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Updates on Fastener Industry Response To COVID-19 | Global Fastener News

BBI Warns Customers Of Email Scam Brighton-Best International alerted its customers to an online scam involving fraudulent emails attempting to capture banking information.(...) via Updates on Fastener Industry Response To COVID-19 | Global ... [Read More]
2020/04/07

Amid Pandemic, FDI Plunges in March | Global Fastener News

The seasonally adjusted March FDI (44.4) experienced a sharp contraction (February 53) “as the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shutdowns took hold over the latter half of the month,” R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey wrote.(...) via Amid Pandemic, ... [Read More]
2020/04/07

A look at critical manufacturing during COVID-19 with Epoxy Technology | Fastener Engineering

As COVID-19 takes a nasty charge against the U.S., many companies in the manufacturing realm have been forced or encouraged to temporarily close operations.(...) via A look at critical manufacturing during COVID-19 with Epoxy Technology | Fastener ... [Read More]
2020/04/07

Fastenal reportedly buys Apex Industrial Technologies assets | Torque-Expo

Numerous news outlets are reporting that fastener giant Fastenal has bought certain assets of vending specialist Apex Industrial Technologies.(...) via Fastenal reportedly buys Apex Industrial Technologies assets. [Read More]
2020/04/07

Power-Fast II chipboard screw wins fischer a Red Dot Award | Torque-Expo

The fischer group has picked up a Red Dot Award: Product Design 2020 for its new chipboard screw Power-Fast II. It’s not the first time that fischer has been awarded a Red Dot – last year it won one for its Duoblade fixing.(...) via Power-... [Read More]
2020/04/07

Fixations aéronautiques : Gillis se raccroche à l’allemand Böllhoff | Les Echos

Le groupe allemand de solutions d'assemblage prend 40 % du capital de la PME spécialisée dans les fixations spéciales pour l'aéronautique. Gillis Aerospace veut accroître ses ventes grâce au réseau mondial de Böllhoff, qui devrait acquérir ... [Read More]
2020/04/07

Fastener Distributor Index Expectedly Sinks in March | Industrial Distribution

After two-straight months of gains, FCH Sourcing Network’s monthly Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) expectedly took a nosedive in March as impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic fully set in upon the industrial supply space.(...) via Fastener Distrib... [Read More]
2020/04/07

New App makes hydraulic bolt tensioning easy | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Boltight®, part of the Nord-Lock Group, has introduced Boltplus – a new App that will assist users in selecting the right hydraulic bolt tensioning tool for standard flange applications or for specialised tooling.(...) via New App makes hydrau... [Read More]
2020/04/07

Hack COVID-19: An interview with the Fastener Training Institute | Fastener Engineering

Given the current global health challenges and fight against COVID-19, the team here at Fastener Engineering is interested in how companies are coping, what precautions they’re taking, and any potential tips they may want to share with others.(.... [Read More]
2020/04/07

Brighton-Best Co-Founder Perry Rosenstein Dies From COVID-19 | Global Fastener News

Brighton-Best Socket Screw Mfg. co-founder Perry Rosenstein, 94, died April 3 from COVID-19, the New Jersey Globe reports.(...) via Brighton-Best Co-Founder Perry Rosenstein Dies From COVID-19 | Global Fastener News. [Read More]
2020/04/06