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Alcoa to buy TransDigm’s fastener unit for $240 million | Reuters

(Reuters) - Alcoa, the largest U.S. aluminum producer, will buy TransDigm Group's fastener business for about $240 million to expand its presence in the aerospace market where demand for the metal is expected to grow rapidly. Earlier this month, ... [Read More]

2011/01/31

Acument Global Technologies is up and running in its Fenton facility after receiving tax credits in December | MLive.com

FENTON, Michigan — Ed Oldaugh is reinventing himself — and so is his employer.Oldaugh, 41, of Genesee found himself out of work when his employer of almost 20 years, Acument Global Technologies in Fenton, closed in 2009 because of the poor ... [Read More]

2011/01/31

Fastenal Has Opened an Industrial and Construction Supply Store in Simi Valley – PR.com

Fastenal sells nearly one million industrial and construction products (including 410,000 different types of fasteners) spanning 17 product lines Simi Valley, CA, January 29, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Fastenal, North America’s largest fastener distri... [Read More]

2011/01/27

A Raymond Tinnerman Plans Kentucky Plant Expansion | PRNEWSWIRE

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raymond Tinnerman, a leading global supplier of automotive fastening, is expanding its manufacturing operations in Kentucky. The company plans to add more than 25 new jobs and invest ... [Read More]

2011/01/26

Aide à la Fixation | woodsurfer.com

Aide à la fixation (26/01/11) Le logiciel Profix, l’aide au dimensionnement de systèmes de fixations techniques créé par Würth, se dote d’un nouveau site Internet. Ce dernier permet, en quelques clics, de trouver la documentation technique ... [Read More]

2011/01/26

Southwest fastener exhibition helps drive industrial growth | Industry Today

Get the best fastener, adhesives and assembly solutions, ideas, application input and inspiration at the FAST & IASE Exhibitions Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it? Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday It's official - UK manufactu... [Read More]

2011/01/25

How Apple Is Screwing Your iPhone | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

Apple doesn’t want to let you inside your iPhone, even if all you want to do is fix it. That’s what repair company iFixit claims, at least. The company recently discovered that Apple has quietly switched the screws in the latest shipments of ... [Read More]

2011/01/20

Columbus Fastener Expo Adds More Companies to Growing List: Announces Metric Fasteners Corporation Warehouse Tour as New Event | The National Industrial Fastener Shows

01/17/2011 The National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo scheduled for April 26-27, 2011 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio has grown to 43 companies and 46 booths with the recent addition of Activant Solutions, ... [Read More]

2011/01/17

Acument keeps operations in Metro Detroit, 50 hires planned this year | metromodemedia

Acument's transformation over the last couple of years typifies what Metro Detroit's automotive suppliers went through, with loss of work and shrinking of operations. But it's also a promising sign of good things to come as the company positions ... [Read More]

2011/01/17

EU, China seek appeal delay in WTO fasteners case | Reuters

GENEVA Jan 14 (Reuters) - The European Union and China are jointly seeking an extension of the deadline to lodge an appeal in a World Trade Organization dispute panel ruling condemning EU duties on Chinese screws and bolts. A document published ... [Read More]

2011/01/14