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FIN Review of Fastener Stocks for 2009

May 26
00:00 2010

FEATURE Sales results and stock performance for public fastener companies are available in the . The 2009 FIN Review of Fastener Stocks is now available to subscribers. The report features

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Record Smallest NIFS Opens This Week; East Show Moving to Smaller Hall for 2011

May 24
00:00 2010

Want to Comment on Spring 2011 Shows? In addition to NIFS/East, the fastener industry has two other trade shows in the spring of 2011: • Fastener Tech 11 is held

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Women in the Fastener Industry

May 18
00:00 2010

FEATURE Fastener Women’s Networking Event Mary Lou Aderman is hosting a networking event for fastener women on May 25 in conjunction with the National Industrial Fastener Show / East. “This

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Rockford’s Historic Role in the Fastener Industry

May 12
00:00 2010

FEATURE For the 1988 and 2008 FIN articles on Rockford and a 2008 list of the 22 fastener companies in Rockford click on the Fastener History section. The Mid-West Fastener

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IFI’s Soaring Eagle Awards

May 07
00:00 2010

FEATURE Jack Pekar The Industrial Fasteners Institute initiated the Soaring Eagle Awards in 2001 to recognize “those persons who have ascended far beyond the expected in their contributions to the

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New Roles for NFDA: Coaching on Exports & Industry Alliances

May 01
00:00 2010
    New Roles for NFDA: Coaching on Exports & Industry Alliances

FEATURE NFDA President Jim Derry Editor’s Note: FIN subscribers had this information several days in advance. Subscribe today to see what you’ve been missing. “There is so much going on

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Protecting Yourself From Fastener Tariffs

April 29
00:00 2010
    Protecting Yourself From Fastener Tariffs

FEATURE Trade attorney Matthew McGrath speaking on U.S. fastener antidumping petition in Las Vegas in 2009. Editor’s Note: FIN subscribers had this information several days in advance. Subscribe today to

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Würth Group Marks 65 Years for Adolf Würth GmbH & Co.

April 26
00:00 2010
    Würth Group Marks 65 Years for Adolf Würth GmbH & Co.

FEATURE Editor’s Note: FIN subscribers had this information several days in advance. Subscribe today to see what you’ve been missing. The oldest company of the Würth Group, Adolf Würth GmbH

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Wire Düsseldorf, IFMSA & NFDA Participants Finally Fly Home After Being Stranded by Volcano

April 24
00:00 2010
  Wire Düsseldorf, IFMSA & NFDA Participants Finally Fly Home After Being Stranded by Volcano

FEATURE Wire Düsseldorf, IFMSA & NFDA Participants Finally Fly Home After Being Stranded by Volcano Editor’s Note: FIN subscribers had

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Fastener Acquisitions Pick Up As U.S. Economy Gains Traction

April 22
00:00 2010
  Fastener Acquisitions Pick Up As U.S. Economy Gains Traction

FEATURE Editor’s Note: FIN subscribers had this information several days in advance. Subscribe today to see what you’ve been missing.

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Fastener Companies Report Strong Opening Quarter Numbers

April 19
00:00 2010
  Fastener Companies Report Strong Opening Quarter Numbers

FEATURE Alcoa Fastening Systems headquarters in Torrance, CA (courtesy AFS) Editor’s Note: FIN subscribers had this information several days in

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Tide of Sea Freight Prices Rises Again

April 13
00:00 2010

FEATURE Editor’s Note: FIN subscribers had access to this article several days in advance. Subscribe today to see what you’ve

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Bolt Trouble Stalls Space Station Repair

April 11
00:00 2010
  Bolt Trouble Stalls Space Station Repair

FEATURE A view from astronaut Clayton Anderson’s helmet camera shows the troublesome bolt on the ammonia tank (courtesy NASA TV)

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Fastener Museum Restarting in 2010

April 08
00:00 2010
  Fastener Museum Restarting in 2010

FEATURE Mel Kirsner Mel’s Fastener Museum was destroyed by a Southern California wildfire in 2003. The Pacific-West Fastener Association named

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FINdex Comes Roaring Back in Opening Quarter of 2010

April 05
00:00 2010

After gaining 10% in the final quarter of 2009, the FIN Fastener Stock Index came roaring back in the first

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Fastener Prices Head Up on Increased Demand and Steel Hikes

April 01
00:00 2010

FEATURE Bruce Wheeler of Star Stainless and Barry Porteous of Porteous Fastener Co. speak at Pac-West Editor’s Note: FIN subscribers

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Stanley Black & Decker Unveils New Corporate Face

March 29
00:00 2010

FEATURE Emhart Teknologies parent company Stanley Black & Decker launched its new corporate website, giving employees, shareholders and the general

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107-Year-Old U.S. Fastener Manufacturer Adds 50 Skilled Jobs as Aircraft Parts Orders Jump

March 23
00:00 2010
  107-Year-Old U.S. Fastener Manufacturer Adds 50 Skilled Jobs as Aircraft Parts Orders Jump

FEATURE In-process inspection of fasteners manufactured in Formax Plus Manufacturing Cell with integrated rotary thread rolling (courtesy SPS) Editor’s Note

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Nine Former Presidents Return to Mark 35th Anniversary of "The Fastener Association"

March 19
00:00 2010

FEATURE Nine Former Presidents Return to Mark 35th Anniversary of “The Fastener Association” Past SEFA presidents (left to right): Michey

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New Biodegradable Screws Won’t Necessarily Replace Titanium in Surgery

March 11
00:00 2010

FEATURE The new composite screw (center) with titanium screw (right) and older polylactic acid screw (left) (courtesy the Fraunhofer Institute)

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