distributors and end users on the proper fastener selection and installation. ... [Read More]
2020/03/18

U.S. Fastener Industry Sheltering In Place Amid Pandemic | Global Fastener News

Industrial fastener companies in the U.S. have cut travel and limited face-to-face interactions with customers in an attempt to keep employees safe and minimize the spread of the coronavirus.(...) via U.S. Fastener Industry Sheltering In Place Amid ... [Read More]
2020/03/16