O’Brien, Meade step down from Industrial Fastener Institute Automotive, Aerospace Division management.
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September 03
06:04
2019
IFE Hall of Fame has inducted 105 people since 1982.
September 03
05:23
2019
In business for more than 30 years, Bloomington, MN-based Patton is an ISO 9001:2008 certified fastener distributor supplying OEMs.
September 03
04:09
2019
“A slight uptick in the percentage of respondents perceiving customer inventory levels as 'too low' was the primary driver of the recovery,” writes R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey.
September 03
02:27
2019
Osborne and Evans of BBI and Sanders of Dan-Loc received Women in the Fastener Industry scholarships.
September 03
02:00
2019
Platings & Coatings; Controllers; Uniquely Abled Project; Customs Tariffs and Duties; 3D Printing; Digitally Driven Distributor; Future of Infrastructure & Automotive Fasteners; Avoid Duty Surprises & Strategies to Reduce Duties Lawfully; Data Driven Sales – Web Analytics to Improve Sales; Protecting Your Margins.
September 03
01:19
2019
The trade show will be October 8-9, 2019, at the ExpoKrakow convention center.
September 03
00:39
2019
In the months following the demise of a $10 billion buyout, Arconic and its new leadership team, including former TRW Automotive CEO John Plant, have “taken decisive steps to bring down costs and improve operations, which has led to improved quarterly results and a recovering stock that today trades above the rumored buyout price,” according to the Motley Fool.
September 03
00:09
2019
Bulten is eliminating 50 jobs as part of a restructuring program in its German unit “to adapt to current market conditions,” the company announced. The planned reduction in Bergkamen, Germany,...
September 03
00:06
2019
By lifting a 17.5-ton truck, Bavaria-based DELO secured the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the “heaviest weight lifted with glue.”
August 05
09:14
2019
The new 10% tariff applies to all iron and steel nut imports (HTS subheading 7318.16.00) from China, as well as iPhones and most consumer goods.
August 05
07:08
2019
Countervailing duty investigations found exporters received countervailable subsidies ranging from 23.41% to 24.89% and 6.07% to 155.03%, respectively.
August 05
06:31
2019
The future of manufacturing may depend on robots learning to outperform humans in tightening and loosening screws, according to an MIT Technology Review article.
August 05
05:41
2019
Based in Lenexa, KS, Enduralock designs fasteners that are highly vibration resistant and provide a permanent lock, yet they are able to be fully reversed and reused with standard tooling.
August 05
04:53
2019
Aluform USA “combines RIBE and MFCS strengths to bring the Aluform product line to the North American marketplace,” with application engineering, customer support and manufacturing in the U.S.
August 05
03:05
2019
Some distributors commented on political uncertainty ahead of the 2020 election as a key risk to the outlook.
August 05
02:39
2019
Fastenal’s Onsite service began in 1992, when a large manufacturing plant required more inventory than the local public branch could stock.
August 05
02:19
2019
Eldora, IA-based USM manufactures hammer mill components for OEM and MRO markets.
August 05
02:05
2019
Des Moines, IA-based Boulder is an industrial distributor specializing in sourcing and logistics for components used in manufacturing and assembly environments.
August 05
01:37
2019
The combined company becomes a global manufacturer of safety-critical fastening applications, supporting a range of industries – including renewable energy, downstream oil & gas, power generation, nuclear, rail, tunneling, construction and heavy equipment.
