3/17/2010 HEADLINES Heco Woodscrew Wins Fastener Innovation Prize A new Heco woodscrew won the Fastener Innovation Prize at the 2010 International Hardware Fair in Cologne (Köln), Germany. Schramberg, Germany-based Heco...
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3/17/2010 HEADLINES Bialas New President as SEFA Marks 35 Years Joanne Bialas of International Fasteners is the new president of the Southeastern Fastener Association. Outgoing president Ernie Pine of Ifastgroupe...
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3/17/2010 HEADLINES Biodegradable Medical Screws Won’t Replace Titanium New composite screw (center) with titanium screw (right) and older polylactic acid screw (left) � courtesy Fraunhofer Institute The Fraunhofer Institute for...
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3/17/2010 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Emhart Teknologies Acquires FIT Emhart Teknologies acquired aerospace fastener maker Fastener Innovation Technology Inc. of Gardena, CA. Terms were not disclosed. “Combined with our Heli-Coil initiatives and...
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3/17/2010 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Mountz Acquires Mr. Metric Mountz Inc. acquired all assets of fastener importer Mr. Metric Inc. based in San Jose, CA, reports Daily Business News. Terms were not...
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3/17/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Roundup of North American 2010 Spring Trade Shows • April 10, 2010: The Southwestern Fastener Expo has 67 exhibiting companies thus far for the trade show...
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3/17/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Mandalay Bay Lowers Rates for 2010 NIFS/West Host hotel Mandalay Bay lowered room rates for the November 8-10, 2010, National Industrial Fastener Show/West in Las Vegas....
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3/17/2010 HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Advance Components, Brighton Best, BZ Sales, CCM, Dörken-MKS, FastenersClearingHouse, Hariton Machinery, HB Aerospace, Jergens, Mac’s Hardware, Metal Coatings Int’l, Smith Fastener, and Sonic Industries Advance Components is...
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3/17/2010 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: IFI Fastener Technical Handbook A “must have” book for fastener suppliers and end users. This pulls together technical information about the various mechanical fastener types, their history,...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Devers, Wire Exec Speaking at 2010 STAFDA Mar-Mac Wire Inc. president Max (Andy) Johnson will give the Associate State of the Industry address at the Specialty...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES Recruiters: Fastener Employers Beginning to Hire “We are definitely seeing an increase in hiring,” Jodi Stein reported. “We have seen a dramatic upswing in hiring in the past...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES Agrati, LISI Bid on Acument Fastener Operations in France Acument Global Technologies plans to sell its fastener operations in France. “Acument is in the process of negotiating the...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Is China Evading Tariffs on Fasteners and Threaded Rod? A coalition of U.S. manufacturers claims to have “compelling evidence that certain companies subject to antidumping orders are...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: 2010 NIFS/East Booth Sales Below Recent Years With 42 exhibiting companies thus far, will 2010 NIFS/East be smaller than 90 firms at the first show in...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Wire Groups Combine Events in Milwaukee The Wire Association International, American Wire Producers Association and the Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo are co-locating in Milwaukee May...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: IFMSA Representing China Show The International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers Association is the North American sales agent for the 11th China International Fasteners, Spring & Equipment...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Odyssey Acquires Aircraft Parts Supplier Wencor Grp. New York private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners LLC acquired aircraft fastener and parts supplier Wencor Group. Terms were not...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES Taiwan Manufacturers Push High-End Fasteners Taiwan fastener manufacturers, the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre and China Steel Corporation have formed the High Value Fasteners Research Alliance to...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES Fastener Plater Receives Stimulus Loan Guarantee to Rehire Workers Elm Plating Co. received a $2.5 million loan guarantee to refinance its debt and bring back laid-off workers, president...
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2/22/2010 HEADLINES STOCKS: Fastener Companies Report Rising Sales ITW Auto Fastener Segment Sales Jump 28% Illinois Tool Works “believes most end markets have stabilized and anticipates modest expansion in a...
