Fastener News Report February 13 2017 Issue

February 13, 2017
Volume 3, Issue 2

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

ASTM Honors Charles Wilson...........................2

MWFA Elects 2017 Board...................................2

FIC’s First Fastener Industry Summit Planned for June Bay Supply Introduces BayFast Brand.............3
Smalley Expands Wave Spring Series..............4

The Fastener Industry Coalition (FIC) will sponsor its first Fastener Industry Rockford Products Equipment Auction............4
NIFMSE: New Venue & More Show Days........ 5
Summit on June 7, 2017, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, im- EJOT Acquires Sormat.......................................5
mediately following the conclusion of FASTENER TECH™’17. New AmeriBolt President: James Province.....6
The Fastener Industry Summit will include sessions relevant KLX Gets US$300 Million in New Business.....6

to all segments of the fastener industry. FDI Falls to 49.9 in January...............................6

Programs will include Government Relations (includes UK Manufacturers “Surprisingly Confident”.... 7
lunch) by The Lauren Baker Group, LLC; Market Research by The Freedonia G.L. Huyett Buys ITW Key Stock Business......... 7
Sales & Net Income Table................................. 7
Group; Training for the Fastener Industry by Rock Valley College Manufac- FASTENER TECH™ ’17: Schedule & Register... .8
turing Training Center; and Sales & Management, a keynote presentation

by Bob Davies, a motivational speaker known for his ability to connect with Presented by:
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process, found on the show producer websites: Mid-West Fastener As-
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Jim Masar Senior Editor
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for the first person from a company, with a discounted rate of US$100 for

each additional person from that company. Additional sponsorships are available and include passes to the

Summit and promotional opportunities for the sponsoring company. For more information, contact Marty Nolan

at [email protected]. www.fastenercoalition.org

Würth Group Invests in Logistics in Switzerland & Russia; Reports Sales Growth

The Swiss branch of the Würth Group is investing over €10 million in modernizing the warehouse and logistics
in Arlesheim, Switzerland. The construction work is set to be completed by the summer of 2018. Afterwards,

this state-of-the-art warehouse, originally built in 2003, will be well equipped for many
years to come. Also, at the end of 2016, Würth Russia celebrated the opening of a new
logistics center in St. Petersburg, Russia. The new building, located in an industrial park on the outskirts of St.
Petersburg, is 14,000 m2 in size and includes a 1000 m2 chemicals warehouse and 2000 m2 of office space.
From this site, the company can supply customers all over the northwest region of the country.
Also, according to its preliminary annual financial statement, Würth Group saw a sales volume of €11.8 billion
in 2016 versus last year’s €11.0 billion, for an increase of 7.1% (7.9% in local currencies).
“Our multi-channel sales strategy takes effect,” commented Robert
Friedmann, Chairman of the Würth Group Central Managing Board. “Be
it by making investments in e-business or by opening new branch offices,
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG plans to step up the number of branch of-
fices from the current 437 to 480 in 2017. We give our customers a choice,
are always available and our offer goes down well with our customers.”
Additionally, the Würth Group’s south and eastern European Group
companies have done exceptionally well, thus compensating for the difficult
market situations in western Europe and North America.
www.wuerth.com

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February 13, 2017 Mid-West Fastener Association Elects 2017 Board

