The Fastener Training Institute will conduct a pre-show training class in conjunction with the 2023 Fastener Fair USA.
“Our manufacturing plant locations in the United States and the United Kingdom enable many of our customers to effectively on-shore part of their fastener supply chains and buy in-country for production continuity, which also can significantly reduce shipping-related carbon impacts,” stated co-CEOs Daniel Harms and Mike Tuffy.
New 18,000 sq ft Raleigh-Durham location on Alston Avenue will provide customers with access to local inventories and enhanced value-added services.
Hillman Solutions Corp. has moved to its new headquarters in Cincinnati to accommodate for growth and new operations, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports.
Merged rep agencies will use the name Desert Distribution Sales and cover California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Utah.
Kevin Cozine most recently served as Optimas Solutions' director of operational excellence.
Fastenal Co. reported fastener sales increased in February at a slower rate than the previous month.
Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute chairman Tu-Chin Tsai predicted the island’s fastener industry would not recover until May.
Prior to joining BBI, King worked for Fastenal Co. for ten years.
Increase due to pricing increases across all market segments despite lower volumes shipped in agricultural, industrial and residential construction markets as customers realigned inventories.
The new location will “create new opportunities for growth and expansion.”
St. Louis-based ISC distributes fasteners, components and struts/accessories to industrial and infrastructure markets.
Annual meeting in Chicago slated June 12-14 in Chicago.
Order comes from an unnamed automobile manufacturer for electric vehicle fasteners, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports.
Wrought Washer intends to concentrate on stamping while utilizing Diversified Tooling as the primary source for machining, CEO Jeff Liter stated.
During his career, he grew Houston-based Alloy & Stainless Fasteners to locations in Texas, Pennsylvania, Oregon, California and The Netherlands.
Recent IATF certification, passing ISO 9001 surveillance audits, investment in new inspection equipment advance Optimas’ quality standards.
The Trump administration imposed the tariffs in 2018 to “close a loophole exploited by steel-derivatives importers,” Circuit Judge Richard Taranto wrote.
“Robots working on the inside and outside of fuselage panels had difficulty moving in sync,” Air Traveller reports. “This divergent dance caused ongoing production delays due to humans having to fix the machined mismatch, not to mention some jets rolling out with partly completed jobs.”
Results from public companies with fastener businesses indicate that 2022 was a solid year for many, with more gains to come.

