Fastener News Report August 19 2019 Issue Flip Edition

August 19, 2019 Subscribe, read or advertise @ www.fastenertech.com/FastenerNewsReport.asp • FREE FTI BUYERS’ GUIDE for all paid subscribers Volume 5, Issue 8 INSIDE THIS ISSUE New Beacon Fastener Sizes.............................2 Norm Civata Adds Long Bolt Production.........2 IFE 2019 Expands Networking & Social Activities G.L. Huyett Project Drive....................................2 Bossard Completes Acquisition of Boysen.....3 The 2019 International Fastener Expo (IFE 2019), September 17 to 19, 2019, Leadership Change at Nedschroef.................4 in Las Vegas, NV, USA, will host thousands of attendees and hundreds of Auveco Acquires W&E Sales Company...........4 FASTENER TECH Reports Higher Attendance...4 exhibiting companies with expanded networking and Innovative Components Adds Machine.......... 5 social activities including an inaugural Golf Tourna- USDOC Ruling on Rod from China & India...... 5 ment and the highly-anticipated Opening Night Party, with over 1000 profes- Cooper & Turner Combines with Beck............ 6 sionals coming together to network and socialize. In keeping with tradition BÜLTE Adds Capstan Screw..............................6 and “Circle Bar Meetups” of the past, there is the nightly NIGHTCAP at the SC Fastening Signs Agreement with Eyecandy Sound Lounge at host hotel, Mandalay Bay Resort, and the first The International Soap Box Derby®...............6 250 drinks are on show management. Tuesday will mark the beginning NCFA Screw Open Golf Outing......................... 7 FDI Rebounds to 52.2........................................ 7 of the show conference featuring the most relevant topics in the fastener Sales, Net Income, Dividends........................... 7 industry. This year’s conference schedule will highlight expert speakers Pac-West Fall Conference.................................8 tackling the latest in tariffs, e-commerce, technical innovations, 3D printing Fastener Fair Turkey...........................................8 and best practices in leadership and management. UK Fastener Exhibition & Conference..............8 The Exhibit Hall will open on Wednesday with early access preview hours from 8 am to 10 am in Exhibit Hall E at the “Source Global” and “Machinery Presented by: and Tooling” areas. Hall E will open two hours early with coffee and donuts for buyers and exhibitors to enjoy while meeting with each other. Exhibit Hall D will open at 10 am on Wednesday and 9 am on Thursday. & IFE 2019 will also present the prestigious Young Fastener Professional of Initial Publications, Inc. 1741 Akron Peninsula Rd, the Year and Hall of Fame Award winners at the Hall of Fame stage on the Akron, OH 44313 USA show floor, honoring fastener professionals for their substantial contributions Tl: +1 330 864 2122 • Fx: +1 330 864 5298 to the industry. “At IFE 2019, exhibitors and attendees can look forward to www.fastenertech.com another robust conference schedule, more networking opportunities than Chip Lippincott Publisher ever before and ample chance to create and nurture valuable business Mike McNulty VP & Editor relationships,” said Karalynn Sprouse, Executive VP, Emerald Expositions. Jim Masar Senior Editor www.fastenershows.com Tom Hutchinson Global Sales Manager Fastenal Celebrates 1000th Onsite Milestone In early June, Fastenal, Winona, MN, USA, announced that it reached a vending machine milestone of 100,000 active units, and in July it reached another milestone of 1000 active Onsite locations, each providing a customized local supply chain within (or very near) a customer’s facility. The 1000th Onsite was set up within the Rocanville, Saskatchewan facility of Nutrien, a Canadian fertilizer company with operations in 14 countries. This Fastenal Onsite location was Nutrien’s third dedicated service/stocking location. Fastenal’s Onsite concept came in response to a specific customer need in 1992, when a large manufactur- ing plant required more product inventory than the local Fastenal branch could fit on its shelves. The firm also wanted Fastenal to be in its facility on a daily basis to assess its needs and replenish inventory. So it proposed the idea to bring the inventory and the Fastenal rep within the company’s four walls to support the operation on a full-time basis. Fastenal went on to open more of these “branches within a facility” at a moderate pace to 200 locations at the end of 2014 and at accelerated pace to reach 900 by the end of 2018. Thanks to the efforts of Fastenal’s sales and implementation teams, there are now over 1000 Onsites generating over 25% of Fastenal’s total revenue. www.ndindustries.com investor.fastenal.com Page 1

