11/21/2011 HEADLINES Würth Buys Cardinal Fastener + click to enlarge The Cardinal Fastener booth at the 2011 National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo featured a neon “Open” sign to...
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11/21/2011 9:01:00 AM HEADLINES Field Fastener Buying Duncan Bolt’s Fastening Solutions + click to enlarge Field Fastener agreed to acquire Fastening Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Duncan Bolt. The acquisition,...
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11/21/2011 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES U.S. Government Proposes New Aircraft Parts Export Rules + click to enlarge The Lockheed C-130 Hercules started as a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft and was...
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11/21/2011 12:28:00 AM HEADLINES Elgin Acquires Houston Firm’s Cold Heading Segment + click to enlarge Elgin Fastener Group acquired the cold heading segment of Landreth Fastener Corp. of Houston, TX. ...
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11/21/2011 4:13:00 PM HEADLINES Roseman, Gallo & Vodicka: How to Buy Fasteners Have a company purchasing philosophy, don’t be wooed by small price differentials and learn the product – not...
November 21
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11/21/2011 4:31:00 PM HEADLINES Fastener Sales and Profits Rise Amid Battered Shares + click to enlarge Precision Castparts: “The fastener business continues to lag this aerospace recovery; the bottom is...
November 21
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11/21/2011 HEADLINES Fastener Business & Show Participation “Better” for 2011 + click to enlarge + click to enlarge 2011 NIFMSE Numbers Up Numbers were up for the 2011 National Industrial...
November 21
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11/21/2011 12:39:00 AM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Aztech Locknut, Blue Chip, Elgin, Hudson Fasteners, Jay-Cee, Mudge Fasteners, and OSG-Sterling Die Nancy Rosado-Gonzales joined Aztech Locknut Company as quality assurance manager. Rosado-Gonzales has...
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11/21/2011 12:15:00 PM HEADLINES Lawson Products Relocating to Chicago + click to enlarge Lawson Products announced plans for a new distribution center and relocation of its corporate headquarters to Chicago....
November 11
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1/3/2012 4:16:00 PM HEADLINES Huck Fasteners Part of Reducing Bus Frame Weight by 40% + click to enlarge Alcoa developed an all-aluminum space frame and bus design for BYD that...
October 27
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10/27/2011 3:05:00 PM HEADLINES Precision Castparts Finalizes PB Fasteners Acquisition + click to enlarge Precision Castparts completed its acquisition of Gardenia, CA-based PB Fasteners for an undisclosed sum. “The addition...
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10/25/2011 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES FINdex Drops As Markets Fluctuate + click to enlarge + click to enlarge The FIN Fastener Stock Index dropped 16% in the third quarter of 2011,...
October 25
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10/25/2011 10:20:00 AM HEADLINES Davis, Carr Head Southwester Fastener Assoc. + click to enlarge Susan Davis is the 2011/2012 chairman of the Southwestern Fastener Association and Don Carr is president....
October 25
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10/25/2011 3:25:00 PM HEADLINES KOLB Builds China JV Plant for Auto Fasteners + click to enlarge KOLB U.S.A. German fastener manufacturer KOLB, and two Chinese partners, began construction of a...
October 25
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10/25/2011 1:39:00 PM HEADLINES South Africa Launches AD Investigation On Chinese Threaded Rod + click to enlarge South Africa initiated an antidumping investigation on threaded rods, both stainless and steel,...
October 25
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10/25/2011 12:40:00 AM HEADLINES Doran Heads Pac-West Fastener Association + click to enlarge Russ Doran is the new president of the Pacific-West Fastener Association and John Washman is vice president....
October 25
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10/25/2011 1:10:00 AM HEADLINES IFI’s Friel: Manufacturing ‘Brain Drain’ Hurting U.S. Economy + click to enlarge Long before she became the first woman to lead the Industrial Fasteners Institute, Jennifer...
October 25
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10/25/2011 6:55:00 PM HEADLINES Chicago’s Rich Adds Southeastern Managing Duties + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Nancy Rich Nancy Rich, the executive director of the Mid-West Fastener Association,...
October 25
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10/25/2011 3:02:00 AM HEADLINES New Heads & Threads Adds Services + click to enlarge The new Heads & Threads International is adding packaged fasteners, kitting services, blister packs, private labeling...
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10/25/2011 HEADLINES + click to enlarge Witucki: Nucor’s 25th Anniversary is Opposite of Fastener Industry Trend When Nucor announced plans in 1985 to build a $25 million fastener plant many...
