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‘Vegas Fastener & Mill Supply Expo Reports Strong Month | National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo

New Albany, Ohio USA . . . February 28, 2014 ‘Vegas Fastener & Mill Supply Expo Reports Strong Month Exhibit space sales for the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo, October 22-24, 2014, Sands Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada USA, ... [Read More]
2014/03/06

How To Tighten Fasteners with No Reaction to the Hand or Wrist | 2014-03-05 | Assembly Magazine

When manufacturers have to select fastening tools for critical joint applications one would expect the quality department to be included in the process.  However, in today’s assembly environment, health and safety managers are involved in ... [Read More]
2014/03/06

Sam Zell-Backed Anixter Said Working With Goldman Sachs on Sale – Bloomberg

Anixter International Inc., the parts maker for cable and specialty wiring systems that counts investor Sam Zell and his son Matthew as board members, is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to find a buyer, people with knowledge of the matter ... [Read More]
2014/03/05

AMPG Works With CDC and Dow Corning’s Building Solutions Unit | PR Web

Accurate Manufactured Products Group (AMPG) recently worked with CDC Curtainwall Design and Consulting group to prototype and help engineer a fastener for Dow Corning’s building solutions unit. Assembled swivel standoff From the outside, ... [Read More]
2014/03/05

City of Tucson Reports Bryce Fasteners Stops City’s Copper Thefts | PR Web

Bryce Fastener recently announced a case study reporting significant reduction in copper wire theft for the city of Tucson was recently published in the January-February edition of the International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) Journal. ... [Read More]
2014/03/05

FMW Fasteners Now Recognized as Google Trusted Store | PR Web

Positive Shopping Experience Recognized in Google Trusted Store Program Houston, Texas (PRWEB) March 05, 2014 FMW Fasteners, which offers premium anchor products, nuts, bolts, socket products and screws to online shoppers, was recently ... [Read More]
2014/03/05

Certification of bonded composite primary structures : MoldMaking Technology

(...)Why bolt and why bond? Fasteners are used in composite primary structures today due to certification requirements. These were outlined in a 2013 SAMPE (May 6-9, Long Beach, Calif.) presentation titled “Efficient Certification of Bonded ... [Read More]
2014/03/05

UFPI to Distribute CAMO® Hidden Deck Fastening System for ProWood® Treated Decking | Business Wire

March 03, 2014 04:00 PM Eastern Standard Time GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) is proud to announce a distribution agreement for the CAMO® Hidden Deck Fastening System, a product of National ... [Read More]
2014/03/04

Rock River Valley’s history rich in transformation – Special – Rockford Register Star – Rockford, IL

(...) By the 1980s, Rockford was known as the "screw capital of the world" because it was home to such fastener companies as National Lock, Rockford Products and Elco Industries. Today, the fastener industry is kept alive by a handful of ... [Read More]
2014/03/04

Tangless wire thread insert launched | Fastening Solutions

With no tang to break off following installation, the recently announced Recoil Tangless insert from Alcoa Fastening Systems is ideal in situations where the counting of displaced tangs is mandatory or where loose tangs could potentially damage ... [Read More]
2014/03/03