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Why Be Part of NFDA | LINK WINTER 2014

"I felt the NFDA 2013 Annual Meeting had a lot of value. As a business owner, the Affordable Care Act is consuming a lot of my time. !try to read and talk to as many people as possible on the topic, because each person brings a unique perspective. ... [Read More]
2014/01/23

General Motors Factory Installs Smart Bolts in Engine Block, Cylinder Heads – RFID Journal

At its plant in Tonawanda, N.Y., the automaker is using bolts with embedded passive RFID tags from Balluff to ensure no mistakes are made during the machining process, and to create a record of the completed procedures. By Claire Swedberg Jan ... [Read More]
2014/01/23

HELICOIL® advances into new dimensions – Böllhoff

22.01.2014HELICOIL® advances into new dimensions!As a qualified development partner, Böllhoff cooperates closely with its customers. Innovative joining solutions are designed together.Within the cooperation between Böllhoff and EUROPIPE, the ... [Read More]
2014/01/23

Early Returns: Comments from FIN Survey Participants – Global Fastener News – USA

Sample comments from the End of 2013 FIN Survey: "Between the IFI, NFDA and the regional associations we are too splintered. We need a single voice for the industry." "Business up & down." "Concerned about possible price increases from ... [Read More]
2014/01/22

Taiwanese Rodex Dec sales revenues up by 33pct – 331431 – 2014- | Steelguru

Rodex Fasteners Corporation one of the major stainless steel fasteners manufacturers in Taiwan said its combined sales revenue in December of 2013 was TND 284 million, soared by 33.3% from a month ago, 79.3% higher than the same time of last year ... [Read More]
2014/01/22

BB&TCM Fastener Distributor Index: 2013 Heads Out with a Whimper | American Fastener Journal

01-09-2014 at 12:12 PMCategory: UncategorizedKEY TAKEAWAY December illustrated the same direction-less behavior we have seen through much of 2013, finishing at 50.0 on the nose, suggesting neither growth nor contraction in the period. December has a ... [Read More]
2014/01/21

Bossard Group sets new sales record | Fastener+Fixing

The Bossard Group set a new sales record in fiscal year 2013 and business was especially good in Europe, where it was able to decisively consolidate its market position due to the acquisition of KVT-Fastening. Bossard also made substantial inroads ... [Read More]
2014/01/20

Taiwanese screw market continues to improve | China Fastener .com

Taiwanese screw manufactures posted sales gain in December of 2013 thanks to improving economic situation in the U.S, Europe and Russia. It is reported that Chun Yu, the major steel wire and fastener producer said its sales revenue in December ... [Read More]
2014/01/20

Kugelzapfen mit Innen- oder Außengewinde für flexiblen Einbau | Konstruktionspraxis

Zur direkten Anbindung von Pneumatikzylindern und Gasdruckfedern hat Igus einen Kugelzapfen mit Innengewinde neu im Igubal-Programm. Dieser Kugelzapfen wird wahlweise mit dem ebenfalls neuen Kunststoff-Flanschlagergehäuse oder weiteren Anbind... [Read More]
2014/01/20

Worldwide Fastener News, Week Jan 13-19 2014 | Bazibaza

  Material Prices – Costs – Market Taiwanese CSC To Hike March Price By 1.2% | Yieh Corp Steel Market News Taiwanese China Steel Corp. CSC has decided to raise its domestic steel product prices by an average of 1.2% for ... [Read More]
2014/01/20