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Volume 3, Issue 6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

HEROSLAM Celebrates 75 Years......................2

Field Fastener Named Premier Supplier......... 2

Rotor Clip’s Winners of the 2017 Ring-A-Majig Contest Endries Being Acquired by Nautic Partners....2
SFS Manufacturing Platform in China..............3

This year’s contest was the second time that Rotor Clip Company, Inc., Reshoring Award Launched.............................4
Somerset, NJ, USA, challenged engineering students across the nation to New KATO Locking Fastener.............................4
Sherex Launches Locking Washers.................4
show off their engineering prowess and to come up with a unique device Nylok Mexico Facility in Full Production...........5
design that incorporated a set of retaining rings as the fasten- Acument’s New Class of Clean Fasteners......5

ing method. For the 2017 contest, a little twist was added to Bufab Acquires Thunderbolts Group...............6
the challenge, asking students to also incorporate a function- Fastener Industry Summit Draws 100..............6

ing wave spring in their designs. The designed device had Manufacturing DaySM 2017: October 6............ 7
G.L. Huyett Welcomes James Flannery........... 7
to display motion or movement in order to be considered. Lawson at Nasdaq to Celebrate 65 Years...... 8
Rotor Clip reports that once again the students rose to the challenge and MWFA’s 37th Annual Fastener Show................. 8
came up with designs that not only met the contest requirements, but also

demonstrated their grasp of sound engineering principles. The contest was Presented by:
held in affiliation with ATMAE (Association of Technology, Management
and Applied Engineering). The contest winners were as follows: Initial Publications, Inc.
1741 Akron Peninsula Rd,
• First Place, East Carolina University for the Model Rail Road Hand Akron, OH 44313 USA
Cart. Team Members were Erik
Panarusky, Sam Poindexter, John Tl: +1 330 864 2122 • Fx: +1 330 864 5298
Rayner and Zachery Rogers, with www.fastenertech.com
Ranjeet Agarawala as Advisor.
• Second Place, Purdue Univer- Chip Lippincott Publisher
sity for Spirograph. Team Members Mike McNulty VP & Editor
Jim Masar Senior Editor
Tom Hutchinson Global Sales Manager

were Paul Gemperlein, Emily Maneke, Jake Piekarski and Lexie Ritter,

with Rosemary Astheimer as Advisor.

First Place: Model Rail Road Hand Cart. • Third Place, East Carolina University for Roto Board. Team Members
were Joshua Steadman, Alex Senatore, Cedric Steele II and Colby

Scott, with Ranjeet Agarawala as Advisor.

Cash prizes will be awarded as follows: First place – US$$500 to

each team member; Second place – US$250 to each team member;

and Third place – US$$125 to each team member.

Additionally, Rotor Clip Company, Inc. is hosting the First Place team

at its Somerset headquarters, where the team members will have the

opportunity to tour the company’s facilities and meet the contest judges.

Additionally, the team will be present at Rotor Clip’s booth at this year’s

Atlantic Design and Manufacturing Show - New York to show and dis-

Second Place: Spirograph. cuss the winning design with visitors.
Through its affiliation with the

ATMAE, Rotor Clip Company’s goal

is to support education in STEAM

(Science, Technology, Engineering,

Arts and Math) through programs

that expose students to “real

world” situations as well as en-

courage them to pursue careers

in manufacturing.

Third Place: Roto Board. www.rotorclip.com

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June 12, 2017 HEROSLAM Celebrates 75 Years with Investments
HEROSLAM is celebrating its 75-year 35 different countries, and the firm is
Notebook
anniversary since its foundation as internationally recognized as a leading
Field Fastener Named a
Premier Supplier by Trinity Herramientas de Precision (HP) in manufacturer of thread rolling tools for
Field Fastener, Machesney Park,
IL, USA, was named by Trinity Bilbao (Basque Country), the automotive and aero-
Industries® as a Premier Supplier
for exceptional ser- Spain, in 1942. The 75th space fastener industries.
vice provided during
2016. Trinity is one of the indus- anniversary will reinforce HEROSLAM is one of the
try’s largest rail car makers.
In spring 2016, Field success- the company’s position few manufacturers of the
fully implemented Data Driven
Inventory Management Systems as an international leader in high-per- complete range of thread rolling tools
throughout several Trinity Rail
locations. Field also deployed formance/long-life thread rolling tools including flat, cylindrical and planetary
its engineering team to find cost
savings and process improve- through an ambitious investment plan dies. Thanks to an intense program of
ment opportunities at Trinity Rail’s
facilities. The Field engineering estimated at €5 million in new state- R&D activities, today HEROSLAM is
team generated over US$1 mil-
lion in proactive cost savings for of-the-art manufacturing equipment an international reference within the
Trinity Rail during the last year.
as well as in R&D and international automotive and aerospace fastener
www.fieldfastener.com
expansion activities. industries in terms of profile design, tool
Endries International Being
Acquired by Nautic Partners HEROSLAM began as a maker of cut- material and self-developed coatings,
Nautic Partners, LLC in partner-
ship with Endries management, ting tools. In 1970, the first thread roll- that make HEROSLAM a preferred