Notebook The Mid-West Fastener Association • Wayne Wishnew of
(MWFA), located in Lake Zurich, IL, XL Screw Corp.
ASTM Honors Charles Wilson USA, has elected its 2017 Board.
Charles J. Wilson, Independent MWFA Board Alternates include:
Consultant in Cleveland The association wish-
Hts., OH, USA, has won • Rich Cavoto of
the Frank W. Reinhart Award from es to congratulate the Metric & Multistandard
ASTM International Committee Components
on Fasteners (F16), W. Con- newly elected MWFA Board, which
shohocken, PA, USA. A member • Brian Christianson of
of ASTM since 1984, Wilson was includes: South Holland Metal Finishing
recognized for his contributions
to the standardization of termi- • President, Bob Baer of • Mike Henry of
nology for the fastener industry. Abbott-Interfast MKH Sales & Associates
In 2001, ASTM also honored Wil-
son with the Fred F. Weingruber • Vice President, David Gawlik of • Ross Shepard of Alfa Tools
Award for efforts in fastener stan- All-Tech Hardware- The MWFA is one of the oldest fas-
dardization. A fellow of ASTM In- Autocraft USA
ternational, Wilson has served as tener associations in the USA. It has
Director of Engineering/Treasurer • Treasurer, Bob O’Brien of
with the Industrial Fasteners In- Certified Products expanded/evolved from a small local
stitute (IFI), and an instructor of
mechanical engineering at Fenn • Secretary, Paula Evitts of group, to a large association with
College. www.astm.org KDS Imports
members from coast to coast. The
Beacon’s New High Salt MWFA Board Directors include:
mid-west USA market has the largest
Spray Screws Resist Rust • Jeff Adams of
Wing-Hamlin Co. Inc., concentration of fastener-related firms
High Salt Spray Thread Forming
Screws from Beacon Fasteners • Glen Brin of in the world. MWFA activities have
and Components, Inc., Wheel- Innovative Components Inc.
ing, IL, USA, come drawn members as well as the fastener
in full trilobe styles • Matt Delawder of SWD Inc.
in Phillips pan • Tim Wiedmeyer of industry at large to its dinner meetings,
head, 6-lobe pan education seminars, annual Fastener
head and slotted/ Matenaer Corp. Expo, golf outings and other programs.
unslotted indent-
ed hex washer www.mwfa.net
head. Diameters are #4 to 3/8"
and lengths are 1/4" to 1-1/2". Salt Forecast of global aerospace largest distributor of threaded fas-
spray hours are 96 hours to white fasteners market 2017-2021 teners in North America. The award
rust and 120 hours to red rust. in the “Direct Ship” class of Faste-
Research and Markets forecasts nal’s annual “Supplier Scorecard”
www.beaconfasteners.com the global aerospace fasteners program recognizes outstanding
market to grow at a CAGR of 6.86% performance according to a variety
from 2017 to 2021. The firm’s report of critical operational procedures.
covers the present scene and
growth prospects of the global Fastenal is also celebrating its
aerospace fasteners market for 50th year in 2017 with US$4 billion
this period. The reports divides the in annual sales. Fastenal supports
market into the following segments thousands of OEM global custom-
based on geography: Americas, ers with a direct materials supply
APAC and EMEA. chain and a wide range of inven-
tory, products and services.
Global Aerospace Fasteners
Market 2017-2021 has been pre- www.pemnet.com
pared based on an in-depth market
analysis with inputs from industry Personnel changes at Würth
experts. The report also includes
a discussion of the key vendors On December 31, 2016, Gary
operating in this market. Huck retired from CEO/Managing

