The tariffs, which go into effect March 23, do not appear to directly affect fasteners and other finished steel products. But the threat of steel hikes could have a chilling effect on the U.S. economy, economists warn. Steel prices were already up ...
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STAFDA president is “fiercely committed to building long-term, mutual-profitable relationships with our customers, employees and suppliers.” Instead of badgering for a lower price, St. John said the mutually better approach is to ask, “What ...
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Fastener industry veteran will manage the company’s plating (zinc and zinc-nickel), zinc flake and surface pretreatment product lines.(...)
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Alex Kerr becomes VP and general manager, following Charles L. Kerr, who founded the company in 1948; Richard Kerr from 1949 to 2014 as it diversified from a hand screw machine and secondary operation to a manufacturer of many part configurations ...
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MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – The original ‘Rosie the Riveter’ – Naomi Parker Fraley – died January 20, 2018, in Longview, WA.
“Over the years, a welter of American women have been identified as the model for Rosie, the ware worker of 1940s ...
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During 2017, aerospace led the way, with aerospace fastener supplier KLX – the former B/E Aerospace fastener division – achieving a 51% increase in share price, driven by sales to commercial aerospace manufacturing customers.
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For more on Earnest Machine see the FIN Fastener History section: 1999 FIN – Earnest Machine Products Marks 50th With Book of Complete History; 2010 FIN – Earnest Machine Moving Warehouses to Indianapolis.(...)
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Founded in 1932, Schmittenberg Metal Works supplied weld nuts for the first Volkswagen Beetle. Today the German manufacturer stamps out parts by the millions for the world’s automotive industry.(...)
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Fastener acquisition consultant Richard Hagan counted 49 fastener company acquisitions in 2016, making it the highest number in his 19 years of monitoring the industry’s transactions.
Acquisitions, of course, continued in 2017. Here are ones ...
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During 2017, aerospace led the way, with aerospace fastener supplier KLX – the former B/E Aerospace fastener division – achieving a 51% increase in share price, driven by sales to commercial aerospace manufacturing customers.(...)
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