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT August 19, 2019 G.L. Huyett Project Drive Now Accepting Applications Notebook G.L. Huyett, Minneapolis, KS, USA, New Beacon Fastener Sizes says that Project Drive will award up to Beacon Fasteners and Compo- nents, Inc., Wheeling, IL, USA, of- US$50,000 to nonprofit organizations fers new fastener product sizes. DIN 7500 thread forming type D to improve north central Kansas com- unslotted indented hex washers in steel-zinc are available in M8 munities. Project Drive was founded diameters in lengths to 30 mm. Full Trilobe 6-lobe [T30] pan head in 2007 as part of a comprehensive thread forming screws in steel- zinc are now offered in new 1/4\" community improvement initiative by need it, for projects that are specific x 3/8\" to 1/4\" x 1-1/2\". The 48-2 Full Trilobe 6-lobe [T25] pan head G.L. Huyett, a manufacturer/master and relevant. We hope to grow Project thread forming screws in steel- zinc for plastic applications are distributor of nonthreaded fasteners Drive to a US$100,000 annual program offered in new 10\" x 3/8\" to 10\" x 1-1/2\". And 48-2 Full Trilobe and grease fittings. Grants go to public someday in the not-too-distant future.” 6-lobe [T8] pan head thread forming screws in 18-8 stainless libraries, nonprofit organizations and Project Drive is dedicated to com- for plastic applications are avail- able in new 2\" x 1/4\" to 2\" x 1/2\". social work groups that cater to under- munity improvement projects within www.beaconfasteners.com privileged people in the region. a 50-mile radius of Minneapolis in Norm Civata Adds “In recent years, we have found that Kansas. Grants will be awarded in Long Bolt Production Norm Civata of Turkey has an- it is difficult to spread around smaller increments as small as US$500, or nounced that it has expanded its prod- sums and have a definitive impact,” up to US$50,000, for any one project uct portfolio with new investments in said G.L. Huyett CEO, Tim O’Keeffe. to a nonprofit individual, institution or advanced technology machines. The new equipment allows the “We are pleased that over the past ten organization that best improves a north company to create larger, lon- ger bolts and increase capacity. years we have been able to increase central Kansas community. Based on high customer de- mand, Norm Civata is now ca- the size of the fund 50-fold. For ref- Applications will be accepted August pable of providing lengths up to 300 mm with its usual very high erence, we welcome the support of 1, 2019, through October 1, 2019, and Norm quality standards. other institutions who would want to reviewed by the Project Drive Selec- www.normcivata.com.tr contribute funds and participate in the tion Committee during the month of selection process. Project Drive has no November. Awards will be announced overhead and all grant funds go directly on November 27, 2019. www.huyett.com/projectdrive to nonprofit organizations, when they Deco Products expands Bossard posted a 1.0% increase to CHF 450.9 million. Based on the Deco Products, Inc., East Hart- current results, the EBIT margin for ford, CT, USA, has announced the 2019 is expected to be at the lower acquisition of additional product end of the 10% to 13% target range. capabilities, and the company’s Global demand for Bossard’s Smart relocation to expanded manufac- Factory Logistic solutions and Engi- turing facilities at 5 Cherry Street, neering Services remains positive. East Hartford, CT 06108, USA. www.bossard.com Entering its 50th year in the fastener industry, Deco Products Arconic announces makes screw machined specials to accelerated share repurchase customer drawing or specification. Arconic Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Typical production items include has entered into an ac- print special hex nuts, ground celerated share repur- dowel pins, nonstandard shoulder chase (ASR) agreement screws and custom knurled thumb with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC screws in quantities from a few to repurchase US$200 million of hundred to a few thousand. [email protected] Bossard H1 2019 results ...Since 1970 hit by weaker demand Forged Industrial Products Bossard experienced tougher Leader in the Eyebolt Industry market conditions and as a result, the Toll-Free: 888-536-3674 Locally: 440-993-8091 Group saw a 3.2% drop in sales Fax: 440-992-0360 to CHF 218.7 million in the second quarter. In the first half of 2019, www.kenforging.com Page 2

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT Arconic’s common stock, pursuant iTech is an initiative to find and foster August 19, 2019 to the share repurchase program innovative solutions to challenges previously authorized by the Board faced on earth and in space. NASA Notebook of Directors. Arconic received initial chose Enduralocks vibration resis- delivery of around 6.8 million shares tant metal fasteners to present their Bossard Completes on August 8, 2019. The final number technology to NASA judges. Acquisition of Boysen of shares to be repurchased will The Bossard Group has now be based on the volume-weighted www.enduralock.com completed the acquisition of the average price of Arconic’s common stock during the term of the transac- Earnest Machine wins HR award Boysen distribu- tion, less a discount. The agreement tion business of is expected to be completed during Earnest Machine, Rocky River, the German AQUAERO Group the second half