By launching dedicated websites, ZAGO aims to enhance accessibility and engagement for customers who prefer to interact with the company in their native languages.
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Recall covers 2022 and 2023 model year Tacoma vehicles because an axle shaft separation can impact vehicle stability and brake performance due to improperly secured fasteners.

Fastenal Co. reported fastener sales improved in February, nearly halving January's 6% decline.
With five branches in BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia, K2 is known for its selection of stainless steel fasteners and its technical sales team.

Taiwan-based Sumeeko Industries Co. Ltd. will expand its U.S. manufacturing operations in Michigan.

CEO Michael Knight: Acquisition enables expansion of Endries’ “existing offerings, enhance product accessibility and strengthen our market presence in the southeastern United States.”

Well known in some of the electronics industries, System Zero was owned by PSM International.

The U.S. Justice Department is examining “whether the Jan. 5 incident falls under the government’s 2021 deferred-prosecution agreement with the company over two previous fatal crashes of its 737 MAX jetliner,” Bloomberg reports.
Established in 1934 by Louis Martin in Sheffield, AL, the company is now led by the third and fourth generations of the Martin family.

“These new positions and fresh voices will help ensure we can maintain consistency and fuel further growth for our company and our customers alike.”
AIS Industrial & Construction Supply president Dale Hahs accepted the position after current STAFDA VP Phil Cerminaro resigned due to family health issues.

The six station nut former enables Ramco to localize production for its largest locknut customer.

Founded in 1949 by four college friends in a 3,000 sq ft garage, Solon Mfg. now operates a 30,000 sq ft facility in Chardon, OH.
The certification allows Fastenal Co. to meet a broader scope of products in the aerospace and defense industry.
Industrial Fasteners Institute site offers enhanced navigation and a resource library for information about industrial fasteners, standards and industry trends.

Every six months the Young Fastener Professionals group will select a book that “falls under the umbrella of professional-development and leadership.”

Gains driven by growth in the commercial aerospace market, including emerging wide body aircraft recovery, and the commercial transportation market.
The two new VPs bring “industry, tactical, and strategic experience, which they will leverage to propel DB Roberts forward into the next phase of our company’s evolution,” stated CEO Robert Clapp.

NORMA Group achieved stable profitability and strong cash flow in 2023 despite lower sales due to currency translation.
The alliance “demonstrates the importance of continuing education and training within the fastener industry.”