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4,500 visited STAFDA’s 41st Annual Convention & Trade Show in Austin | Torque Expo

Members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association STAFDA registered for the 41st Annual Convention & Trade Show at a record pace.Nearly 4,500 attendees gathered for the November 2017 event, which included a 650-plus booth ... [Read More]
2018/01/04

Fastener Acquisitions of 2017 | Global Fastener News

Fastener acquisition consultant Richard Hagan counted 49 fastener company acquisitions in 2016, making it the highest number in his 19 years of monitoring the industry’s transactions. Acquisitions, of course, continued in 2017. Here are ones ... [Read More]
2018/01/03

Dates set for 2nd Fastener Poland following successful debut | Torque Expo

The first edition of the fastener and fixing-focused trade fair Fastener Poland, which took place at the end of November 2017, will be followed by a second edition slightly earlier this year, over 16-18 October 2018.(...) via Dates set for 2nd ... [Read More]
2018/01/03

Böllhoff’s ‘invisible fixing’ | Fastener + Fixing Technology

Böllhoff GmbH & Co KG recently worked with Bürstner, a leading German manufacturer of motor homes and caravans, to ensure the quick and easy replacement of rear lights on a motor home - using an ‘invisible fixing’ strategy.(...) via ... [Read More]
2018/01/03

Streamlining the automotive supply chain with Optimas | Fastener + Fixing Technology

Optimas has signed a new long-term agreement with Dura Automotive Systems to further streamline the automotive systems manufacturer’s component supply chain.(...) via Streamlining the automotive supply chain with Optimas | Fastener + Fixing ... [Read More]
2018/01/03

Lueg-Stanztechnik invests in the future | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Lueg-Stanztechnik e.K has been owned by the founding family, Lueg, for 51 years and is being continued by the second generation. Lueg-Stanztechnik has produced German-made stainless steel and special alloys fasteners since 1966, manufacturing ... [Read More]
2018/01/03

SAFED laboratory convinces industry leaders | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

The SAFED laboratory that opened last year in Mödling, Austria, has spurred the interest of numerous businesses within the European heat treatment industry. The test plant is already contributing to the continued advancement of thermal processes, ... [Read More]
2018/01/03

Aerospace Lifts FINdex | Global Fastener News

During 2017, aerospace led the way, with aerospace fastener supplier KLX – the former B/E Aerospace fastener division – achieving a 51% increase in share price, driven by sales to commercial aerospace manufacturing customers.(...) viz ... [Read More]
2018/01/02

Industry to go on strike from Jan 11 | Tribune India

Manav Mander Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 28 The rising steel price is giving a tough time to industry, which uses it as raw material. From November 15 to till date, 15 per cent increase has been witnessed in price of the steel. To ... [Read More]
2018/01/02

Top Distribution M&A Deals in 2017 | Modern Distribution Management

Wholesale distribution M&A accelerated in 2017 as both financial and strategic buyers made moves of varying sizes and across all sectors, and a handful of these deals is sure to shift the competitive balance in their respective verticals. P... [Read More]
2018/01/02