The Bossard Design Center (BDC) is a 10,000 sq ft fastener design and testing facility located 20 miles east of the largest U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla.
HEADLINES
May 22
21:14
2017
Fastener segment revenues rose 3.4% despite a decline in U.S. auto and light-truck sales during the quarter.
May 22
21:01
2017
Overall revenue for Arconic, which includes Alcoa’s former $1.8 billion Fastening Systems and Rings business, increased 4.5%.
May 22
20:52
2017
Sales in North America increased 5%, mostly due to increased average net sales unit prices in the U.S. as well as an increase in sales volumes.
May 22
16:35
2017
Next Southeastern Fastener Association meeting will be April 24-26, 2018, at the Ross Bridge Resort in Birmingham.
May 22
15:27
2017
Deadline for nominating a candidate for the NIFMSE Hall of Fame is June 30, 2017.
May 22
12:19
2017
"Susan literally ran the Expo for Mike (McGuire) and I . . . handling every aspect from accounting to promotion, exhibit space/directory advertising/sponsorship sales, conference program and special event planning, registration, day-to-day operations, and onsite management," NIFMSE co-founder Jim Bannister told GlobalFastenerNews.com.
May 22
11:21
2017
Tim Malone is retiring from Spring Bolt & Nut Manufacturing LLC after 38-year fastener career. Malone started with Bolt Manufacturing in 1979 and later was with Walker Bolt Mfg. Co....
April 25
21:32
2017
Aerospace and automotive fastener companies reported solid revenue growth in the opening quarter of 2017.
April 25
21:02
2017
Until Monday, Arconic’s board had stuck by Kleinfeld “as Elliott, billionaire Paul Singer’s hedge fund, accused him of financial underperformance, an ‘obsession’ with image, and wasteful spending on a Manhattan headquarters,” Bloomberg reports.
April 25
20:49
2017
Panelists at the spring 2017 joint conference with the Southeastern Fastener Association and Southwestern Fastener Association in New Orleans say they are still cold calling.
April 25
20:38
2017
“Although not universal, commentary on current market conditions was mostly positive, as several respondents noted strong y/y and m/m sales growth, as well as favorable end-market dynamics.”
April 25
20:34
2017
At Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2017, the editorial team of Fastener + Fixing Magazine named VVG - Befestigungstechnik GmbH & Co as the winner of the title ‘Fastener Technology Innovator 2017.’
April 25
20:02
2017
“We know more about the human brain than ever,” consultant Houghtailing told the NFDA and Pac-West.
April 25
19:49
2017
In conjunction with 2017 Fastener Fair Stuttgart, NFDA toured the Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. facilities in Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
April 25
19:31
2017
“We just don’t know” how the new administration will handle the economy, economist Bill Strauss told the joint meeting of the Southeastern Fastener Association and Southwestern Fastener Association.
April 25
18:26
2017
In recent years, a surge of domestic energy production has increased rail shipments of oil, producing several major derailments across the nation’s 140,000-mile freight rail network.
April 25
18:06
2017
The 9th North Coast Fastener Association NCFA Distributor Social will be May 18, 2017, at the Crowne Plaza in Independence, OH.
April 25
18:04
2017
The International Trade Fair for Fastener & Fixing Technology is organized by Fastener Magazine From Poland and Targi w Krakowie Ltd.
April 25
18:01
2017
California was the top state for attendees, followed by Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York and Wisconsin.
