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2012 FIN – At Age 100, Portland Bolt is Delivering Fasteners to 32 Countries

April 02
00:00 2012

+ click to enlarge Todd (left) and Sonnenberg pictured in 2005 Sonnenberg: Stewardship Vital Brian Sonnenberg’s strategy for Portland Bolt’s future

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1984 FIN – Dyson Completes U.S. Navy Construction Requiring Large Fasteners

March 30
00:00 2012

May 30, 1984 FIN – Jos. Dyson & Son, Inc., Eastlake, Ohio, a manufacturer of construction assemblies and fasteners, recently

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1988 FIN – Cardinal Acquires Stelfast Production Equipment

March 18
00:00 2012

February 17, 1988 FIN – Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Co. Inc. has acquired the equipment previously owned by the hot heading

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1991 FIN – Elco to Acquire Key’ Bear-Kat Products Division

March 09
00:00 2012

May 20, 1991 FIN – Elco Industries Inc. of Rockford, Illinois, reached a definitive purchase agreement with Key Manufacturing Group

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1989 FIN – Hollenbach, Desrosiers Head BARCAR

March 05
00:00 2012

March 15, 1989 FIN –  BARCAR Fastening Productsof Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, has recently undergone a management restructuring and has also

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1997 FIN – Sonnenberg: Identify Your Customers’ Needs vs. Wants

February 29
00:00 2012

May 30, 1997 FIN – Your customers are going to tell you what they want. Your job is to determine

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1981 FIN – U.S. Recommends Reducing Surcharge on Japanese Fasteners

February 17
00:00 2012

April 1, 1981 FIN – The U.S. government is recommending a reduction in the surcharge on Japanese fasteners from 4%

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1995 FIN – Harvard Industries Sells ESNA Division to MacLean-Fogg Partnership

February 13
00:00 2012

January 23, 1995 FIN – Harvard Industries Inc. sold the Elastic Stop Nut Division operations in Pocahontas, Arkansas to MacLean-ESNA,

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1986 FIN – Alloy & Stainless Enters Fastener Manufacturing Field

February 03
00:00 2012

September 19, 1986 FIN – Alloy & Stainless, Inc., has finalized the purchase of stud bolt and threaded rod manufacturer

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1994 FIN – Why 99.9% Accuracy Fails In Quality Measurement

January 27
00:00 2012

  May 1, 1994 FIN – What does customer satisfaction 99.9% if the time mean? In the U.S. it would

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1999 FIN – Europe’s HMH Divisions Become Infast

January 20
00:00 2012

  July 9, 1999 FIN – Haden MacLellan Holdings plc combined its fastener manufacturing and distribution resources to create a

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1982 FIN – Employee Group Buys Fastener Engineers

January 11
00:00 2012

Structual Changes for Fastener Engineers Inc. May 1, 1982 FIN – Fastener Engineers Inc. will not say what it is

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1985 FIN – Bethlehem Fastener Division Wins $500,000 Contract to Supply Bridge Deck Reconstruction

December 14
00:00 2011

1985 FIN – The Lebanon, Pennsylvania-based Industrial Fastener Division of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, has been awarded a $500,000 contract to

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1990 FIN – Well Known Wire Producer Enters Aerospace Fastener Field

December 08
00:00 2011

December 19, 1990 FIN – Known for over 30 years as a manufacturer of stainless steel and galvanized small diameter

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1996 FIN – Textron Acquires French Fastener Manufacturer

December 05
00:00 2011

April 9, 1996 FIN – Textron Automotive Co. acquired Valois Industries, a French fastener manufacturer. The French firm is a

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1987 FIN – Raytech Acquires Miami Rivet

November 27
00:00 2011

By Dick Callahan, FIN Editor January 9, 1987 FIN – Raytech Corp., parent company of Raymark Corp., Trumbull, Connecticut, has

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1998 FIN – Cordant Agrees to Buy Fastener Manufacturer Jacobson

November 10
00:00 2011

  May 26, 1998 FIN – Cordant Technologies Inc. announced that its Huck International subsidiary has agreed to buy Jacobson

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1980 FIN – Can You List 3 Similarities Shared by Donuts and Washers?

November 08
00:00 2011

April 25, 1980 FIN – Can you list three similarities shared by donuts and washers? If you can, you can

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1994 FIN – ISO 9000 Is Coming

November 02
00:00 2011

  June 1, 1994 FIN – The day is rapidly approaching that the fastener industry in the United States will

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1987 FIN – Interfast Offering Only Domestic Fasteners

October 25
00:00 2011

March 23, 1987 FIN – Interfast Associates Inc., Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has made a commitment to offer domestic fastener only in

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