5/27/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Solon Marking 60 Years of Manufacturing Solon Manufacturing Company is marking its 60th anniversary in 2009. Four fraternity brothers from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland created Solon...
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May 26
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5/27/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Advance Components Adds Cambridge Resources Products Advance Components is expanding by adding Cambridge Resources clamps, including pinch clamps, worm gear clamps and pipe clamps. Founded in 1972,...
May 25
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5/25/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Hopwood: Will Antidumping Lead to ‘Improper’ Importing of Chinese Fasteners? “There is greater uncertainty now than I can remember in all my years in business,” the new...
May 24
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5/24/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Argentina Tightens Fastener Import Licenses Exporting fasteners to Argentina is no longer automatic with a new government resolution adding procedures which may delay shipments 90 days. Since...
May 23
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5/23/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Trifast’s Barker Heads BAFD Trifast plc CEO Jim Barker is the new chair of the British Association of Fastener Distributors. Keith Harrison of SRB Group is the...
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5/22/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Schambach at EFDA: Whoever Controls the Standards Controls the Market “Whoever sets the standards controls the market,” Dr. Bärbel Schambach of DIN told the European Fastener Distributors...
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5/21/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Bengal Sales to Rep Rivet & Eyelet Bengal Sales was named the New England manufacturers rep for Rivet & Eyelet Technologies LLC, national sales manager Maria Garcia...
May 20
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5/20/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Ifastgroupe Names Schultz, Duchin, Brown and Kasper Ifastgroupe named Chuck Schultz regional manager of Ifastgroupe Distribution for the Midwest and Eastern regions, Richard Samuel, senior director of...
May 18
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5/18/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Fasteners Targeted In Dallas Cowboys’ Training Center Collapse ‘Optional’ clause raises eyebrows Federal investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are examining whether fastener malfunction contributed...
May 18
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5/18/2009 Despite Recession Fastener Fair Stuttgart Setting Records Fastener Fair Stuttgart has reached a record 560 exhibiting companies for the 2009 trade show, which is 125 more than the last...
May 18
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5/18/2009 NEWS BRIEFS INxSQL Adds Interface With FastenerClearingHouse.com INxSQL announced a software interface with fastenerclearinghouse.com for INxSQL screens to query the FCH database for products and sources, president Robert Reynolds...
May 18
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5/19/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Snap-on Introduces Torque Certification Program Snap-on Industrial announced a torque certification program for the global wind industry. Torque certification is particularly sensitive in the wind-power industry because...
May 16
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5/16/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Astronauts Struggle to Loosen Bolt on Hubble Camera 30 minutes of spacewalk used on one fastener A fastener appeared to be the toughest challenge on the first...
May 14
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5/14/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Paulin Sales See Double-Digit Slip H. Paulin reported net sales dropped 23% to CAD 26.22 million (US$22.3 million) in the first quarter of 2009, resulting in a...
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5/12/2009 NEWS BRIEFS LAFA Honors Lehman The Los Angeles Fastener Association gave Bob Lehman “Honorary Member” status. Lehman started in the fastener industry as an intern with Albany Products. In...
May 12
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5/12/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Chicago Rivet Q1 Fastener Revenue Drops With North American automotive production at an 18-year low, Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. saw fastener revenue drop 51% to $3.69...
May 12
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5/12/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Training Institute Publishes Fastener Handbook for New Employees The Fastener Training Institute has released a 24-page Basic Fastener Handbook focused on new employees. The guide is designed...
May 12
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5/13/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Private Equity Firm Acquiring Bankrupt Global Fastening Solutions A private equity firm is acquiring Global Fastening Solutions LLC out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Global Fastening Solutions...
May 10
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5/10/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Fastener Tech 09 Advance Discount Deadline Friday, May 15 The deadline for advance registration discounts for Fastener Tech 09 is Friday, May 15. Online registration is available...
May 10
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5/11/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Richard Manno Adds Website Capabilities Richard Manno & Company launched an expanded website. The website now features real time inventory search for standards and specials and cross...
