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BAE suppliers would lay off more than 7,000 workers if W. Manchester Bradley line shuts down – York Dispatch

 (...) Last year, BAE spent $19.5 million on items from 115 York County-based suppliers, said spokesman Randy Coble. Three local companies received the bulk of the money: Military & Commercial Fasteners Corp., which received $7.82 million; York ... [Read More]
2013/07/18

Cascade of poor decisions led to broken Bay Bridge bolts, oversight panel says – San Jose Mercury News

 By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted:   07/09/2013 05:35:24 PM PDT Updated:   07/09/2013 08:41:40 PM PDT OAKLAND -- Taxpayers looking to place blame for the missteps behind the catastrophic failure of steel bolts on the new Bay ... [Read More]
2013/07/17

Track-Bar Fastener | American Fastener Journal

 Chrysler Group LLC will recall approximately 1,060 commercial trucks in North America – more than half of which are in dealer hands – to inspect and replace, if necessary, a track-bar fastener. A track bar secures the axle during suspension ... [Read More]
2013/07/17

FDI Sees ‘Sluggish-But-Positive Growth’ – Global Fastener News – USA

 The BB&T Capital Markets Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) edged down to 51.3 in June from 52.4 in May. "As in the last few months, the FDI changed technically (worse) but not substantively. June's 51.3 was a bit worse than May's 52.4, but ... [Read More]
2013/07/11

Moore Officials Delay Vote on Upgrading Building Codes for Tornadoes | StateImpact Oklahoma

 The Moore City Council on Tuesday delayed a vote on an ordinance that would strengthen construction standards to help reduce damage from tornadoes. The measure would modify the city’s residential building code by “adding requirements for ... [Read More]
2013/07/04

Adhesives – 2013 Global Strategic Business Report – Mechanical Fasteners Losing their Grip — DUBLIN, June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

 DUBLIN, June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dxzk4f/adhesives) has announced the addition of the "Adhesives - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. (Logo: http://pho... [Read More]
2013/07/02

2012 Japan’s fastener output, import & export performed better than 2011 | China Fastener .com

 2013 Five Region Fastener Association Conference was successfully held on 19 June in Shanghai, China as the concurrent activity of 2013 Fastener Expo Shanghai. Mr. Katsuyoshi Okawa, vice chairman of the Fasteners Institute of Japan, introduced the ... [Read More]
2013/06/27

Bay Bridge: Caltrans releases hundreds more bolt documents – San Jose Mercury News

 By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Updated:   06/25/2013 05:51:10 AM PDT OAKLAND -- Caltrans has released 15 volumes and hundreds of pages of inspection and test data on thousands of high-strength steel fasteners installed on the ... [Read More]
2013/06/26

2012 Hong Kong’s fastener export down 6.56% to 28,720 metric tons | China Fastener .com

 2013 Five Region Fastener Association Conference was successfully held on 19 June in Shanghai, China as the concurrent activity of 2013 Fastener Expo Shanghai. Mr. Lin Zhi Ming, Chairman of Hong Kong Screw & Fastener Council, introduced the ... [Read More]
2013/06/25

Taiwan’s fastener export dropped in 2012 due to European debt crisis | China Fastener .com

 2013 Five Region Fastener Association Conference was successfully held on 19 June in Shanghai, China as the concurrent activity of 2013 Fastener Expo Shanghai. Mr. Thompson T.H.Chang, vice president of Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute, introdu... [Read More]
2013/06/25