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...
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7/25/2016 11:29:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Align Aerospace, Bisco Industries, Fastener + Fixing Magazine, Nitto Seiko and Vertex Align Aerospace appointed Marc Invernizzi as general manager of Europe. Invernizzi was director...
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8/15/2016 10:22:00 AM HEADLINES PennEngineering to Acquire Heyco Products + click to enlarge PennEngineering agreed to acquire Heyco Products Inc. It was announced July 28 by both companies. Terms of...
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7/26/2016 5:19:00 PM Pac-West Features Bader, Lawrence, Roberto, Sakhuj Pac-West Features Bader, Lawrence, Roberto, Sakhuja & Vertullo + click to enlarge Jason Bader will speak on “Turning Buyers Into Investors”...
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7/25/2016 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Tramec Acquires Kansas Plastics + click to enlarge Continental Aero parent company Tramec, LLC acquired Kansas Plastics Company, a custom manufacturer of injection molded components...
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7/25/2016 1:04:00 PM HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Steel Dynamics Acquiring Vulcan Threaded Products + click to enlarge Steel Dynamics Inc. agreed to acquire 100% of one of its customers – Vulcan Threaded...
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7/25/2016 2:23:00 AM HEADLINES Fastener Inspection Equipment Firm Faces Sentencing For Selling to Iran Company + click to enlarge A Michigan company that manufactures inspection equipment for fasteners and other...
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7/25/2016 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: 2nd Mexico Show Up 28% + click to enlarge The exhibitor numbers for the second Fastener Fair Mexico grew 28% from the first trade show. The...
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7/25/2016 12:35:00 AM HEADLINES Strandquist, Miller Lead NFDA for 2016-17 + click to enlarge Marc Strandquist of Würth Group is the new president of the National Fastener Distributors Association and...
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7/25/2016 11:40:00 PM HEADLINES FINdex Makes Steady Gains During First Half + click to enlarge The FIN Fastener Stock Index posted solid gains in the first six months of 2016,...
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7/25/2016 12:22:00 PM HEADLINES Judy and Jerry Jandl Retiring From Sigma Fasteners + click to enlarge Sigma Fasteners Inc. founders Judy Jandl and Jerry Jandl are retiring and Cris Baker is the new president. Judy Jandl...
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7/25/2016 10:44:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: ITW Completes $450m Auto Fastener Acquisition + click to enlarge ITW completed its acquisition of the global automotive Engineered Fasteners and Components (EF&C) business of...
