The Illinois fastener manufacturer reported fastener sales to automotive customers rose 5%, while fastener sales to non-automotive customers dropped 3.4%.
March 29
00:58
2023
The 170,000 sq ft manufacturing facility is adjacent to the 71,000 sq ft distribution center the automotive fastener manufacturer opened in 2017.
March 28
23:49
2023
In March 2018, former President Donald Trump ordered a 25% tariff on steel imports from most nations and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports - a policy largely maintained by President Joe Biden.
March 28
22:32
2023
Though the tonnage was down 0.7% from 2021, Taiwan’s transformation to higher-value-added products yielded higher total value.
March 28
21:35
2023
The fractured studs were composed of a corrosion-resistant nickel-based alloy susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement in subsea environments, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
March 28
20:32
2023
Gene Simpson of Semblex Corp. is the new chairman of the Industrial Fasteners Institute and Dan Curtis of MacLean-Fogg Co. is vice chair for the 2023-24 term.
March 28
19:47
2023
Founded in 1910, Ford Aerospace manufactures high precision metal components and sub-assemblies for the aerospace, industrial and high-tech sectors.
March 27
01:07
2023
While the tonnage was down 0.7% from 2021, Taiwan’s transformation to higher-value-added products yielded higher total value.
March 27
01:07
2023
New equipment will improve automation, quality and develop flexibility for small and diverse quantities.
March 23
13:07
2023
Sieper was the first woman president of the Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association, serving from 1999-2002. In 2016, she was inducted in the inaugural class of the MFDA Hall of Fame.
March 23
01:04
2023
The fractured studs were composed of a corrosion-resistant nickel-based alloy susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement in subsea environments, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
March 22
01:03
2023
El Cajon, CA-based Weldmac manufactures highly-engineered components for critical applications across the aerospace, defense, commercial power and space launch industries.
March 21
16:35
2023
Show organizers report 1,001 exhibiting companies from 46 countries. After becoming the world’s largest fastener show in 2009, the 9th edition of the exhibition has grown to a record 23,000 sq meters.
March 21
01:36
2023
“She’s one of the most iconic symbols of womanhood in history, right up there with the Venus de Milo and the Statue of Liberty,” according to Gillian Brockell of the Washington Post.
March 21
01:24
2023
She succeeds Baron Yarborough of Champion Mfg., who was interim director.
March 20
01:25
2023
Chip Lippincott and Initial Publications, which publishes Fastener Technology International, purchased American Fastener Journal on March 1.
March 16
23:16
2023
Just north of Charleston, SC, in one of Boeing’s lightning labs, the Electromagnetic Effects (EME) team drives high levels of electrical current through aerospace components to mimic the effects lightning strikes can have on airplanes and study how the parts respond.
March 16
03:31
2023
New automation equipment from Italy replaces World War II-era machinery and allows the company to retain its current 107 employees.
March 15
01:12
2023
“March is Women’s History Month, and it is only fitting that we recognize the pivotal roles women play in shaping the manufacturing industry,” stated VP Jackie Luciano.
March 14
15:58
2023
The seasonally adjusted Fastener Distributor Index registered its first expansionary reading since November, improving to 51.6 in February. Participant commentary grew more optimistic, with some respondents seeing “some positive signs.”
