McCaffrey is VP of the Fastener Training Institute and has been a board member of the Pacific-West Fastener Association.
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Sales in North America gained 30.2% to $456.4 million on flat volumes due to price increases to offset rising raw material costs.
Morgan Rudolph of Rick Rudolf Associates is the 2022 president of the New England Fastener Distributors Association.
“We have chosen a world-class executive with exceptional experience and leadership skills,” stated board chair Andrea Ayers.
The website represents 74 years of Spirol engineering knowledge in fastening, joining and assembly.
Bufab Group reported increased 57% to SEK 2.24 billion (US$219.8 million) in the second quarter of 2022, which included 16% organic growth.
In 1982, Richard Pratt opened a 2,500 sq ft warehouse. Today the Illinois distributor has two facilities totaling 50,000 sq ft.
The Southwestern Fastener Association meeting will be September 28-30 at the Choctaw Resort & Casino in Durant, OK.
International Fastener Expo will be October 17-19 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.
Daniel Philippe Stier is the new managing director, succeeding Florian Beer – who is taking a sabbatical.
In the first four months of 2022, Würth generated sales growth of 18.8% and operating income gains of 11%.
Daily sales to manufacturing customers increased 23.1% in Q2, while daily sales to non-residential construction customers rose 10.8%.
Edward James “Ed” McIlhon was a leader in the U.S. Fastener Quality Act legislative process and the 1994-95 president of the National Fastener Distributors Association. He was inducted into the IFE Hall of Fame in 2019.
“The sale of the company to ETTINGER is a continuation of a long-lasting and close cooperation between TITAN and ETTINGER.”
Founded in 1931, the IFI represents North American fastener manufacturers of mechanical fasteners and formed parts and key suppliers to the industry.
Investigation revealed that the fasteners were being torqued to spec but the corresponding studs were not properly pressed into the axle shaft subassemblies.
The conference will be September 14-17 at the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa in downtown Denver.
He was a member of the Los Angeles Fastener Association and the Western Association of Fastener Distributors during his 58 years in the fastener industry.
Robbie and Gina Gilchrist established the Gilchrist Foundation Fastener Scholarship in 2000 and have subsequently awarded 76 scholarships.
UK supplier TFC will continue to be led by Morgan Burgoyne and the current TFC management team as the AFC European business unit.