Straight from the Show: Images & news from Fastener Fair USA
Fastener Fair USA 2023 was held in Nashville, TN, USA. Click here to see more from the show in the
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Author: FTI
Straight from the Show: Images, facts and news from 2023 Taiwan International Fastener Show
Taiwan International Fastener Show 2023 (Fastener Taiwan), organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA, co-organized by the Kaohsiung City
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Metal Stampings & Fabrications Provider Celebrates 115 Years
Kickhaefer Manufacturing Company, LLC (KMC), headquartered in Port Washington, WI, USA, is celebrating 115 years in business in 2023. KMC
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Succession Planning: Preparing to Sell Your Business
by Ian C. Perry and Roman A. Basi Small business owners listen up. Do you know what happens to your
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Inventory management systems
by Paul Przyby, Opitmas Traditional vendor managed inventory (VMI) programs track part ordering, fulfillment and replenishment in fasteners. But a
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Patents for June/July 2023
USPTO Fastener Patents Compiled from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by the editor of Fastener Technology International
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The Traveling Salesman spends 10 minutes with Deanna Ellis
Traveling Salesman (TS): Deanna Ellis, your title is “Plant Manager of Elgin Fastener’s Telefast Division”. To my knowledge, in the
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Taiwan International Fastener Show to open May 3rd
The Taiwan International Fastener Show (Fastener Taiwan) is being organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and co-implemented by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute. It will be held at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center from May 3rd to 5th, 2023. The exhibition will host 283 exhibitors, occupying 835 booths. After a five-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Fastener Taiwan pre-show press conference was held on April 12th to discuss breakthroughs and the latest developments in Taiwan’s fastener industry amid global economic and trade turbulence. The conference was attended by prominent industry leaders and experts from various sectors of the fastener industry and marked the beginning of the exhibition’s new position as “Where Quality Sets the Pace.”
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Fastener Fair USA 2023 Preview
Fastener Fair USA is back and better than ever! The highly anticipated trade show event is taking place at Music City Center in Nashville, TN, USA, from May 16 to 17, 2023, and it’s not one to be missed. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever, with new exhibitors, industry leading products.
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Ground-Breaking Partnership in Space Industry Advancements
FlexArm, a part of Flex Machine Tools, a prominent tapping arms manufacturer since 1984, has collaborated with Launcher, a startup based in New York City, NY, USA, to help Launcher develop the world’s most efficient rocket for delivering small satellites to orbit
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High-End Inspection & Sorting System
One of GEFRA’s most recently built
systems has been equipped with a large number of different test stations, with which dimensional tests, SFS surface tests, contour tests and hardness tests can be carried out in one single system.
Come to Chicago in June for NDFA’s 2023 Annual Meeting
There are great educational programs lined up for the NFDA 2023 Annual Meeting, from June 13 to 14, 2023, at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in downtown Chicago, IL, USA. The event will include educational and networking sessions for all guests.
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Advantages of Rolled Tubular Spacers Over Cut Tubing
Tubular Spacers are generally used to separate / space two components from each other by a distance equal to the length of the Spacer.
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Sealing Fasteners Optimize & Protect Wind Turbines in Any Weather
USA-based wind-turbine manufacturer
uses American-made sealing screw
manufacturer in its supply chain.
Patents for April/May 2023
Patents as compiled by the editors for Fastener Technology International from USPTO in April
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Cam-Operated, Double-Tool, Shaping Lathe
The OMC-Wirelombardia engineering department has worked meticulously on this project, developed on the basis of the model already in existence for several years, in order to create a high-performance and even more competitive machine
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Top Five Robot Trends
The stock of operational robots around the globe hit a new record of about 3.5 million units, and the value of installations reached an estimated US$15.7 billion. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) analyzes the top five trends shaping robotics and automation in 2023. “Robots play a fundamental role in securing the changing demands of manufacturers around the world,” says Marina Bill, President of the International Federation of Robotics. “New trends in robotics attract users from small enterprises to global OEMs.”
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Servo-Hydraulic Ejector Module
The Hatebur innovation engine runs at full speed. The Swiss technology leader for hot and cold forming unveils the SAM technology (servo-hydraulic ejector module) on the ultra-fast hot former HOTmatic HM 35.
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Fastener Testing: High-Energy Falling Weight Testing Machine
A ZwickRoell drop weight tester for impact testing with an installation height of approximately 9 m, a weight of significantly more than 10 tons, and a drop energy of 120,000 joules is employed by the Gövert sub-contract testing laboratory in Germany. Tests are performed on various pipe wall specimens on behalf of customers, using one of the largest drop weight testers in the world
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