By Dick Callahan, FIN Editor September 16, 1988 FIN – Hunter-Stevens Co., Franklin Park, Illinois, has been purchased y
FASTENER HISTORY
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November 28, 1994 FIN – Business came to U-C Components, rather than U-C soliciting orders for clean screws, Fred
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January 15, 1981 FIN – Charter Manufacturing Co., Mequon, Wisconsin, one of the country’s largest producers of lock washers,
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By Dick Callahan FIN Editor/Publisher March 2, 1983 FIN – It looks like the domestic fastener industry won’t be getting
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By Dick Callahan, FIN Editor November 15, 1993 FIN – In the last few months three groups have indicated
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1989 FIN Emhart Joins Black & Decker July 10, 1989 FIN – Emhart Corp., now a part of Black &
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November 12, 1991 FIN – The Department of Commerce, in a ruling favoring Chinese lug nut producers, has set a
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By Dick Callahan, FIN Editor February 17, 1986 FIN – The Bostitch Division of Textron Inc., Providence, Rhode Island, will
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October 29, 1998 FIN – Supply chain management is an opportunity to take costs out of doing business and “play
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By Dick Callahan, FIN Editor April 17, 1984 FIN – If you’re now involved in supplying the auto industry with
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Can You Define 30 Basic Terms? “To become reasonably thread friendly, a person must become familiar with about 30 basic
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August 1, 1981 FIN – Donahue Steel Products Co. has been bought by Romard/Northwest, Inc., a subsidiary of American
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1995 FIN: Distributor Hayes Now Manufacturing Fastener Jewelry March 31, 1995 FIN – Distributor Bill Hayes of Hawaii Nut &
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By Dick Callahan, FN Editor April 24, 1986 FIN – The Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the
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How Did Sherex Go Online in 1992? Before most people had ever even logged into the World Wide Web,
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1982 Steel Shipments Fall 31% Bethlehem Steel Corporation isn’t the only integrated steel producer suffering declining shipments of finished
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October 2, 2009 FIN – Falcon Metal Corporation is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2009. Founded by Bruce Roberts
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January 1, 1992 FIN – Century Fasteners Inc. signed an agreement to acquire certain assets and liabilities of Consolidated
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March 24, 1986 FIN – The Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has signed a letter of intent to
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December 12, 1979 FIN – What’s your forecast for the fastener industry in 1980? Will it be up, down