www.researchandmarkets.com

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Director of Würth Adams, and Rick a leading supplier of mechanical February 13, 2017
Frank, former Director of Sales, took fastening technology, recently cel-
over the role of ebrated the anniver- Notebook
Managing Direc- sary of its first 50-year
tor for the Brooklyn Park, MN, USA TORX® Drive system licensee, which Bay Supply Introduces
facility. Huck worked for Würth is Continental Midland, LLC. Its Own Brand—BayFast
Adams for over 15 years and was Bay Supply, Farmingdale, NY,
Managing Director for 14 years. Continental Midland became a USA, a division of Bay Fasten-
Huck has been responsible for ma- TORX licensee on Dec. 5, 1966. ing Systems, has introduced
jor accomplishments and growth. its own brand of en-
www.acument.com gineered fastening
Frank, former Director of Sales, products—BayFast.
transitioned into his new role as Beacon Fasteners names The line offers considerable
Managing Director on January 1, new rep: Tony Van Hoozer savings and stocks product
2017. He started in the fastener categories of popular items. The
industry in 1986 and has been with Beacon Fasteners and Com- BayFast Brand was developed to
Würth Adams for the last 12 years. ponents, Wheeling, IL, USA, has offer quality alternative products
where major producers have
The Würth Industry North Ameri- announced Tony Van discontinued or increased order
ca (WINA) companies also welcome Hoozer of Applied De- minimums to unrealistic levels.
Managing Director, Tino Schablow sign & Fastening Solutions as a Clifford Bernard, President,
and Director of Quality Manage- manufacturers’ representative for said, “After 62 successful years
ment, Rob Girdley to their new the USA states of Indiana, Michigan, as ‘your other warehouse’, we
positions with Würth. Kentucky and southern Illinois. recently introduced our new
“With 44 years of industry knowl- website, which is the largest
www.wurthindustry.com edge and expertise, Tony will be a engineered fastener resource
great liaison to our Midwest cus- in the industry. Our customers
Semblex launches new website tomer base and a valuable asset know our reputation for having
Cold heading fastener manu- to our team,” said Kameron Dorsey, the largest inventory of factory
National Sales Manager at Beacon. authorized name-brand engi-
facturer, Semblex www.beaconfasteners.com neered riveting and fastening
Corp., Elmhurst, IL, system lines. With the new web-
USA, has launched its new com- Katharine Morgan is new site, they now can more easily
pany website (listed below), which ASTM International President and quickly source and purchase
focuses on helping visitors find solu- from our multi-million dollar
tions and options to engineering/ Katharine Morgan is now Presi- warehouse. BayFast is backed
assembly challenges along with dent of ASTM International, Norfolk, by our knowledgeable technical
helpful tools and support. A fresh VA, USA, one of the world’s sales engineers and full service
new look imparts concise infor- largest standards develop- installation systems and repair
mation, augmented by upgraded ment organizations. Morgan will division.” Bay Supply fulfills 99%
photos, educational videos and lead a team that supports thou- of all orders the same day with
animations through a logical and sands of members, customers, no shipping costs for orders over
easy-to-use navigational approach. partners and other stakeholders US$99. www.baysupply.com
worldwide. She succeeds James
www.semblex.com A. Thomas, who served in the role
for 25 years. Morgan is a 33-year
Acument celebrates 50 veteran of ASTM International. She
years of TORX® License served as Executive VP for the past
with Continental Midland two years. Prior to that, she was VP
of Technical Committee Operations.
Belvidere, IL, USA-based Acu-
ment Global Technologies, Inc., www.astm.org

Phone 330-467-0102 ~ Cell 216-338-8485 ~ Carpenter Technology to
Fax 330-467-0108 ~ Email: [email protected] acquire assets of Puris LLC

www.jackieventura.com Carpenter Technology Corpora-
tion. Philadelphia, PA, USA, has
announced the execution of a de-
finitive asset purchase agreement

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February 13, 2017 Largest Auction of Fastener Manufacturing Equipment

Notebook in 30 Years: Rockford Products Auction

Smalley Expands The largest auction of fastener manu- Products’ business was with heavy
Wave Spring Series
According to Smalley, Lake facturing equipment in 30 years is off-road equipment manufacturers.
Zurich, IL, USA, as engineers
around the world design smaller scheduled for February 14 to 16, Soft sales in that sector led to a loan
and smaller assemblies, the
question becomes, where can I 2017, in Rockford, IL, USA. The sale default that forced the company to
find the compact components to
support my designs? was announced by PPL Group (PPL), seek a change in ownership or liqui-
Smalley has the answer with its
newly expanded Crest-to-Crest Northbrook, IL, USA, which is con- dation. After its restructuring efforts
Wave Spring Series. Smalley’s
popular C (imperial) and CM ducting the auction jointly with Capital were unsuccessful, it closed down in
(metric) Series have been ex-
panded. Standard sizes are Recovery Group (CRG) and Rabin September 2016. The auction will be
now available from stock down
to 0.188" and 5 mm in diameter. Worldwide. Rockford Products held over three days. The first two will
Smalley was the originator of the
Crest-to-Crest Wave Spring. machinery and equipment will be sold. be live and on-line and the third day

Smalley’s engineering teams Founded in 1929, Rockford Products will be on-line only.
continue to push the coiling lim-
its—able to design a custom so- became one of the world’s leading “This is a unique opportunity to pur-
lution for your application down
to 0.157" or 4 mm in diameter. manufacturers of fasteners and cold chase an unprecedented amount of
The company’s world headquar-
ters and manufacturing facility is form components including large di- hard-to-find heading and threading
located in Lake Zurich, northwest
of Chicago, IL, USA. ameter fasteners used on earth mov- equipment, especially large-diameter.

www.smalley.com ing and construction equipment. The There will also be CNC machines,

Page 4 500,000 ft2 plant at one time employed heat-treating system, cold formers,

