The Canadian government announced a repayable contribution of $2 million towards the acquisition of specialized titanium fastener manufacturing equipment by LISI Aerospace Canada Corp.The announcement was part of $11.5 million in funding pledged ...
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Casey McIlhon of Assembled Products is the new president of the National Fastener Distributors Association, and Marc Strandquist of Würth Group is vice president.
McIlhon, who succeeds Paul Tiffany of Copper State Bolt & Nut, is the fifth ...
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The fifth and largest biennial Fastener Tech opens Monday at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL – near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
Mid-West Fastener Association executive director Nancy Rich reported there will be ...
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After healthy growth in March, U.S. fastener imports and exports fell in April.
U.S. fastener exports of iron and steel fasteners (HTS Code: 7318) dropped 4% to $330.25 million in April, according to Zepol data analyzed by GlobalFastenerNews.co...
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There were 41 fastener company acquisitions completed worldwide during 2014, making it the most active deal-making year in the past seven years.
“With so many sizable / significant fastener deals completed during 2014, it was not easy selecting ...
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MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – A 10-year accounting employee of Vancouver Bolt & Supply was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing at least $475,000 from the Washington fastener distributor.
In an agreement with prosecutors, Geneva Bethany ...
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ATF Inc. CEO Don Surber announced Kevin Brennan, who started his career with the Illinois-based fastener manufacturer, is returning as the new president.
Brennan succeeds Jason Russell Surber, 44, who died in March (click on Obituaries).
Bre...
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MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – Packer Fastener & Supply Inc. commissioned a 3.5-ton, 10-foot tall hex nut for outside of its new Wisconsin headquarters, and the nut may be the world’s largest.Distributor Terry Albrecht said the Guinness Book of ...
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After 45 years in the fastener industry, Joe Greenslade will retire at the end of 2015. Salim Brahimi of IBECA Technologies Corp. will succeed Greenslade as the Industrial Fasteners Institute director of engineering technology.
Greenslade told ...
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How many tests do you need to run?
How many pieces do you need to test?
“Go talk to your customer,” Element Materials Technology general manager Jim Riley advised the Pacific-West Fastener Association.
“One test? Two tests? Ultimately ...
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