John Wolz The General Accounting Office is seeking public comment on the small lot exemption to the U.S. Fastener Quality Act to determine if the industry would use it as...
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September 29
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John Wolz The American Wire Producers Association registered objections to a recent federal government report because it focused on flat-rolled products and presented an unbalanced and incomplete view of the...
September 07
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John Wolz The National Fastener Distributors Association is sponsoring a 2001 sourcing trip and factory tour to Australia.\ The two-week trip for 16 people in mid-September 2001 will include tours...
September 07
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John Wolz Jim Wolpert is the new president of AVK Industrial Products.\ Wolpert joined AVK in 1965 and became vice president of Avibank Mfg. and in charge of AVK in...
July 05
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John Wolz Instead of eliminating salespeople, the Internet can assist the sales effort, an e-commerce expert told the New England Fastener Distributors Association. �You really aren�t losing the personal contact,�...
July 05
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Lepore: Marmon Companies Really Are Autonomous John Wolz W�rth, Pentacon, Questron, Distribution Dynamics, Alleghany, Bossard, Industrial Holdings, MascoTech, Park-Ohio, Citicorp and other companies have become recognized fastener industry names in...
July 05
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John Wolz The Wire Association International issued a Call for Papers to be presented at Wire & Cable Technical Symposium next year. The symposium is part of the biennial Interwire:...
June 29
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John Wolz Leder Denegri Exposiciones announced the first International Fixing Systems & Fasteners Show in South America. The trade show is slated for November 3-5, 2000, at Predio Retiro in...
June 14
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John Wolz Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Company acquired Dukane Fasteners. Cleveland, OH-based Cardinal manufactures large diameter, long length and specialty fasteners. Pittsburgh, PA-based Dukane manufactures specialty hot forged fasteners. Dukane,...
June 02
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John Wolz Cecil Couch, a veteran of 35 years in the fastener industry, opened Couch & Associates Inc., a manufacturers representative agency in the states of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio....
April 03
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John Wolz Robert Hill became chairman and Steve Fischer vice chairman of the Industrial Fasteners Institute at the annual meeting this month in Santa Barbara, CA. Hill, CEO of Hill...
April 03
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John Wolz U.S. wire rod producers are welcoming increased demand and a ruling by President Clinton providing �safeguard options� and raising prices accordingly. Prices are going up at least $20...
March 18
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John Wolz Editor�s Note: The following are excerpts from public comments filed on the proposed regulations for the Fastener Quality Act � Public Law 101-592, as amended by Public Law...
March 18
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John Wolz The Industrial Fasteners Institute and the International Fastener Machinery Association announced a new trade show for the fastener and precision formed parts industries. The yet-to-be formally named show...
March 18
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John Wolz The National Fastener Distributors Association changed its annual fall meeting from September in Chicago to November 15-16, 2000, in Las Vegas and will have a keynote address by...
March 18
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John Wolz Mel Kirsner, Barry Porteous and Bob Endries will be inducted into the Fastener Hall of Fame during the 2000 National Industrial Fastener Show on May 8 in Columbus,...
March 18
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John Wolz After 10 years as executive director of the Southwestern Fastener Association, Deborah Richey has resigned and opened a manufacturers rep agency. Kathy Malkemes of Fastener Sales Unlimited is...
March 18
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John Wolz At this time, the is only available as a printed document....
