All Fasteners president Jim Ruetz is finishing a 4,000-mile, 12-day motorcycle trip across 12 states in the Cajun-Parrot Run to benefit CureDuchenne. The nonprofit group funds raises awareness and supports research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy....
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The National Fastener Distributors Association meeting follows Fastener Tech this week with sessions beginning Wednesday at the Intercontinental Hotel Chicago O'Hare.
In 1979 the NFDA meeting topics as 329 people participated at Hilton Head, SC, ...
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Oakland Bay Bridge officials consider the failure of 32 anchor rods in March due to hydrogen embrittlement to be "a closed matter."MTC Executive Director Steve Heminger has conceded that Caltrans failed to provide adequate specifications to the ...
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ESPN interviewer Roy Firestone, football legend/television sports commentator Terry Bradshaw, former UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun and three-time World Series champion and baseball manager Tony LaRussa will be the general session presen...
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In a detailed 55-page metallurgical testing and fracture analysis report conducted by leading industry experts and commissioned by Oakland Bay Bridge engineering firm, Caltrans, and general contractor, American Bridge/Fluor, anchor rods manufactured ...
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FEATURE
FDI: April in "Sluggish-But-Positive" Range
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Source: BB&T Capital Markets' estimates, FCH Sourcing Network, Institute for Supply Management
Fastenal's Presence
"Fastenal's fastener growth is stalled, which made ...
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Each day countless billions of mechanical fasteners perform their functions flawlessly. Unfortunately, it's the few flawed ones that get all the media attention.
In recent weeks the general public has heard a lot about fasteners. (...)
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Taiwan's China Steel Corporation announced an average 2.08% price reduction for June, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports. The average decreased price is NT＄442/MT.
However, bar and rod prices are unchanged.
"The World Steel Association has ...
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The Industrial Fasteners Institute released two new critical handbooks, one authored and compiled by Bengt Blendulf on mechanical fastening and joining, and the other by Joe Greenslade on how to correctly tighten fasteners.
Torque Book for ...
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