650 people. In 2007, private eq- milling/turning machines, raw materi-

uity firm, BlackEagle Partners LLC, als and general plant equipment,” said

bought the company for US$23.2 mil- David Muslin, PPL President/CEO.

lion in a bankruptcy auction. Bidders can register and find a detailed

Former CEO, Dave Richeson, said catalog of equipment at:
www.pplauctions.com
that a significant part of Rockford

for the purchase for US$35 million ISO/TS 16949 defines quality
of substantially all of the assets and management system requirements
business of Puris LLC, for designing, producing and in-
a maker of titanium stalling automotive products.
powder for additive manufacturing
and advanced technology applica- www.bossard.com
tions. The acquisition includes the
titanium powder operations, addi- Rick Gaynor promoted to
tive manufacturing assets, patents Metrology Manager at LTI
and intellectual property.
Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), Hat-
“The acquisition gives Carpenter field, PA, USA, has
immediate entry into the expanding promoted Rick Gaynor
titanium powder market, consistent to Metrology Manager. He will di-
with our strategic focus,” said Tony rect the operations of the company’s
Thene, Carpenter President/CEO. department called LTI Metrology,
which specializes in NIST-traceable
www.cartech.com and A2LA-accredited Instrument
Calibration and Dimensional In-
LPS Bossard in India spection Services. Gaynor has over
now ISO/TS 16949 certified 25 years experience in lab testing,
electro-mechanical engineering
LPS Bossard, Bossard’s branch and applications engineering.
in India, has achieved certification
to ISO/TS 16949. This www.labtesting.com
independent certifi-
cation confirms Bossard’s high stan- Thomas Ekström to leave Bufab
dards for efficiency and operational Thomas Ekström, Bufab Chief
processes, risk management and
proven productivity for our custom- Financial Officer, has
ers. LPS Bossard strengthens its decided to leave Bu-
position as a competitive supplier fab to pursue an opportunity out-
to the automotive industry. side the Group. He will remain in
his position until July 31, 2017.

“Thomas Ekström has been a

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NIFMSE Moves to New Venue & Expands Show Days February 13, 2017

The National Industrial Fastener & October 18 to 19, 2017. Notebook
Mill Supply Expo (NIFMSE), the larg- In 2016, NIFMSE experienced its
est fastener event in North America, largest attendance to date, with 18% EJOT Acquires Sormat
will move from the Sands Expo & growth in qualified buyers and 26% In a strategic expansion, EJOT
Convention Center to the Las Vegas increase in attendance over 2015. Group of Germany has taken
Convention Center, Central Hall, “With the move to the Las Vegas Con- over Sormat of Finland. With this
starting with the Fall 2017 show, which vention Center, attendees and vendors step, EJOT expands its activities
takes place October 17 to 19, 2017. can expect a new look and feel to the in anchoring technology.
The NIFMSE show, which has seen show. The new location gives the show Sormat is a leading manufac-
major growth in the last year since its the ability to increase the size of the turer of fastening and anchoring
acquisition by Emerald Expositions, exhibit space where vendors will have technology in northern Europe
Los Angeles, CA, USA, will also ex- even more opportunities to promote with products available in more
pand from two and a half days to three their brand and increase awareness to than 40 coun-
days of conferences and exhibition. attendees,” said Karalynn Sprouse, tries. Sormat
This year, the educational track will EVP of Emerald Expositions. employs some
take place on Tuesday, October 17, NIFMSE is also working on updating 80 people.
2017, and the exhibition hall will be product categories. Automotive is a
open all day from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, growing category in the international www.ejot.com

section, along with materials on the Nedschroef Wins Best
domestic side. The biggest expansion Company Film Award
for 2017 will be the machinery section. Nedschroef finished first place
At ten months out, floor space is filling in the Südwestfalen Manager
up quickly with more than 80% of the Image Film Award competition.
show already booked. Winning this award for best
To inquire about booth space for the company motion picture is the
2017 NIFMSE show, send an email result of a close race with 20
to [email protected] or visit: contestants. Throughout No-
vember and December 2016
www.fastenershows.com German business magazine Süd-
westfalen Manager organized a
strong contributor to the develop- Cable Tie Express promotions competition open to companies
ment of the Bufab Group to a lead- Cable Tie Express, Noblesville, IN, in the region of Southwestfalen.
ing European player in our industry.
I would like to thank him for his USA, a Master Distributor Nedschroef’s location in Pletten-
excellent work,” said Jörgen Rosen- of cable ties, heat shrink berg entered the competition with
gren, Bufab’s President and CEO. tubing, wire connectors, mounting the firm’s corporate story video.
bases and other wire management
The process to recruit a succes- products, has announced several www.nedschroef.com
sor has been initiated. organizational promotions.

