3/19/2013 11:45:00 AM HEADLINES MacLean & Blendulf Get Soaring Eagle Awards + click to enlarge Bengt Blendulf + click to enlarge Barry MacLean (second from right) Barry MacLean of MacLean-Fogg...
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3/19/2013 11:47:00 PM HEADLINES Mid-Atlantic Rep Symposium to Feature Hanson, Murty, Smith & Johnson + click to enlarge Co-President Tricia Murty-Frey of Murty Associates (courtesy MAFDA) The Mid-Atlantic Fastener Distributors Association will...
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3/19/2013 12:05:00 AM HEADLINES U.S. Fastener Exports Rise 9.26% in 2012 + click to enlarge Graphic courtesy Zepol U.S. fastener exports grew 9.26% to $3.3. billion in 2012, but could...
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3/19/2013 12:24:00 AM HEADLINES Report: UK’s Philadas Ltd. To Close + click to enlarge UK-based locking nut manufacturer Philidas Limited will close at the end of March 2013, Fastener +...
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3/19/2013 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Prompt Measuring Key to Creating A Lean Company + click to enlarge “You can’t improve without measuring,” lean consultant Kevin McManus of Great Systems told the Pacific-West...
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3/19/2013 11:59:00 PM HEADLINES STAFDA Sets 1st Washington “Fly-In” The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association will conduct its first “congressional fly-in” lobbying day on June 4, 2013 in Washington...
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3/19/2013 12:27:00 AM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: AFT Fasteners, Birmingham Fastener Group, William H. Brewster, Jr. Inc., Dokka Fasteners, LeJeune Bolt, NEF and Stainless Steel Fasteners Ltd. AFT Fasteners moved to 715...
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3/19/2013 2:14:00 PM HEADLINES UK’s Tucker Fasteners To Close + click to enlarge UK-based Tucker Fasteners will close by the end of March, the Birmingham Mail reports. In March 2012 executives...
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3/19/2013 10:12:00 AM HEADLINES MSC Industrial To Acquire Barnes Distribution + click to enlarge MSC Industrial Direct Co. agreed to acquire the North American distribution business (BDNA) of the Barnes...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES Alcoa Fastening Expands China Aircraft Agreement + click to enlarge Alcoa Fastening Systems announced a strategic technology and commercial cooperation agreement with Commercial Aircraft of China, Ltd. The...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Fastener Fair Adding Show in Turkey + click to enlarge Turkey is the latest country for Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd. to announce a fastener trade show....
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES New Chapter for Fastener Family’s 3rd Generation + click to enlarge Ed McIlhon with Matt Ulrich (courtesy LINK Magazine) + click to enlarge Casey McIlhon announced he is...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES ISO Updates Carbon & Alloy Steel Bolt Standards The International Standards Organization has published a new version of ISO 898-1, the fundamental mechanical property standard for carbon and...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES FWB&T Sells Tool Rentals Subsidiary; Finds New Distribution Headquarters + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Fort Worth Bolt & Tool Company sold its FWB Rentals subsidiary and is remodeling...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Bossard To Acquire Electrical Products Supplier Intrado Bossard intends to acquire Intrado AG (Hünenberg), which has served the Swiss industry with a range of electrical engineering products for...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Fastener Tech to Include 5 Conference Sessions The Mid-West Fastener Association announced five conference sessions during the June 10-12, 2013, Fastener Tech events. The trade show...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES EU Dropping Stainless Circumvention Case Against Thailand & Malaysia + click to enlarge The European Commission intends to drop the circumvention investigation initiated in June 2012 on stainless...
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2/20/2013 12:02:00 AM HEADLINES How To Save Your Fastener Company Money + click to enlarge Defining ISO 50001 The International Organization for Standardization released ISO 50001 in 2011, to help organizations...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES Fastener Imports & Exports Fall For 2nd Straight Month + click to enlarge Charts courtesy Zepol + click to enlarge For the second straight month, both exports and...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: 250 Companies to Exhibit at Taiwan Trade Show + click to enlarge The 2013 International Fastener Show in Taiwan will include 250 domestic and foreign exhibiting...
