2/8/2012 11:54:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Fastenal Vending Strategy Picks Up Steam + click to enlarge Fastenal has “significantly upped” its market presence with the expansion of its industrial vending machines,...
NEWS BRIEFS
February 08
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2/8/2012 MWFA to Host 31st Annual Trade Show The Mid-West Fastener Association will host its 31st annual trade show one June 25, 2012, in Addison, IL. There will be an...
February 08
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2/9/2012 NEWS BRIEFS Boeing “Drilling” Into Supply Chain for Reliable Deliveries + click to enlarge MEDIA SPOTLIGHT — Boeing is scrutinizing supply chain capacity and quality more closely than ever...
February 07
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2/7/2012 1:32:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Fasteners Pose Another Problem for Boeing + click to enlarge Boeing is turning to its workers to boost efficiency, the Wall Street Journal reports. As...
February 06
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2/6/2012 11:12:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge With key federal tax credit expiring at year’s end, suppliers to the wind energy market are feeling unsettled about long-term growth...
February 04
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2/4/2012 10:24:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Tough Year for Japan’s Fastener Industry + click to enlarge Japan’s fastener imports (HS: 7317~7318, 7415—screws, bolts, nuts, washers, nails, rivets) climbed 10.8% to 313,000...
February 02
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2/2/2012 12:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Thai Fastener Show Launched With Press Conference + click to enlarge Mack Brooks hosted its official launch for Fastener Fair Thailand, hosting suppliers, international press...
February 02
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2/2/2012 12:31:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Rosengren Named New CEO of Bufab + click to enlarge Jörgen Rosengren (Photo: Pressbild) Jörgen Rosengren has been appointed new CEO of European fastener producer...
February 02
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2/3/2012 12:02:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Rivet & Eyelet Adds Berkshire Sales Agency + click to enlarge Rivet & Eyelet Technologies LLC named Berkshire Sales Agency as manufacturer rep covering all...
February 02
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2/3/2012 12:24:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc. reported net sales, including fasteners, increased 9.3% to $130.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2011, with widespread increases in...
February 01
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2/1/2012 12:35:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Despite Growth, Fastener Acquisitions A ‘Margin Drag’ for B/E Aerospace + click to enlarge B/E Aerospace reported Consumables management (CMS) revenue, including fasteners rose 22.1%...
February 01
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2/1/2012 2:45:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS MacLean-Fogg ‘Retools’ Vehicle Systems Division + click to enlarge MacLean Vehicle Systems, a MacLean-Fogg company, has changed its name to MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions as part...
January 31
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1/31/2012 1:00:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Auto Bolt Names New Operations Manager Cleveland-based Auto Bolt Co. named Leo McNeeley operations manager of the Cleveland manufacturer of fasteners, according to the Cleveland...
January 31
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1/31/2012 2:23:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Action Industries Opens New Distribution Facility + click to enlarge Action Industries expanded its operations to include a warehouse facility located in the greater Milwaukee...
January 30
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1/30/2012 1:53:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Elgin Making Inroads in Auto and Truck Markets + click to enlarge Elgin Fastener Group, headquartered in Versailles, IN, has acquired licensing to produce MAThread®...
January 27
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1/6/2012 9:58:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Dörken Launches New Analytics Department Dörken Corp. USA parent company Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Herdecke (Germany) announced the opening of a new laboratoryin...
January 27
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1/6/2012 2:08:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Falcon Metal Corp. Makes Management Adjustments + click to enlarge Falcon Metal Corp. promoted Giovanni Cespedes to Vice President of Operations. Cespedes joined Falcon in...
January 27
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1/7/2012 12:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Cyclone Knocks Out Operations at Sundram Fasteners + click to enlarge Sundram Fasteners Ltd. said its operations in Korkadu village, Puducherry and Mittarnandagapet village, Villupurain...
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1/26/2012 1:11:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Bolt Blamed for 2010 Helicopter Crash + click to enlarge National Transportation Safety Board agency documents on a 2010 fatal helicopter crash in Texas focus...
January 26
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1/26/2012 12:53:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Emhart Teknologies Caps Eight Quarters of Strong Growth + click to enlarge Emhart Teknologies, the legacy Black & Decker Engineered Fastening business, delivered its eight...
