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U.S. Fastener Exports Rise in September

November 10
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge + click to enlarge U.S. fastener exports rose in September, while imports declined. After declining 4% in August, U.S. exports of iron and steel fasteners

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STAFDA: 72% of Distributor Members Sell Threaded Fasteners

November 07
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association opens Sunday in Charlotte to a sold-out exhibition hall and no vacancies among the initial hotel blocks. A

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21st Century Fasteners Using Old Procedures

November 05
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge Many standards organizations do not reflect the current mechanical safety and reliability needs of the modern wind turbine, according to Kerry Bock, a national sales

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Fastener Suppliers Face Conflict Minerals Scrutiny

November 03
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge By now most U.S. business owners have heard of the federal Conflict Minerals Regulations. Mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,

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Cohen Tells WIFI: If You Aren’t Current on Social Media – Then Avoid It

October 31
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge Is your company considering using social media?  “If you don’t have a person dedicated to keeping it current, if you can’t maintain it, then it

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AFS Joins Thermoplastics Research Center

October 30
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge Alcoa Fastening Systems and the Netherlands-based ThermoPlastic Composites Research Center (TPRC) are collaborating to develop thermoplastic composite technologies. “The growing role of composite structures in

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National Machinery Marking 140 Years

October 24
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge Fastener+Fixings publisher Phil Matten toured National Machinery in conjunction with the 140th anniversary and found two significant points in National’s history: “In 1900 Earl “E.R.” Frost,

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Fastener Industry Gathers in Las Vegas

October 23
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge + click to enlarge The National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo opens this week in Las Vegas with a record number of 822 booths.

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1998 FIN – No Gambling With Slot Machine Screws

October 17
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge December 14, 1998 FIN – “A slot machine is a deceptively simple device,” according to

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Product News Worth Knowing

October 16
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge Looking to keep up new product developments in the fastener industry?  Don’t miss the Product

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FIC & YFP Name 1st Class of "30-Under-30"

October 16
00:00 2014

10/16/2014 11:52:00 AM FEATURES FIC & YFP Name 1st Class of “30-Under-30” The Fastener Industry Coalition and Young Fastener Professionals

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Fastener Experts Address Hydrogen Embrittlement Claim

October 13
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge On December 18, 2012, a Chevron offshore oil rig’s lower marine riser package separated from

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ARaymond Completing "Biggest" Expansion

October 08
00:00 2014

FEATURES ARaymond Completing “Biggest” Expansion + click to enlarge ARaymond Network new offices in Grenoble (France) + click to enlarge

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U.S. Fastener Exports & Imports Slow

October 07
00:00 2014

10/9/2014 12:48:00 AM FEATURES + click to enlarge Chart courtesy Zepol + click to enlarge U.S. fastener exports and imports

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Hagan: Allfast Deal Price "Astonishing"

October 06
00:00 2014

FEATURES Hagan: Allfast Deal Price “Astonishing” + click to enlarge The recent $360 million acquisition of Allfast Fastening Systems by

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Despite Large Gains, Overall FINdex Declines

October 03
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge The FIN Fastener Stock Index declined 7.1% in the third quarter of 2014, compared to

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Global Fastener Market To Top $94.6b by 2018

September 30
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge A new report published by Transparency Market Research estimates the global demand for industrial fasteners

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Würth Malta Celebrates 25 Years, Unveils New HQ

September 29
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Reinhold Würth and Angela Zammit Würth Malta opened a new head office

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Bay Bridge Leaks Prompt New Fastener Fears

September 26
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – “Several of the giant steel rods that anchor the tower of the

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Stanley Black & Decker Recognized as S&P 500 Leader On Climate Change Action

September 25
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge CEO John Lundgren + click to enlarge Stanley Black & Decker has been recognized as a

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