Hilti, a global provider of tools, technology, and services to the commercial construction industry, has been cited as one of the World’s Best Workplaces for 2022. The accolades are given by Great Place to Work (GPTW), the worldwide industry leader in quantifying employee experience. This is the sixth time in the past eleven years in…
Expediting and selling high-precision fasteners
Ashley Parker has always been a go-getter. She has a degree in hotel and restaurant management and an associate degree in business management. At 22 years old, she successfully opened her own restaurant in Arizona. But what she did not have, until recently, were plans to work at her father’s company. “My dad is a…
The Bostwick-Braun Company hires new president
The Bostwick-Braun Company, announced the new president of the Bostwick-Braun Industrial Business Unit, Aaron Gula. Bostwick-Braun is a wholesale distributor of hardware and industrial supplies and one of the Midwest’s largest and oldest. Under Gula’s direction, the Industrial Business Unit aims to become the best regional industrial distributor by building a best-in-class platform and operating system…
What are silicone adhesives and sealants?
Silicones are reactive adhesives that are part organic, part inorganic. They’re fully synthetic materials, unlike anything found in nature. A unique structure gives them unique properties. Silicones are polymers of polydimethylsiloxane, with the occasional methyl replaced with another organic side chain. What remains constant is the backbone of silicone atoms linked via single bonds to…
Milwaukee Tool offers customizable drilling and driving cases
Milwaukee Tool has introduced new customizable accessory cases for all drilling and driving sets. The cases are designed for use in PACKOUT storage solutions, featuring bit removal and adjustable rows for customization of accessory storage. The cases will be available in six new designs: small, small compact, medium, medium compact, large, and large deep. The cases…
DEWALT launches square-drive modular right-angle attachments
DEWALT is redefining accessibility with its new FLEXTORQ Square-Drive Modular Right Angle Attachments. Available in a 1/4″ (DWAMRA14FT) or 3/8″ (DWAMRA38FT) square drive, the sockets attach seamlessly — eliminating the need for additional socket adapters. The forged gears withstand tough applications and provide up to 10 times longer life while the 2-in-1 design allows users…
T-Rex tape sets world record
The T-Rex brand makes it official…again. After competing against other tapes around the globe for strength and durability, the brand’s T-Rex Brute Force tape has secured the Guinness World Records title for the strongest duct tape for the second consecutive year. T-Rex Brute Force is designed for challenging projects that require intense strength, durability, and power.…
New ClearLight 2.0 lens technology offers high-definition view for precise welding
Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, a global manufacturer of Miller brand arc-welding equipment, is introducing ClearLight 2.0 enhanced lens technology for its Digital Performance, Digital Elite, Digital Infinity, and T94 Series of welding helmets. Designed to improve the enhanced visibility in light and welding states, which was introduced with the original ClearLight Lens Technology, ClearLight 2.0 creates a…
Henkel completes expansion of North Carolina adhesive facility
Henkel, a global developer of adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings, recently celebrated the expansion of its operations in Salisbury, North Carolina. This expansion of Henkel’s existing site brings a new 10,000 square foot, state-of-the-art production area for UV-curable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) — and broadens the company’s capabilities to provide more sustainable and innovative PSA…
Nucor partners with Electra for zero-carbon steelmaking
Nucor Corporation announced that it has made an equity investment in Electra, a Colorado-based start-up developing a process to produce carbon-free iron that can be used to make steel. The company uses renewable energy to refine low-grade iron ores into high-purity iron through electrochemical and hydro-metallurgical processes. This material will be used in the steelmaking…