of 2019. OH, USA, has been se- (owner of SACS Boysen Aero- lected as a winner in space Group), announced on www.arconic.com Crain’s Cleveland Business’ Excel- June 24, 2019. With this ac- lence in HR awards program. The quisition, Bossard significantly Bufab to acquire award honors northeast Ohio’s top expands its presence in the HT BENDIX A/S human resources professionals aerospace industry. who are building firms with the best Founded in 1967, the distribution Bufab has entered into an agree- people, talent, development and company, Boysen, has a supe- ment to acquire all out- culture. Earnest was recognized rior reputation for high-quality standing shares of HT at a recent awards ceremony and fastening solutions and is char- was profiled in Crain’s Cleveland acterized by a large international BENDIX A/S, with annual sales of Business’ August 5, 2019 edition. customer base. Headquartered SEK 500 million (DKK 345 million) in Munich, Boysen employs 54 and an operating margin of ap- www.earnestmachine.com people and generates an annual proximately 10%. sales of CHF 29 million. Boysen PSM President attends also has locations in Hamburg, HT BENDIX is a C parts Supply Shanghai Exhibition Germany, and Irving, TX, USA. Chain Partner in the Nordics. It In recent years, the Bossard generates sales throughout Scan- On June 27, 2019, President Su- Group has had substantial com- dinavia, the Baltics, Germany, Eng- zuki of PSM Group, was invited to mitment to building its aerospace land, France and Poland, and sees attend the 2019 Shanghai Fasteners expertise. In 2015, Bossard ac- annual sales of DKK 345 million Professional Exhibition and the 10th quired USA distributor, Aero- with good profitability. The purchase Shanghai Automobile Fasteners Space Southwest Inc. And price is some SEK 350 million. Exhibition. Suzuki presented, “Brexit in 2016, Bossard received its and China-USA trade war-strategic official aerospace certification www.bufab.com change and practice sharing”, for France and Switzerland as at the exhibition. He shared the well as recently in Italy. Bossard Enduralock Fastener double challenges of Brexit and believes that it will be able to in NASA Competition China-USA trade war in the past unlock additional development year while celebrating the 88th an- and growth potential in this de- Enduralock LLC recently com- niversary with lucky numbers. manding industry. peted in the NASA iTech competition with the company’s new fastener www.bossard.com that permanently locks with high vibration resistance, while providing reversibility and reusability. NASA [email protected] • www.heroslam.com PSM flexibly makes use of the Jackie Ventura production advantages of British Sales Representative and Chinese factories in order to prepare for Brexit. PSM actively ex- Phone: 330-467-0102 • Mobile: 216-338-8485 erts the combination of Chinese and Fax: 330-467-0108 • Email: [email protected] Taiwan factories to mitigate the risks brought by China-USA trade war. Web: www.JackieVentura.com News & Notes: www.JackieVentura.Net www.psminternational.com Skype: Jackie.Ventura1 Twitter: @JackieVentura1 Page 3

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT August 19, 2019 FASTENER TECH: Higher Attendance & Good Traffic Notebook The 7th staging of the “The All-Fasten- attendance was slightly higher than er-Industry Event in the Heart-of-the- at the last FASTENER TECH staging Leadership Change at Nedschroef Fastener Industry” featured exhibits, in 2017, and the 2019 event enjoyed Nedschroef announces that Dr. Mathias Hüttenrauch, CEO education sessions, cross over traffic from of Nedschroef since January keynote economic pre- the co-located SUR/FIN 2012, will resign from his current position as of September 2019 sentation, networking trade show. to explore his new career de- FASTENER TECH™ velopment. Dr. Hüttenrauch will events, the brand new remain as the advisor for Ned- “New Products Showcase” and first ‘19 featured 98 exhibitor companies schroef’s Management Board and Supervisory Board until ever “After Show Party”. Hundreds of and about 1300 fastener industry December 31, 2019, in order to support Nedschroef’s new man- fastener makers, distributors, users professionals in attendance. Several agement for a smooth transition. and suppliers joined in Rosemont, hundred people attended the all-in- www.nedschroef.com IL, USA, from June 3 to 5, 2019, for dustry reception, dozens played in the Auveco Acquires FASTENER TECH™ ’19. W&E Sales Company MWFA golf outing and many fastener Auveco, Cold Spring, KY, USA, a major purveyor of specialty fas- Overall, the 2019 event featured professionals stayed to enjoy the de- teners and body hardware used dozens of good quality exhibits, a but edition of the “After Show Party” in the automotive aftermarket, an- keynote economic presentation, mul- that featured live music/refreshments. nounces the acquisition of W&E tiple education sessions and several For more on FASTENER TECH and Sales Company, located in networking opportunities as well as a Flipbook edition of the FASTENER