FEATURE Hurricane Sandy demonstrated the importance of generators to Star Stainless Screw Co., Tim Roberto Jr. told the Pacific-West Fastener Association. Prior to the 2012 hurricane key people questioned the expense
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FEATURE + click to enlarge A Taiwanese consortium headed by Robert Shieh, president of Ta Chen International, acquired Brighton-Best in 2007. And last week Brighton-Best acquired Porteous Fastener Company. CLICK HERE
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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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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
October 16
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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
October 16
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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.
October 11
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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
October 08
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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
October 03
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10/3/2013 2:36:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge Perryman Co. announced a $40 million expansion of its titanium products capacity
October 01
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FEATURE + click to enlarge Delegates from Germany, France, Spain and the United Kingdom welcomed the Netherlands at the September
September 29
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FEATURE + click to enlarge How did golf icon Jack Nicklaus approach a golf course he hadn’t designed or played
September 23
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FEATURE + click to enlarge Russ Doran “Collaborate.” “Expanded menu of products and services.” “A platform for more coordinated and
September 20
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FEATURE Recent tariff activity has focused on threaded rod, but at least one significant ruling affecting domestic fasteners was handed
September 18
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FEATURE + click to enlarge “Burdened by the high costs of producing metal and a global aluminum glut, Alcoa has
September 10
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9/10/2013 1:05:00 AM FEATURE “You throw so much metal away to make small parts,” the engineer observed. With new technology,
September 09
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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
September 02
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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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FEATURE + click to enlarge Vossloh AG is increasing its North American presence by opening a production plant for Vossloh
August 26
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FEATURE + click to enlarge “Tests that Caltrans launched to predict the reliability of hundreds of at-risk steel fasteners on
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FEATURE + click to enlarge U.S. threaded rod manufacturers expressed their support for the U.S. International Trade Commission’s ruling against