entered into a de- ing tools were produced and in 1972 partner for customers demanding high-
finitive agreement
to acquire, Endries Interna- the company became the first 100% performance thread rolling solutions.
tional, Inc., Brillion, WI, USA,
and all Endries-related affiliates employee-owned company in Spain. With the acquisition of new production
from Ferguson Enterprises and
its affiliates. Endries is a lead- In 1983, the company concentrated equipment that will allow the company
ing distributor of fasteners and
Class-C parts serving industrial on producing thread rolling tools and to increase production capacity and
OEMs worldwide. Endries pro-
vides over 500,000 SKUs to its in 1985 started its international expan- shorten delivery terms, HEROSLAM
customer base. Endries operates
primarily through a Vendor Man- sion with the first sales to France and is also carrying out a deep revision,
aged Inventory model.
Germany. In 2003, the firm moved to update and improvement plan of the
www.endries.com
a new 3000 m2 plant. Today HERO- company’s production process.
www.heroslam.com
SLAM tools are used in more than

Earnest Machine earns Keighley, West Yorkshire, UK. As
Smart Culture Award one of the six existing UK locations.
TFC’s new branch within Acre Park,
Earnest Machine, Rocky River, Dalton Lane, enhances
OH, USA, was recently recognized TFC’s regional support
as an organization for its valued existing
that has demonstrat- customers and creates opportu-
ed cutting-edge practices with the nities for new customers to ben-
Smart Culture Award from Smart efit from the company’s local stock
Business magazine. Earnest was management services including
one of 28 northeast Ohio organiza- Direct Line Feed, Vendor Managed
tions honored by Smart Business Inventory and KanBan.
for using company culture as a
competitive advantage. TFC Keighley's General Man-
ager, Andy Boden, said, “After six
According to Kirk Zehnder, Presi- years in our previous facility, we
dent of Earnest Machine, the com- were aware our plans for growth
pany prides itself on living its core would be severely restricted. Our
values, doing what we say we new 10,000 ft2 premises is an excit-
will do, putting the customer first, ing development for Keighley and
respecting our customers and em-
bracing change. Earnest Machine
puts a concerted effort into com-
pany culture because happy em-
ployees lead to happy customers.

www.earnestmachine.com

Phone 330-467-0102 ~ Cell 216-338-8485 ~ New TFC Keighley branch
Fax 330-467-0108 ~ Email: [email protected] TFC Europe Ltd. has announced

www.jackieventura.com the opening of a new location in

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the TFC Group. We look forward to engineering design competition June 12, 2017
enhancing our service with existing that allows participants to enhance
customers, and offering our fasten- their engineering design and proj- Notebook

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June 12, 2017 Reshoring Initiative & PMA Launch Reshoring Award
The Reshoring Initiative, in conjunc- turing jobs were brought back to the
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tion with the Precision Metalforming USA than were offshored,” said Harry
New KATO Locking Fastener
KATO Fastening Systems, New- Association (PMA), Cleveland, OH, Moser, Founder/President of The Re-
port News, VA, USA, announces
the all new KATO LockOne® fas- USA, invites companies that have shoring Initiative. “We anticipate that
tener–A Superior Locking Force.
KATO LockOne is a lightweight, successfully reshored parts or tooling this award will motivate more compa-
positive locking fastener de-
signed to prevent a standard nut made primarily by metal forming, fab- nies to reevaluate their offshoring and
from loosening under vibration.
Unlike nuts with nylon or lock- ricating or machining to apply for the see that it is often more profitable to
ing compounds, LockOne won’t
come loose under vibration, and first National Reshoring Award. There produce or source domestically. We
can be reused
without apply- will be one award for buyers and one also hope that other associations will
ing any hazard-
ous chemical award for suppliers. choose to support similar awards.”
compounds. LockOne is tested
in accordance with aerospace To be eligible for the award, the The awards will be presented in
standard NAS3350 for impact-
type vibration. LockOne is FOD- reshoring work must have occurred Milwaukee, WI, USA, on September
Free and can be easily substi-
tuted in existing designs. between January 1, 2012, and August 28, 2017, at Sourcing Solutions™, a

www.katofastening.com 1, 2017, and the work must have come popular procurement program hosted

