The Applied Industrial Technologies acquisition of Atlantic Fasteners first reported by GlobalFastenerNews.com on Tuesday, August 4, begins major transitions for both companies.
• Applied has acquired dozens of companies in the past decade, ...
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The start of his career didn’t involve fasteners. He got interested in fasteners because he was a young American intrigued by the metric system.
After graduating from college with a degree in business and economics, Virgil W. Lindstrom was ...
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The new FIN issue features big news from big-name companies, including Fastenal and Boeing. Read about what boyhood curiosity led fastener industry veteran Virgil Lindstrom to start his company in 1972. Plus, see the latest fastener import/exp...
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Steel bolts are being replaced on the top four floors of the new 12-story £650 million U.S. Embassy currently under construction in south London, the Construction
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via 33,000 Steel Bolts Replaced on New U.S. Embassy - Global ...
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The 4th annual Manufacturing Day will be Friday, October 2, 2015, and thus far 278 events are planned.Manufacturing Day is a “celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers,” according to the website
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Longer product life, “invisible” finishes, friction control, more durability with less thickness and increased usage of nano-technology are the future of fastener finishes, Brian Lowry told the National Fastener Distributors Association.
Lo...
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7/8/2015
U.S. fastener imports and exports fell in May for the second straight month.
U.S. fastener exports of iron and steel fasteners (HTS Code: 7318) declined 1% to $327.6 million in May, according to Zepol data analyzed by GlobalFastener...
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Be prepared for trucking rates increases as much as 35%, Chad Almjeld of Logistics Planning Services warned the National Fastener Distributors Association.(...)
via Almjeld to NFDA: Driver Shortage to Up Trucking Costs - Global Fastener News - USA.
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"As each 787 Dreamliner left the production line at Boeing’s Everett factory near Seattle in the first quarter of this year, $26m of the aircraft maker’s operating profit departed with it," reports the Financial Times.
Reversing that trend is ...
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Associate members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association reported sales rose 14% over 2013 and prices were up 2.5%, according to a biennial survey.
A majority of members are projecting 2015 sales will increase 6% over ...
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