Worldwide Fastener News Week Feb 13-19 2012 | Bazibaza

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Worldwide Fastener News, Weekly, Bazibaza

Material Prices – Costs – Market

 

  • DSV Reports Raw Material Cost Of Fasteners: Averagely Increase More Than 12﹪from January 2011 To Now | Fastener World Inc.
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    We publish each and every week the link to the DSV wire rod price evolution. Just subscribe, it’s free ! 

    2012-02-15 Class:Fastener
    According to the report of trend of raw material cost change from the German Fasteners Association of Mechanical Fasteners Manufactures(DSC), the cost of the classes wire rod boron-alloyed, drawn wire boron-alloyed, wire rod […]

  • China’s Baosteel Lifts March Steel Prices From Feb | Chinafastener .info
    * Baosteel raises prices by 150 yuan/T for March
    * Increase in prices within market expectations
    * Seasonal improvement seen in steel demand
    * Analysts remain cautious over market outlook
    SHANGHAI, Feb 10 (Reuters) – China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel will raise its main steel product prices for March, it said on Friday, a move seen as tapping into […]

Material Prices index from several Official Sources : Dowjones, Wire price DSV (January 2012), Kitco, Yieh corp…

New Products and Services

  • Apple Criticized For ‘Pentalobular’ Screws | Global Fastener News – USA
    Technology bloggers lashed out at Apple in recent weeks over the company’s choice of fasteners for its iconic iPhone.
    During a public forum at DesignCon, iFixit CEO Kyle Weins labeled Apple as “diabolical” for switching from Phillips screws for new tamper-resistant screws on the iPhone 4S, DesignNews reports. (…)
    via free FIN feature Apple Criticized for ‘Pentalobular’ […]
  • Edelstahl-Einbindesystem Mit Patentiertem Verschluss | Konstrucktionspraxis
    Bormann & Neupert, Ingenieurbüro für Anlagensicherheit aus Düsseldorf, präsentiert Edelstahl-Einbindesysteme auf der diesjährigen Fastener Fair Hannover.
    Für die Bündelung von Schläuchen oder Rohren bietet Bormann & Neupert korrosions- und witterungsbeständige Edelstahlbänder an (…)
    via Edelstahl-Einbindesystem mit patentiertem Verschluss.
  • Brass Nuts And Inserts India Launches New Pressfit-India Range Of Brass Moulding Inserts | SBWire
    Jamnagar, Gujarat — (SBWIRE) — 02/15/2012 — Brass Nuts and Inserts India is a Jamnagar based manufacturer Brass hex nuts , Jam Nuts, Lock nuts, Bushings, Moulding inserts, Fasteners and turned parts.They have launched a range of Pressfit-India range of Brass moulding inserts.
    The reason for using Pressfit-India inserts is as follows-
    – Pressfit-India inserts are typically […]
  • BOLT SCIENCE Released BOLTCALC Version 6 | Fastener World Inc.
    2012-02-15
    U.K BOLT SCIENCE has released Version 6 of the BOLTCALC program for the start of 2012.
    Besides solving bolting problems, completing consultancy assignments, and providing test services, BOLT SCIENCE also writes and sells specialist software and run training courses for engineers (…)
    via Professional fasteners and hardware search engine by Fastener World Inc. makes you find screws, […]
  • AN Nut Face Design | AskBob .aero
    AN315 nut showing washer face
    The previous article I discussed the purpose of the washer face on the bolt head. AN nuts may also (optional for most nuts) use a washer face. It seems obvious that the seating face should be flat, smooth, and perpendicular (within 2 degrees) to the bolt axis.
    So how is this design […]
  • OXSILAN® Replaces Zinc Phosphating | Fastener World Inc.
    OXSILAN®: eco-friendly multi-metal process
    After several months of testing, the results proved to be convincing in so many areas that the new OXSILAN® technology was adopted for use in series production already in spring 2011. For Sascha Malorny, responsible for pretreatment and painting at Mercedes-Benz in Gaggenau, much has become easier with the changeover to the […]
  • Fasteners Enable Sheet-to-sheet Attachment Without Screws – A Design Engineer Article At Engineer Live
    New microPEM TackPin (Type T) fasteners for compact electronic assemblies enable sheet-to-sheet attachment, replacing costly screw installation in applications where disassembly is not required.
    Their use eliminates typical screw-related issues (including tapping, cross-threading, torque control, and vibration backout) and ultimately promotes quick and easy installation with minimal hardware. TackPin fasteners can serve as ideal alternatives to […]
  • Befestigungselemente Mit Verdecktem Kopf Für Dünne Bleche | Maschinenmarkt Vogel – German – PEM
    Die selbstklemmenden PEM-Bolzen und -Abstandshalter mit verdecktem Kopf von Penn Engineering weisen wiederverwendbare Gewinde zur Montage in dünnem Blech auf. Dank ihres Designs kann die von der Montageseite abgewandte Seite glatt und unberührt bleiben.
    Somit lassen sich die Befestigungselemente in Einsatzgebieten nutzen, wo das aufnehmende Blech komplett dicht gegen Luft, Flüssigkeiten, Staub, Gase und andere potentielle […]