www.bufab.com Ty Whitacrem who has served
with Cable Tie Express for one year
Precision Threaded as Director of Business Develop-
Products recertified by DLA ment, has been promoted to Presi-
dent. Doug Andrews, a long-term
Precision Threaded Products employee at Cable Tie Express,
(PTP), a manufacturer of has been named Chief Operations
ring and key lock studs Officer (COO). Jason Burton, with
and inserts, specialized the company for five years, has
been promoted to National Sales
bolts, screws and nuts for avia- & Marketing Manager.
tion and aerospace, has been re-
qualified by the Defense Logistics www.cabletieexpress.com
Agency (DLA) for inclusion in its
Qualified Suppliers List for Manufac- EC imposes anti-dumping
turers/Distributors (QSLM) for Class duties on steel products
3 Threaded Fasteners. This quali- from China & Taiwan
fication is in force for three years,
and allows PTP to supply MIL spec The European Commission (EC)
product to US DOD supply channels. has decided to impose definitive
anti-dumping measures on two
www.ptp-inc.com

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February 13, 2017 Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) fell to 49.9 in January
The FDI contracted slightly last month new feature of the FDI, and please continue to
Notebook
despite overall optimism, coming in at 49.9 login each month to complete the FDI survey.
James Province to after a stronger December reading of 51.6, Listen to Fully Threaded Radio, episode 113
President at AmeriBolt
James Province is now the seasonally adjusted. This month’s report with Mike McNulty and Marc Strandquist
President of AmeriBolt, a part includes the debut of the FLI, the Forward- for further details and analysis of the FDI
of the LoneStar Group. He will
report to Santosh Mathilakath, Looking Indicator, which was announced by at www.fullythreaded.com. This episode
President/CEO of LoneStar, and R.W. Baird analyst Dave Manthey during also features Reshoring Initiative Founder,
is responsible for managing all episode 112 of Fully Threaded Radio. This Harry Moser, and Lindstrom’s Rob Lucas.
aspects of AmeriBolt’s business. new component of the index should add an www.fdisurvey.com
AmeriBolt will continue to oper-
ate as an independent business interesting dimension to our understanding www.fastenersclearinghouse.com
under the LoneStar Group. All
AmeriBolt employees will con- of the data. Stay tuned as we develop this www.nfda-fastener.org
tinue to report to their current
supervisors and managers while
Chris Edge, Steve Whatley,
Alan Walters, Phillip Gray, John
Zeleny, Mike Koite and Talia
Worth will report to Province.

www.lonestargroup.com

KLX Reports US$300 Million

in New Aerospace Business

KLX reports business awards

for its Aerospace So- steel products originating in China MFCS selected as one of
lutions Group (ASG). and Taiwan. The EC’s investiga- IndustryWeek’s Best Plants
Worth US$300 million, they bring tion confirmed that Chinese and MacLean-Fogg announces In-
Taiwanese stainless steel tube and dustryWeek’s selection of the MFCS’
Spotlight on NIFS/WEST Exhibitors ...continuedsignificant market share gains.

