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European fastener market insight: France | Fastener + Fixing

ACTON SAS Philippe Purgy, managing director For many decades, stainless steel fasteners have developed new opportunities in France – especially in the building, food manufacturing and automotive industries. With an interesting but medium ... [Read More]
2016/07/18

A new chapter for the British steel industry | Fastener + Fixing

The revival of the British Steel brand marks a new chapter in the life of Scunthorpe Rod Mill (SRM) following completion of the sale of Tata Steel’s Long Products division to UK-based investment firm, Greybull Capital. The new British Steel ... [Read More]
2016/07/18

Taiwan’s CSC lowers steel prices for September shipment | Chinafastener.info

China Steel Corp, Taiwan’s only integrated steelmaker, yesterday said it would lower steel prices by 4 percent on average for September shipments in response to fluctuations in global markets. The price cut, the company’s first this year, ... [Read More]
2016/07/15

LIFO in the GOP Tax Reform “Blueprint” – NFDA

A Message From the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors As you may know, the House Republicans have been working for several months on a series of six issue “blueprints” to set forth a policy agenda. Their final blueprint, their ... [Read More]
2016/07/15

Patent Issued for Sprung Washer and Fixing Device (USPTO 9382938) | 4-Traders

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering -- According to news reporting originating from Alexandria, Virginia, by VerticalNews journalists, a patent by the inventors Hayashi, Mitsuaki (Kawasaki, JP); Saito, Osamu (Kawasaki, ... [Read More]
2016/07/15

A Quick Look at Steels Used for Fasteners | Machine Design

Fasteners are often made of steel, but there are many different types of steel. Here are the steels most commonly used for fasteners: Alloy steels: Steels alloyed with molybdenum, nickel, and chromium (AISI 4037, 4130, 8630) are best if strength ... [Read More]
2016/07/15

Industrial Fasteners Market – an Array of Graphics and SWOT Analysis of Major Industry Segments – Digital Journal

Fasteners are devices which are used to mechanically join two or more components, devices or surfaces together. The commonly used fasteners include nails, screws, nut, bolts, clips, rivets, pins and washers. The basic requirements for fasteners are ... [Read More]
2016/07/15

Marc Strandquist Elected NFDA President for 2016-2017 – NFDA – National Fastener Distributors Association

Marc Strandquist (pictured right) of The Wurth Group (Indianapolis, Indiana) was elected as the 2016-2017 president of the National Fastener Distributors Association. Kevin Miller of Bamal Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) will serve as vice ... [Read More]
2016/07/15

Lamborghini Eyes Fewer “Weighty Fasteners” – Global Fastener News – USA

Lamborghini's Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory is one of the only places outside of Boeing that can simulate lightning strikes, hail, birdstrikes, and engine failures, Automobile Magazine reports. The lab is under the careful tutelage ... [Read More]
2016/07/15

German quality renowned around the world | Fastener + Fixing

Fastener + Fixing Magazine last visited WAFIOS Umformtechnik GmbH in 2012, just as Sven Nieper became chief executive officer at the specialist in fastener manufacturing technology. Editor Will Lowry visited the company’s headquarters in ... [Read More]
2016/07/15