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Las Vegas Fastener Expo Announces Powerful New Web Site | National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo

 The National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo has gone live with its completely new web site featuring a fresh look, easier navigation and many more features and functions, it was announced here today by Susan A. Hurley, CEM, General ... [Read More]
2012/02/16

Aerospace manufacturing jobs are here, skilled workers are not | SCPR

 (...) Carlsson is a Senior Principal Engineer at Alcoa Fastening Systems. The company makes nuts and bolts for airplanes under the umbrella of the multinational aluminum producer, Alcoa. Eighty percent of all the nuts and bolts for airplanes are ... [Read More]
2012/02/16

U.S. Building Market Takes A Turn for the Better Orders for Fastener Sales to U.S. Look Good |Fastener World Inc.

 2012-02-08 Class:Fastener Following the good news from the various economic indicators in the U.S., its real estate market also turns for the better. It is reported that the chief culprit of the global financial crisis, the U.S. housing market, has ... [Read More]
2012/02/16

Fastenerblog.net: A note of gratitude from a Manufacturers Rep

 Tony Van Hoozer called me recently to let me know that after 23 years as a manufacturers agent in the Indiana and Kentucky markets, he is closing his agency V H Sales Associates due to ever increasing demands as Partner/VP Sales of Cable Tie ... [Read More]
2012/02/15

New L.B. Foster CEO puts company on track to grow – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

 (...) L.B. Foster mainly provides products and services worldwide such as rail, concrete ties, and rail fasteners and joints. The segment accounted for 56 percent of the company's $163 million in sales for the July-September quarter. The period ... [Read More]
2012/02/14

New Fastener Information Directory Published | Global Fastener News

 Guide includes information on components, specials, thread design and terminology, operations, metrics, heat treating, plating, gauging and washers. Monday, February 13, 2012 via paid version of Global Fastener News. [Read More]
2012/02/13

Moser Tells NEFDA: Time for U.S. Companies to Reevaluate Offshore Sourcing | Global Fastener News – USA

 It is time for U.S. companies to reevaluate their offshore souring, Harry Moser told the New England Fastener Distributors Association. Moser, the founder and president of Reshoring Initiative, said "with clear evidence of the fragility of global ... [Read More]
2012/02/13

MWFA, Pac-West and NCFA news | Fastenerblog.net

 Posted by Traveling Salesman at 2/11/2012 3:09 PM After my recent post regarding Fastener birthdays, I received the following note from Nancy Rich, Executive Director of the Mid West Fastener Associations: "I read with interest all the ... [Read More]
2012/02/12

I Sold Fasteners for the Golden Gate Bridge, Sonny! | ScrewCrew.com

 [Below is a copy of a comment I made at the pre-eminent fastener industry blog, Fastener Talk. The blog's author gets out on the road more than I do these days and he reminded me why I used to like it so much on some days]I sold fasteners for the ... [Read More]
2012/02/12

Atlantic Fasteners Becomes a Master Distributor | scribd

 West Springfield, MA, Feb. 10, 2012-Atlantic Fasteners' aerospace division has become a master distributor for a high-strength aerospace fastener line and is tripling its warehouse spaceto store the product. Master distributors sell to other ... [Read More]
2012/02/10