Deadline for nominations is June 30, 2018.
HEADLINES
Qualitative commentary on market conditions was very positive regarding demand, while steel tariff impacts remain a topic of heavy discussion among respondents.
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said every country granted an exemption from the tariffs will face an import quota and other restrictions. He also indicated that this extension is the last one Trump will grant.
Commerce will issue AD duty orders on imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Italy, Korea, Spain, Turkey, and the UK, and countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from Italy and Turkey.
Southwestern Fastener Association panelists agreed steel tariffs are not creating jobs – just price increases.
While there are no recorded incidents of fastener workers regarding the California Prop 65 chemicals and no suits in fastener workplaces, Carmen Vertullo suggested “looking at your company as a target for a lawsuit.”
“Our customers have long desired a supplier who could offer essentially 100 percent of their requirements for fasteners, consumables and expendables,” stated KLX CEO Amin Khoury.
Franksville, WI-based AIS distributes industrial fasteners and components, MRO supplies and assembly tools for commercial and consumer products.
“LaVezzi Precision has a proven history of providing innovative medical component solutions to address demanding customer requirements,” stated MW Industries CEO John Bagnuolo.
Industrial Fasteners Institute board and selection committee agreed to “separate” with managing director of just four months.
Fastener Distribution Holdings (FDH), a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, acquired Blue Sky Industries, a Monterey Park, CA-based distributor of C-class parts to aerospace and defense MRO and OEM customers.
For 23 years, Harris was the Industrial Fasteners Institute’s sixth managing director. Technology award goes to Lawler, engineer and leader on material, product, and process standardization committees.
Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. won the 2018 Alabama Manufacturer of the Year award in the medium category. The award is given by the Business Council of Alabama and the...
Higher prices and a ‘burdensome’ exclusion process fuel uncertainty, according to the Industrial Fasteners Institute's Washington representative Jennifer Baker Reid.
Even Great Britain’s ‘Brexit’ has not dampened manufacturing, veteran fastener editor tells Fastener Fair USA conference.
Q1 was “a period when investors experienced a dizzying series of record highs, followed by a dramatic collapse and the return of long-dormant volatility,” according to MarketWatch.
The Commerce Department determined that exporters from Italy, Korea, Spain, Turkey, and the UK are dumping carbon and alloy steel wire rod in the U.S.
Founded in 1986 by Terry Delia, Branam supplies fasteners to OEM and distribution markets in the U.S.
Elyria, OH-based Nelson Fastener Systems manufactures fasteners for the aerospace, automotive, construction, energy, industrial, marine and military markets.
TR adds established stainless steel fastener supplier to increase global product range and growth.