Top Products of 2024
View the winners in our 28th annual article on the top products of the year in our digital edition. Results
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Optimizing Thread Roll Life by Controlling Major Diameters
In precision machining, thread rolling is a key process used to create threads on metal parts. As industries push for
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Fastener Fair Global 2025 Preview
From March 25–27, 2025, industry professionals will meet in Stuttgart for the 10th edition of Fastener Fair Global – the
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Producing M20 Bolts Directly from Coiled Wire
With the new BM 12 bolt-making machine, AMBA increases the range of products covered by its All-in-One series of machines
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Exploring the Future of Supply Chain
According to Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, adaption happens over millions of years. Today, it seems like business is being forced
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Patents for February
USPTO Fastener Patents Compiled from the United States Patent and Trademark Office by the editors of FTI Fastening System, a
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with Don Shan from Fastener Solutions Group
Traveling Salesman (TS): So, how long have you been in this business? Don Shan (DS): After a very successful high
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Clinch Fasteners: Designs and Applications
Clinch fasteners are commonly used in conjunction with stamped or fabricated metal assemblies. They are captive-style fasteners that – upon
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Pac-West 2025 Spring Conference & Tabletop Show Preview
The Pacific-West Fastener Association (Pac-West), headquartered in Seal Beach, CA, USA, hosts its 2025 Spring Conference & Tabletop Show at
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Patents for December 2024
USPTO Fastener Patents as Compiled from: United States Patent and Trademark Oce (USPTO) by the editors of FTI. Fastener Insert
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Celebrating 150 Years of Legacy
In a grand celebration spanning the week of September 16, 2024, National Machinery LLC opened its doors in Tiffin, OH,
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3D Fastener Gauging System Overcomes Inspection Bottlenecks
For many fastener-related businesses including manufacturers, distributors and end users, the inspection process has long been an expensive bottleneck demanding
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Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Protecting Our Environment
Industrial processes generate wastewater laden with pollutants that threaten our water bodies and ecosystems. The use of an Effluent Treatment
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Components for Good
A focus on the straightening process for
process materials used to manufacture
busbars and connection systems for the
transmission of electrical energy.
Wire Preparation and Processing for the Cold Heading
Tecno Impianti’s AP40 is the newcomer in our family of power-driven uncoilers with horizontal arm, for medium-big wire diameters. It
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Ahead Of Regulation For More Environmentally Friendly Coatings
NOF Metal Coatings Group, with North American operations in New Hudson, MI, USA, has unveiled a PFAS-Free topcoat range of
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Economical and Sustainable Cleaning of Fasteners
Screws, nuts, washers, springs, clamps – fasteners are essential for safe and reliable assembly. In the course of increasing demands
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Straight from the Show: Images, facts and news from Fastener Fair Italy 2024
The fourth edition of Fastener Fair Italy, the biennial event dedicated to the Italian fasteners industry, concluded with resounding success,
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Innovating for Global Markets Via Diversity in Materials, Uses and Locations
The staff of Fastener Technology International (FTI) sat down with Jack Su, President of Taiwan Shan Yin International Co., Ltd.
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Optimized Assembly Press Workstation for Automated Joining
With the new assembly workstation for pressing and joining Smart Single Station (SST) 2nd Generation, Kistler presents a fully optimized
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