FEATURE Mel Kirsner Mel’s Fastener Museum was destroyed by a Southern California wildfire in 2003. The Pacific-West Fastener Association named its annual golf outing for the late Mel Kirsner. The
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After gaining 10% in the final quarter of 2009, the FIN Fastener Stock Index came roaring back in the first quarter of 2010, jumping 66%. The FINdex bested a composite
April 01
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FEATURE Bruce Wheeler of Star Stainless and Barry Porteous of Porteous Fastener Co. speak at Pac-West Editor’s Note: FIN subscribers had access to this article several days in advance. Subscribe
March 29
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FEATURE Emhart Teknologies parent company Stanley Black & Decker launched its new corporate website, giving employees, shareholders and the general public a first look at the new $8.4 billion industrial
March 23
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FEATURE In-process inspection of fasteners manufactured in Formax Plus Manufacturing Cell with integrated rotary thread rolling (courtesy SPS) Editor’s Note – For a chronology of the first 100 years of
March 19
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FEATURE Nine Former Presidents Return to Mark 35th Anniversary of “The Fastener Association” Past SEFA presidents (left to right): Michey Matheny, Mark Klosek, Bill McIntyre, Brian Crouch, Rene Fernandez, Robbie
March 11
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FEATURE The new composite screw (center) with titanium screw (right) and older polylactic acid screw (left) (courtesy the Fraunhofer Institute) The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering & Applied Materials Research
March 08
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FEATURE A Zimbabwe company founded in 1939 to import fasteners and supplies for animal-drawn implements used by small-scale farmers reported 2009 sales of US$9.1 million, including exports of $3.4 million.
March 01
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FEATURE Heco salesman at the 2010 International Hardware Fair in Cologne, Germany (courtesy Fastener + Fixing) A new Heco woodscrew
February 22
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FEATURE Screw-cutting lathe, from The Medieval Housebook of Wolfegg Castle, c. 1475-90 In his book, One Good Turn – A
February 11
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FEATURE Marion County Jail September 26, 1996 FIN – The City of Indianapolis, Indiana, purchased two downtown Service Supply Co.
February 07
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FEATURE Tariffs on fasteners and wire rod have grown in the global economic downturn, and not just among major importer
February 01
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FEATURE Editor’s Note: UK-based Fastener + Fixing magazine invited European leaders to reflect on 2009 and look ahead to 2010.
January 21
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FEATURE Doris Johnson and her husband Rennie Johnson at a 1994 WAFD meeting in Rancho Mirage, CA (courtesy Pac-West) From
January 11
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FEATURE The FIN Fastener Stock Index rose 33.4% during 2009, gaining back most of the value it lost during the
December 24
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China will impose antidumping tariffs on certain types of carbon steel fasteners from the European Union after determining EU imports
December 17
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FEATURE (Courtesy Nucor Fastener) Pressing its case for tariffs, Nucor Fastener has appealed the unanimous decision by the U.S. International
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FEATURE Boeing’s Dreamliner (courtesy Boeing.com) Boeing made its first test flight of the fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner, almost two and a
December 11
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FEATURE INxSQL booth at 2009 NIFS/West EZ Sockets booth at 2009 NIFS/West The recession took its toll on the 13th
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FEATURE New Merger with Emhart Parent Black & Decker Highlights Fastener History The Stanley Works Tack Shop circa 1880s (courtesy
