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Screw suppliers nail Manchester 100km bike ride for charity (From Crewe Guardian)

STAFF from Nantwich-based TIMco – one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of screws, fasteners and fixings – powered through the Manchester 100km bike ride for charity. The team, made up of more than twenty employees, met in Manches... [Read More]
2015/09/28

Dokka Fasteners Inaugurates New Facilities for Mega Bolt Production from M72-M100 – Fastener World Inc.

  Dokka Fasteners has invested in a new Norway-based production unit, which enables it to support customers’ demand for high tensile bolting up to M100. The production unit contains fully automated facilities for hot forging, CNC machini... [Read More]
2015/09/28

PrimeSource Appoints George Judd the New CEO – Fastener World Inc.

  PrimeSource Building Products, Inc., the largest distributor of construction fasteners and one of the largest distributors of non-lumber building products in North America, announced the appointment of George Judd as CEO. (...) via... [Read More]
2015/09/28

Video – The world’s leader in aerospace rivets – Aviation industry – Aeronewstv

Welcome to the world's leader in aerospace rivets. Here in the countryside, a few kilometres from Toulouse (south west France) the Ateliers de Haute-Garonne (AHG) workshops produce seven million rivets every day out of cylindrical rods of aluminium ... [Read More]
2015/09/28

Ernst Reinhardt opens its doors | Fastener+Fixing

Ernst Reinhardt GmbH recently held its first in-house exhibition, with over 50 invited guests given the opportunity to learn more about the company and its products – including the barrel coating line type BE-T602. (...) via Ernst Reinha... [Read More]
2015/09/28

Nord-Lock Group acquires Boltight | Fastener+Fixing

Nord-Lock Group has acquired Boltight Limited, a hydraulic bolt tensioning company that is based in Walsall, UK. The directors of Boltight will continue to manage the company. (...) via Nord-Lock Group acquires Boltight. [Read More]
2015/09/28

National Industrial Fastener Show – why do you go? – Fastenerblog.net

I seem to do some of my best thinking while out mowing the lawn.  In July, I had to give the Father’s toast at my daughter’s wedding – the whole speech pretty much came to me while mowing the lawn.  Thank goodness the lawn has continued to ... [Read More]
2015/09/28

MCA Publishes Technical Resource on Selecting Proper Types of Fasteners – Roofing

The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has published a new technical resource to assist designers and installers in selecting the proper type of fastener: Fastener Compatibility with Profiled Metal Roof and Wall Panels. (...) via MCA Publishes ... [Read More]
2015/09/25

Close to Chinese Fastener Enterprises at Indo Fastener 2015 | China Fastener .com

Held from September 17 to September 19 at Jakarta International Expo in Indonesia, the Indo Fastener 2015 closed with striking success, winning good responses from exhibitors and visitors. As a media partner of Indo Fastener, ChinaFastener Magazine ... [Read More]
2015/09/25

Surface-mount PCB fasteners for pick-and-place assembly | Engineer Live

Unlike conventional fasteners, the latest PEM surface-mount PCB fasteners from PennEngineering offer the same easy, automated pick-and-place assembly as any other surface-mount component. (...) via Surface-mount PCB fasteners for pick-and-... [Read More]
2015/09/25