Global sales of industrial fasteners are expected to climb 5.2% per year to $82.9 billion in 2016, accelerating from the 2006-2011 rate of expansion, according to a new report by the Freedonia Group.
"The economies of many countries around the ...
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A Wisconsin automotive assemblies manufacturer found a unique way to show support for breast cancer awareness.
The company asked National Rivet to build a pink Model 600 electro-mechanical rivet setter.
Dubbed "Rosie," the machine — a medium...
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Exhibit space for the 2012 National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo will be the largest since the record set in 2007.
NIFMSE general manager Susan Hurley reported 598 companies from 18 nations have booked 765 booths.
Last year there ...
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Industrial Rivet & Fastener Company's expertise in rivets was the key to its founding 100 years ago, and remains an advantage today.
According to Bill Goodman, grandson of the founder, Greenwich Village distributors approached New ...
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Media Spotlight — No doubt youve heard jokes that begin with some variation of "how many astronauts does it take to change a lightbulb?"But on Wednesday the question involved a "stubborn bolt" that was no joke, and, interestingly, the improvised ...
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The death of Dominic Polimeni brings back fastener industry memories of the late 1990s and early 2000s when several companies were formed to buy successful fastener distributorships.
• The rise and fall of two companies Polimeni headed – ...
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Many fastener companies tout their global reach, but at least one can now measure its success in galactic terms.
When the world sees images of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars, high-strength precision aerospace fasteners manufactured by Alcoa ...
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Media Spotlight — "One of the more significant changes that could be coming to the next generation iPhone is a completely redesigned screw," reports Bob Bhatnagar of iphonefaq.org.
A photo featured on BGR "shows a rendering of what is claimed ...
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July’s Fastener Distributor Index FDI for the U.S. signaled contraction 45.1, vs. 51.6 in June. Building on a June that reflected slowing 51.6, from 56.3 in May, July’s FDI fell to 45.1."Being below 50 suggests more fastener distributors are ...
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The global market for aerospace fasteners is projected to reach $6.8 billion by the year 2018, encouraged by increased shipments of aerospace equipment and the growing trend towards large sized aircrafts, according to a new report by Global Industry ...
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