4/5/2010 HEADLINES OBITUARY: Jim Dill James “Jim” Dill, former RB&W executive, died. He was 91. Dill is survived by his wife Deborah; sons Jim and Thomas; and a granddaughter. Contributions:...
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HEADLINES Fastener Prices Rise on Demand, Freight and Steel Hikes Bruce Wheeler of Star Stainless and Barry Porteous of Porteous Fastener Co. speak at Pac-West Take a look at your...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Surber Steered ATF To Success While Manufacturing Moved Don Surber The company has three former chairman of the Industrial Fasteners Institute totaling four years and now its...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Acument Completes France Divestiture Acument Global Technologies completed the sale of its French automotive business to two buyers, the company announced. Lisi and Agrati, as well as...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Birmingham Fastener Buys NSS T-Bolt Birmingham Fastener’s manufacturing and distribution center in Alabama (courtesy Birmingham Fastener) Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. announced the acquisition of the T-Bolt...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: EACO Corp. Acquires Bisco Industries EACO Corp. completed the acquisition of Bisco Industries Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1973, Bisco distributes fasteners and electronic components...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES Pac-West Honors Kirsner; Fastener Museum Restarting The late Mel Kirsner Mel’s Fastener Museum was destroyed by a Southern California wildfire in 2003 The Pacific-West Fastener Association named its...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: NIFS/East Discount Deadlines The “Early Bird Discount” deadline for the National Industrial Fastener Show/East is April 23. The 29th annual NIFS/East is scheduled for May 25-26,...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Show Offers Free Registration Free advance registration is being offered for the first All American Fastener Show. The show lists 28 exhibiting companies for the May...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: 211 Companies Headed for Shanghai Trade Show Fastener Expo Shanghai reports a total of 410 booths booked thus far for the June 16-18, 2010, trade show...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Fastener Training Program The Fastener Training Institute and the Industrial Fasteners Institute will present a five-day version of the Certified Fastener Specialist technical training program on July...
4/5/2010 HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Atlantic Fasteners, CDP Fastener Group, Chun Zu, DCI International, Earnest Machine Products, Elgin Fastener Group and Marine Fasteners The military-aerospace division of Atlantic Fasteners moved across the...
3/17/2010 HEADLINES Aderman Organizing Fastener Women Mary Lou Aderman has been in fasteners since she was a teenager. Her father, Don Aderman Sr., started a rep agency in 1963 –...
3/17/2010 SPS Adds 50 Machinist Jobs in Pennsylvania Manufacturing may be moving away from Philadelphia but one fastener producer was singled out by PhillyNews.com for expanding – including adding 50...
3/17/2010 HEADLINES China Transshipping Fasteners To EU Through Malaysia Richard Yeap Soon Thong (courtesy Malaysian Star) Since the European Union imposed 87% antidumping duties on Chinese fasteners starting in February...
3/17/2010 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: NFDA Report – U.S. in Early Stages of Mild Recovery In October 2009, the U.S. Industrial Production Index dropped to its lowest level since 1946. Now the...
3/17/2010 HEADLINES Heco Woodscrew Wins Fastener Innovation Prize A new Heco woodscrew won the Fastener Innovation Prize at the 2010 International Hardware Fair in Cologne (Köln), Germany. Schramberg, Germany-based Heco...
3/17/2010 HEADLINES Bialas New President as SEFA Marks 35 Years Joanne Bialas of International Fasteners is the new president of the Southeastern Fastener Association. Outgoing president Ernie Pine of Ifastgroupe...
3/17/2010 HEADLINES Biodegradable Medical Screws Won’t Replace Titanium New composite screw (center) with titanium screw (right) and older polylactic acid screw (left) � courtesy Fraunhofer Institute The Fraunhofer Institute for...
3/17/2010 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Emhart Teknologies Acquires FIT Emhart Teknologies acquired aerospace fastener maker Fastener Innovation Technology Inc. of Gardena, CA. Terms were not disclosed. “Combined with our Heli-Coil initiatives and...