Newark, NJ, USA. W&E Sales the brand new “New Product Show- TECH™ ‘19 Exhibition Directory. visit: Company is a provider of auto- case” at the show entrance. Total www.fastenertech.com/fastenertech.asp body fasteners and specialty hand tools to the automotive BTM & ISSCO pass group for independent distribu- aftermarket. ISO 9001:2015 audits tors and manufactur- Key benefits to Auveco and the ers in East Granby, CT, W&E distribution partners result- BTM Manufacturing, Kansas USA, has named Jane ing from the acquisition include City, MO, USA, and ISSCO, Inc., Spatcher McAlpine Di- augmented product offerings Lee’s Summit, MO, USA, have both rector of Marketing. and innovation, a very high passed their first surveillance audit She brings more than level of service and support and since receiving ISO 9001:2015 Qual- 25 years of marketing experience further growth and expansion ity Management Systems certifica- and knowledge of the industrial opportunities. tion in 2018. Both companies were marketplace to the IBC team. www.auveco.com first certified to ISO 9001:2008 in 2016 and have since been audited www.industrialbuyers.com [email protected] annually by Orion Registrar, Inc. www.nationalmachy.com Ramco invests in manufacture www.btm-mfg.com of nut plates & assemblies Page 4 Lisi sees improved results in Ramco has made investments H1 2019 in line with objectives to manufacture nut plates and as- semblies in-house. In H1 2019, Lisi Group reached The Ramco Product its targeted return to or- Development Team has the engi- ganic growth with activity neering expertise to custom design up 1.3% versus H1 2018. parts for your application. Contact the Ramco team for help with your Lisi’s current operating income was fastening problems. up to €72.8 million, 8.2% of sales, with mixed divisional performance. www.ramconut.com Net income was down, mainly due to disposal of Indraero Siren and LISI AEROSPACE Creuzet Maroc. Free cash flow rose to €48.9 million as capital expenditures stabilized and net financial debt decreased. www.lisi-group.com IBC names Jane Spatcher McAlpine Director of Marketing IBC, a national buying/marketing

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT Innovative Components Adds New Automated August 19, 2019 Assembly Machine to Increase Thumb Screw Capacity Notebook Schaumburg, IL, USA-based sup- USDOC Issues Preliminary plier of plastic knobs, quick-release Determination on Imports pins, wire rope lanyards and thread of Rod from China & India identifiers Innovative Components, The U.S. Department of Com- Inc., has recently merce (DOC) has announced invested in a new the affirmative preliminary de- automated assem- terminations in the countervail- bly machine that ing duty (CVD) investigations drastically increas- of imports of carbon and alloy es the company’s steel threaded rod from China capacity in assembling press-on and India, finding that exporters thumb screws. received countervailable sub- sidies ranging from 23.41% to In addition, the new automated as- 24.89% and 6.07% to 155.03%, sembly machine will free up resources respectively. that can be utilized to fulfill the Based on these preliminary company’s other manual light as- determinations, the DOC will in- sembly work orders. struct U.S. Customs and Border www.innovative-components.com Protection to collect cash depos- its from importers of carbon and Brighton-Best expands it managed to defend its strong alloy steel threaded rod from weld fasteners inventory position and sharp com- China and India based on these petitive edge. Group sales preliminary rates. Brighton-Best International (BBI) for the first half of 2019 rose 1.4% to In 2018, carbon and alloy steel has announced the some CHF 867.8 million versus the threaded rod imported from expansion of its in- first half of the previous year due to China and India were valued positive consolidation effects. at approximately US$104.7 mil- ventory throughout the BBI network lion and some US$35.8 million, with the weld fastener product line. Changes in the scope of the respectively. This is an effort to help BBI custom- company’s consolidation included The petitioner was Vulcan ers across the country have an the acquisition of Triangle Fastener Threaded Products Inc., Pel- ample amount of product readily Corporation (TFC). This was a trans- ham, AL, USA). available in their region. action that significantly enlarged Since the beginning of the cur- SFS’ market presence and customer rent Administration, the DOC has The weld fastener line includes base in the United States construc- initiated 172 new antidumping weld nuts and headed weld studs tion sector. and countervailing duty investi- both domestically made and im- gations—a 219% increase from ported. All items are low-carbon The company’s operating profit the comparable period in the steel and plain finish. Other mate- was impacted by mix effects and previous administration. rial and finishes are available per capacity utilization fluctuations, request along with documentation which led to an adjusted EBIT mar- www.doc.gov including material certs and Level gin of 12.6%. 3 PPAP’s. Please contact your BBI account manager with any ques- www.sfs.biz tions, and also to ask for the cross reference sheet, which in most Würth Group continues to cases, will help in identifying what grow in first 6 months of 2019 BBI weld fastener part number you may need. In the first six months of 2019, the Würth Group reported sales of www.brightonbest.com some €7.2 billion for an increase of 5.2%. The sales volume of the Würth SFS sees slight growth in companies outside of Germany a challenging environment increased by 6.3%. SFS was confronted with a chal- Reporting growth of 11.8%, the lenging business environment southern European Würth Group during the first half of 2019, yet says Page 5

