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Optimas makes tracks at new Hitachi Rail manufacturing facility | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 Hitachi Rail Europe has recently worked with premium component supplier and logistics expert, Optimas OE Solutions LLC, in order to help simplify component and supply chain requirements at its Newton Aycliffe based train manufacturing facility. ... [Read More]
2017/11/30

Lockard: Beware of Non-Conforming Threaded Rod | Global Fastener News

 There are substandard thread rods being exported to North America and a Canadian manufacturer declares it a “serious” violation of ASTM A307 standards. “This is dead serious,” Don Lockard of National Socket Screw Mfg. Ltd. said. “This is ... [Read More]
2017/11/29

Ratzenberger: Kids Need to Learn Tools | Global Fastener News

 John Ratzenberger lamented that today’s kids don’t learn to use tools the way Baby Boomers and predecessors did. As keynote speaker at the 2017 Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association convention, Ratzenberger recalled Baby ... [Read More]
2017/11/29

TFC Launches A Full Line Of 304 Stainless Steel Bi-Metal Drill Screws | Construction Magazine

 Triangle Fastener Corporation (TFC) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently announced the availability of a full line of 304 stainless steel bi-metal self-drilling screws. Bi-metal screws have heads and threads made of 304 stainless steel ... [Read More]
2017/11/29

The rise of TOBSTEEL | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 Founded in 2004, TOBSTEEL GmbH has experienced a meteoric rise from a two-man operation to a thriving business with a 9,000m2 warehouse capacity. Editor Will Lowry visited the company’s headquarters in Öhringen, Germany, to find out more ... [Read More]
2017/11/29

Wave springs provide great flexibility in tight spaces | Fastener + Fixing Technology

 Wave springs can be the perfect solution when spring space is limited. A wave spring provides the same effect as a spiral or compression spring but with half of the spring height. Now the Lesjöfors Group has invested in developing the concept... [Read More]
2017/11/29

Fiat Chrysler Recall Involves Air Bag Fasteners | WLS-AM 890

 (DETROIT) Fiat Chrysler is recalling 8,000 2018 Jeep Compass SUVs because they have some fasteners that could come loose in the passenger air bag assemblies. If the bag is inflated in a crash, it could shoot the fasteners into the passenger ... [Read More]
2017/11/28

Fastenal museum to showcase humble beginnings: Public is invited to the private museum | winonadailynews.com

 On Nov. 28, 1967, a small hardware store opened for business at 69 Lafayette St.in downtown Winona, drawing little fanfare and even fewer customers. Now, 50 years later, Fastenal is a Fortune 500 company and the largest fastener distributor in ... [Read More]
2017/11/28

Korean auto parts maker lands plant in Franklin | bgdailynews.com

 Simpson County’s industrial mix has an increasingly international flavor, and Franklin-Simpson Industrial Authority Executive Director Dennis Griffin can only see that trend continuing. South Korea-based Taeyang Metal Industrial Company ... [Read More]
2017/11/28

IFS China announces concurrent events | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 The International Fastener Show China, scheduled for 21-23 October 2018, has announced a series of events to run alongside it, as well as confirming support from the China Fastener Industry Association and a tie-up with Deutsche Messe.(...) via IFS ... [Read More]
2017/11/28