FEATURE Here are highlights from the FIN interview with John Byrne, director of common commodities supplier management / commercial airplanes • Fastener manufacturers need to adopt lean principles to
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1/11/2011 NEWS BRIEFS Baosteel Announces Rising Prices Baosteel announced price increases of 100 yuan ($15.07) per ton for its main products, including hot-rolled coil and cold-rolled coil, Reuters reports. The...
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1/11/2011 12:24:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Fastener Segment ATOI Jumps at Alcoa Alcoa reported sales at its Engineered Products and Solutions segment, including Alcoa Fastening Systems, declined 2.2% to $4.58 billion...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES Acument Regains Footing As Economy Rebounds Acument Global Technologies has decided to keep its headquarters in Michigan, though the company will relocate corporate offices from Troy to Acument’s...
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1/10/2011 FEATURE The Boeing Company executive in charge of the 635 million fasteners the airplane maker is projected to use in 2012 sat down for a one-on-one interview with FIN.
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES Aerospace Fastener Shortages Studied click here click here click here click here click here click here click here click here click here click here click here click here...
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1/10/2011 12:32:00 AM HEADLINES Boeing: Lean Manufacturing Key to Fastener Profits Fasteners installed on a 787 Dreamliner John Byrne Number of fasteners in Boeing airplanes: 747 3.9 million 777...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Cold Headers, Thread Rollers & Equipment Auction Cold headers, thread rollers, machinery and equipment will be available in two late January 2011 auctions. BidItUp Auctions & Appraisals will conduct...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Applications Engineer Fastenal seeks qualified persons for a full-time position in their Applications Engineering department. Applicants should...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Regional Manager – Ohio Valley If a career with an organization that rewards performance and provides a...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Branch Manager (Canada/Tecumseh, ON) – All State Fastener of Canada A full time position will provide management,...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Purchasing Manager (Metro-Detroit) – All State Fastener Corporation This full time position is primarily responsible for purchase...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Fastener Engineer (Metro-Detroit) – All State Fastener Corporation This full-time position is responsible for all application engineering...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES 2010 Quips of the Year Economist Brian Beaulieu observed that most of the National Fastener Distributors Association members...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: A. Lyons, Allfast, BE Aerospace, Dyson, Falcon Metal, Fastening Systems, GlobalSpec and Sherex A. Lyons & Company...
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1/10/2011 NEWS BRIEFS PennEngineering Unveils New Site PennEngineering launched a redesigned website at pemnet.com that offers greater functionality and a...
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1/10/2011 7:02:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS LAST CALL to Participate in the End of 2010 FIN Survey...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES Russian Producer to Supply Titanium for Aerospace Fasteners Vsmpo-Avisma Corporation will supply billets for aerospace fasteners. The Russian...
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1/10/2011 HEADLINES SFA Spring Topics: Electroplating, Company Branding and Social Media Electroplating, company branding and social media are topics for...
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