1/3/2012 12:26:00 PM HEADLINES Former Textron Fastening Factory Back From Brink + click to enlarge Fasteners are part of the manufacturing resurgence sweeping industry in Rockford, IL.In 2010, the CAMCAR...
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1/3/2012 12:40:00 PM HEADLINES OBITUARY: FIN Co-Publisher Ann Bisgyer Wolz + click to enlarge Ann Bisgyer Wolz, 56, co-publisher of Fastener Industry News, died January 2, 2012, at her home...
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1/3/2012 HEADLINES 2011 Quips of the Year “I haven’t heard about the first bail out of a fastener company,” panelist Jim Witucki of Nucor Fastener noted in his state-of-the-industry presentation...
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1/3/2012 12:46:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Adept Fasteners, EWMenn, Elgin, Mutual Screw, Simpson Strong-Tie, and Trinity Supply Chain Solutions Aerospace fastener distributor Adept Fasteners reportedly purchased a 15,000 sq ft facility...
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1/3/2012 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES Filtrona Completes Acquisition of Richco + click to enlarge UK-based Filtrona plc agreed to acquire Richco Inc. for US$110 million cash. The deal is expected to...
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1/3/2012 12:02:00 AM HEADLINES Simpson Strong-Tie To Acquire Automatic Stamping + click to enlarge Simpson Strong-Tie Co. agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of North Carolina-based Automatic Stamping...
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES The White House named a fastener researcher to a list of the country’s most promising researchers. Samuel Zelinka, a researcher with the U.S.D.A.’s Forest Products Laboratory, is...
December 08
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES TR Fastenings Expanding into U.S. Market + click to enlarge TR Fastenings is expanding into the U.S. market. The UK-based manufacturer announced that AFT Fasteners of Grand Prairie,...
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12/8/2011 12:30:00 AM HEADLINES RoHS Implications Expanding Beyond Electronics Sector + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Jenni Morland The European Parliament and Council earlier this year revised the...
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12/8/2011 12:20:00 AM HEADLINES Agrati and Semblex Form Global Alliance + click to enlarge Italian multinational firm Agrati Group and Semblex Corp. of Elmhurst, IL, announced a global alliance to...
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES China Fastener Show Adds International Purchasers Program + click to enlarge The 13th China International Fasteners & Equipment Exhibition will feature a new “Preferential Policy to Foreign Purchasers.”...
December 08
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES Darragh, Lamb Head STAFDA + click to enlarge (l-r) Kramer Darragh and Rick Lamb Kramer Darragh is the 2012 president of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association...
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES The 13-month 2012 FIN Calendar starts with December 2011 + click to enlarge + click to enlarge The 2012 FIN Calendar features technology unheard of when the first...
December 08
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES Auction Set for ARC Fastener Equipment & Inventory + click to enlarge Fastener inventory, manufacturing equipment and intellectual property from ARC Fastener Supply Inc. will be auctioned December...
December 08
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12/8/2011 12:15:00 AM HEADLINES Kangas of Alaska: Technology Vital to Permafrost Construction and Fastener Distribution + click to enlarge Mike Kangas recalled technological developments that have allowed Alaska to build...
December 08
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES 230 Companies Booked for 2012 Taiwan Fastener Trade Show + click to enlarge The 2012 Taiwan International Fastener Show will total 230 booths, Pre-registration has opened for the...
December 08
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES STAFDA’s Foley: Economy in Neutral + click to enlarge “The current economic environment is stuck in neutral and depending on which economist you listen to, many are not...
December 08
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Big Red Fasteners, ContMid Group, EFC, MW Industries, New Breed Logistics, OSG-Sterling Die and WCL Co. SHORTTAKES Marking its 10th anniversary, Oklahoma-based Big Red Fasteners opened a...
December 07
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES Cologne Show Expecting 2,600 Exhibiting Companies + click to enlarge The International Hardware Show expects 2,600 suppliers from 50 countries will exhibit at the March 4-7, 2012, trade...
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12/8/2011 HEADLINES Hillman Acquires OOK Brand Products + click to enlarge The Hillman Group purchased certain assets of Micasa Trading Corp. a Miami-based producer of OOK picture hanging fasteners and...
