Read Original Article from Fastenerengineering.com > The latest insight on global industrial fasteners market projects an expansion of around 4% CAGR through 2031. This is according to Fact.MR, a market intelligence firm. The firm’s research indicates that a speedy recovery from the recent pandemic effects, as well as a rising demand from various end-use industries…
South America’s Longest Suspension Bridge Will Be Earthquake Resistant
By Emma Barnes | Read Original Article > Set to cost more than $700m, once completed the bridge will replace the ferry service that runs to Chiloe, bringing travel times down from 30-45 minutes to just 3 minutes. This will impact massively on the island’s economy and, it is hoped, will boost tourism in the…
Base Metals Rise On Optimism Of U.s. Infrastructure Bill
(Bloomberg) — Base metals climbed higher on Monday, led by aluminum, as investors bank on increasing need for industrial materials to support billions of dollars in U.S. infrastructure spending. U.S. lawmakers passed the country’s biggest infrastructure package in decades on Friday, unleashing $550 billion of fresh spending on roads, bridges, public transit and other projects…
Our New Location
View a Gallery of Our New Location Where in the world do an infinite range of custom fasteners come from? The type that keeps heavy machinery working or holds together the Golden Gate Bridge or marine industry equipment? It takes a big facility to house all that precise technology, and that’s what we’ve got! Chicago…
Out With The Old: Buy American Act Regulations Set For Major Overhaul
Original Article by Fastener News Desk. Read Original Article > The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a proposed rule on July 30, 2021 to overhaul the regulations implementing the Buy American Act (BAA) in federal procurements. If enacted, the proposed rule would introduce major changes by: (1) increasing the domestic content threshold in BAA…
It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Industry Anymore
Original Article from Fastener News Desk. Read Original Article > This post previews some of the key findings in the first report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how distributors can take strategic action in response to disruption. Download the report now. A lot has changed in the distribution industry…
Overcoming Galling Issues With Premium Stainless Steel Fasteners
By Anders Söderman, technical director, Bumax AB Read Original Article in Fasterner + Fixing > Galling is a common issue with standard stainless steel bolts and can pose serious problems for critical fastener applications. However, galling can be overcome even in the most challenging of applications – particularly by selecting premium quality stainless steel fasteners….
Fastener Design
By Peter Standring, technical secretary, Industrial Metalforming Technologies (IMfT) for Fastener + Fixer Magazine. Read Original Article > In Issue 123 (May 2020) of Fastener + Fixing Magazine I penned an article titled: ‘Design engineers and fasteners’1 in which I asked the question: “Where will the designers of tomorrow learn about fasteners?” A simple scan…
Heightened Buy American Act Requirements Are Here And More Are On The Way
To protect the U.S. industrial base, among other reasons, companies that sell goods to the U.S. government are required to comply with domestic source restrictions that dictate the percentage of domestic content and have the potential to impact design, sourcing, and manufacturing decisions. In many respects, these restrictions are out of step with the decades-long…
We’re Moving!
We are very excited about our upcoming move to a newly built location in East Dundee. We will have double the capacity as well as a brand new lab. Move will be taking place in the middle of February, more details to follow! Our New Address: 145 Prairie Lake Road, East Dundee, IL 60118