Laser welding collaboration between NASA and The Ohio State University aims to stimulate in-space manufacturing, which could eliminate the need to transport heavy fasteners for maintenance and repair.
November 27
14:55
2024
“This business takes guts. It always has,” third-generation distributor Andrew Hartman told the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association 2024 convention.
November 21
20:42
2024
“Pay is not the motivator,” Huyett HR Manager Brooklyn Wolters told the National Fastener Distributors Association. “It is the price for labor.”
November 14
15:56
2024
Initial Southwestern Fastener Association meeting took place in 1974 in Dallas attended by 27 persons representing 20 companies.
November 05
09:51
2024
After 53 days, machinists accept a new four-year contract with the troubled aerospace giant, enabling production to resume immediately.
October 31
22:29
2024
Three “Leadership Development” panelists offered advice during the National Fastener Distributors Association 2024 executive summit.
October 30
14:03
2024
Customers need to know “we want to do business with you,” explained Kevin Chavis of Star Stainless Screw.
October 15
06:11
2024
“Of course, it all starts with threads,” writes Brighton-Best International technical sales manager Bill King for Design News.
October 03
18:57
2024
Würth Group patriarch began working at 14 for his father’s fledgling wholesale screw business in 1949 as its second employee and first apprentice.
September 18
17:25
2024
Smart facility will enable the Taiwan automotive fastener manufacturer to double its self-production rate to 30% by 2027, according to Fastener World.
September 12
10:39
2024
R.J. Leahy Co. supplied metal fasteners that “held together WWII-era ships, Disneyland art commissions, and historical renovations of restaurants, residences and San Francisco city hall.”
August 29
11:33
2024
Alongside incoming CEO David Ficadenti, Montage Partners provided capital to expand the B2B eCommerce distributor of mil-spec fasteners to aerospace and defense industry customers.
August 22
00:28
2024
Market driven by growing mechanization and industrialization, leading to increased demand for machinery, motor vehicles, and durable goods.
August 14
09:52
2024
Market size was valued at $1.34 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $1.87 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.9% during the forecast period.
August 08
23:03
2024
The fastener industry is working with manufacturing customers to cut vehicle weight by reducing the number, type, and weight of fasteners, Design News reports.
August 06
17:08
2024
The National Transportation Safety Board released transcripts of interviews with Boeing employees describing a chaotic push to finish building the 737 Max that suffered a midair blowout in January.
August 01
22:12
2024
BUMAX stainless steel fasteners are manufactured in Sweden in tensile strengths from 800 MPa to over 1500 MPa – taking the world’s strongest stainless steel bolts to extremes.
July 26
11:09
2024
Fastener manufacturer selected Fuller Fasteners as its master distributor partner to supply high-performance stainless steel fasteners in Canada.
July 22
10:42
2024
$15.2 million expansion in Ireland will create 70 new jobs in manufacturing, engineering, and training.
July 19
10:43
2024
$440,800 donation will help fund the UNICEF aid program aiming to provide safe learning spaces for children amid the brutal conflict in Sudan.
