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...
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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...
9/18/2009 NEWS BRIEFS EFG Names King VP of Manufacturing Phil King, VP of Manufacturing at EFG (courtesy EFG) Elgin Fastener Group promoted Phil King to vice president of manufacturing. Since...
9/18/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Powers Fasteners’ $100k Fine Concludes “Big Dig” Probe Powers Fasteners agreed to plead guilty to one count of making a false statement and pay a $100,000 fine...
9/17/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Industrial Leaders Launches Fastener Website The American Industrial Directory of U.S. Manufacturing Companies launched industrialsaver.com/classifieds/index.php/cat/126, a web marketplace for metal fasteners for the manufacturing and construction communities....
9/17/2009 NFDA Creates “International” Membership Category The National Fastener Distributors Association is adding an “international” membership category in recognition that “this is a global business now,” president Wendy Rose announced...
9/17/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Orbitform Expands Prototype and Short-Run Production Capabilities Orbitform Group expanded capacity “to provide prototype services for the assembly of parts within the new Application Engineering Lab at...
9/17/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Activant Releases B2B Seller v 5.6 Activant Solutions Inc. released B2B Seller version 5.6, an integrated Web-based storefront. “B2B Seller version 5.6 represents an exciting step forward...
9/17/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Grainger Acquires Majority Stake in Japan’s MonotaRO Grainger completed its tender offer bid in Japan for 380,000 shares of MonotaRO Co. Ltd., a Japanese company listed on...
9/18/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Anixter Unveils TZ Cabinet Locking System Anixter Inc. and Telezygology Inc. announced the joint release of the TZ Praetorian cabinet locking system, which delivers electronic access control...
9/16/2009 12:17:00 PM Steel Hook & Loop Fastener Takes 35 Ton Load Spring steel hook and loop fasteners developed at the Institute of Metal Forming and Casting of the Technische...
9/16/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Acme Manufacturing Acquires 3rd Threaded Rod Maker Denver-based Acme Manufacturing Co. acquired a third threaded rod manufacturer, Lancaster Threaded Products, adding to its recent purchase of Watson...

