1/27/2012 1:00:00 AM HEADLINES Early Returns Show Robust Year for Fastener Industry + click to enlarge The early revenue and earnings reports from publicly-owned companies with fastener holdings are in...
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1/27/2012 1:52:00 AM HEADLINES Nucor Expanding Special Bar Quality Production + click to enlarge Nucor Corp. plans to expand its special bar quality (SBQ) production capabilities over the next two...
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1/27/2012 1:21:00 PM HEADLINES Novaria Acquires Aerospace Supplier Fitz Manufacturing + click to enlarge The Novaria Group announced acquisition of aerospace supplier Fitz Manufacturing Industries. Fort Worth-based Novaria plans expansion...
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1/27/2012 12:58:00 AM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Porteous Fastener Co. and Starborn Industries Porteous Fastener Company donated $18,500 to Hope for the Warriors, a national nonprofit organization that supports U.S. service members...
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1/27/2012 1:10:00 AM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Düsseldorf Includes Machinery Exhibitors from 19 Countries Wire 2012, including the International Wire & Cable Fair, will be March 26-30, 2012, in Düsseldorf, Germany....
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1/27/2012 1:14:00 AM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Southwestern Expo Offers Buyer Training and Metrics Panels The Southwestern Fastener Expo will feature seminars on “How to Buy Fasteners” and “Metric Fasteners,” in...
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1/27/2012 12:23:00 AM HEADLINES Canada’s AGS Group Acquired By French Firm + click to enlarge The FDS Group acquired fasteners and gaskets supplier AGS Group Inc. of Canada. Established in...
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1/27/2012 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES Preliminary Figures for Würth Group Show Strong Growth Würth Group reporting double-digit growth figures again – Germany still strongest market showing above-average growth + click to...
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1/27/2012 2:19:00 PM HEADLINES B/E Aerospace To Acquire Logistics Services Provider UFC + click to enlarge B/E Aerospace signed a definitive agreement to acquire UFC Aerospace Corp., which provides of...
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1/3/2012 10:29:00 AM HEADLINES Allfast Growth Highlights Skilled Labor Shortage + click to enlarge Aerospace supplier Allfast Fastening Systems is part of the 18% of Los Angeles-based companies boosting their...
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1/3/2012 12:59:00 AM HEADLINES Trifast Strengthens Global Offering with Asian Acquisition + click to enlarge Trifast plc completed its Malaysian acquisition of Power Steel and Electro-Plating Works Sdn. Bhd., a...
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1/3/2012 10:29:00 AM HEADLINES First Fastener Fair Brazil Draws 170 Exhibitors + click to enlarge The first Fastener Fair Brazil drew 170 exhibitors and show management announced about 2,500 visitors...
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1/3/2012 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES Nucor Fastener To Press for Full ITC Investigation + click to enlarge As news of the U.S. International Trade Commission’s latest decision in the Nucor Fastener...
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1/3/2012 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES + click to enlarge The sixth annual FTI Technical Achievement Awards were presented to engineer Dave Willens of Kinefac Corporation and Paul DeFalco of Computer Insights...
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1/3/2012 2:50:00 PM HEADLINES China Fastener Output Jumps in 2011 + click to enlarge China’s output of metal fasteners reached around 4.6 million tons in the first 11 months of...
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1/3/2012 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES FIN Fastener Stock Index Nears Double-Digit Gain + click to enlarge The FIN Fastener Stock Index gained 9.5% in 2011, compared to a 0.6% growth rate...
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1/3/2012 12:26:00 PM HEADLINES Former Textron Fastening Factory Back From Brink + click to enlarge Fasteners are part of the manufacturing resurgence sweeping industry in Rockford, IL.In 2010, the CAMCAR...
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Ann Bisgyer Wolz, 56, co-publisher of Fastener Industry News, died January 2, 2012, at her home in Portland, Oregon. She first worked in the fastener industry during high school for...
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1/3/2012 HEADLINES 2011 Quips of the Year “I haven’t heard about the first bail out of a fastener company,” panelist Jim Witucki of Nucor Fastener noted in his state-of-the-industry presentation...
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1/3/2012 12:46:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Adept Fasteners, EWMenn, Elgin, Mutual Screw, Simpson Strong-Tie, and Trinity Supply Chain Solutions Aerospace fastener distributor Adept Fasteners reportedly purchased a 15,000 sq ft facility...