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said, “We are very pleased that
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Report Says UK Manufacturers “Surprisingly Confident” February 13, 2017
Manufacturing confidence in the UK
– Notebook
has reached a 20-month high, ac-
SFS Strengthens Swiss
cording to the latest Business Trends Operations; Sees Sales
Growth & Profits Improve
Report by accountant BDO LLP. The SFS is investing approximately
CHF 36 million through mid-2018
report shows continuing signs of eco- to increase capac-
ity and productivity
nomic prospects for the UK in the next at major sites in Switzerland.
Logistics infrastructure is being
six months, despite uncertainty follow- modernized and heat-treating
capacity is being expanded.
ing the USA Presidential election and Also, driven by solid sales growth
of 5.9% in its core businesses,
the UK exit from the EU. SFS Group generated consoli-
dated sales of CHF 1437 million
BDO’s Optimism Index, which indi- in its 2016 financial year. The
adjusted operating profit margin
cates how firms expect their order better-performing key export markets. (EBITA) improved to 14.4% from
12.5% in the previous year.
books to develop in the next six Also, the BDO Inflation Index stood at
www.sfsintec.biz
months, continues to rise and is now 104.5 in January 2017, up from 103.8
G.L. Huyett Buys Key
103.7 from 102.2 in December 2016. in December. Producer costs have Stock Business from ITW
G.L. Huyett, Minneapolis, KS,
Meanwhile, BDO’s Output Index, which been rising sharply in recent months, USA, has purchased the key
stock business and associated
indicates how businesses expect their and the effect on consumers has been trademarks from ITW Shake-
proof Industrial Products. Trade-
orders to develop in the next three pronounced, with prices rising across marks include the trade name
“MAK-A-KEY™”, which is the
months, has increased for the third a wide range of goods and services.
oldest and most
consecutive month, rising slightly from And strong indicators in the labor mar- well known key
stock brand in the
97.4 to 97.5. BDO attributes positive ket were reflected in an improved BDO world. MAK-A-KEY,
which popularized
UK business performance to overall Employment Index, which rose to 101.9 the concept of “Cut,
File, and Fit!™”, is manufactured
improvement in the global economy, in January, up from 101.1 in December. from precision quality steel.
www.theengineer.co.uk www.huyett.com
a decrease in the value of sterling and

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Anixter International 1895   3    37  NM

Applied Industrial Technologies  608 -0.3    24  12

Arconic 2991 0.8 -701 44

Bossard Group*  182 15    NA  NA

Grainger 2471 -0.3    61 -58

ITW 3399  3.8    507  13

MSC Industrial Supply  686 -2.9    54 -1.7

Nucor Corporation 3957   20    160 185

Stanley Black & Decker 2920 2.6    256 -3.8

Latest Quarterly Sales/Net Income shown in US$ millions, % ∆ is relative to 2016 quarterly data.
NM: Not Meaningful; * millions of Swiss Francs

TFC Approved Supplier Status Lawson to report
with Pall Aerospace extended Q4 & full year results

TFC of the UK has been an Lawson Products, Inc., Chicago,
established technical IL, USA, a distributor
fastener supplier within of MRO products and
the aerospace industry for over 40 services, will report its results for
years, and having traded with Pall Q4 and full-year 2016 on Feb. 23,
Aerospace for much of that time, 2017, pre-market. The company
now confirms that its Approved will hold a conference call to review
Supplier Status with Pall has been fourth quarter results beginning at
extended to December 2019. 9 AM ET.

www.tfc.eu.com www.lawsonproducts.com

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Asian News Report Asian News Report

Volt Industrial Plastics: Features & Benefits of
Redefining The Mold Thermal Diffused Zinc

NFDA Executive Summit to Supplying Components for Next
Feature Peer-to-Peer Learning Generation Aircraft Engines

Retaining Rings Blanked Pac-West/NFDA 2017 Joint
from Steel Strip or Wire: Conference & Tabletop Show
Do They Differ in Quality?
Vol. XXXIX, No. 5 Vol. XXXIX, No. 6 Self-Clinch Fasteners for
Joint Conference and Sheet Metal Products
Tabletop Show Plus Expansion Enhanced to Meet Demand
via Series of Regional Events
“Cutting Edge” Technologies &
Fasteners in Aerospace: The Evolution of Deck Fastening
A Supply Chain Story
“Tracking Your Fasteners”:
Roundup: Aerospace Fasteners Are Your Passwords
Putting You at Risk?
Spotlight on National Industrial
Fastener & Mill Supply Exhibitors FF Products

Tracking Your Fasteners:
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EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES

