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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 allowing CCMP to acquire a controlling interest in Hillman from

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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 they were installed and are now perilously close to sharp-edged

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Chicago Rivet Reports ‘Strong’ Revenue & Income

May 12
00:00 2014
    Chicago Rivet Reports ‘Strong’ Revenue & Income

FEATURE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. reported revenues grew 8.5% to $37.12 million in 2013, boosted by strong fourth quarter growth of

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Rising Nickel Cost = Higher Stainless Steel Fastener Prices

May 09
00:00 2014
    Rising Nickel Cost = Higher Stainless Steel Fastener Prices

FEATURE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Courtesy London Metal Exchange Nickel prices for stainless steel are rising and reached a two-year high in early May 2014.  Bruce Wheeler

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Nedschroef Opens Cold Forming Academy

May 06
00:00 2014
    Nedschroef Opens Cold Forming Academy

FEATURE + click to enlarge Nedschroef Machinery has opened Nedform Academy to provide training for cold heading technology. The academy is based at Herentals, Belgium, where three state-of-the-art multi-station Nedform cold heading machines

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Bay Bridge Bolts Get ‘Simple, Cut-Rate’ Fix

April 30
00:00 2014
    Bay Bridge Bolts Get ‘Simple, Cut-Rate’ Fix

FEATURE + click to enlarge The state agency in charge of the $6.4 billion Oakland Bay Bridge “installed a relatively cheap and simple fix” for 192 galvanized high-strength rods susceptible

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New India Fastener Plant Qualifies for LEED Certification

April 28
00:00 2014
    New India Fastener Plant Qualifies for LEED Certification

FEATURE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge From a cooling system chosen to save 80% on energy to strategic use of glass to reduce lighting costs, the new

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IFI to Publish 9th Edition of Standards

April 28
00:00 2014
    IFI to Publish 9th Edition of Standards

FEATURE + click to enlarge It started with a phone call to the director of engineering technology at the Industrial Fasteners Institute. “I can find the information on NE style

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Fastener-Related Recalls Making News

April 21
00:00 2014
  Fastener-Related Recalls Making News

FEATURE + click to enlarge Automotive recalls are nothing new, and certainly not limited to fastener-related problems. This year is

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Semiconductor Firm Dumps Industrial Wastewater in Taiwan, Disrupting Fastener Supply Chain

April 11
00:00 2014
  Semiconductor Firm Dumps Industrial Wastewater in Taiwan, Disrupting Fastener Supply Chain

FEATURE + click to enlarge • XL Screw Corporation purchasing manager Tom Bigott told GlobalFastenerNews.com the major impact has been to create

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Fastener Machinery Featured at Düsseldorf Show

April 10
00:00 2014
  Fastener Machinery Featured at Düsseldorf Show

4/10/2014 12:39:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge U.S.-based National Machinery has manufactured fastener since it was founded in Ohio

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Davco Employees Give 88-Year-Old Colleague Memories of His Baseball Career

April 08
00:00 2014
  Davco Employees Give 88-Year-Old Colleague Memories of His Baseball Career

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STAFDA Holding 2nd Washington DC Fly-In For Members to Meet Congress

April 07
00:00 2014
  STAFDA Holding 2nd Washington DC Fly-In For Members to Meet Congress

3/20/2014 12:53:00 AM FEATURE STAFDA Holding 2nd Washington DC Fly-In For Members to Meet Congress + click to enlarge Arkansas

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U.S. Fastener Industry Growth Falters

April 06
00:00 2014
  U.S. Fastener Industry Growth Falters

FEATURE + click to enlarge U.S. fastener exports and imports fell in February after double-digit gains in January. U.S. fastener

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2014 FINdex Sees Lackluster Opening

April 03
00:00 2014
  2014 FINdex Sees Lackluster Opening

FEATURE + click to enlarge The FIN Fastener Stock Index achieved a modest gain in the opening quarter of 2014,

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Major League Baseball Begins…

March 31
00:00 2014
  Major League Baseball Begins…

FEATURE + click to enlarge Fastener organizations are offering a variety of training programs this spring:   April 8 –

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Porsche Scrambling To Fix "Fastener Problem" Causing Fires

March 19
00:00 2014
  Porsche Scrambling To Fix "Fastener Problem" Causing Fires

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Fires Prompt Total Recall of Porsche 2014 911 GTEs

March 18
00:00 2014
  Fires Prompt Total Recall of Porsche 2014 911 GTEs

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Vertullo: Quality System Is Much More than Responding to Customer Demand

March 11
00:00 2014
  Vertullo: Quality System Is Much More than Responding to Customer Demand

FEATURE + click to enlarge Carmen Vertullo You need a better reason than “customer demand” to start a quality program,

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U.S. Fastener Activity Picks Up Steam

March 11
00:00 2014
  U.S. Fastener Activity Picks Up Steam

FEATURE + click to enlarge Courtesy ZEPOL + click to enlarge U.S. fastener exports and imports increased in January. After

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