An industrial poster by Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller showing a young woman in a work shirt and polka-dot bandanna flexing her arm and declaring “We can do it!” was all but forgotten until the 1980s, when a copy became a feminist symbol and it was put on t-shirts, coffee mugs and posters.
January 04
18:15
2018
Founded in 1932, Schmittenberg Metal Works supplied weld nuts for the first Volkswagen Beetle. Today the German manufacturer stamps out parts by the millions for the world’s automotive industry.
December 26
16:46
2017
Richard Hagan’s 20th annual Top Ten Deals of the Year will be published with the FIN Review of Fastener Stocks for 2017 in May 2018.
November 27
05:02
2017
The EksoVest is commonly used by workers using drill and impact drivers, torque wrenches, and paint sprayers, according to Ekso Bionics.
November 24
18:59
2017
“We learned never to use finishing nails to hold steps,” said the actor best known for portraying mail carrier Cliff Clavin on the NBC sitcom Cheers.
November 06
17:58
2017
Cowhey tells International Fastener Expo seminar he has talked to some fastener distributors for a decade before they “finally” decided to update.
October 04
20:03
2017
Industrial Fasteners Institute managing director Rob Harris said that a dozen members are opening their doors for student visits.
October 02
13:56
2017
The fastener industry will be gathering October 17-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center at the traditional trade show in Las Vegas, but with a new name: International Fastener Expo.
September 18
18:14
2017
Fastener supplier Optimas Solutions will provide UK-based TVR with integrated supply chain services and engineering support for fastener and c-class components on TVR’s 200mph+ supercar, Griffith.
August 08
13:42
2017
Acquisition expands KYOCERA’s fastening tools business in residential, commercial, manufacturing and construction applications.
August 03
11:42
2017
“We see good opportunities to continue to grow the business and increase our market share,” stated CEO Tommy Andersson.
July 25
11:59
2017
“Organic revenue increased 2.6% while the 2016 acquisition of Engineered Fasteners & Components (EF&C) added 3.5% to revenue,” the company stated.
July 19
15:06
2017
The European Fastener Distributor Association (EFDA) published “Securing the Future,” a sixteen-page insight into European fastener distribution in the 21st century.
July 14
00:01
2017
You may think European rules don’t affect you, but “it is where your customers are selling into” that might draw you in.
July 10
10:59
2017
The FINdex stall occurred primarily during the second quarter of 2017, when fastener stocks lost a collective 5.6% of value, compared to a 3% gain by an index of related industrial stocks.
June 26
02:21
2017
“At some point in your career, you have to reinvent yourself,” Michael Simpson advised the Women in the Fastener Industry.
June 19
01:38
2017
Wage inflation, reduced productivity and quality problems are what is going to happen if the fastener industry fails to train replacements for retiring Baby Boomers, Phil Johnson, CEO of ContMidGroup, told the Fastener Industry Summit.
June 13
18:33
2017
Despite uncertainties with the Trump Administration, the good news is that “manufacturing is a popular word again,” the Industrial Fastener Institute’s lobbyist told the Fastener Industry Summit.
June 13
11:13
2017
Global industrial fastener demand will grow 3% in 2017, a Freedonia Group researcher told the Fastener Industry Summit.
June 12
02:22
2017
Fastener activity (imports and exports) in China increased 1.6% to 274,200 tons in April, while the value dropped 1.8% to