FASTENER TECH™ ’17: The Fastening & Joining Seminar will February 13, 2017 Subscribe or advertise @ www.fastenertech.com/FastenerNewsReport.asp
Schedule and Registration be given by Christie L. Jones, Market
Development Manager at SPIROL EVENTS
Registration is now open for ex- International Corporation. Her Intro-
hibitors and visitors, and the prelimi- duction to COILED SPRING PINS seminar February 20 – 22, 2017
nary schedule of events for FASTENER will provide an overview on how to im-   2017 AWPA Annual Meeting
TECH™ ’17 is now available: prove the quality of assemblies, extend   Napa, CA, USA
product life and reduce manufacturing  www.awpa.org
• June 5, 2017 - EXHIBITOR costs, through designing Coiled Spring
MOVE-IN 10 AM to 4:30 PM Pins into assemblies. March 15 – 18, 2017
Pac-West/NFDA Joint Conference & Table
• WHY FASTENERS FAIL The Fastener Training Institute will Top Show, Long Beach, CA, USA
by the Fastener Training Insti- conduct a workshop class, titled, “Why www.pac-west.org / www.nfda-fastener.org
tute® 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Fasteners Fail”, by Laurence Claus of
NNi Training and Consulting, Inc. March 28 – 30, 2017
• June 6, 2017 - EXHIBITOR SET UP www.fastenertech.com / www.mwfa.net Fastener Fair Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
8 AM to 9:45 AM www.fastenerfair.com/stuttgart
2017 SEFA/SFA Spring
• SHOW HOURS - 10 AM to 5 PM Conference Brochures Mailed April 28 – 29, 2017
• FASTENING/JOINING SEMI-   Fastener Fair India 2017, Mumbai, India
The 2017 SEFA/SFA Spring Confer-  www.fastenerfair.com
NAR: INTRODUCTION TO COILED ence brochures have been mailed out
SPRING PINS by SPIROL Interna- and reservations should be made as June 5 – 7, 2017
tional 10 AM to 10:45 AM soon as possible. FASTENER TECH™ ’17, Rosemont, IL, USA
• MAKING FASTENERS FROM BE- www.fastenertech.com / www.mwfa.net
GINNING TO END by Fastener This event will be bigger than past
Technology International years’ with the Southeastern Fastener June 20 – 21, 2017
1 PM to 3:30 PM Association (SEFA) and the Southwest- Fastener Fair Mexico 2017
ern Fastener Association (SFA) joining Mexico City, Mexico
• TECHNOLOGY CENTER HAPPY together for one event. www.fastenerfair.com/mexico
HOUR 4 PM to 5 PM
The 201`7 SEFA/SFA Spring Confer- June 20 – 21, 2017
• ALL INDUSTRY RECEPTION ence, being held April 19 to 21, 2017, NFDA/New England Fastener Distributors
5 PM to 7 PM at the Crowne Plaza New Orleans Association Joint Meeting, Boston, MA, USA
French Quarter hotel, New Orleans, www.nfda-fastener.org
• June 7, 2017 - SHOW HOURS LA, USA, will pro-
9 AM to 1 PM vide you with the June 22 – 24, 2017
chance to learn, Fastener Expo Shanghai 2017
• FASTENER SUMMIT by network, socialize and Shanghai, China
Fastener Industry Coalition display your products. shcn.fastenerexpo.cn
1 PM to 6 PM The event takes place in
New Orleans, LA, USA, August 23 – 26, 2017
• EXHIBITOR MOVE-OUT where you can also en- Pac-West Fall Conference
3 PM to 7 PM joy a city of dining and entertainment Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
pleasure. Plan to come early and stay www.pac-west.org
• June 8, 2017 EXHIBITOR MOVE longer to enjoy the city. Please book
OUT 8 AM to 11 AM hotel rooms early so the organizer can September 19 – 21, 2017
acquire more rooms if necessary. Fastener Special Show at wire Southeast 
• GOLF OUTING - Noon shotgun   Asia 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
start at Chevy Chase Country www.thesefa.com www.wire-southeastasia.com
Club, Wheeling, IL, USA www.sfa-fatener.org
October 17 – 19, 2017
www.fastenercoalition.org National Industrial Fastener
& Mill Supply Expo, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Don't Miss On-Demand Fastener Talk Radio! www.fastenershows.com
FTR is talk radio for the fastener industry, featuring
guests, commentary and conversation designed to October 24 – 27, 2017
inform and entertain fastener professionals. Available Korea Metal Week 2017
any time in streaming or download formats. Tune in Kintex, South Korea
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today! Log on to listen to Fully Threaded Radio:
March 14 – 18, 2018
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Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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