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT August 19, 2019 SC Fastening Signs Five-Year Agreement Notebook with The International Soap Box Derby® Distributor of hardware and industrial Cooper & Turner Combines with Beck Industries supplies, SC Fastening Systems, LLC, Andaray (Holdings) Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiar- Macedonia, OH, USA, a has signed a ies, Cooper & Turner, have an- nounced the acquisition, Beck five-year agreement with The Interna- Industries, a manufacturer and distributor of fully certified, high- tional Soap Box Derby® to become the security bolting components. The combined company aims to be Derby’s very first Preferred Vendor. the first truly global manufacturer of safety-critical fastening ap- SC Fastening has been a part of the plications, supporting a broader range of industries including Derby’s supply chain since 1999 by renewable energy, downstream oil and gas, power generation, packaging fasteners and other hardware nuclear, rail, tunneling, con- struction and heavy equipment, kits used to assemble and modify race among others. cars that are entered from throughout the www.cooperandturner.co.uk USA and several foreign countries. The BÜLTE Adds Capstan Screw The range of screws from BÜLTE Derby’s new Preferred Vendor Program GmbH Kunststofferzeugnisse, Lüdinghausen, Germany, has supports the Derby in its supply chain car kit, and then there will be a race for recently been extended with process, in which the vendor maintains the title. the Slotted capstan screw inventory levels in stock, assists at key SC Fastening Systems is celebrating its DIN404 range. This screw is times throughout the cyclical-business 20th anniversary in providing a wide range composed of an enlarged year and creates a partnership that will of quality products and value-added cylindrical head, a straight slot on the top of the head and two be beneficial for all parties. services including fasteners, abrasives, radial holes on each side of the head. The new range of screws “The Soap Box Derby has been a great concrete anchors, cutting tools, safety is fully in Nylon, contrary to the metal screw DIN 404 usually customer of ours since our company supplies, janitorial, electrical, welding, available on the market. www.bulte.com was established 20 years ago and we inventory management solutions, kitting www.fastenercoalition.org are pleased to be taking our partnership and assembly and custom parts. www.scfastening.com Page 6 to a new level,” said Chuck Domonkos, SC’s CEO. “We enjoy competing in the annual Corporate Derby Challenge and find it rewarding to support The Derby and its youth initiatives.” Also, SC Fastening has committed to become the Presenting Sponsor of the Derby’s new Build N Battle Event. This one-day competition will be held at Derby Downs on October 4, 2019. Companies will build cars on-site from a very simple companies boast the highest At €340 million at the end of the growth rates among the companies first half of 2019, the operating result and continue to develop positively. of the Würth Group was down as compared with the previous year, In Germany, the Würth Group which was €400 million in 2018. generated sales of €3.0 billion, for growth of 3.6%. “Our gross profit margin has come under pressure. We cannot At 13.8%, the Würth Group’s Elec- fully pass rising purchasing prices trical Wholesale Unit reported the on to our customers in the market,” strongest growth among all units of stated the company’s Robert Fried- the Group. According to Würth, this mann as he explained the declining is partly attributable to acquisitions result. “In addition, our continued recently made. high investments in the expan- sion of our business units have an Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, impact on the result, yet they are a which is the parent company and means to prepare the ground for at the same time the largest com- future growth. pany of the Würth Group, generated sales of some €1035 million in the “Nonetheless, we expect to close first half of 2019, which was up 6.6% the financial year 2019 reporting an over 2018. operating result comparable to last year’s result.” And the company states that it is firmly convinced that it will surpass In 2018, the Würth Group’s op- the €2 billion sales mark in 2019.

