The Fastener spring trade show season for 2017 is beginning with 13 events around the world in March through June.
February 22
02:58
2017
An Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) advanced inspection robotics research project has developed “a flexible, robotic snake-arm tool” that reaches into confined areas to perform required aircraft inspections.
February 17
00:01
2017
Automakers are reducing weight and improving fuel efficiency by pushing the limits of high strength steels, according to Salim Brahimi, Director of Engineering Technology at the Industrial Fasteners Institute.
February 13
14:12
2017
In the past two months, the Dow has gained about 10% in value. But fastener stocks have done better than that.
February 09
17:28
2017
Speeding-up the airframe assembly process is important for Airbus, which has partnered with Polytech University in Saint Petersburg for more than a decade to help solve this issue.
February 03
00:01
2017
The Fastener Industry Coalition will sponsor four sessions during its first Fastener Industry Summit following Fastener Tech 2017.
January 31
10:39
2017
A 52% majority of End of 2016 FIN Survey participants indicated “Moderate” confidence in the North American economy; 27% pegged it at “High”; and 21% expressed “Low” confidence.
January 23
10:26
2017
Market is mainly driven by increase in the use of robots for efficient aircraft production processes and growing use of robotics to handle aircraft orders backlog.
January 20
00:02
2017
End of 2016 FIN Survey participants expressed more confidence in the incoming White House on business issues than eight years ago. The 2017 incoming White House rates 3.5 on a 1-to-5 scale, compared with 2.3 for 2009 and matching 3.5 for 2001.
January 17
23:43
2017
New high-tech solution crafted in cooperation with UW–Madison engineers lets workers on customers’ manufacturing floor send a “time to restock” signal simply by dropping an empty bin into a chute for electronic identification.
January 12
00:31
2017
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: “We can no longer compete with the escalating energy costs we are seeing here in Ontario,” CEO Byron Nelson told the Canadian Press.
January 02
01:29
2017
GlobalFastenerNews.com looks back at the performance of the FIN Fastener Stock Index over the first nine months of 2016.
December 29
19:25
2016
There are hundreds of stories annually in Fastener Industry News. Here are some of the top headlines from 2016. These headlines
December 23
14:11
2016
Once again the fastener industry marked the holidays on social media. Some companies used simple messages to convey holiday
December 19
02:02
2016
Equipment from Rockford Products plant shuttered in 2016 to be sold February; Rockford employees lose 401(k) money.
December 19
00:21
2016
The Culture Index can tell prospective employers what kind of employee an applicant will be because the personality test tells you what applicants are wired as.
December 16
00:02
2016
Sales of fasteners in North America and Western Europe are expected to grow more slowly than the global average through 2020, according to Global Industrial Fastener Market, 9th Edition, a new study from the Freedonia Group.
December 13
00:08
2016
Combs: “If you don’t want to be the test case, the smart thing is to do what the law says.”
December 08
11:54
2016
“See the road ahead,” Tim O’Keeffe advised the National Fastener Distributors Association in a presentation on the lifecycle of companies.
November 03
16:48
2016
Wreck spilled 42,000 gallons of oil into the Columbia River and forced the evacuation of a nearby town.
