A focus this year will be light-weighting – such as titanium screws for the aerospace sector and high-end bicycles.
NEWS BRIEFS
February 15
11:24
2018
Fastener industry veteran will manage the company’s plating (zinc and zinc-nickel), zinc flake and surface pretreatment product lines.
February 14
10:00
2018
BBI: “His great work ethic and attitude will propel him to grow into an excellent Warehouse Manager.”
February 08
16:26
2018
“To meet increased demand for our products and the rise in volumes connected to signed contracts, we decided during 2017 to invest in new capacity.”
February 08
14:21
2018
Facility is about twice the size of the current space B2B Industrial Packaging/Alpine Packaging has been occupying in the Portland area for more than 20 years.
February 08
10:21
2018
Doerken manufactures corrosion protection coating systems for fasteners, springs, brackets, clips, stamped parts and large underbody components used by vehicle manufacturers and Tier One suppliers.
February 07
13:30
2018
Vision technology combines automated image analysis and other technologies to improve quality and automate inspection. These systems analyze manufactured parts and perform high-precision measurements much faster than manual measurement.
February 05
18:40
2018
Tim Marzano, 61, was president of international operations for ND Industries. Click on Obituaries.
February 01
17:23
2018
Founded in 1952, Glebar designs and configures modular machine systems from metal job shops to fully automated, lights-out grinding packages.
January 30
13:37
2018
Alex Kerr becomes VP and general manager, following Charles L. Kerr, who founded the company in 1948; Richard Kerr from 1949 to 2014 as it diversified from a hand screw machine and secondary operation to a manufacturer of many part configurations with 100 pieces of manufacturing equipment; and current president/CEO Charles Kerr II.
January 30
12:37
2018
Texas regional warehouse manager will “use his sales experience in conjunction with our customer.”
January 25
18:05
2018
“We made progress by removing the pricing barrier and improving service for customers while improving our cost structure,” stated CEO DG Macpherson.
January 25
17:08
2018
Italy is Europe’s second-largest manufacturing economy, second-largest producer of fasteners and a leading exporter of fastener and fixing products.
January 24
20:34
2018
Overall ITW revenue grew 5% to $14.3 billion in 2017, with net income down 17% to $1.69 billion and operating margin improving 190 bps to 24.4%.
January 24
11:32
2018
Mena will lead the Würth Industry de Mexico set up and efforts to develop Mexico into a stand-alone operating company and continue developing a strategic plan for growth and expansion in Central and South America.
January 16
15:43
2018
New Ohio / Kentucky manager has 40 years in fastener industry, including 22 with XL Screw.
January 16
15:04
2018
Launched in 2017, TEC washers maintain clamp load in high vibration applications, protecting fastened joints from loosening with wedge locking technology using tension rather than traditional friction.
January 16
12:06
2018
"Solid" sales performance included double-digit growth rates in Europe, North America, and Asia. Bossard said it made “great strides” in North America, with sales up 18.4%, “attributable to both organic growth as well as acquisitions.”
January 16
11:23
2018
Fastener manufacturer and master distributor now has field sales personnel covering all of North America, including Canada and Mexico.
January 11
11:26
2018
The Fastener Distributor Index rose “modestly” to 57.6 in December, reversing the deceleration seen in November, according to R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey.
