“Productivity was strong once again, which led to operating margin expansion,” stated CFO Kristen Actis-Grande.
NEWS BRIEFS
April 04
12:22
2023
Founded in 1990, Southwest Fastener supplies strut channel, hardware, strut fittings and specialty fasteners through facilities in Phoenix, Albuquerque and Dallas.
April 04
11:47
2023
As regional business manager, John Butler will cover Western Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
April 03
00:34
2023
Palmquist has 25 years of fastener experience. His specialty is developing fastening and joining solutions focusing on value-added options.
April 03
00:17
2023
He became Division Manager for the Industrial Fasteners Institute after retiring as VP of sales and marketing at Semblex Corp., a company he worked for since 2001.
March 31
14:57
2023
Staffing is complete and Empire expects to have inventory in place for existing customers within 30 days.
March 31
12:13
2023
The 26,000 sq ft factory in southeastern Taiwan has areas for 1-die 2-blow forming, multi-blow forming, thread rolling, sorting and packaging.
March 29
17:01
2023
The Illinois fastener manufacturer reported fastener sales to automotive customers rose 5%, while fastener sales to non-automotive customers dropped 3.4%.
March 29
00:58
2023
The 170,000 sq ft manufacturing facility is adjacent to the 71,000 sq ft distribution center the automotive fastener manufacturer opened in 2017.
March 28
00:00
2023
Scroll down below 2019 Obituaries for a link to previous obituaries or CLICK HERE. 2024 Former Mid-West Fastener Association board member Ross Arthur Shepard, 65, died December 2, 2024. “Ross...
March 27
01:07
2023
While the tonnage was down 0.7% from 2021, Taiwan’s transformation to higher-value-added products yielded higher total value.
March 27
01:07
2023
New equipment will improve automation, quality and develop flexibility for small and diverse quantities.
March 23
13:07
2023
Sieper was the first woman president of the Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association, serving from 1999-2002. In 2016, she was inducted in the inaugural class of the MFDA Hall of Fame.
March 22
01:03
2023
El Cajon, CA-based Weldmac manufactures highly-engineered components for critical applications across the aerospace, defense, commercial power and space launch industries.
March 21
01:24
2023
She succeeds Baron Yarborough of Champion Mfg., who was interim director.
March 20
01:25
2023
Chip Lippincott and Initial Publications, which publishes Fastener Technology International, purchased American Fastener Journal on March 1.
March 16
03:31
2023
New automation equipment from Italy replaces World War II-era machinery and allows the company to retain its current 107 employees.
March 14
15:58
2023
The seasonally adjusted Fastener Distributor Index registered its first expansionary reading since November, improving to 51.6 in February. Participant commentary grew more optimistic, with some respondents seeing “some positive signs.”
March 13
15:41
2023
The Industrial Fasteners Institute honored its longtime industrial products division manager, board member and former chairman among others.
March 13
14:34
2023
Pawloski has been with the organization for ten years.
