American Fastener Journal

NTF expands into Stainless Steel Serrated Flange Screws | American Fastener Journal

National Threaded Fasteners Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of Stainless Steel Serrated Flange Screws & Flange Nuts to their product line. This addition brings NTF to a total of 16 different flange products offered to distributors. New ... [Read More]
2014/08/24

Benefits of Using Metric Fasteners Over Imperial | American Fastener Journal

The debate over whether to use imperial or metric fasteners has been going on for well over a century. During that time, metric has consistently won out over imperial, even in the country that was responsible for creating the imperial system. To ... [Read More]
2014/08/17

Hudson Fasteners, Inc. and America Makes will be hosting a fastener industry additive manufacturing symposium for NCFA | American Fastener Journal

Members on Thursday, September 25th. This event is FREE to NCFA Members. However, there are only 50 registration spots available for this event. If you are interested in attending this event, please click on the link below. This link will direct you ... [Read More]
2014/08/13

The Fastener Educational & Training Posters adds Independent Fastener Reps across the United States | American Fastener Journal

The Fastener Educational & Training Posters project continues to grow on a daily bases. Mike McGuire, developer of the posters is adding Independent Fastener Reps across the country to demonstrate the posters and to describe how customers are ... [Read More]
2014/08/10

Apex Tool Group Acquires Niagara Tools; Canadian Tooling Manufacturer Joins to Apex’s Power and Professional Tools Business Unit | American Fastener Journal

Apex Tool Group announced the acquisition of specialty cutting tool manufacturer Niagara Tools of St. Catharines, Ontario; the transaction was effective July 31, 2014. Niagara Tools becomes part of Apex’s Power and Professional Tools business ... [Read More]
2014/08/05

The Pedagogical Power of Fastener Posters! | American Fastener Journal

The set of 48 laminated Fastener Posters were designed to be educative and to communicate content directly to the person reviewing them to increase their fastener knowledge. A mix of eye-catching figures, text and drawings are used to convey the ... [Read More]
2014/07/31

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. | American Fastener Journal

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SSD) today announced its second quarter 2014 results. Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014, Compared with the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 Overview Net sales ... [Read More]
2014/07/27

Monomoy Capital Partners Acquires the Continental-Midland Group | American Fastener Journal

Monomoy Capital Partners, a New York private equity fund focused on value investing and business improvement, announced today that it has acquired Cont-Mid Group, LLC and Tiffin Holdings, LLC (the “Company” or “CMG”) from the Kaminski family ... [Read More]
2014/07/27

Fastener News Desk Launches Blog | American Fastener Journal

www.FastenerNewsDesk.com Fastener News Expanding Online Presence with Blog This week Fastener News, branch of Hudson Fasteners, Inc., is launching a new blog - Fastener News Desk. FastenerNewsDesk.com will aggregate, support, and promote all news ... [Read More]
2014/07/27

ASTM International Fasteners Committee Honors John Kurtz with Award of Merit | American Fastener Journal

John Kurtz, executive vice president at the International Staple, Nail and Tool Association, La Grange, Illinois, has received the ASTM International Award of Merit from Committee F16 on Fasteners. The award, which includes the accompanying title of ... [Read More]
2014/07/27