The 26,000 sq ft space will house a plating line, creating 12 jobs for the company.
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“I see us doing things that we thought would have gone away ten years ago” with today’s training and access to information, noted Carmen Vertullo of Carver Consulting in El Cajon, CA.
“Market conditions appear likely to remain in growth mode in the coming months,” writes R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey.
The 2017 official hotel – Westgate – is 3/10 mile from this year’s new convention center location. Last year’s hotels are more than a mile away. Hotels.com lists 16 other hotels within a mile.
The latest figures continue the company’s fastener success that began in February, when Fastenal said fastener sales improved 1.5% - marking the company’s first uptick in fastener sales since the third quarter of 2015.
Shepco BMA Fasteners sales and marketing manager Norman Magada said the firm wants to push its capacity utilization to 40% by December.
The first issue was dated January 2, 1977, as a section of Wire Technology, which then-president Ray Zirkle described as a “magazine-within-a magazine.”
Jim Russell has 21 years of manufacturing plant management experience. Most recently, he was the operations VP for Parallel Environmental Services Corporation.
“We have managed Arizona and surrounding states direct from out headquarters in Phoenix since our founding, president Chuck Smith said. “As we’ve grown out ability to cover the market becomes a challenge and the benefit of having professional representation was obvious.”
“Through an improved design, TriMas was able to significantly reduce its square footage and annual expense with an updated and refreshed environment, all while allowing for future growth,” the company stated.
Band-It, a clamping and banding manufacturer, was founded in 1937 in Colorado to provide fastening for Gates Rubber Company.
Based in Hong Kong—Southco’s Asia Pacific headquarters, new general manager will also lead Southco’s Asia Pacific Diversified Technologies business.
Founded in 1988, Minnesota-based B&F Fastener Supply has 16 facilities in six states.
Illinois manufacturer expands customer service and marketing staff. Innovative Components utilizes recycled plastics in manufacturing and in 2016 its recycled content exceeded 82%.
New logo “points to where we’re going with a future-forward plan to provide our clients with custom products, analytics and solutions to maximize their profitability.”
The 2017 official hotel – Westgate – is 3/10 mile from the Las Vegas Convention Center. Last year’s official hotels are more than a mile away. Hotels.com lists 16 other hotels within a mile.
Smith has over 30 years experience in sales and customer service, and has been with Wrentham for the last three and a half years.
Currently only 247 companies in the world – 152 in the U.S. – have attained this accreditation, according to the International Aerospace Quality Group. Safety Socket is the only high-strength aerospace fastener manufacturer in the IAQG listing.
"Based on the current economic environment, we don’t believe overall business conditions during the second half of the year will be markedly different from those of the first half."
Ohio-based Jackie Ventura has 30 years of fastener experience.