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Swedish fastener firm ESSVE to make Cologne Hardware Fair debut | Torque Expo

Nordic fastener firm ESSVE is launching its ESSBOX System globally at Cologne’s International Hardware Fair in March 2018. The nearly 50-year history of ESSVE includes a number of innovative products that have been used by hundreds of thousands ... [Read More]
2017/12/22

SPE Offshore Europe: On the show floor with Heico Fasteners & Milwaukee Tools | Torque Expo

The energy industry may be facing lower-for-longer oil prices and rising costs, but according to the organisers, positivity flowed like the proverbial geyser at this year’s SPE Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition. Torque quizzed two ... [Read More]
2017/12/21

Fiat Chrysler recalls 10,355 Jeep Grand Cherokee in Russia | SteelGuru

ETAuto reported that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will recall 10,355 Jeep Grand Cherokee sports utility vehicles sold in Russia to verify if their brake-booster shields were installed properly, as per the Russia's standards agency. The recall ... [Read More]
2017/12/21

RVC Cold Forming Training Center gets $20K gift, graduates 17 students | RRstar

ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College’s Cold Forming Training Center at 424 Buckbee Street received a $20,000 donation from the Industrial Fasteners Institute and Fastener Education Foundation. The donation was made Dec. 8.(...) via RVC Cold ... [Read More]
2017/12/20

HECO Academy trained 1,000 this year; seminars updated for 2018 | Torque Expo

Around 1,000 participants attended seminars at HECO’s Academy this year. Founded over a decade ago, the Academy offers specialist retailers and craftsmen a varied seminar programme to help solve the many challenges to finding the right screw ... [Read More]
2017/12/18

Stanley to open Industry 4.0 focused Advanced Manufacturing Centre in Connecticut | Torque Expo

Stanley Black + Decker is to open an Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in downtown Hartford, Connecticut to accelerate its global Industry 4.0 “smart factory” initiative.(...) via Stanley to open Industry 4.0 focused Advanced Manufa... [Read More]
2017/12/15

Tools & joinery products top Builders Merchants sales in October | Torque Expo

Total Builders’ merchant value sales were up 10% in October, compared with October 2016, assisted by one extra trading day, according to the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI).(...) via Tools & joinery products top Builders Merchants ... [Read More]
2017/12/15

How makers democratize the manufacturing industry | MIC

The maker movement — a term used for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers — is helping reimagine the idea of the “factory” that many of us once knew. As new technologies and tools, like 3-D printers and social media platforms, ... [Read More]
2017/12/15

Essentra Acquires US Nylon Fasteners Distributor Micro Plastics | interactive investor

LONDON (Alliance News) - Plastics and fiber supplier Essentra PLC said on Wednesday it has acquired Micro Plastics, a US manufacturer and distributor of nylon fasteners and other plastic components. The company was acquired on a cash and debt-f... [Read More]
2017/12/14

fischer’s DUOPOWER secures German Design Award Gold | Torque Expo

fischer’s DUOPOWER has won a gold German Design Award 2018 in the Workshop and Tools category, putting it in first place in the segment.(...) via fischer's DUOPOWER secures German Design Award Gold. [Read More]
2017/12/14