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Specialty Fastener Maker Dodges Tariffs Damage

April 28
12:35 2025
    Specialty Fastener Maker Dodges Tariffs Damage

Specialty fastener manufacturer in Connecticut hasn’t seen a fall off in orders from customers due to an uncommon blend of customer industries.

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U.S. Auto Groups Battle Tariffs

April 22
12:11 2025
    U.S. Auto Groups Battle Tariffs

U.S. auto groups lobby Trump administration against 25% automotive parts tariffs in rare unified message.

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Fastenal CEO: Challenges to Reshoring Production

April 13
15:00 2025
    Fastenal CEO: Challenges to Reshoring Production

Florness: “The problem is there’s such scale in Asia with fastener production, with steel production and by extension fastener production.”

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Taiwan Fastener Industry Disrupted by U.S. Tariffs

April 08
14:09 2025
    Taiwan Fastener Industry Disrupted by U.S. Tariffs

Kaohsiung officials want Taiwan’s fastener manufacturing sector designated as an “impacted industry” for special government assistance to reduce impacts of new U.S. tariffs.

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Howmet Aerospace May Halt Shipments Over Tariffs

April 07
14:14 2025
    Howmet Aerospace May Halt Shipments Over Tariffs

“Howmet will be excused from supplying any products or services that are impacted by this declared national emergency and/or the tariff executive order,” the Pittsburgh-based company reportedly told customers.

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Trump Tariffs Spark Hat Protest

March 31
18:10 2025
    Trump Tariffs Spark Hat Protest

Huyett: “These hats are a lighthearted but meaningful way to voice concerns about the unintended consequences of protectionist trade measures.”

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Economist Tells Pac-West: ‘Don’t Over Respond’

March 26
12:04 2025
    Economist Tells Pac-West: ‘Don’t Over Respond’

“Go out and do business,” Dr. Chris Thornberg advised the Pacific-West Fastener Association. “But beware – not afraid.”

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Pac-West: ‘Rusty’ Image Hurts Fastener Recruiting

March 19
13:47 2025
    Pac-West: ‘Rusty’ Image Hurts Fastener Recruiting

“Robotics and aerospace are a lot cooler than talking about rusty nuts and bolts,” Advance Components president Gary Cravens told Pacific-West Fastener Association members.

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Trump Doubles China Tariff

February 27
15:43 2025
  Trump Doubles China Tariff

A new 10% tax on all imports from China, together with the 10% duty ordered in February, will bring the total import fee on some Chinese goods to 45%.

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SPS Faces Class-Action Suit For Fastener Factory Fire

February 23
23:49 2025
  SPS Faces Class-Action Suit For Fastener Factory Fire

SPS Technologies reportedly faces a class-action lawsuit six days after a fire destroyed its aerospace fastener manufacturing facility north of Philadelphia.

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Trump Adds ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs

February 13
15:13 2025
  Trump Adds ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs

Latest levy order come three days after the U.S. president ordered a 25% tax on all imported steel and aluminum.

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OBITUARY: Fastenal Founder Bob Kierlin

February 11
18:00 2025
  OBITUARY: Fastenal Founder Bob Kierlin

Fastenal founder created an iconic fastener distribution giant in his hometown of Winona, MN.

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Würth Opens Automated DC

January 29
12:46 2025
  Würth Opens Automated DC

Würth Group plans to achieve an automation level of 75% in the companies with the highest sales volumes by 2030 using AI and robotics.

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Robots Install High-Rise Fasteners Safely

January 28
22:48 2025
  Robots Install High-Rise Fasteners Safely

Robotic arms provide a 3X multiplier on manual labor, improving worker safety, consistency and precision.

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STAFDA Issues ICE Raid Advisory

January 27
11:13 2025
  STAFDA Issues ICE Raid Advisory

Business owners and managers are concerned about widespread ICE raids underway in every U.S. state.

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Reinhold Würth Steps Down

January 22
23:35 2025
  Reinhold Würth Steps Down

The 89-year-old fastener industry titan handed over his position as Supervisory Board Chairman to his grandson Benjamin Würth.

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FDI Inches Up in December

January 12
23:43 2025
  FDI Inches Up in December

“Overall sentiment among participants leans cautiously optimistic heading into 2025, although some caution persists due to ongoing macroeconomic/inflation/rate uncertainties.”

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The Future of Space Fasteners

December 16
10:27 2024
  The Future of Space Fasteners

Laser welding collaboration between NASA and The Ohio State University aims to stimulate in-space manufacturing, which could eliminate the need to transport heavy fasteners for maintenance and repair.

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STAFDA President: Housing Innovation Needed Again

November 27
14:55 2024
  STAFDA President: Housing Innovation Needed Again

“This business takes guts. It always has,” third-generation distributor Andrew Hartman told the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association 2024 convention.

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How Huyett Solved Retention

November 21
20:42 2024
  How Huyett Solved Retention

“Pay is not the motivator,” Huyett HR Manager Brooklyn Wolters told the National Fastener Distributors Association. “It is the price for labor.”

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