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HEADLINES from December 1 FIN

October 16
00:00 2013

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

October 16
00:00 2013

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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So You Think You Know Fasteners?

October 16
00:00 2013
    So You Think You Know Fasteners?

1/10/2013 1:46:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge January 29, 2002 FIN – The Los Angeles Fastener Association put its membership to a test at its January meeting by conducting

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The Future of Fastener Training

October 16
00:00 2013
    The Future of Fastener Training

FEATURE + click to enlarge No business survived the Great Recession without a laser focus on reducing costs. But some cuts are wiser than others. Case in point: workforce training.

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Brighton-Best Acquires Porteous Fastener

October 11
00:00 2013
    Brighton-Best Acquires Porteous Fastener

FEATURE + click to enlarge Brighton-Best International announced the acquisition of Porteous Fastener Company. BBI CEO Robert Shieh pointed to “the opportunities and efficiencies that this new acquisition brings. Combining

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Carpenter Technologies Turns A Corner

October 08
00:00 2013
    Carpenter Technologies Turns A Corner

FEATURE + click to enlarge By most accounts, public companies with fastener operations turned in strong results in the third quarter of 2013. But one company had an especially robust

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Perryman Company Installing Titanium Breakdown Facility

October 03
00:00 2013
    Perryman Company Installing Titanium Breakdown Facility

10/3/2013 2:36:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge Perryman Co. announced a $40 million expansion of its titanium products capacity that will eventually add 100 people to its workforce, according

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New Netherlands Group Joins European Association

October 01
00:00 2013
    New Netherlands Group Joins European Association

FEATURE + click to enlarge Delegates from Germany, France, Spain and the United Kingdom welcomed the Netherlands at the September 2013 assembly of European Fastener Distributors Association in Berlin. NEVIB

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Merrill Asks Pac-West: How Did Nicklaus Approach a Golf Course He Wasn’t Familiar With?

September 29
00:00 2013
  Merrill Asks Pac-West: How Did Nicklaus Approach a Golf Course He Wasn’t Familiar With?

FEATURE + click to enlarge How did golf icon Jack Nicklaus approach a golf course he hadn’t designed or played

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Fastener Coalition Begins New Talks About Industry Collaboration

September 23
00:00 2013
  Fastener Coalition Begins New Talks About Industry Collaboration

FEATURE + click to enlarge Russ Doran “Collaborate.” “Expanded menu of products and services.” “A platform for more coordinated and

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Domestic Fastener Tariffs In The News

September 20
00:00 2013

FEATURE Recent tariff activity has focused on threaded rod, but at least one significant ruling affecting domestic fasteners was handed

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Fasteners A Domestic Bright Spot For Alcoa

September 18
00:00 2013
  Fasteners A Domestic Bright Spot For Alcoa

FEATURE + click to enlarge “Burdened by the high costs of producing metal and a global aluminum glut, Alcoa has

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Engineers Excited About the Next Big Thing in Fastener Industry: 3D Printing Technology

September 10
00:00 2013

9/10/2013 1:05:00 AM FEATURE “You throw so much metal away to make small parts,” the engineer observed. With new technology,

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Academia Researching Materials Innovation & Computers

September 09
00:00 2013

9/9/2013 12:17:00 AM FEATURE Editor’s Note:  This week FIN will publish the story of how one fastener company is using 3D

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Signs of a Slowdown in Fastener Demand?

September 02
00:00 2013

9/2/2013 1:56:00 AM FEATURE Anecdotal data suggests a slowdown in fastener buying, with major producers, including Taiwan and China, feeling

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Vossloh AG to Open Rail Fastener Plant in U.S.

August 29
00:00 2013
  Vossloh AG to Open Rail Fastener Plant in U.S.

FEATURE + click to enlarge Vossloh AG is increasing its North American presence by opening a production plant for Vossloh

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Bay Bridge Bolts Hold Up Under Scrutiny

August 26
00:00 2013
  Bay Bridge Bolts Hold Up Under Scrutiny

FEATURE + click to enlarge “Tests that Caltrans launched to predict the reliability of hundreds of at-risk steel fasteners on

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U.S. Threaded Rod Producers React

August 21
00:00 2013
  U.S. Threaded Rod Producers React

FEATURE + click to enlarge U.S. threaded rod manufacturers expressed their support for the U.S. International Trade Commission’s ruling against

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BAFD Meeting to Focus on Fastener Failures

August 20
00:00 2013
  BAFD Meeting to Focus on Fastener Failures

FEATURE + click to enlarge The October meeting of the British Association of Fastener Distributors will focus on why certain

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EU Duties on Chinese Fasteners Set to Expire

August 18
00:00 2013
  EU Duties on Chinese Fasteners Set to Expire

FEATURE + click to enlarge The European Commission has released a notice that the regulation imposing anti-dumping duties on carbon

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