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What’s up with Fastenal?

October 14
00:00 2015

FEATURE + click to enlarge Talk about a rough start to a quarter. For the third time in 11 months, Fastenal has a new CEO. The company’s board elected CEO

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HEADLINES from December 1 FIN

October 12
00:00 2015

Bannister & McGuire Sell NIFMSE To National Firm Bannister and McGuire (courtesy LINK Magazine) The National Fastener & Mill Supply Expo has new owners. California-based Emerald Expositions operates 80 business-to-business trade

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Big News At Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings

October 09
00:00 2015

10/9/2015 FEATURE + click to enlarge The past few weeks have seen a series of big announcements at Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings. Earlier this week Alcoa Fastening Systems and

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U.S. Fastener Activity Continues To Decline

October 07
00:00 2015

FEATURE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge U.S. fastener exports and imports fell again in August, marking five consecutive months of decline. U.S. fastener exports of iron and

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Manufacturer-Distributor Relationships A Matter of Trust

October 05
00:00 2015
    Manufacturer-Distributor Relationships A Matter of Trust

FEATURE + click to enlarge Pac-West panel (left) with panel moderator Rick Peterson of All-West Components & Fasteners The secret to good relations between domestic manufacturers and fastener distributors? It’s

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Fastener Stocks Decline for Third Straight Quarter

October 01
00:00 2015
    Fastener Stocks Decline for Third Straight Quarter

FEATURE + click to enlarge The FIN Fastener Stock Index fell for a third consecutive quarter, declining 1.3% in the third quarter of 2015. A comparative index of related industrial

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MacLean-Fogg Continues Corporate Leadership

September 25
00:00 2015
    MacLean-Fogg Continues Corporate Leadership

FEATURE + click to enlarge (L-R) Barry MacLean and Duncan MacLean + click to enlarge MacLean-Fogg is entering the fourth generation of MacLean family leadership with Duncan MacLean being named

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Autumn 2015 Training Opportunities

September 22
00:00 2015

FEATURE + click to enlarge October 6, 2015 – Fastener Testing, Fastener Training Institute, at Atlas Testing Laboratories, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Web: FastenerTraining.org October 8, 2015 – Print Reading Seminar, Mid-West

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Fastener Mechanics Using 3-D Optical Projection Technology

September 16
00:00 2015
  Fastener Mechanics Using 3-D Optical Projection Technology

FEATURE + click to enlarge Northrop Grumman mechanic uses FILLS light projected work instructions to speed the assembly of an

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Construction Strong; Manufacturers Lack Confidence In August Economic Surveys

September 14
00:00 2015
  Construction Strong; Manufacturers Lack Confidence In August Economic Surveys

FEATURE + click to enlarge The Fastener Distributor Index dropped for a second consecutive month, but a variety of economic

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Eliminating Fastener Defects with 3D Inspections

September 03
00:00 2015
  Eliminating Fastener Defects with 3D Inspections

FEATURE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge From automotive, trucking, and heavy equipment to aerospace, agriculture, and high-volume

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Adhesives Gaining Ground On Mechanical Fasteners?

August 28
00:00 2015
  Adhesives Gaining Ground On Mechanical Fasteners?

FEATURE + click to enlarge PEM VariMount Fastening System MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: “Multiple materials are now common in aerospace and automotive

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Fastener Stocks Weather "China" Market Correction

August 26
00:00 2015
  Fastener Stocks Weather "China" Market Correction

FEATURE Fastener Stocks Weather “China” Market Correction + click to enlarge The “market correction” roiling international investors related to a

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Asia Industrial Fastener Market At $44 Billion By 2020

August 24
00:00 2015
  Asia Industrial Fastener Market At $44 Billion By 2020

FEATURE + click to enlarge The industrial fastener market, including automotive, machinery, construction and MRO, in Asia is predicted to

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HEADLINES from December 1 FIN

August 21
00:00 2015

Bannister & McGuire Sell NIFMSE To National Firm Bannister and McGuire (courtesy LINK Magazine) The National Fastener & Mill Supply Expo

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HEADLINES from December 1 FIN

August 21
00:00 2015

Bannister & McGuire Sell NIFMSE To National Firm Bannister and McGuire (courtesy LINK Magazine) The National Fastener & Mill Supply Expo

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3D Printing Partnership Enables Fastener Success

August 19
00:00 2015
  3D Printing Partnership Enables Fastener Success

FEATURE + click to enlarge UK-based Barton Coldform secured a £300,000 (US$471,000) contract with Ford Motor Co. after developing prototype

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ARaymond Eyes India for Auto Fastener Growth

August 18
00:00 2015
  ARaymond Eyes India for Auto Fastener Growth

FEATURE + click to enlarge MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – ARaymond Fasteners India, the local arm of the French supplier of fastener

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Fastenal Marks Vending Machine Milestone

August 17
00:00 2015
  Fastenal Marks Vending Machine Milestone

FEATURE + click to enlarge Fastenal recently installed its 50,000 FAST Solutions industrial vending machine. The milestone machine, which was

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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buying Precision Castparts

August 10
00:00 2015
  Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buying Precision Castparts

FEATURE + click to enlarge Berkshire Hathaway agreed to acquire Precision Castparts Corp. for $37.2 billion cash, including outstanding PCC

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