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June 5, 2023 FTI 2023, June/July

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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June 5, 2023 FTI 2023, June/July

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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June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 FTI 2023, June/July

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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June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 FTI 2023, June/July

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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March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 FTI 2023, April/May

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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March 27, 2023 FTI 2023, April/May

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.

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March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 FTI 2023, April/May

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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March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 FTI 2023, April/May

Patents for April/May 2023

Patents as compiled by the editors for Fastener Technology International from USPTO in April

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March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 FTI

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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March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 FTI 2023, April/May

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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March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 FTI 2023, April/May

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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January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 FTI 2023, February/March

Top Products of 2022

These are the winners in our 26th annual article on the top products of the year. Results are based on selection by the Fastener Technology International (FTI) Editorial Staff.

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January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 FTI February/March

Spotlight On Cold Forming Machinery & Tooling

by Mike McNulty, Editor, Fastener Technology International The cold forming process itself goes back to the 19th century, and was

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January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 FTI 2023, February/March

International Fastener Event in Germany

Fastener Fair Global 2023, the 9th International Exhibition for the Fastener and Fixing Industry, takes place from March 21 to 23, 2023 in Halls 1, 3, 5 and 7 at Messe Stuttgart Exhibition Centre in Stuttgart, Germany. The event is a meeting place for leading international organizations in the fastener and fixing sector as well as an opportunity for exchanging competencies and views on current technological developments.

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January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 FTI 2023, February/March

Expanded Thread Rolling Inventory Supports Growth and R&D Projects

Over the last five years, Loomis International has worked closely with Kadimi Tool and has been stocking and supplying Kadimi quality thread rolling dies for fastener customers out of its Byron, IL, USA, facility. In 2022, Loomis International reached US$1 million in thread rolling die inventory, and continues to grow this number based on customer demand.