Current CFO Thomas Ekström, who began working for Bufab in 1999 and has been CFO since 2005, has decided to leave by the end of July.
Beacon's Dorsey cites Van Hoozer’s 44 years of fastener experience.
Arconic includes Alcoa’s former $1.8 billion Fastening Systems and Rings business.
Nucor Corp. reported Cold Finished Steel segment sales, including results from Nucor Fastener, increased 3% to 98,000 tons in the fourth quarter of 2016. But results for the year were not so positive.
A 52% majority of End of 2016 FIN Survey participants indicated “Moderate” confidence in the North American economy; 27% pegged it at “High”; and 21% expressed “Low” confidence.
Former sales director Rick Frank was promoted to Managing Director for the Brooklyn Park, MN, facility.
“Engineered Fastening's organic revenues declined 2%, as solid growth within the global automotive business was more than offset by weaker electronics volumes attributable to a major customer.”
Knapp was founded by president James Knapp and vice president Jennifer Knapp as 24-year-old business graduates.
Challenge (Europe) Ltd is an ISO9001 stockist and distributor of threaded fasteners, with an emphasis on supplying manufacturing companies located within the UK with specialist standard or custom components.
"In 2016 we faced a challenging demand environment compounded by a lack of inflation, which put pressure on revenue and gross margins,” stated CEO DG Macpherson.
Continental Midland became a licensee in 1966 when the two companies were known as Camcar Screw & Manufacturing Co. and Continental Screw Co.
Results boosted by the $450 million acquisition of the global automotive Engineered Fasteners and Components business of ZF TRW.
Founded in 1968, Semblex supplies fasteners to automotive, consumer electronics, farm equipment, heavy truck, lawn & garden, motorcycle and power sports markets.
Auction in Rockford, IL, and online includes “hard-to-find heading and threading equipment – especially large diameter.”
Market is mainly driven by increase in the use of robots for efficient aircraft production processes and growing use of robotics to handle aircraft orders backlog.
End of 2016 FIN Survey participants expressed more confidence in the incoming White House on business issues than eight years ago. The 2017 incoming White House rates 3.5 on a 1-to-5 scale, compared with 2.3 for 2009 and matching 3.5 for 2001.
Daily sales growth of the fastener product line peaked at over 10% in the second half of 2014. The rate of growth decelerated in the first quarter of 2015, began contracting in the third quarter of 2015, and continued to contract throughout 2016.
Isola brings 30 years experience to Arlington Plating.
The University of Innovative Distribution will be March 5-8, 2017, in Indianapolis.

