MW Aerospace Solutions is a new brand linking four companies: Atlantic Spring, BellowsTech, Helical, and Servometer.
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“The automotive sector is the primary market for our fastener segment products and the sales declines in the third quarter and year to date primarily relate to reduced sales to certain large automotive customers,” the company stated in its quarterly SEC filing.

Fastenal sales in the U.S. increased 13%, while total sales in North America climbed 13.5% during October.
PennEngineering served the complaint on Pinconn at Pinconn’s trade show booth on October 18, 2017, during the International Fastener Expo.

“A bolt can be like a piece of glass” when not properly installed, Calfee declared. That includes using the right washer, nut and bolt and using the right torque.
“Conditions steadily improved in the quarter as manufacturing continued to firm,” stated CEO Erik Gershwind.
Winzer has more than 80,000 products, 30,000 customers and 275 franchisees.

The culture consultant advised Women in the Fastener Industry to avoid wearing a green hat in China, which is a symbol of a woman cheating on a partner. Avoid purple in India as it is associated with fear and a Hindu goddess.
Revenue gains driven by “continued improved production throughput and deliveries, and solid order demand.”

Owned by Ta-Chen International, BBI is a master distributor and importer supplying 7,000 distributors through 31 locations in six countries.
Earnest Machine was founded in 1948 by Paul Earnest Zehnder to sell fasteners to the heavy equipment industry that was building the infrastructure of post-WWII America.
In October, Bulten announced plans to invest SEK 45 million in a new heat treatment line in Hallstahammar. In addition, the company said it’s prepare to change CEO by 2019.
"Industrial organic growth of 8% reflects Engineered Fastening's continued expansion in the automotive and industrial markets," stated CEO James Loree.
Year-to-date revenue gains in Automotive OEM segment outpace growth in Construction Products.

Blankenship is a 24-year veteran of General Electric who spent much of his career in its aviation and jet engine businesses, including running its commercial engine operations.

“Our U.S. business had strong volume in the quarter driven by our strategic pricing initiatives and an improving demand environment,” stated CEO DG Macpherson.

Acquired by Bufab in 2016, UK-based Montrose Holdings supplies fasteners and special components, as well as products for MRO for the electronics, aerospace and construction markets.

Product Genius Technology was built in 2015 and beta tested on Kleinhandler’s 80-year-old family fastener business website.
The keynote presentation was from Liesel von Metz, TGD Solutions, outlining the development of a modern fastener quality assurance system for the rolling stock MRO sector - a BIAFD project.

Double-digit sales growth of its fastener products driven by acquisition of Masco as well as increased industrial demand.