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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 had access to this article several days in advance. Subscribe

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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 public a first look at the new $8.4 billion industrial

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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 – For a chronology of the first 100 years of

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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 Matheny, Mark Klosek, Bill McIntyre, Brian Crouch, Rene Fernandez, Robbie

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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) The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering & Applied Materials Research

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Starting With Farm Equipment Fasteners, African Company Grows to $9.1 Million

March 08
00:00 2010

FEATURE A Zimbabwe company founded in 1939 to import fasteners and supplies for animal-drawn implements used by small-scale farmers reported 2009 sales of US$9.1 million, including exports of $3.4 million.

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Heco Woodscrew Wins Fastener Innovation Prize at International Hardware Fair

March 01
00:00 2010
    Heco Woodscrew Wins Fastener Innovation Prize at International Hardware Fair

FEATURE Heco salesman at the 2010 International Hardware Fair in Cologne, Germany (courtesy Fastener + Fixing) A new Heco woodscrew won the Fastener Innovation Prize at the 2010 International Hardware

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Author’s Search for The Father of the Screw

February 22
00:00 2010

FEATURE Screw-cutting lathe, from The Medieval Housebook of Wolfegg Castle, c. 1475-90 In his book, One Good Turn – A Natural History of the Screwdriver & the Screw, author Witold

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City Buys Fastener Warehouse for a New Jail

February 11
00:00 2010

FEATURE Marion County Jail September 26, 1996 FIN – The City of Indianapolis, Indiana, purchased two downtown Service Supply Co.

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FIN Roundup of Fastener and Wire Tariffs

February 07
00:00 2010
  FIN Roundup of Fastener and Wire Tariffs

FEATURE Tariffs on fasteners and wire rod have grown in the global economic downturn, and not just among major importer

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European Leaders Take a Look at the Economy & Suggest Lessons for Future

February 01
00:00 2010

FEATURE Editor’s Note: UK-based Fastener + Fixing magazine invited European leaders to reflect on 2009 and look ahead to 2010.

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1994 FIN – Northwest Distributor Johnson Wins Small Business Battle in Congress

January 21
00:00 2010

FEATURE Doris Johnson and her husband Rennie Johnson at a 1994 WAFD meeting in Rancho Mirage, CA (courtesy Pac-West) From

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2009 FINdex Shows Fastener Stocks Recover Most of 2008 Losses

January 11
00:00 2010

FEATURE The FIN Fastener Stock Index rose 33.4% during 2009, gaining back most of the value it lost during the

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China Puts Tariffs on EU Fastener Imports

December 24
00:00 2009

China will impose antidumping tariffs on certain types of carbon steel fasteners from the European Union after determining EU imports

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Nucor Fastener Appeals ITC Vote on Standard Fastener Imports

December 17
00:00 2009
  Nucor Fastener Appeals ITC Vote on Standard Fastener Imports

FEATURE (Courtesy Nucor Fastener) Pressing its case for tariffs, Nucor Fastener has appealed the unanimous decision by the U.S. International

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Fasteners Part of Boeing Dreamliner 787’s Storied Delays

December 14
00:00 2009

FEATURE Boeing’s Dreamliner (courtesy Boeing.com) Boeing made its first test flight of the fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner, almost two and a

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2009 NIFS/West: Numbers Drop But Exhibitors Still Report Business Activity

December 11
00:00 2009
  2009 NIFS/West: Numbers Drop But Exhibitors Still Report Business Activity

FEATURE INxSQL booth at 2009 NIFS/West EZ Sockets booth at 2009 NIFS/West The recession took its toll on the 13th

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Stanley Works Started As Boltmaker in 1843

November 05
00:00 2009
  Stanley Works Started As Boltmaker in 1843

FEATURE New Merger with Emhart Parent Black & Decker Highlights Fastener History The Stanley Works Tack Shop circa 1880s (courtesy

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Fastener Stocks Outperform Stock Market in Q3

October 29
00:00 2009

FEATURE Fastener stocks were good to investors during the third quarter of 2009. The FIN Fastener Stock Index increased 19.5%

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Proposed Antidumping Scope Finalized in Nucor Fastener Case

October 22
00:00 2009
  Proposed Antidumping Scope Finalized in Nucor Fastener Case

FEATURE (Courtesy Nucor Fastener) The U.S. Commerce Department finalized the scope of the antidumping and countervailing petitions filed by Nucor

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