Order comes from an unnamed automobile manufacturer for electric vehicle fasteners, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports.

To help the crisis-ridden region, Austrian screw manufacturer TENZ is donating 7.2 million screws to Ukraine to help build the country back up again, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports.

Stanley Black & Decker integrated General Inspection’s VisionLab 3-D measuring systems into its manufacturing processes, streamlining their threaded insert inspection processes and improving overall quality.

ZAGO sealing screws engineered with a 360° O-ring under the head successfully prevented water seepage.

Some respondents pointed to still-strong customer backlogs and solid demand, while others saw significant slowing and cancellation of large blanket orders.

Organic growth was common in early returns, with margins slowly improving and inventories declining as the supply chain works through late-pandemic kinks.

SPAX Engineered Fasteners is expanding its marketing through a crew of influencers, a nationwide network of contractors and craftsmen who use social media to showcase projects made with SPAX structural fasteners, driving demand for its products at lumber yards and building supply stores.

Same location in Stuttgart, Germany, for the March 21-23, 2023, trade show with ‘global’ rebranding.

“We are operating in difficult economic and political conditions: The war in Ukraine, material and supply shortages, and price increases continue to be challenging,” stated chairman Robert Friedmann.

The Swiss fastener manufacturer “significantly” expanded its market presence in Canada by acquiring PennEngineering’s Canadian distribution business, a deal in line with its strategy to “expand its capabilities in the U.S.”

Machining specialist CNC Onsite ApS unveiled an on-site repair service and tool to replace damaged threaded inserts in wind turbine blade roots, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports.

Larry’s son and current Empire Bolt & Screw Inc. CEO Ron Stanley credited his father’s sales ability for those initial successful years while building the business.

Surging demand for commercial & residential housing projects and government spending on infrastructure will drive CAGR of 4.3%.

Navistar is recalling more than 31,000 trucks and buses because improperly heated fasteners could fail and destabilize steering functions.

Founder Martin Calfee “always had a pen to take orders.”

The consensus in Taiwan is that fastener orders will jump in the first half of 2023, as investors hope for an end of the Russia-Ukraine war and a halt of U.S. interest rate hikes.

Online buying is 83% higher than pre-Covid, STAFDA consultant tells distributors. “The alternative to the Internet is downsizing or closing.”

The difference between “training” and “education” is the “why,” stated the president of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association. “Why does it matter, why are we doing it this way, why does it impact the customer?”

“If you are curious and pay close attention, you will learn what’s important to them and what factors will encourage them to commit to you,” author Steve Yastrow said at a Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association session during its 2022 convention.

Optimas Solutions promoted Mike Tuffy to CEO, International, and Daniel Harms to CEO, Americas.