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Kingston’s Alcoa workforce shrinks by 8% | Daily Freeman

 KINGSTON >> Ten employees have been laid off at the Alcoa Fastening Systems plant at the Kingston Business Park, parent company Alcoa said on Monday.The cut amounts to just under 8 percent of the local operation’s workforce, which was 128 ... [Read More]
2013/12/10

Spotlight On Plastic Fasteners | Fastener Technology International – December 2013/January 2014

 Mike McNulty Plastic fasteners have many uses especially in applications where environmental, thermal, optical, weight, chemical and electrical properties are significant considerations.The fastener can be 100% plastic, contain fillers or consist ... [Read More]
2013/12/09

Fastenerblog.net: Fastener Training

 Posted by Traveling Salesman at 12/8/2013 8:35 PM Categories: uncategorized Fastener training is very popular lately.  In the Ohio area, many distributors have mentioned that they received invitations from Brighton Best to attend a fastener ... [Read More]
2013/12/09

Local manufacturers poised for growth | Denton Record Chronicle | News for Denton County, Texas

 Edsco Fasteners, located on Worthington Drive in Denton, is among the growing manufacturing companies nationwide. By Jenna Duncan / Staff Writer jduncan@dentonrc.com Published: 07 December 2013 06:59 PM Edsco Fasteners Inc. is ready for ... [Read More]
2013/12/09

Fastenal November Daily Sales Above Oct – December 5, 2013 – Zacks.com

 Fastenal Company FAST - Analyst Report released decent sales results for the month of November wherein net sales rose 3.1% year over year to $621.3 million. Currency was a 0.4% headwind.November daily sales grew 8.2% to $13.1 million, showing an ... [Read More]
2013/12/08

‘Tested By Me’: Why Fastener Testing Strategies Have Evolved | Fastener Technology International – December 2013/January 2014

 Morten SchiffProducing fasteners that satisfy various standards is a “service qualifier” for fastener manufacturers. Every engineer in downstream original equipment manufacturer OEM endusers will assume that the fasteners they specify meet basic ... [Read More]
2013/12/05

Baosteel keeps steel wire prices flat for December | American Fastener Journal

 The Chinese steelmaker Baosteel announced to keep its list prices for December. Also, the company has remained the list prices flat for consecutive five months. In recent days, the major steel wire producers in China including Wugang and Shagang ... [Read More]
2013/12/05

Kevin Johnson named new Vice President of Manufacturing | Birmingham Fastener

 Birmingham Fastener & Supply is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Johnson as Vice-President of our Birmingham Fastener Manufacturing Division. Kevin brings 19 years of manufacturing and engineering experience in increasingly respon... [Read More]
2013/12/05

New Ching Chan inspection system | China Fastener .info

 Ching Chan Optical Technology Co.,Ltd. a manufacturer of sorting machines for fasteners—who recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, has launched new technologies and an improved design for its Wheel Crack Inspection System. The CCM Wheel ... [Read More]
2013/12/04

U.S. Fastener Imports & Exports both Decline in September | China Fastener .info

 U.S. fastener imports and exports both declined in September. Fastener imports decreased 3% to $373,421,398 and fastener exports dropped 6% to $298,966,912 in September compared with the previous month. HTS Code: 7318 - Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach ... [Read More]
2013/12/04