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Fastener Importers Doubt West Coast Dockworker Strike

July 21
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge West Coast dockworkers are still on the job despite expiration of their union contract with the Pacific Maritime Association. Fastener importers are confident there will

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Boeing Automating 777 Fuselage Builds

July 17
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge Boeing is in the final phases of testing a new method for building 777 fuselages. Known as the Fuselage Automated Upright Build, or FAUB, this

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Farrell on 21st Century Sales: Ask Questions, Calculate Savings

July 17
00:00 2014

FEATURES + click to enlarge Ask the potential customer questions and then calculate what a customer can save with your solution to their problem, Richard P. Farrell advised salespeople at

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Fastener Industry News Celebrates 35 Years

July 09
00:00 2014
    Fastener Industry News Celebrates 35 Years

FEATURE + click to enlarge Dick Callahan + click to enlarge John Wolz + view more photos FIN Calendar 2014 Articles in First FIN Mid-State Bolt & Nut Company acquired Capitol

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Boeing To Automate 737 Wing Assembly

July 07
00:00 2014
    Boeing To Automate 737 Wing Assembly

6/30/2014 FEATURE + click to enlarge MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – Boeing plans to convert a 737 assembly function to an automated process, Flightglobal.com reports. The move is intended to ramp up production

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U.S. Fastener Exports Double Import Rate

July 07
00:00 2014
    U.S. Fastener Exports Double Import Rate

FEATURE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge U.S. fastener exports increased at twice the rate of imports in May. Exports of iron and steel fasteners (HTS Code: 7318)

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"You Are the Ceiling" Fabricius Tells NFDA

July 01
00:00 2014

FEATURE “You Are the Ceiling” Fabricius Tells NFDA + click to enlarge “No organization can grow beyond the capability of the leader,” David Fabricius told the National Fastener Distributors Association....

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Fastener Issues Still Plague 787 Production

June 24
00:00 2014
    Fastener Issues Still Plague 787 Production

FEATURE + click to enlarge Fastener issues continue to plague Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner program. An “unusual production mishap” on the 787 assembly line in Everett, WA, reveals a continued problem

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MWFA Opens Its 33rd Annual Show

June 23
00:00 2014
  MWFA Opens Its 33rd Annual Show

FEATURE + click to enlarge The Midwest Fastener Association is holding its 33rd annual trade show today at Belvedere Banquets,

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McIlhon To Be 5th Family Leader of NFDA

June 20
00:00 2014
  McIlhon To Be 5th Family Leader of NFDA

FEATURE + click to enlarge At its recent meeting in New Orleans, the National Fastener Distributors Association named Casey McIlhon

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"Raining Fasteners" Beneath Chicago’s "L" Train

June 19
00:00 2014

FEATURE “Raining Fasteners” Beneath Chicago’s “L” Train + click to enlarge Courtesy Chicago Tribune MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: A Chicago cabby received

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EU Tariffs On Stainless Steel Fasteners Strengthen Case for Broader Sanctions

June 17
00:00 2014
  EU Tariffs On Stainless Steel Fasteners Strengthen Case for Broader Sanctions

FEATURE + click to enlarge Having successfully renewed AD tariffs on stainless steel fasteners from Chinese and Taiwanese producers in

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FIN Marking 35th Year By Featuring Fastener History

June 13
00:00 2014
  FIN Marking 35th Year By Featuring Fastener History

FEATURE + click to enlarge Jacques Besson’s screw-cutting machine, 1579. Fastener Industry News is marking its 35th anniversary by topping the

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U.S. Industrial Fastener Exports Slip

June 09
00:00 2014
  U.S. Industrial Fastener Exports Slip

FEATURE + click to enlarge Courtesy Zepol + click to enlarge U.S. fastener imports increased in April, while exports saw

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Fastener Companies See Growth Opportunities

June 06
00:00 2014
  Fastener Companies See Growth Opportunities

FEATURE + click to enlarge In early 2014, Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld called his company “very optimistic” about its fastener

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FIN Stock Review Keeps You Informed All Year

June 03
00:00 2014
  FIN Stock Review Keeps You Informed All Year

FEATURE + click to enlarge Reading the annual FIN Fastener Stock Review is a great way to follow the fastener

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Hagan Announces the Top Ten Fastener Company Acquisitions of 2013

May 25
00:00 2014
  Hagan Announces the Top Ten Fastener Company Acquisitions of 2013

FEATURE + click to enlarge Richard Hagan has been issuing his annual Top Ten Fastener Company Acquisitions since 1995.  Click

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FIN Stock Review – 2013 A Year of Decisions

May 23
00:00 2014
  FIN Stock Review – 2013 A Year of Decisions

FEATURE + click to enlarge Here is a sampling of quotes from the FIN Review of Fastener Stocks for 2013:   Anixter:

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Investors Acquire Hillman Companies

May 20
00:00 2014
  Investors Acquire Hillman Companies

FEATURE + click to enlarge Jim Waters The Hillman Companies Inc. and CCMP Capital Advisors LLC have signed an agreement

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New Bay Bridge Steel Rod Issues Surface

May 16
00:00 2014
  New Bay Bridge Steel Rod Issues Surface

FEATURE + click to enlarge “Steel rods that anchor the Bay Bridge eastern span’s massive main cable have shifted since

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