Sherex Launches Washers back from outside North America to by PMA. The event is meant to enable
Tonanwanda, NY, USA-based
Sherex Fastening Solutions, North America. Applications must be buyers/suppliers of metal stampings,
recently launched
high-quality, high- submitted by August 1, 2017. To view tooling and dies, assemblies and other
performance, cost-
effective TEC Series award details and enter to win, visit fabricated metal parts to have numer-
washers for secur-
ing joints that experience severe the website at the end of this article. ous in-person meetings all in one day.
vibration and load. TEC Series
washers are available in stan- “In 2016 about 27,000 more manufac- www.pma.org/sourcingsolutions/reshoring.asp
dard and large outer diameter
styles in carbon steel and stain- students analyzed both self-tapping dard for continual improvement of
less steel, in sizes from M3 (#5) inserts and inserts that fit into pre- an environmental management
through M72 (3"). tapped holes. After developing
multiple concepts for this project, system. In this way,
www.sherex.com the team worked with Groov-Pin to the company has a
narrow down their ideas to three common and systematic approach
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the top three threads of the insert BBI Branch Manager adds
received the highest amount of product management to duties
stress and deformation. They also
said the deformation simulation Jay Gillette, Branch Manager of
was able to deform the threaded in- Brighton-Best Interna-
sert at four specific points to match tional, BBI-Atlanta, has
the manufacturing process. These added Product Manager for Sock-
deformations created a tighter fit ets/Metrics to his current duties.
between the exterior bolt threads
and the interior insert threads. Gillette is currently based out of
the Atlanta, GA, USA, location and
www.groov-pin.com can be contacted by emailing to
[email protected].
Dokka Fasteners achieves
ISO 14001:2015 certification www.brightonbest.com

Dokka Fasteners has success- Wells to VP-CFO at Applied
fully implemented ISO 14001:2015, Industrial Technologies
the leading international stan-
Applied Industrial Technologies,
Cleveland, OH, USA, has recently

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announced that Mark O. Eisele, the ity across the sales and mMarketing June 12, 2017
company’s current Vice President– organizations.
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Notebook
will retire at the end of August 2017, Also, the Anixter Board of Direc-
following 26 years of dedicated tors has approved the promotion of New Nylok Mexico Facility
service to the company. William C. Geary II, to replace Galvin Now in Full Production
as Executive Vice President–Net- Nylon LLC, Macomb, MI, USA, a
Succeeding Eisele is David K. work and Security Solutions. value-added solutions provider
Wells, who is joining Applied as
Geary, currently Senior Vice of resin, adhesive
VP–Finance. Both President–International, Network and lubricant coat-
men will work to- and Security Solutions, has been ings for threaded
gether over the next several months with Anixter for 22 years. Geary fastener applications, reports
through the company’s 2017 fis- demonstrated strong leadership that its new production facility in
cal year-end reporting and fiscal in this role and in previous leader- Mexico is now in full production.
2018 planning processes in order ship roles including President of www.nylok.com
to ensure a smooth transition of Accu-Tech.
responsibilities including oversight Acument Global Releases
of financial, treasury and capital investors.anixter.com New Class of Clean Fasteners
management as well as internal Acument Global Technologies®,
and external financial reporting and Jacques Dumoucel to GM a Fontana Gruppo company,
investor relations. of Align Aerospace Europe has introduced a new class of
Wells will then be elected Vice clean fasteners
President–Chief Financial Officer Align Aerospace, Chatsworth, under the brand
& Treasurer following the filing of CA, USA, announces that Jacques name TechniClean™. These
the company’s fiscal 2017 annual Dumoucel has been fasteners are manufactured with
report on Form 10-K at the end of appointed General Acument Global Technologies’
August 2017. Manager of Align industry-leading processes and
ir.applied.com Aerospace Europe. fastener finishes designed to
help provide and ensure clean-
Anixter appoints William Dumoucel has built his success- liness levels superior to that of
Galvin as President & COO ful career around the supply chain conventional fasteners.
function and the aerospace indus- TechniClean classes 600 and
Anixter International Inc., Glen- try. He has developed his expertise 900 meet standard industry
view, IL, USA, an- at Renault, Arthur Andersen and cleanliness requirements. Each
nounced that William then at Daher Logistics where he is specifically designed to meet
A. Galvin has been promoted to led the aerospace entity in France requirements for largest allow-
the position of President and Chief and in the UK. Dumoucel was also able particle sizes and is com-
Operating Officer by the Board of employed at Sabena Technics pliant with ISO 16232 inspection
Directors, effective July 1, 2017. where he served as Vice President procedures that are recognized
Airframe, and Industrial Support throughout the automotive,
Galvin, currently Executive Vice Vice President. transportation and heavy equip-
President–Network and Security So- ment industries.
lutions, has been with the company Dumoucel’s main objectives at
for 29 years. In this role since 2012, Align Aerospace Europe will be www.acument.com
Galvin has led the market-leading to continue and to reinforce Align
global business, driving a signifi- Europe’s profitable growth as well www.fastenercoalition.org
cant expansion of the value-added as develop cooperation and cross
supply chain services and more functional projects with his peers to
recently, the strategic integration of build a stronger Align in China and
the Tri-Ed Security Products acquisi- in the Americas.
tion. Prior to this role, he held the
position of Executive Vice President– www.alignaero.com
North America and EMEA, Network
and Security Solutions, preceded by Suncor Stainless West
positions of increasing responsibil- introduces Distribution Center

