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1994 FIN – IFI Organizes Environment, Safety & Health Committee

December 24
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February 9, 1994 FIN – The Industrial Fastener Institute has inaugurated an Environment, Safety & Health (ESH) Committee for its

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1987 FIN – CBS Evening News Spotlights the Counterfeit Bolt Situation

December 22
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By Dick Callahan, FIN Editor June 10, 1987 FIN – The problem of imported counterfeit bolts, which has already received

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1998 FIN – Electronic Commerce is Catching On

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March 4, 1998 FIN – A majority of fastener firms participating in the End of 1997 FIN Survey report they

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1985 FIN – Sheffield Acquires Armco’s Kansas City Fastener Operations

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April 30, 1985 FIN – Sheffield, Incorporated, headed by William O. Bradley, Steven Forsythe and John Jagiela, completed the purchase

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1995 FIN – Harvard Industries Sells Elastic Stop Nut Division

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

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2010 FIN – Family-Owned MacLean-Fogg Marks 85th Anniversary

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  2010 FIN – Family-Owned MacLean-Fogg Marks 85th Anniversary

  John MacLean Jr. (courtesy MacLean-Fogg) December 14, 2010 FIN – MacLean-Fogg Company is marking 85 years of growth to

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1980 FIN – U.S. Emphasizing Corrosion Resistant Fastener Coatings

November 29
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  By Dick Callahan March 15, 1980 FIN – There is increasingly strong emphasis in the U.S. on corrosion resistant

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1999 FIN – TransTechnology Acquires Eaton’s Fastener Business

November 21
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  July 9, 1999 FIN –TransTechnology Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Eaton Corporation ‘s Engineered Fasteners business for $173

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1982 FIN – NewsNet to Transmit FIN

November 20
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June 22, 1982 FIN – Fastener Industry News (FIN) beginning in September, will be available via computer transmission as part

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1989 FIN – Elco Forms 50/50 Joint Venture with Nagoya

November 14
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  July 10, 1989 FIN – Elco Industries of Rockford, Illinois, and Nagoya Screw Manufacturing Co. Ltd. of Japan, have

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1993 FIN – New Washer Design Locks Bolts Without Marring Workpieces

November 04
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  December 31, 1993 FIN – An improved spring-tab lock washer has been developed which is said to be able

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1985 FIN – Allied Products Sells Pheoll Division

October 29
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  February 28, 1985 FIN  – Chicago-based Allied Products Corporation has sold its Pheoll Manufacturing Division to the employees of

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2010 FIN – Norway’s Dokka Building Plant in Michigan

October 25
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  2010 FIN – Norway’s Dokka Building Plant in Michigan

  October 22, 2010 FIN – Norway’s Dokka Fasteners will expand by opening a facility in Michigan, WIFR reports. Dokka considered establishing a facility

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1989 FIN – Turnbull Acquires Florida Bolt & Nut

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  November 30, 1989 FIN – Michael L. Turnbull of Fastener Services Inc., Detroit, Michigan, and Neil McGinness of Palm

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1991 FIN – ISO 9000 Increasingly Important to Exporters

October 19
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  November 12, 1991 FIN – If you are exporting fasteners, you should be aware of ISO 9000 quality control

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1989 FIN – Buell Will Sell Small Fastener Business to ITW But Stay In Fasteners

October 14
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  October 1, 1989 FIN – Buell Industries, Waterbury, Connecticut, has agreed to sell the assets of its small screw

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1986 FIN – New OSHA Hazardous Materials Handling Standard Begins May 25

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  By Dick Callahan March 12, 1986 FIN – If you’re in the business of producing fasteners, it’s time to

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1999 FIN – Park-Ohio, Questron, & Würth Announce Acquisitions

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February 1, 1999 FIN – Park-Ohio announced the acquisition of St. Louis Screw & Bolt Co., Questron Technology Inc., signed

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1993 FIN – Commerce Department Issues Dumping Charge Against Taiwan Lock Washers

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  1993 FIN – Commerce Department Issues Dumping Charge Against Taiwan Lock Washers

July 21, 1993 FIN – The U.S. International Trade Commission announced its final determination that the U.S. helical spring lock

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1984 FIN – Stelco Reorganizes Fastener Manufacturing

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By Dick Callahan May 30, 1984 FIN – Hamilton, Ontario-based Stelco, Inc., Canada’s largest steel producer has reorganized its fastener

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