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Fastener Product News Worth Reading

July 29
00:00 2015
    Fastener Product News Worth Reading

FEATURE + click to enlarge Looking to keep up new product developments in the fastener industry?  Don’t miss the Product News section on GlobalFastenerNews.com.  From the latest OEM coating approvals to developments in space-age adhesives

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33,000 Steel Bolts Replaced on New U.S. Embassy

July 27
00:00 2015
    33,000 Steel Bolts Replaced on New U.S. Embassy

FEATURE + click to enlarge Steel bolts are being replaced on the top four floors of the new 12-story £650 million U.S. Embassy currently under construction in south London, the

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Robots to Install 50,000 Fasteners on Boeing 777s

July 21
00:00 2015
    Robots to Install 50,000 Fasteners on Boeing 777s

FEATURE + click to enlarge MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – One of the world’s largest robotics companies invented a new automated system to install 50,000 fasteners on the fuselage of each new

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Giacalone to WIFI: Change Is More Than Numbers

July 15
00:00 2015
    Giacalone to WIFI: Change Is More Than Numbers

FEATURE + click to enlarge Renee Giacalone, who started in the fastener industry with the Aderman Co. rep agency, told the Women in the Fastener Industry that leaders must be

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Globalization Regulates Fastener Finishing

July 13
00:00 2015
    Globalization Regulates Fastener Finishing

FEATURE + click to enlarge Longer product life, “invisible” finishes, friction control, more durability with less thickness and increased usage of nano-technology are the future of fastener finishes, Brian Lowry

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HEADLINES from December 1 FIN

July 10
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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HEADLINES from December 1 FIN

July 10
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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Fasteners Land Gem-Year Owner On Forbes Rich List

July 06
00:00 2015
    Fasteners Land Gem-Year Owner On Forbes Rich List

FEATURE + click to enlarge Tsai Yung-Lung Gem-Year Industrial owner Tsai Yung-Lung was named to the Forbes’ Taiwan Rich List. Tsai was listed at No. 18 with an estimated net

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Almjeld to NFDA: Trucker Shortage to Up Costs

June 30
00:00 2015
  Almjeld to NFDA: Trucker Shortage to Up  Costs

FEATURE Almjeld to NFDA: Trucker Shortage to Up Costs + click to enlarge Be prepared for trucking rates increases as

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New Boeing CEO Cites Fasteners in Cost Savings

June 29
00:00 2015
  New Boeing CEO Cites Fasteners in Cost Savings

FEATURE + click to enlarge “As each 787 Dreamliner left the production line at Boeing’s Everett factory near Seattle in

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Visual Recognition Tech Simplifies Fastener Buying

June 24
00:00 2015
  Visual Recognition Tech Simplifies Fastener Buying

FEATURE + click to enlarge Partpic team, including co-founders Jewel Burks (center) and Jason Crain (second from left) Sifting through

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Würth Founder’s Son Safe After Kidnapping

June 22
00:00 2015
  Würth Founder’s Son Safe After Kidnapping

FEATURE + click to enlargeReinhold Würth in undated photo with son Markus and daughter Bettina, advisory board chair for Würth

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STAFDA Associate Survey: 2014 Sales Up 14%; A Majority Projecting 2015 Increase

June 19
00:00 2015
  STAFDA Associate Survey: 2014 Sales Up 14%; A Majority Projecting 2015 Increase

FEATURE + click to enlarge Associate members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association reported sales rose 14% over

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Canadian Gov’t Investing In Titanium Fasteners

June 18
00:00 2015
  Canadian Gov’t Investing In Titanium Fasteners

FEATURE + click to enlarge The Canadian government announced a repayable contribution of $2 million towards the acquisition of specialized

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Beaulieu to NFDA: U.S. Economy is in Good Shape

June 15
00:00 2015
  Beaulieu to NFDA: U.S. Economy is in Good Shape

FEATURE + click to enlarge The U.S. economy is in good shape, economist Dr. Alan Beaulieu declared. Unemployment is down and

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Distributor’s Embezzling Employee Gets 3 Years in Prison

June 12
00:00 2015
  Distributor’s Embezzling Employee Gets 3 Years in Prison

FEATURE + click to enlarge (Jessica Prokop/The Columbian) MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – A 10-year accounting employee of Vancouver Bolt & Supply

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U.S. Fastener Activity Retreats in April

June 09
00:00 2015
  U.S. Fastener Activity Retreats in April

FEATURE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge After healthy growth in March, U.S. fastener imports and exports fell

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Fastener Tech Opens With 179 Booths

June 07
00:00 2015

+ click to enlarge The fifth and largest biennial Fastener Tech opens Monday at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont,

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Runners-Up for Innovative Products Award?

June 02
00:00 2015
  Runners-Up for Innovative Products Award?

FEATURE + click to enlarge Phillips Screw Co. won the Fastener+Fixing Fastener Technology Innovator award for a bolt designed for Rolls Royce

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Hagan: Fastener Acquisitions Jump in 2014

May 29
00:00 2015
  Hagan: Fastener Acquisitions Jump in 2014

FEATURE + click to enlarge There were 41 fastener company acquisitions completed worldwide during 2014, making it the most active

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