Elmhurst, NY-based Century Fasteners is a master distributor of fastener and non-fastener components to the military, aerospace, automotive and other sectors.
The rear axle hub bolt may fatigue and break, damaging the axle hub splines on 2021-2023 F-150 trucks.
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.
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.
Troy Enders joined Brighton-Best International in 2015 when it acquired Socket Screws AU.
The companies will install new equipment at an Antwerp facility to produce thermal diffusion coatings well suited for fasteners.
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.

U.S. President Joe Biden imposed tariffs on $18 billion worth of goods, tripling the tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum to 25%.

Birmingham Fastener subsidiary is opening a facility in Santa Fe Springs, providing quicker inventory access to western U.S. businesses with aerospace, military and rocket projects.