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SI® THREADED METAL INSERTS FOR PERMANENT INSTALLATION IN PLASTIC MATERIALS – PennEngineering News Releases

SI® threaded inserts from PennEngineering® provide durable and reusable metal threads in plastic materials to accept mating hardware and subsequently allow for access to an assembly whenever required.  Unlike fixed and unyielding joining methods, ... [Read More]
2016/02/09

Corporate Finance Associates advises G.L. Huyett on its successful acquisition of Precision Specialties,… — /PRNewswire/ —

The Chicago office of Corporate Finance Associates ("CFA"), a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately-held, middle-market businesses is pleased to announce it was the exclusive advisor to G.L. Huyett in its acquisition of Precision ... [Read More]
2016/02/09

Fastenal sales dipped 1.6 percent in January – Industrial Supply Magazine

Fastenal reported sales in January of $308.35 million, a decline of 1.6 percent from the $313.47 million in January 2014. With 20 business days for the month compared to 21 in January 2014, daily sales of $15.4 million were up by 3.3 percent from ... [Read More]
2016/02/09

The Airbus Shopfloor Challenge | Robohub

In this episode, Andrew Vaziri speaks with Curtis Carson, Head of Research and Technology in Industrial Strategy and Systems at Airbus. They speak about the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge to be held at ICRA 2016, and discuss the need for a new generat... [Read More]
2016/02/09

Patent Issued for Cannulated Torque Device and Tip Engagement (USPTO 9241751) – Commodities (COMMODIT) News – InvestorPoint.com

From the background information supplied by the inventors, news correspondents obtained the following quote: "This disclosure relates to a driver tool and, in particular, to a medical use torque-limiting driver that disengages at a predetermined ... [Read More]
2016/02/09

Artur Fischer: Creator of the screw anchor was a prolific inventor – The Globe and Mail

Artur Fischer, who revolutionized the construction industry with his 1958 creation of the plastic expanding screw anchor, has died. He was 96. Mr. Fischer died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on Jan. 27, according to a statement ... [Read More]
2016/02/09

Fastener Industry Notes Chinese New Year – Global Fastener News – USA

The fastener industry is getting ready for the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year's Day is the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar. This year it begins on Monday, February 8th. (...) via Fastener Industry Notes Chinese New Year - Global ... [Read More]
2016/02/09

Mixed Signals? FDI drops but what’s said on the streets? – Fastenerblog.net

Last week I was sent the January update on the Fastener Distributor Index (FDI): “The Index took a hit during the month, which was widely expected by many industry operators.  The FDI dropped to 45.6 in January versus 50.8 in December, ... [Read More]
2016/02/09

January perspective: NORM Group

NORM Group Fatih Uysal, chairman Fasteners are one of the elements required to be an industrial society and are essential for many industries. The fastener sector will exist as long as the world goes round, but in Turkey it does not receive ... [Read More]
2016/02/09

New tools on show | Fastener+Fixing

Fixi Srl will be showing its two new riveting tools – RBZ for blind rivets and TBZ for rivet nuts – on its stand at this year’s EISENWARENMESSE. (...) via New tools on show. [Read More]
2016/02/09