The global aerospace fasteners market exhibited strong growth during 2015-2020. Looking forward, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.2% between 2021 to 2026. This is according to a new report from global market store, Research and Markets, Aerospace Fasteners Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size & Growth. “Keeping in mind the uncertainties…
Nominations open for IFE’s Young Fastener Professional of the Year
The International Fastener Expo (IFE), currently the largest industrial fasteners and tooling and machinery event in North America, is accepting nominations for the Young Fastener Professional of the Year award. This prestigious award recognizes and honors one young professional who has made significant contributions to fastener industry. The recipient will be recognized at a special…
PennEngineering partners with Paperless Parts, a cloud-based platform
PennEngineering has announced a new strategic partnership with Paperless Parts, a cloud-based platform that has revolutionized the quoting and sales process for sheet-metal fabricators. By streamlining fastener recognition and component ordering processes with the Paperless Parts platform, PennEngineering’s sheet metal fabrication partners can simplify the application of PEM fasteners into their customers’ assemblies, increasing quote…
ZAGO’s sustainable sealing screws used in Sollum Smart LED lighting
ZAGO Manufacturing Co. has announced that it is providing ZAGO sustainable sealing screws for Sollum Technologies‘ Sollum Smart LED Lighting Solution. This is currently the only technology on the market that recreates, perfects, and modulates the full spectrum of the sun’s natural light, enabling producers to grow fruits and vegetables in greenhouses anywhere in the world,…
What are cotter pins?
Written by Jody Muelaner Cotter pins are typically used to prevent axial movement along a shaft. They’re either a wedge or tapered pin that’s driven into a hole. The tapered nature of this pin means that it’s compressed as it is driven into the hole, causing friction, which prevents it from working loose. However,…
Optimas Solutions continues to expand, opening two new UK distribution facilities
Optimas OE Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of precision-made fasteners and supply chain solutions, announced the opening of two new UK distribution facilities. The company has been rapidly expanding. Earlier this year, Optimas Solutions moved its global headquarters to Illinois, and opened a new distribution center in Tennessee. One is in the Birmingham Trade Park and…
IFE Fastener Hall of Fame now accepting nominations
The International Fastener Expo (IFE), currently the largest industrial fasteners and tooling and machinery event in North America, is getting ready for the return of its in-person event in Las Vegas, September 21-23, 2021. Every year, IFE also recognizes professionals who have made significant and enduring contributions to the industrial fastener industry on a national…
Ascend recognized by GM with quality supplier award
Ascend Performance Materials has received the General Motors 2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award for its Pensacola, Florida, polyamide 66 plant. The award recognizes GM suppliers who meet or exceed the company’s rigorous quality performance criteria and support multiple functions across GM’s organization. Ascend, one of the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, produces…
The Starbucks of the fastener industry: Solution Industries is taking orders
Thirty years ago, John Radel decided to take a chance on the American dream. Rather than accept a job as a machinist with a well-known original equipment manufacturer, he launched his own business — and it started in his garage not far from Cleveland, Ohio. “Based on my understanding, John was a well-known machinist and…
Heller expands its range of torsion and impact bits
Heller already offers its Torsion & Impact Bits in a useful 32-piece set. However, the company is always working on advances and more options. One example is the Microbox — a new set that offers users several advantages, including the ability to buy individual bits in sets of three or five. The Microbox ensures these bits…