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Hillman Group building sold for $16.5M | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/23/2011 Angelo, Gordon & Co. purchased the Forest Park, Cincinnati, Ohio industrial building occupied by the the Hillman Group for $16.5 million. The 335,700-square-foot building, located at 1700 Carillon Blvd., is 100 ... [Read More]
2011/01/23

AFJ Fastener Quiz | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/23/2011 QUESTION: # 1 Name the five types of anchors. # 2 Fill in the Blank: The root radius on metric fasteners (external thread) shall have a minimum thread pitch equal to ____________. # 3 True or False: The recommen... [Read More]
2011/01/23

One stroke setting tool uses all plastic expansion rivets | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/22/2011 Motor manufacturers use plastic rivets for many applications on today’s cars. When necessary, these rivets must be replaced with an equivalent that meets or exceeds OEM specifications. The new POPSet Plastic Rivet Tool ... [Read More]
2011/01/23

Universal Star Tools | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/22/2011 Bondhus Corporation’s Star tipped tools now work in both Star AND Star-Plus fasteners. It is no longer necessary to stock separate tools for Star and Star Plus screws because one Bondhus Star tool will serve both ... [Read More]
2011/01/22

Tapco Adds Grade 5 Norway Countersunk Head Elevator Bolt | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/22/2011 Tapco Inc. added IFI Grade 5 No. 1 Norway Flat Countersunk Head elevator bolts to their existing product line. The Grade 5 elevator bolts have greater proof load, minimum yield strength and minimum tensile strength than ... [Read More]
2011/01/22

Device Technologies, Inc. announced the publication of its new catalog | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/22/2011 The latest additions to its successful Spring-Fast Wire Protection Grommet Edging and Fast-Drop Fiber Management family of enclosure products. RoHS compliant DTI enclosure products are a better, cleaner, and faster way to ... [Read More]
2011/01/22

Pemserter Series 3000tm Automatic Fastener-Installation Press Runs Fast, Clean and Efficiency without Hydraulics | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/22/2011 The PEMSERTER® Series 3000™ automatic fastener-installation press system introduces “green” technology by performing without hydraulics to install all types of self-clinching fasteners rapidly, accurately, and ... [Read More]
2011/01/22

Manufacturing Growth Forecasted for 2011 Capital Expenditures to Increase by 14.5% | Fastener World Inc.

2011/01/21 The U.S. manufacturing sector will grow in 2011, with manufacturing revenue increasing by 5.6% according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) semi-annual forecast. The 16 manufacturing industries expecting improvement over 2010 ... [Read More]
2011/01/21

Bossard Reports Its Financial Result of Q4 2010 | Fastener World Inc.

2011/01/21 According to the press release of Bossard, the annual sales of the group went up 25.2% to CHF477.76 million in 2010. In Europe, the regional sales in Q4 increased 23.2% to CHF63.2 million, and the full year sales was CHF261.3 million, up ... [Read More]
2011/01/21

Brazilian Iron Ore Exports in 2010 Increased 16.8% Year on Year | Fastener World Inc.

2011/01/20 Brazil exported 310.9 million tons of iron ore in 2010, increased 266 million tons in the same perioe of 2009 with 16.8% growth. Due to the rising price of international iron ore, Brazil had a substantial increase on export for iron ore ... [Read More]
2011/01/20