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NASA Removes 'Stubborn' Fasteners

Multi-part tools include newly custom-fabricated bits made from a specific grade of surgical, non-magnetic stainless steel - the hardest metal approved for use in the pristine curation gloveboxes.

Purchasing Agent – Charleston, SC

The Low Country's largest Full-Line Stocking Distributor of Fasteners, MRO, and Mill Supplies, is seeking to fill the role of Purchasing Agent.

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Hillman Solutions Acquires Koch Industries

“This bolt-on, attractive acquisition allows us to leverage our moat in order to capitalize on growth opportunities in this new product category,” said Hillman CEO Doug Cahill.

Century Fasteners Approved for Boeing D1 Rating

Elmhurst, NY-based Century Fasteners is a master distributor of fastener and non-fastener components to the military, aerospace, automotive and other sectors.

Faulty Bolt Forces Ford Recall

The rear axle hub bolt may fatigue and break, damaging the axle hub splines on 2021-2023 F-150 trucks.

MSC Industrial Supply Sales Slip

The first quarter produced 35% growth in the installed base of in-plant programs, and double-digit growth in the installed base of vending units.

Midair Blowout Renews 737 Max Assembly Concerns

An emergency landing of a new Boeing 737-MAX-9 aircraft in Portland, OR, on January 5 after an exit panel blew off at 16,000 feet — imperiling more than 170 passengers and crew — rekindled questions about the fuselage assembly on the fourth-generation of Boeing’s bestselling aircraft.

BBI Names New GM For Australia

Troy Enders joined Brighton-Best International in 2015 when it acquired Socket Screws AU.

European Coating Firms Form JV

The companies will install new equipment at an Antwerp facility to produce thermal diffusion coatings well suited for fasteners.

FINdex Rises 44% in 2023 as Markets Stabilize

The <I>FIN Fastener Stock Index</I> roared back in 2023, more than doubling gains by related industrial stocks in a rocky economic year that produced a “recovery” in U.S. industrial fastener demand.

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