“Several participants commented that business activity seems to have leveled off or improved since April, implying a majority of respondents have perhaps already seen the bottom,” R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey wrote.
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PCC, which manufactures aerospace fasteners and other components, attributed the layoffs to COVID-19.
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U.S. fastener executives report production and sales figures have dropped as much as 45%, according to an informal May 2020 survey conducted by GlobalFastenerNews.com.
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“Its government leveraged technology to trace and quarantine sick people, upped its mask production, and trained communities for lockdowns through large-scale simulations.”

Industrial fastener companies in the U.S. have cut travel and limited face-to-face interactions with customers in an attempt to keep employees safe and minimize the spread of the coronavirus.
Arconic CEO John Plant has agreed to a three-year employment agreement to lead Howmet Aerospace as co-CEO. Tolga Oal, who currently serves as President of Arconic Engineered Structures, will serve as co-CEO.

The U.S. actually needs more immigrants, advised economist Christopher Thornberg.
Bulten signed a twelve-year lease of approximately $1 million per year for the new facility, which will be located in Streetsboro between Bulten's current plant in Hudson and PSM’s in Youngstown.

“Of note, the improvement in the sales index was driven mainly by the seasonal adjustment factor, as the percentage of respondents seeing better-than-expected sales actually decreased vs. last month, although this is not usual given February is normally a seasonally weaker month,” R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey wrote.

A battery electric Freightliner eM2 straight truck began service in the Fastenal fleet in early January, making deliveries to 28 Fastenal branches and Onsite locations in the Los Angeles metro area.
What NFDA and Pac-West distributors need to do to “go head-to-head with the Amazon world” is “develop new services and get paid for the services.”
74th anniversary dinner was scheduled for April.
“Exhibitors from the tool industry have reiterated their great concern for the health of their employees,” show organizers announced.
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“After comprehensive consideration of the new coronavirus epidemic, the organizer decided to extend the exhibition date,” according to the official statement.

Early on, founder Rich Kovach developed a business strategy of having product in stock.