After profit consultant Dr. Albert Bates told the Southeastern Fastener Association that holding down payroll costs may be the first and best step to higher profits, three industry panelists gave tips base on their experience.
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Rotor Clip conducted a contest challenging students pursuing technical courses to use retaining rings in original product designs.
Three teams from East Carolina University won the 2016 Rotor Clip “Ring-A-Majig” contest.
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News from the global fastener industry — see what's making fastener prices jump in China. Read tips on how to escape workplace violence. Get the background on the IFI's newest Soaring Eagle Award recipients. And learn about recent acquisitions ...
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Steel prices in China hit a 25-year low in late 2015, but thus far in 2016 prices have jumped and the increases are beginning to show in fastener prices.
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Apple’s new MacBook has a feature that will allow the company to know if you’ve been messing with the device, writes Oliver Vandervoort of the Inquisitr.com.
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New to the fastener industry? The Fastener History section of GlobalFastenerNews.com includes hundreds of stories to give you both current knowledge and a background on the fastener industry.
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Sherex Fastening Solutions, an industry leader in the manufacturing and distribution of blind rivet nuts & other specialty fasteners has introduced a new rivet nut insert installation tool, the SFS FLEX-5 Tool.
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This year the Industrial Fasteners Institute presented its Soaring Eagle awards to Joe Greenslade, retired from IFI; and Thomas E. Hay, retired from National Machinery L.L.C.
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“Has any employee in here had a good experience with your company being acquired?” Buddy Ogletree of Field asked the Southwestern Fastener Association.
No one raised their hands to indicate they enjoyed an acquisition.
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Survival in a workplace violence situation “comes down to you,” Michael Rodriguez told the Southwestern Fastener Association.
The first step to survival is to “know your egress,” Rodriguez advised. “What is your closest exit? Beyond ...
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