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Hiring the 40-year industry veteran expands the company's secondary services.
AS9100:2016 certification is designated for Jergens Specialty Fastener products and will enable the company to customize and design components offering rigid quality standards and mil-specs, with tight tolerances and high precision.

He was a fixture at fastener events throughout his close to 50 years in the industry.
Glebar is combining resources and technology with the acquisition earlier this year of electrochemical grinding technology companies Tridex Technology and Everite.
“In response to the reduced demand for our products, we have taken steps to reduce expenses where practicable, including reductions in staffing and work schedules.”
Declines in the commercial aerospace and commercial transportation markets due to the pandemic drive revenue decrease.
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Sales declined noticeably in all three regions EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Americas and Asia-Pacific.
Bulten-owned PSM Taiwan will transfer its operations to the new site, approximately 30 minutes from the existing one.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement on July 1.
Q2 Aerospace segment revenue impacted by “significantly lower air travel and reduced commercial and business jet production related to the global pandemic.”
R&R Engineering added six high speed bent bolt machines for threaded fasteners, bringing their total to 89 special roll threading machines.
ITW reported Automotive OEM revenue, including fasteners, fell 54% to $361 million in the second quarter of 2020. Automotive OEM operating loss totaled $28 million, while operating margin plummeted to -7.8%.
The combined companies will be led by the DeVries family (Midwest Fastener) and Bass/Kaufman (Hy-Ko).

He succeeds John Thramann, who is retiring after 50 years with ND.
Stanley Black & Decker reported Engineered Fastening organic revenues fell 35% in the second quarter of 2020 “due to lower global automotive light vehicle and general industrial production.”
Harding joined Century in 2003 to create the centralized purchasing division, and became Atlanta branch manager in 2011.
Relocation expands space for inventory and streamlining internal operations.
Improved sales in the repair and remodel market from consumer shift toward home renovations related to ongoing shelter-in-place orders.