Company Purchase & Investment

no info this week

Antidumping

 

  • Commission Regulation EU No 115/2012 Of 9 February 2012 | Official Journal
    Commission Regulation EU No 115/2012 of 9 February 2012 imposing a provisional countervailing duty on imports of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in India (…)
    via EUR-Lex – Official Journal – 2012 – L 038.
  • Anti Subsidy Tariffs Applied To Stainless Steel Fasteners From India | Fastener+Fixing
    The European Union has applied anti subsidy countervailing duties CVD ranging from 3.2 to 16.5 percent on imports of certain stainless steel fasteners from India. The status of the parallel anti dumping investigation appears, however, much less conclusive.(…)
    via Anti subsidy tariffs applied to stainless steel fasteners from India.
  • EU Hits Indian Screw Makers With Duties To Counter Subsidies – Businessweek
    By Jonathan Stearns
    Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) — The European Union imposed tariffs as high as 16.5 percent on screws and bolts from India, saying EU producers have been hurt by Indian subsidies.
    The duties punish Indian manufacturers of stainless steel fasteners including Lakshmi Precision Screws Ltd. for receiving trade-distorting government aid. The levies range from 3.2 percent […]

Market infos and Statistics

 

  • U.S. Building Market Takes A Turn For The Better Orders For Fastener Sales To U.S. Look Good |Fastener World Inc.
    2012-02-08 Class:Fastener
    Following the good news from the various economic indicators in the U.S., its real estate market also turns for the better. It is reported that the chief culprit of the global financial crisis, the U.S. housing market, has recently shown a sign of rebounding after hitting rock bottom. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, […]
  • An Overview Of Brazil Fastener Market | Fastener World Inc.
    2012-02-10 Class:Fastener
    According to Taiwan Trade Center do Brasil Ltda, there are totally 300 manufacturers and importers & exporters of screws, nuts and bolts in Brazil, mainly gathered in Sao Paulo and Santa Catarina, among which Belenus, Jomarca, Industrial Rex and Ciser are the manufacturers and importers & exporters with larger scales.
    There are more screws and […]
  • Airbus Told To Swap Aluminum Rivets For Titanium On A380 Jumbo | Bloomberg
    SAS was told by European air safety authorities to swap some aluminum rivets on its A380 flagship for stronger titanium fasteners, less than a month after the company was forced to fix cracks on the jet’s wings.
    According to a so-called airworthiness directive by the European Aviation Safety Agency today, six aluminum rivets used to join […]
  • A Brief Financial Report Of Listed Taiwanese Fastener Companies For 2011 | Fastener World Inc.
    2012-02-01 Class:Fastener
    source: cnYes arranged by Fastener World Inc.
    Company 2011 Revenue […]
  • Moser Tells NEFDA: Time For U.S. Companies To Reevaluate Offshore Sourcing | Global Fastener News – USA
    It is time for U.S. companies to reevaluate their offshore souring, Harry Moser told the New England Fastener Distributors Association.
    Moser, the founder and president of Reshoring Initiative, said “with clear evidence of the fragility of global supply chains, Chinese and other low labor cost country wages rising rapidly, the U.S. dollar declining and oil soaring, […]

