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Fastening: Going With the Flow | ASSEMBLY

 A growing number of automakers are using flow drilling screws for body panel assembly. Automakers are often the driving force behind the latest product and process innovations in assembly. Case in point: European automakers have been using flow ... [Read More]
2011/03/31

Automating Aerospace Processes | Vision Systems Design

 As robotic accuracies and capabilities improve, robots find more applications in aerospace/ defense manufacturing Faced with increased demands to meet large order backlogs, aerospace and defense manufacturers are taking a page from automotive ... [Read More]
2011/03/29

Rugby wind turbine accident pegged to bolt failure | Global Media News

 Bolt failures caused a wind turbine's rotor and blades to fall from a tower in north-central North Dakota, and six other turbines have been shut down while their bolts are replaced, a state regulator said Thursday. ... Read the full Article via ... [Read More]
2011/03/28

Darling at Pac-West: Asian Steel & Labor Costs Up | Global Fastener News

 Rolling blackouts and pollution are major problems in China. "Pollution is a major government issue and is causing the closure of production at many steel mills, contributing to a shortage of steel and increase of prices," Darling observed. Source ... [Read More]
2011/03/25

ITW Automotive Fastener Segment Sales Jump | Global Fastener News

 "A number of worldwide end markets continued to show strong demand levels for the three month period, especially those end markets associated with the Company’s welding, electronics, test and measurement, industrial packaging and automotive OEM ... [Read More]
2011/03/22

Torque management ensures the security of threaded fasteners | American Fastener Journal

 Nobody wants a threaded fastener to fail. Paul Stevens reports on some of the latest developments for ensuring that threaded fasteners are tightened correctly and do not lose their tension over time. While non-threaded fasteners are gaining in ... [Read More]
2011/03/22

Japan’s earthquake crisis cuts prodution flow of automobile parts to the United States | American Fastener Journal

   "General Motors suspends Shreveport, Louisiana assembly plant on shortage" U.S. automakers have put on a brave face as the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan wreaks havoc on top rivals and sends shock waves throughout ... Source : ... [Read More]
2011/03/20

Japan crisis cuts auto parts flow to U.S. | Chinafastener.info

 "GM suspends Shreveport, Louisiana assembly plant on shortage" SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. automakers have put on a brave face as the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan wreaks havoc on top rivals and sends shock waves throughout the ... [Read More]
2011/03/18

Fastener Failure Suspected in Latest Big Dig Incident | Globalfastenernews

 Corrosion blamed for steel fastener failure. Source : Globalfastenernews – Read the full Article with paid subscripion only on the given date via http://globalfastenernews.com/FormLayout.asp? [Read More]
2011/03/17

The Fastener Market in India – an Overview | American Fastener Journal

 A new report into the wide-ranging opportunities presented to the fastener and construction fixings industries by India's dynamic economy, increasingly powerful domestic consumption market ... Source : American Fastener Journal – Read full ... [Read More]
2011/03/17