8/15/2016 5:10:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: SAE Int’l Names 2016 AMAF Speakers Keynote speakers from Albany Engineered Composites, Broetje-Automation and Airbus were named for the 2016 SAE Aerospace Manufacturing &...
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8/15/2016 5:21:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Advance Components, Atkore Int’l, ITW Industrial Fastening and Wrought Washer Advance Components launched a newly designed website with the Advance online store. Online store customers...
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9/6/2016 12:18:00 AM HEADLINES At Half-Year Point, Fastener Markets Diverge + click to enlarge Automotive fasteners are doing well, while aerospace fasteners face a mixed bag and industrial fasteners lag....
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9/6/2016 1:45:00 PM HEADLINES FDI Drops Amid “Deteriorating” Conditions + click to enlarge + click to enlarge July’s seasonally adjusted Fastener Distributor Index reading (45.9) proved materially lower, breaking a...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES Supply Chain Boosts Taiwan’s Fastener Industry + click to enlarge MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – Taiwan is an important part of global industry, supplying industrial parts with reliable quality and...
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8/15/2016 1:01:00 PM HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Nelson Fastener Acquires TOG Manufacturing + click to enlarge Nelson Fastener Systems acquired TOG Manufacturing of North Adams, MA. Formed in 1982, TOG employs 36...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Lawrence, Roberto & Sakhuja Speaking at Pac-West + click to enlarge The future of stainless steel and carbon fasteners will be the topic at the Pacific-West Fastener...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES Rotor Clip Book Promotes Manufacturing Careers + click to enlarge Rotor Clip released an eBook detailing the company’s history and that of its founder, Robert Slass. “From Eisenhower’s...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES Fastenal Fastener Sales Continue Decline + click to enlarge Fastenal Co. reported fastener sales fell 2.6% in July, though the decline was more modest than the 3.1% decline...
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8/15/2016 10:05:00 AM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: MFDA Table Top Moves to Meadowlands + click to enlarge The 17th Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association Table Top will be at a new location...
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8/15/2016 12:49:00 PM HEADLINES Fastener Sales & Margins Rise at Chicago Rivet + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. reported fastener segment revenues totaled...
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8/1/2016 1:17:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Supply Channel Adjustments Hurt CarTech Fastener Sales Carpenter Technology Corp. reported sales, including fasteners, declined 18.5% to $1.81 billion in the fiscal year ended June...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: August 31 Deadline for WIFI Scholarships + click to enlarge The deadline for Women in the Fastener Industry scholarship applications is August 31, 2016. WIFI offers the...
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8/15/2016 11:30:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: AIS Acquires Great Lakes Fasteners + click to enlarge Wisconsin-based All Integrated Solutions has acquired Great Lakes Fasteners Corporation of Michigan. Great Lakes Fasteners is...
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8/15/2016 11:53:00 AM HEADLINES Rockford Products Closing, Laying Off 171 + click to enlarge Courtesy WREX Rockford Products is closing, leaving 171 employees without jobs. “We regret to inform you...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Regulators Probe Oil-Well Bolt Failures + click to enlarge U.S. regulators are “stepping up efforts to figure out why metal bolts used to connect subsea oil equipment...
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8/15/2016 12:40:00 AM HEADLINES Amid Sales Slump, TriMas Replaces CEO + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Thomas Amato TriMas reported second quarter sales fell 9.6% to $203.3 million, hurt...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: McDonald’s Ex-CEO to Speak At MWFA’s 70th Anniversary + click to enlarge Former McDonald’s Corp. CEO Ed Rensi will be the featured speaker at the Mid-West Fastener...
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7/25/2016 10:51:00 PM HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Fasteners Face Lighter Future + click to enlarge From sports cars to skyscrapers and next-generation jets, engineers are looking for ways to reduce weight, and...
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7/25/2016 11:05:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Coaching Legends Speaking at STAFDA Football coaching legends Herm Edwards and Jimmy Johnson are the keynote speakers at the 40th annual 2016 Specialty Tools...
