EWMenn GmbH & Co. KG shipped its largest flat-die thread roller, president Ernst W. Menn announced. The 42-ton Model GW 161-HX produces extra long screws used in construction. The "operator friendly" machine includes a new crash recovery system ...
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• Even hand tools are becoming more technical, Taylor noted. "The advance opening profile places more metal in high stress areas and precision serrations keep the wrench seated on the fastener," Taylor explained. "This increases torque and reduces ...
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"Without these building techniques work would stop around November – earlier as you move north – and not begin again until spring."...
via Kangas of Alaska: Technology Vital to Permafrost Construction and Fastener Distribution - Global Fastener ...
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The 1,067 STAFDA distributorships have 4,418 branches – totaling 5,485 locations.
That gives STAFDA members more locations than the 3,725 for Home Depot (1,972) and Lowe's (1,753) combined.
The 35th annual Specialty Tools & Fasteners ...
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Overall registration up 3.5% and distributor registration jumps 21%. Percentage of international exhibitors edges up. FIN subscribers may click here for the 2011 NIFMSE numbers. The statistics plus reviews by exhibitors and industry leaders will ...
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A month after massive flooding submerged Thailand's industrial zone, the region remains inundated, forcing drastic measures on business owners to protect their investments.
"To retrieve important hard-disk drives crucial to his automotive fastener ...
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Fastener Revenues and Profits Rise Amid Battered Shares
Below are summaries from several public companies with fastener holdings.
Park Ohio said [...]
via Fastener Revenues and Profits Rise Amid Battered Shares - Global Fastener News - USA.
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Witucki: Despite the widespread belief that low cost labor is in Asia, "some of the most productive workers are here." In 2010, Norway and the U.S had [...]
via Witucki: Manufacturing Jobs Vital to U.S. Economy - Global Fastener News - USA.
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Long before she became the first woman to lead the Industrial Fasteners Institute, Jennifer Johns Friel had a dream. She wanted to join the football team at her high school. "It was the only thing in my life my parents didn't support," Friel told a ...
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