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Design News – Engineering Materials – Making Lighter, Smaller Designs with Fasteners

Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly 6/8/2016 Lighter, thinner substrate materials including plastics and composites are being joined more often, in more industries, and in a wider variety of product assemblies. ... [Read More]
2016/06/08

Hagan: Fastener Company Acquisitions Highest in 8 Years – Global Fastener News – USA

6/7/2016 12:41:00 AM FEATURE Hagan: Fastener Company Acquisitions Highest in 8 Years+ click to enlarge+ click to enlargeThere were 47 fastener company acquisitions in 2015 – the highest number in eight years, according to Richard Hagan of ... [Read More]
2016/06/08

NAW Announces Next Generation Leadership Program – NFDA – National Fastener Distributors Association

National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors and Western International University Announce Partnership for Next Generation Leadership Program Leading-edge program advancing leadership development within the wholesale distribution industry (... [Read More]
2016/06/07

Talking Politics at Work: What Employers Should Know This Election Season – NFDA – National Fastener Distributors Association

Friday, June 03, 2016 PDF file via Talking Politics at Work: What Employers Should Know This Election Season - NFDA - National Fastener Distributors Association. [Read More]
2016/06/07

Reinhold Würth, portrait d’un entrepreneur collectionneur – Le Journal des Arts – n° 457 – 13 mai 2016

L’entrepreneur allemand Reinhold Würth a ouvert 15 musées d’art en Europe où il expose son immense collection Reinhold Würth a deux passions : les affaires et l’art. L’industriel allemand est aujourd’hui à la tête d’une collec... [Read More]
2016/06/07

Understanding failure | Engineering Material

Joining composite together poses a number of very different issues from traditional materials. In automotive and those more use to working with metals the reliance on welding is no longer a turn to design staple. It is also not possible to drill and ... [Read More]
2016/06/07

UP: Preliminary investigation finds failed rail fastener caused Oregon oil train wreck | Trains Magazine

By Justin Franz | June 6, 2016 MOSIER, Ore. — Union Pacific officials say a failed rail fastener is what may have caused Friday’s explosive oil train derailment along UP’s route through the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. On June 3, a ... [Read More]
2016/06/07

pgb-Europe implements SAP through TheValueChain | Fastener+Fixing

07-Jun-2016 pgb-Europe nv is implementing SAP ERP and SAP Cloud for Customer through TheValueChain to improve business performance and to strengthen its contact with its whole customer base. (...) via pgb-Europe implements SAP through TheValue... [Read More]
2016/06/07

Combined thread rolling machine | Fastener+Fixing

06-Jun-2016 TLM Srl is always working on new projects to develop innovative technologies aimed at supporting various needs in its customers’ production. An example is the upgraded modular systems that it has been creating for over 15 years, ... [Read More]
2016/06/07

The expansion and renovation of Non Standard Socket Screw | Fastener+Fixing

Non Standard Socket Screw Limited (NSSS), based in Birmingham and London, has announced the extension of its Birmingham headquarters; the installation of an upgraded heat treatment facility and further production machinery – including an additi... [Read More]
2016/06/07