Suncor Stainless, Inc., Plymouth,
MA, USA, is expanding its servic-
ing capabilities to customers and

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June 12, 2017 Fastener Industry Summit Draws 100 & FEF Donation

Notebook Organized by the Fastener Industry and Laurence Claus of the Fastener
Coalition (FIC), the first-ever Fastener Training Institute and Bernie Luecke
Bufab Acquires Industry Summit was held on June 7, of Rock Valley College Cold Forming
Thunderbolts Group 2017, at the Donald E. Stephens Con- Training Center. This session featured
Bufab, through its subsidiary, vention Center in Rosemont, IL, USA, an FEF donation to Rock Valley College.
Montrose Holdings Ltd., re- immediately following FASTENER TECH
cently signed an agreement ’17. The program consisted of four infor- And international best-selling author
to acquire 100% mative educational sessions, and about and performance coach, Bob Davies,
of the shares in 100 fastener industry professionals were presented, The 1.2% Factor: How One
the privately owned company, in attendance. Nearly 20 companies Small Change Leads to Large Results.
Thunderbolts Group Limited, sponsored the Summit.
located in Southampton, UK. The www.fastenercoalition.org
acquisition will be completed
with immediate effect, and will Jennifer Baker Reid from the govern-
be reported in Bufab’s segment ment relations firm, Laurin Baker Group
International. LLC, presented, The Trump Administra-
Thunderbolts was founded in tion and What it Means for the Fastener
1991 and has through steady Industry. Reid shared what the industry
growth developed into a signifi- can expect from policy proposals and
cant supplier to the construction, campaign promises.
manufacturing, marine and
healthcare industries in the south Ken Lang from market research com- Jim Ryan at Rock Valley College (left)
of England. pany, The Freedonia Group, presented, accepts US$25,000 donation from Phil
Thunderbolts Group Limited is Global and U.S. Industrial Fastener Mar-
expected to contribute margin- ket Trends. Lang provided insights into Johnson of the Fastener Education
ally to Bufab’s earnings per share historical demand and future forecasts Foundation (FEF) for the Cold Forming
from the third quarter of 2017. by product and market for the USA and Training Center (photo source: NFDA).
“Thunderbolts is recognized as the world.
a stable and respected provider The War for Talent: Preparing the Fasten-
of fasteners and other C parts in er Industry for the Future, was presented
the region around Southamp- by Phil Johnson of the Fastener Edu-
ton, and it will be an excellent cation Foundation (FEF), Jo Morris
complement to Montrose and to
our other operations in the UK,” partners. The company has an- information regarding office hours,
commented Jörgen Rosengren, nounced the recent opening of shipment cut-off times and product
Bufab’s CEO. the Suncor Stainless West facility in availability from Suncor Stainless
Bufab expects to book acquisi- Las Vegas, NV, USA. Stocked with West, please contact your Suncor
tion-related costs amounting to over 1600 SKUs, the new facility Stainless Account Manager.
approximately SEK 5 million in provides standard
the second quarter of 2017. FedEx Ground service www.suncorstainless.com
in one-day to most of southern
www.bufab.com California, Arizona and Nevada; Don Bratcher to President
two-day service to the remainder at Atlas Bolt & Screw
...Since 1970 of California, Arizona, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah and most of Colorado, Don Bratcher was promoted to
Forged Industrial Products Idaho and Wyoming; and three-day President of Atlas Bolt and Screw,
Leader in the Eyebolt Industry service to all other points located in Ashland, OH, USA,
the western USA. as of June 1, 2017.
Toll-Free: 888-536-3674 Bratcher has complete
Locally: 440-993-8091 Also, office hours in the Plym- responsibility for all
Fax: 440-992-0360 outh, MA, USA, headquarters have Atlas’s North American
been changed to accommodate activities including the
www.kenforging.com west coast inquiries and orders up branches in Ashland, OH, USA;
to 3 PM Pacific Standard Time, 6 PM Flat Rock, NC, USA; Salem, OR,
Eastern Standard Time. For specific USA; Houston, TX, USA; and the
manufacturing plant and corporate