Insitutions-Organizations-Associations

 

  • European Standards Organisations Enlarge Membership To Include Turkey | Fastener World Inc.
    2012-02-08 Class:Fastener
    The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) have both decided to grant full membership status to the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) (…)
    via Professional fasteners and hardware search engine by Fastener World Inc. makes you find screws, nuts, washers, wires, rivets, pins, and other hardware parts swiftly.

Training-Management

 

  • Aerospace Manufacturing Jobs Are Here, Skilled Workers Are Not | SCPR
    (…) Carlsson is a Senior Principal Engineer at Alcoa Fastening Systems. The company makes nuts and bolts for airplanes under the umbrella of the multinational aluminum producer, Alcoa. Eighty percent of all the nuts and bolts for airplanes are made right here in Southern California.
    Survival is not mandatory
    On a tour of Alcoa Fastening System’s Torrance […]
  • Newly Published English JIS Standards In January 2012 | Fastener World Inc.
    2012-02-13 Class:Fastener
    Recently, the Japan Standard Associatin(JSA)published the new English JIS standard, and the titles included as follows:
    (…)
    ※Heat-resisting steel bars and wire rods(JIS No.-JIS G 4311:2011)
    ※Terms and definitions of nondestructive testing(JIS No.-JIS Z 2300:2009)
    Please refer to the JSA website for more details.
    via Professional fasteners and hardware search engine by Fastener World Inc. makes you find screws, […]
  • New Fastener Information Directory Published | Global Fastener News

    Guide includes information on components, specials, thread design and terminology, operations, metrics, heat treating, plating, gauging and washers.

    Monday, February 13, 2012
    via paid version of Global Fastener News.

Trade Show – Fair

 

  • NIFS Fastener Hall Of Fame | Fastenerblog.net
    Posted by Traveling Salesman at 2/18/2012 10:39 PM
    A couple weeks ago, Eric Dudas (of Fasteners Clearing House and Fully Threaded Radio) tweeted something about the National Fastener Show “Hall of Fame”. His comments ended with something like “google it”. I did.
    I googled it but no where could I find a listing of the […]
  • Las Vegas Fastener Expo Announces Powerful New Web Site | National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo
    The National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo has gone live with its completely new web site featuring a fresh look, easier navigation and many more features and functions, it was announced here today by Susan A. Hurley, CEM, General Manager.
    Some of the new features include: more buttons on the menu, a Testimonials page, Exhibitor […]
  • The 2nd Taiwan International Fastener Show To Open On March 13 | CENS.com
    Taipei, Feb. 16, 2012 (CENS)–The 2nd Taiwan International Fastener Show (TIFS) will be held March 13-14, in the island’s southern metropolises of Kaohsiung, and is expected to generate on-spot and post-show business opportunities worth over NT$12 billion.
    TIFS was inaugurated in 2010, jointly organized by Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) […]

Media – Blog – Audio – Video

 

  • Fastenerblog.net: A Note Of Gratitude From A Manufacturers Rep
    Tony Van Hoozer called me recently to let me know that after 23 years as a manufacturers agent in the Indiana and Kentucky markets, he is closing his agency V H Sales Associates due to ever increasing demands as Partner/VP Sales of Cable Tie Express. He wanted to express his gratitude to those who […]

All Company Infos

 

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Week in Review :

Material prices Increase in China for march.

New Tariffs applied to import in Europe of stainless steel Fasteners from India.

After many troubles last year, Agrati in France to face now a strike.

Several news products, some surprising, like the pentalobular recess developped by Apple with comments of Global Fastener News, or the microPEM TackPin…

Note :

Eurofasteners.com is back on track. If you look for any european standard, you will find all the mains dimensions and tolerances.

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