Topics include manufacturing processes, consensus standards, quality control and plant tours of manufacturing, secondary processes and testing facilities.
NEWS BRIEFS
October 01
16:31
2019
In the first nine months of 2019, the FINdex gained 19.8%, lower than the 23.2% increase by an index of related industrial stocks.
September 26
16:35
2019
In 1969, he became president of Fasteners Inc., in Newington, CT. He sold the company in 1997. He was a founder and president of the New England Fastener Distributor Association He also was a National Fastener Distributors Association board member.
September 23
15:57
2019
Taiwan’s China Steel Corporation said its August carbon steel sales declined, hurt by the lackluster steel demand, MySteel Global reports.
September 23
10:44
2019
Founded in 1985, SBI supplies structural, construction and manufacturing fasteners.
September 19
17:43
2019
“Modumetal founder and CEO Christina Lomasney said the companies chose Houston for its access to oil and gas companies, their primary customer base, since these companies need various metal fastening and bolting that can withstand high amounts of stress and exposure to corrosion (think deep-sea offshore rig parts),” writes Erin Douglas of the Houston Chronicle.
September 19
15:33
2019
Thursday event starts with registration at 10:30am, followed by a luncheon cookout at 11am and golf at noon at Juniper Hill Golf Course in Northborough, MA.
September 18
22:31
2019
In the first half of 2019, Taiwan fastener exports dropped 3.2% to 8.03 million tons of fasteners, ChinaFastener.Info reports.
September 16
17:11
2019
National Threaded Fasteners president Kathy Marazzi noted Yeary’s expertise includes technology, customer relations and B2B outside sales.
September 12
15:09
2019
“EFC’s implementation of Power BI provides our team with a powerful business analytics tool that delivers real-time interactive dashboards customized to our business strategy and performance metrics,” stated CEO Matt Dudenhoeffer.
September 12
14:18
2019
AS9100 Rev. D assures production meets quality requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD), NASA and the FAA.
September 11
18:02
2019
Canada-based 1Shot was started by inventor Mark Robberson.
September 10
11:01
2019
Jim Stone has 25 years of experience in air pollution control and hazardous materials industries.
September 06
15:22
2019
Ian Clarke has more than 35 years of fastener distribution and manufacturing experience, including as CEO at Optimas OE Solutions, executive VP at Anixter Fasteners, and managing director at Caparo Atlas Fastenings in the UK.
September 05
11:52
2019
Bill Niketas succeeds Neil Yeargin, who led the acquisition of Stelfast in 2018 and the sale to Nautic Partners earlier this year.
September 05
10:29
2019
Hilco Industrial will conduct a two-day, live onsite and webcast auction on October 16-17 of two complete high-production fastener manufacturing facilities from Acme Companies in Cherry Valley and Wheaton, IL.
September 04
23:09
2019
Brian Hoekstra was Grainger’s mergers & acquisitions senior director.
September 03
17:02
2019
“It is estimated that China will suffer a difficult time in increasing its fastener export again in 2019,” according to Fastener World.
August 28
22:07
2019
Fredrik Bäckström succeeds Jörg Neveling, who will retire on October 31.
August 28
18:22
2019
High speed counting units; weigh scales; vertical & horizontal bagging machines; carton forming & closing; palletizing; material handling, and more …
