Daily Fasteners and Fixings News by Bazibaza

Boeing Ensures Sparks Will Not Fly on 787s | Flightglobal

 Boeing's latest rework effort on its all-composite 787 jet sees it removing and replacing thousands of improperly coated fastener joints inside the wings on each airliner to ensure protection from lightning strikes. ... Read the full Article via ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Construction Forum to run alongside Hardware+Tools Middle East | Chinafastener.info

 Construction industry professionals, engineers, architects, builders, project managers and others involved in the booming construction industry in the Middle East region, now have a forum where they can interact with international experts, leading ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Two out of one: J.H. de Wit en Zonen B.V. 
becomes two independent companies | Fastener + Fixing

 De Wit B.V. will in future concentrate on house brands and private labels – the new firm of Don Quichotte B.V. will take over the sales and marketing of the brand of the ... Source : Fastener + Fixing – Read the full Article via Two out of one: ... [Read More]
2011/04/27

Lightweight Construction Moves Into the Fast Lane | Global Media News

 DEPRAG flowform screw fastening assembly system also copes with tight spaces Fierce competition has broken out in the automotive industry. Who can build the lightest car? The less a vehicle weighs, the more likely it is to meet maximum energy ... [Read More]
2011/04/26

Air Force Looks to China When American Manufacturing Falls Short | Chinafastener.info

 Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute, was recently doing some research for a textbook he’s revising when he stumbled upon a surprising entry in the Federal Registry. On March 21, the U.S. Air Force waived ... [Read More]
2011/04/26

Innovative Loctite® Threadlocker Tape Wins Product of the Year Award | Business Wire

 ROCKY HILL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Henkel Corporation has announced that its newest innovation in anaerobic threadlocking technology, Loctite® QuickTape® 249™ Threadlocker Tape, has received the 2010 Gold Maintenance Product of the Year Award ... [Read More]
2011/04/24

Fully Threaded Radio Episode #24 – Twentyfour | Global Media News

 Fully Threaded Radio, Internet Radio for the fastener industry and the voice of the FCH Sourcing Network, has been released "Episode #24 - Twentyfour". See www.fullythreaded.com to download or stream the latest edition of the show the fastener ... [Read More]
2011/04/24

Service Bolt Family Tree | Fastenerblog.net

 If you've heard it once, you've hear it a hundred times -- "Once you're in this business, you can never get out." Often, this rings true in the fastener industry. Recently, I was sitting with some industry veterans who have been friends for a long ... [Read More]
2011/04/23

History of the Bolt and Nut Industry of America by W.R. Wilbur 1095 | American Fastener Journal

 This very famous book about the fastener industry will be distributed for FREE during the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Expo on Wednesday April 27th with compliments at the American Fastener Journal booth. ... Source : American Fastener ... [Read More]
2011/04/22

Mutual Screw & Supply Launches the Next Generation eCommerce Website, Online Purchase Made Simple and Easy | PR.com

 Rochelle Park, NJ, April 22, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Mutual Screw & Supply, a leading internet retailer and wholesaler of fasteners and hardware with over 75,000 fastener items on line, announced today the coming of their new and improved website: ... [Read More]
2011/04/22