An industrial internet platform has been set up to offer digital factory solutions for fastener manufacturers.
HEADLINES
June 27
11:31
2023
Muscatine, IA-based White Distribution and Supply is AFC's sixth acquisition of 2023.
June 27
11:29
2023
Camcar partner Ttapdrive AS is the Norwegian company that created the Ttap brand of drive systems.
June 27
11:04
2023
Founded in 1966 by John and Helen Walker, Denver-based Fasteners Inc. distributes the Huck Fastening System.
May 29
23:13
2023
Germany accounted for 39.4% of sales. The companies outside Germany also posted a successful financial year with an increase in sales of 19.4%. Top performers included the U.S. and Europe.
May 29
22:56
2023
“There are no major structural imbalances in the economy,” Dr. Chris Thornberg declared. “Everybody has cash on hand.”
May 29
21:11
2023
“We have wanted Fastbolt as part of the AFC family for several years,” stated AFC Industries CEO Kevin Godin.
May 29
18:26
2023
“Bill Derry lends the strategic direction that has played a significant role in Field’s 19% year-over-year growth for the past 30 years.”
April 27
23:13
2023
The FIN Fastener Stock Index jumped 17% in the opening quarter of 2023, topping a 3.5% gain by an index of related industrial stocks as global supply chains recover.
April 27
22:57
2023
In nominating Vertullo, fastener veteran John Butler cited “his years of devotion to the fastener industry through education, tribal knowledge, and generosity of time and materials.”
April 27
22:35
2023
Boeing recently found improperly torqued bolts in new-build 737 Max jets, indicating a quality problem similar to one revealed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 23 March, FlightGlobal reports.
April 08
20:12
2023
Fastener Fair Global 2023 welcomed around 1,000 exhibitors from 46 countries to Stuttgart, Germany, filling halls 1, 3, 5 and 7 of the exhibition venue.
March 28
23:49
2023
In March 2018, former President Donald Trump ordered a 25% tariff on steel imports from most nations and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports - a policy largely maintained by President Joe Biden.
March 28
22:32
2023
Though the tonnage was down 0.7% from 2021, Taiwan’s transformation to higher-value-added products yielded higher total value.
March 28
21:35
2023
The fractured studs were composed of a corrosion-resistant nickel-based alloy susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement in subsea environments, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
March 28
20:32
2023
Gene Simpson of Semblex Corp. is the new chairman of the Industrial Fasteners Institute and Dan Curtis of MacLean-Fogg Co. is vice chair for the 2023-24 term.
March 28
19:47
2023
Founded in 1910, Ford Aerospace manufactures high precision metal components and sub-assemblies for the aerospace, industrial and high-tech sectors.
February 28
15:41
2023
The Trump administration imposed the tariffs in 2018 to “close a loophole exploited by steel-derivatives importers,” Circuit Judge Richard Taranto wrote.
February 28
14:39
2023
“Robots working on the inside and outside of fuselage panels had difficulty moving in sync,” Air Traveller reports. “This divergent dance caused ongoing production delays due to humans having to fix the machined mismatch, not to mention some jets rolling out with partly completed jobs.”
February 28
13:49
2023
Results from public companies with fastener businesses indicate that 2022 was a solid year for many, with more gains to come.
