Mark your calendars When the International Fastener Expo (IFE) launched more than 40 years ago, the aim was to bring manufacturers and distributors of industrial fasteners, precision-formed parts, and machinery tooling together. That goal is still the same. Impressively, IFE was and still is the largest fastener event in North America. What started as a…
Henkel celebrates inauguration of new adhesive technologies center
Henkel recently inaugurated its new Inspiration Center Düsseldorf (ICD), located in Germany. With an investment volume of 130 million euros, the Adhesive Technologies business unit has built a state-of-the-art global innovation and customer center on the premises of the company headquarters and has been gradually commissioning it since mid-2021. With a floor area of 47,000…
Product testers wanted for new Festool cordless hammer drill
Festool, a manufacturer of precision-engineered power tool solutions, is launching a nationwide search across the United States for trade professionals and advanced DIYers to test its new QUADRIVE TPC 18/4 Cordless Hammer Drill. The company will select 10 winners who will put the TPC 18/4 to the test and share their product photos and video reviews with…
Brighton-Best donating safety gear to school crossing guards
Brighton-Best International (BBI), a distributor of fasteners, tools, and safety gear, is offering a pair of its Hi-Visibility Ironclad gloves to crossing guards across America. Getting hit by a car is the third leading cause of death for children five to nine-years-old says the Association for Psychological Science and according to Parents.com, almost 400 children…
Würth Industry North America expands its senior executive team
Würth Industry North America (WINA), an industrial distributor of supply chain solutions for fasteners, MRO, and safety equipment, announced three senior executive-level hires to support its divisional structure and position itself for continued rapid growth. Completed in 2021, their reorganization allows divisions to focus wholly on their vertical market and offer unparalleled product range, services,…
For the Love of Labor: A national grant program for skilled trades & training
Workwear brand, Carhartt, is initiating a national grant program by awarding $175,000 to four Michigan organizations listed below. Carhartt is also committing all of its online sales this Labor Day to support ongoing grants throughout the year. A first-of-its-kind program for the company, For the Love of Labor grants are now available to support like-minded…
What to consider when reusing bolted joints?
Article courtesy of NordLock A bolt is installed in a factory without lubrication and everything works fine… until the first time the bolt is removed and reused. Then, the problems start. Why? In the design process, an engineer sets the preload range for a joint (as shown in Figure 1) so the parts don’t open…
Scott Bader hosts historic groundbreaking ceremony for new adhesives facility
Global chemical company, Scott Bader, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction at its new $16 million manufacturing site in Mocksville, North Carolina. The new premises were specifically selected to tap into North Carolina’s developing manufacturing sector. Scott Bader Mocksville will be built with modern design principles and operate to GMP…
Exiger acquires Supply Dynamics’ supply chain collaboration platform
Exiger, an SaaS supply chain, risk management, and third-party risk management and compliance company, announced that it has acquired Supply Dynamics, a supply chain collaboration platform for tracking, tracing, and choreographing the purchase and supply of subcontracted products, parts, raw materials and ingredients. Supply Dynamics provides Fortune 500 manufacturers with real-time visibility and control over…
CRAFTSMAN to return as sponsor and tool supplier of the NASCAR Truck Series
NASCAR and Stanley Black & Decker — currently the world’s largest tool company — announced that American tool icon CRAFTSMAN will return as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series beginning in 2023. After serving as the series’ title sponsor from its inception in 1995 to 2008, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will make its…