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Manufacturing DaySM 2017 Date Set: October 6 June 12, 2017
Manufacturing DaySM (MFG DAY) is a MFG DAY is designed to amplify the
–reNcentoly tebook
celebration of modern manufacturing voice of individual manufacturers and
G.L. Huyett Welcomes
that is meant to inspire the next coordinate a collective chorus Return of James Flannery
G.L. Huyett has announced the
generation of manufacturers. of manufacturers with common return of James (Jim) Flannery
The Manufacturing Day event concerns and challenges. The as Regional Sales
Manager in the
occurs on the first Friday in rallying point for a growing Midwest. Flannery
October—this year on October 6, 2017. mass movement, MFG DAY empow- previously served
While MFG DAY is officially on Oc- ers manufacturers to come together to as a Regional Sales Manager
for Wayne Engineering, Cedar
tober 6, companies and community address their collective challenges so Falls, IA, USA; sold for Vimi Fas-
teners, Charlotte, NC, USA; man-
organizations should plan their events they can help their communities and aged a branch for B&F Fastener
Supply, Minneapolis, MN, USA;
on the date in October that works best future generations thrive. and managed a branch for G.L.
Huyett as a National Sales Man-
for them. No matter the date, events Created by Founding Partner Fab- ager from 2004 to 2008.
Flannery joins Dan Harriger,
should be registered on the site and ricators and Manufacturers Asso- G.L. Huyett’s VP of Sales, and a
can be marked as public or invitation- ciation, International in 2012, MFG seasoned team of professionals,
only events. DAY has enjoyed support from many to offer fastener distributors and
industrial distribution channels
Registered event hosts have access organizations aligned with its mission an unprecedented value propo-
sition and product selection.
to free event planning/execution re- of positively MchaannguinfgatchteupruinblgicDpeary- In addition to managing and
sources and tool kits to make planning ceptionRoefswmowouwdr.emcrenfgsmdFaayon.ucroftamhcteurMingedia strengthening existing partner-
a MFG DAY event easy. ships, Flannery will work to
MFG DAY addresses com- identify and build new customer
relationships while providing
mon misconceptions about knowledgeable sales support.
G.L. Huyett CEO, Tim O’Keeffe,
manufacturing by giving man- said, “We have worked hard to
create an organizational cul-
ufacturers an opportunity to ture aligned to excellence and
professional development. I am
open their doors and show, pleased to see our hard work
validated through Jim’s return to
in a coordinated effort, what our Regional Sales Team.”

manufacturing is, and what www.huyett.com

it isn’t. By working together
during and after MFG DAY,

manufacturers can address

the skilled labor shortage,

connect with future genera-

tions, take charge of the pub-

lic image of manufacturing

and ensure the ongoing pros-

perity of the whole industry.

offices in Ashland. new position in the field, and will
Bratcher joined Atlas Bolt & cover customers in the South and
West territory accounts for Advance
Screw in April of 2015 as the com- Components.
pany’s Business Unit Manager for www.advancecomponents.com
the Wood Segment. Bratcher has
also overseen a variety of programs 1
meant to drive significant improve-
ments in both operations and cus- Fastenal sales in May 2017
tomer service. significantly up over 2016

www.atlasfasteners.com Fastenal Company and its sub-
sidiaries report that
New Regional Manager net sales in May
at Advance Components 2017 were up by
14.9%: US$383 million as compared
Ryan Waychoff has joined the with US$334 million in May 2016.
Advance Components team as a
Regional Manager. Additionally, Fastenal and its
A graduate from subsidiaries reported that daily
Oklahoma State sales in May 2017 were up by 9.7%
University, Ryan Waychoff brings to US$17 million in 2017 compared
years of fastener industry sales and with US$15.8 million in May 2016.
customer service experience to his
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EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES

Lawson Rings Nasdaq Closing The Lawson Products Story on June 12, 2017 Subscribe, read or advertise @ www.fastenertech.com/FastenerNewsReport.asp • FREE FTI BUYERS’ GUIDE for all paid subscribers
Bell in Celebration of 65 Years Lawson’s website; a social media
campaign demonstrating how Law- EVENTS
Lawson Products, Inc., Chicago, son Products and Kent Automotive
IL, USA, a distributor of products and employees are #MakingAnImpact June 20 – 21, 2017
services to the MRO and automo- every day for customers and one Fastener Fair Mexico 2017
tive marketplaces, has announced another; “Sigmapalooza,” a day of Mexico City, Mexico
that its President and Chief Execu- employee-led presentations; and www.fastenerfair.com/mexico
tive Officer, Michael DeCata, rang community fund-raising programs. June 20 – 21, 2017
the Nasdaq Stock Market closing NFDA/New England Fastener
bell on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. www.lawsonproducts.com Distributors Association Joint Meeting
Approximately 20 Lawson Products www.kent-automotive.com Boston, MA, USA
employees joined the leadership www.nfda-fastener.org
team in the ceremony, one of many MWFA Announces 37th June 22 – 24, 2017
activities commemorating the com- Annual Fastener Show Fastener Expo Shanghai 2017 in China
pany’s 65th anniversary in 2017. shcn.fastenerexpo.cn
The Mid-West Fastener Associ- August 11 – 12, 2017
Lawson Products has been ation (MWFA), Lake Zurich, IL, USA, Fastener Fair India New Dehli 2017
listed on the Nasdaq stock ex- has announced New Delhi, India
change since 1971. Recognized that the 37th MWFA www.fastenerfair.com/delhi
for its vendor-managed Annual Fastener August 23 – 26, 2017
inventory service, highly Show, which is the Pac-West Fall Conference
engineered products and largest tabletop Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
knowledgeable sales team, Law- fastener show in www.pac-west.org
son Products helps companies the heart of the September 19 – 21, 2017
solve problems and improve op- fastener industry, Fastener Special Show at wire Southeast
erations. The sales team enables will be held on June 4, 2018. The Asia 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
customers to maximize equipment show venue will be Belvedere Ban- www.wire-southeastasia.com
up-time. This translates into added quets in Elk Grove Village, IL, USA. September 26 – 27, 2017
profitability for customers. Fastener Fair Italy, Milan, Italy
Also, the MWFA Golf Outing will www.fastenerfairitaly.com
Lawson Products is celebrating follow the MWFA Annual Fastener October 17 – 19, 2017
its anniversary with special activi- Show on June 5, 2018. National Industrial Fastener
ties throughout 2017 that honor its & Mill Supply Expo, Las Vegas, NV, USA
legacy, culture and commitment www.mwfa.net www.fastenershows.com
to customers and community. An- October 24 – 26, 2017
niversary highlights will include New Dates Confirmed for Expo F 2017, Panama City, Panama
Fastener Fair Turkey 2018 www.expo-f.com
October 24 – 27, 2017
The next Fastener Fair Turkey Korea Metal Week 2017, Kintex, S. Korea
takes place at the IFM-Istanbul www.korea-metal.com
Expo Centre, March 1 to 3, 2018. March 1 – 3, 2018
For the first time, the Fastener Fair Turkey 2018
show will be held on Istanbul, Turkey
three days including www.fastenerfairturkey.com
Saturday March 3, to March 14 – 18, 2018
increase visitor numbers from the NFDA 50th Anniversary
Asian side of Turkey. Occupying two Guanacaste, Costa Rica
halls, the event will bring together www.nfda-fastener.org
producers, wholesalers and resell- March 15 – 17, 2018
ers/distributors and end-users of Fastener Fair Turkey 2018
fastener systems for both industrial Istanbul, Turkey
and construction applications as www.fastenerfairturkey.com
well as suppliers of fastener manu- June 4, 2018
facturing equipment and materials. MWFA Annual Fastener Show
Elk Grove Village, IL, USA
www.fastenerfairturkey.com www.mwfa.net

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