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FTI releases safety guidelines for its Fastener Training Week in December | Fastener Engineering

The Fastener Training Institute’s (FTI) Fastener Training Week is scheduled to take place December 7 to 10 in Cleveland, Ohio. FTI is a non-profit organization dedicated to high-quality training opportunities in the fastener industry.(...) via ... [Read More]
2020/11/04

Univar Solutions now a distributor of Huntsman’s polyurethane additives portfolio | Fastener Engineering

Univar Solutions, a global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value-added services, announced that it has been appointed as a distributor for Huntsman’s Performance Products division’s portfolio of polyurethane additives, ... [Read More]
2020/11/03

Beacon Fasteners launches new website | Fastener Engineering

Beacon Fasteners and Components, which specializes in quality-tested, high-performance screws, recently launched a redesigned website, with updated content and insight on its products, inventory solutions, company, and more.(...) via Beacon ... [Read More]
2020/11/02

How is stamping used in fastener manufacturing? | Fastener Engineering

Blanking, piercing, and stamping are highly cost-effective ways to produce a large number of parts from sheet metal. Stamping is the manufacturing process by which a metal sheet is pressed to form a specific shape. Fasteners — such as nuts, bolts, ... [Read More]
2020/10/30

All Integrated Solutions expands distribution center in Atlanta | Fastener Engineering

All Integrated Solutions (AIS), a division of MSC Industrial Supply Co., has announced the expansion of its distribution center network to Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1962, AIS is a value-added distributor of industrial production fasteners, ... [Read More]
2020/10/30

Automating the “impossible” bolt with an over-sized captivated washer | Fastener Engineering

Visumatic designs and builds automatic feeding and driving equipment to install screws, nuts, bolt. The company recently delivered on an automated fastening promise to a metal stamping manufacturer.(...) via Automating the "impossible" bolt with an ... [Read More]
2020/10/29

A global supplier of specialty fasteners | Fastener Engineering

Infasco is a global provider of fasteners, with one of the largest product ranges available on the marketplace. Established in 1958, the company’s 800,000-square-foot plant offers 1.2 million pounds of daily production capacity, with 65,000 ... [Read More]
2020/10/26

White Cap and CSG combine to form major construction distribution company | Fastener Engineering

White Cap Supply Holdings and Construction Supply Group (CSG) have announced a new partnership. The combined transaction, valued at approximately $4 billion (including an investment by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice funds) creates a top North American ... [Read More]
2020/10/26

Southco products now available with Microban antimicrobial protection | Fastener Engineering

Southco, Inc., a global provider in engineered access hardware solutions, is now a licensed Microban partner. This means Southco will integrate the Microban antimicrobial additive into many of its most popular access hardware products.(...) via ... [Read More]
2020/10/22

Pushing forward in uncertain times: The CEO of Optimas Solutions shares insight | Fastener Engineering

It’s certainly been far from the year Marc Strandquist anticipated when he first began his role as president for the Americas with Optimas Solutions in January of 2020. Optimas is a global, tech-enabled industrial manufacturer and distributor that ... [Read More]
2020/10/22