10/6/2009 NEWS BRIEFS JohnDow Acquires Fastener Distributor Automotive shop equipment supplier JohnDow Industries acquired fastener distributor Dynamic Merchandising Inc., the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Madison Heights, MI-based Dynamic will become...
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10/6/2009 NEWS BRIEFS L.B. Foster Gets $2.7m Contract Delta Railroad Construction off-loading 115lb rail for new North Shore Connector transit line in Pittsburgh (courtesy L.B. Foster). L.B. Foster Co. received...
10/5/2009 NEWS BRIEFS FINdex Jumps Nearly 20% in Q3 2009 FINdex Fastener stocks were good to investors during the third quarter of 2009. The FIN Fastener Stock Index increased 19.5%...
10/5/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Fastener Tech 11 Scheduled Fastener Tech 11 is scheduled to take place in Rosemont, IL, on June 13-15, 2011. Described as “The All-Fastener-Industry Event in the Heart-of-the-Fastener...
10/2/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Falcon Metal Marks 30 Years Falcon Metal Corp. is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Founded by Bruce Roberts in 1979, Falcon began operating as an industrial fastener distributor...
10/2/2009 NEWS BRIEFS NIFS/West Adds Third Plant Tour The upcoming National Industrial Fastener Show/West added a third fastener factory tour to Vegas Fastener Manufacturing “to accommodate an overflow of interested...
10/1/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Quality, Testing Scrutinized in Bolt Problems on Navy Submarines A month after the U.S. Navy revealed that improperly installed bolts on weapons-handling systems would delay or sideline...
9/30/2009 Grabner Jr. New Strategic Accounts Manager at Cardinal Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Co. Inc. named John Grabner Jr. strategic accounts manager, president John Grabner Sr. announced. Grabner joined Cardinal...
9/28/2009 NEWS BRIEFS A2LA Accreditations The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation announced the accreditations for fastener testing: Ajax Laboratory services in Detroit, MI was accredited in physical and metallographic testing....
9/26/2009 7:15:00 AM Stephenson Appointed Norma Group COO Clamping technology specialists Norma Group, headquartered in Maintal, Germany, has appointed John Stephenson as its new Chief Operating Officer. Stephenson was previously...
9/26/2009 Westby Names Schmitting as Successor at Westby Production Components Don Westby announced he is turning over Westby Production Components general manager duties to Dave Schmitting. Westby founded the Wisconsin...
9/24/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Harpoon and Hilti Launch Joint Project Two suppliers of fastening systems in Russia have combined their efforts provide a comprehensive offer for façade construction applications. “Project H_”...
9/25/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Taiwan Wire Rod Market Heats Up Following China Steel Corp.’s price hikes on steel bar and wire rod, orders from the U.S. and Europe had put added...
9/23/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Collapsed Auto Demand Pushes BelZAN Into Construction Fasteners Russian hardware association RosMetiz reports that BelZAN, the main automotive fastener supplier to the deeply troubled AvtoVAZ Lada plant...
9/24/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Atlantic Fasteners Wins STAR Supplier Award Left to right: Nancy McLoda, director of subcontracts, Lockheed Martin, Manassas, VA; Marc Dionne, military/aerospace division leader, Atlantic Fasteners, W. Springfield,...
9/25/2009 4:19:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS New Manager for Westby Production Components Don Westby announced he is turning over Westby Production Components general manager duties to Dave Schmitting. Westby founded the...
9/22/2009 NEWS BRIEFS China Fastener Exports Continue to Slump China exports of steel and copper fasteners plummeted to 15,000 tons in July, with the value dropping to US$206.1 million, Xinhua...
9/22/2009 Bannister: NIFS/East Going Biennial in Even Years Jim Bannister announced the National Industrial Fastener Show/East will switch to an even-years only format. Bannister, NIFS co-owner and general manager, told...
9/21/2009 NEWS BRIEFS After 20 Years Adams Stepping Down From SEFA The Southeastern Fastener Association will close its office in Atlanta and board members will take over administrative duties. Kathy...
9/21/2009 Fastener History: National Machinery Introduces Formax in 1989 November 15, 1989 FIN – National Machinery Co. and Nuernberg F.R.G. introduced a new line of metalforming machinery called Formax during...