11/20/2015 4:26:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge For October, a seasonally-adjusted headline reading of 50.1 marked the first sequential improvement for the index since June. Contributing to the...
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11/19/2015 2:46:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Micro products – less than 1mm in all three dimensions – are among the topics at the April 4-8, 2016,...
November 18
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11/18/2015 NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge China’s output of industrial fasteners grew 11% to 6.68 million tons in the first nine months of 2015, ChinaFastener.Info reports. That figure included...
November 17
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11/17/2015 12:17:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Pivot Point Incorporated announced a new logo to note that in addition to pins, the Wisconsin-based company manufactures wire rope cable products...
November 16
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11/16/2015 10:54:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Pete Chojnacki Elgin Fastener Group named Pete Chojnacki vice president of sales & marketing and Mike Melaragno director of inside sales...
November 12
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11/12/2015 NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Kyler Tarwater is no longer with Interstate Threaded Products, vice president Bobby Stauter announced. No reason was given for the departure of Tarwarter,...
November 12
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11/13/2015 NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Grainger reported daily sales declined 1% in October of 2015. The sales performance included 4 percentage points from Cromwell Group (Holdings)...
November 10
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11/10/2015 11:04:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Fastenal Co. reported sales in October declined 5.1%% to $337.9 million, with daily sales down 0.8% to $15.4 million. Sales to...
November 10
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11/11/2015 12:04:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Tree Island Steel agreed to acquire all of the assets of Irving Wire Products Corp. of Calgary, Alberta. Terms of the...
November 10
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11/11/2015 2:48:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Crescent Manufacturing acquired the major assets, including extensive machinery, heading and threading tooling, customer list and files, of Perfection Screw and...
November 09
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11/9/2015 12:12:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. reported fastener revenue in the third quarter of 2015 declined 1.7% to $8.15 million. Segment operating...
November 09
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11/9/2015 1:25:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Terry Earle Tom Leahy Terry Earle of Fort Worth Bolt & Tool Co. is the 2016 president of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association...
November 06
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11/6/2015 10:29:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Four Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association member companies are merging to form a new fastener business. “This new company is...
November 05
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11/5/2015 NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Specialty spring and fastener manufacturer MW Industries acquired Servometer and BellowsTech for an undisclosed sum. Cedar Grove, NJ-based Servometer manufactures miniature bellows, flexible...
November 05
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11/5/2015 10:39:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Sems and Specials Buys American Fasteners & Components + click to enlarge American Fasteners & Components is merging with Sems and Specials, AFC president Becky...
November 05
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11/5/2015 11:04:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Fastener manufacturer and master distributor G.L. Huyett acquired fastener distributor Precision Specialties, LLC, of Collierville, TN. G.L. Huyett announced the deal...
November 05
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CLASSIFIED Hilo Industrial will conduct a webcast/onsite auction of cold headers, bolt formers, spotters, thread rollers, uncoiler and wire drawers on Thursday, December 3, 2015. Preview will be from 9...
November 04
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11/4/2015 NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings is spending $2.5 million to bring new machinery into its site at Telford, UK, strengthening its position in...
November 03
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11/3/2015 12:20:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Optimas OE Solutions LLC announced the acquisition of UK fastener and parts manufacturer Barton Cold Form, Fastener+Fixing magazine reported. The Barton company name...
November 03
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11/3/2015 11:05:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Chuck Laverdure is the new sales manager at Southwest Fastener, Ken Lubbering announced. Laverdure will manage outside sales force for Southwest’s Southwest’s...