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) Rebounds to 52.2 August 19, 2019 The FDI rebounded last month to 52.2 after sink- Ken Sanker of Blue Chip Engineering, coming –reNcentoly tebook ing to 48.3 in June, seasonally adjusted. soon: www.fullythreaded.com NCFA Screw Open The Forward-Looking Indicator (FLI) remained Thank you for your participation in the FDI. Your Golf Outing 2019 comments/questions welcome: +1 877 332 7836 on September 5 soft again in July, reading 44.9 after slumping to www.fdisurvey.com 44.4 the previous month. www.fastenersclearinghouse.com Hear further analysis of the July FDI on Fully www.nfda-fastener.org Threaded Radio episode 143 on Mike McNulty’s Fastener News Report, with guest commentator The North Coast Fastener Asso- ciation (NCFA), of Concord Town- ship, OH, USA, has announced its Screw Open Golf Outing 2019, which will take place on Thurs- day, September 5, 2019, from 11 AM to 6 PM ET. This year’s NCFA Screw Open Golf Outing will take place at the Valleaire Golf Club, which is located in Hinckley, OH, USA. Sales & Net Income Table NCFA relates that there are mul- Company Sales %∆ Net Income %∆ tiple Screw Open Golf Outing Anixter International Inc. 2263 6.0 sponsorship opportunities avail- 64 83 Arconic Inc. 3691 4.2 -121 -165 able, and that the proceeds from Bufab Group 1080* 10 71 7.0 this event will benefit the NCFA Bulten 781* -3.5 14* -83 Scholarship Fund. Dorman Products, Inc. 21 -37 Fastenal Company 254 6.7 399 3.4 2678 9.1 Grainger 2893 1.1 260 9.7 The NCFA Screw Open Golf Out- The Hillman Companies, Inc. 325 32 20 -44 Illinois Tools Works Inc. 3609 -5.7 623 -6.4 ing program includes lunch, Lawson Products, Inc. 96 6.3 8 31 which will be served at 11 AM, MSC Industrial Supply Co. 887 4.6 80 0.7 and then followed by the shot- gun start at noon. 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EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES Pac-West Fall Conference saw a 70% increase in visitor num- August 19, 2019 Subscribe, read or advertise @ www.fastenertech.com/FastenerNewsReport.asp • FREE FTI BUYERS’ GUIDE for all paid subscribers The Pacific-West Fastener As- bers. Over 190 exhibitors from 14 countries and a total of 2900 trade EVENTS sociation (Pac-West), Seal Beach, visitors from 48 countries attended CA, USA, reports the specialized industry event. The August 20 – 21, 2019 the 2019 Pac-West exhibition survey revealed that 98% Die Stress Analysis Workshop Fall Conference of exhibitors fully or partly achieved Columbus, OH, USA will take place Oc- their aims and 92% of exhibitors www.deform.com tober 24 to 26, 2019, at the Double- made new business contacts at tree Hotel Sonoma Wine Country, the show. August 22, 2019 Rohnert Park, CA, USA. DEFORM® Die Stress Training Course www.fastenerfairturkey.com Columbus, OH, USA www.pac-west.org www.deform.com UK Fastener Exhibition & Fastener Trade Show Suzhou Conference in September September 11 – 12, 2019 The 19th Fastener Trade Show Fastener Exhibition & Conference The Fastener Exhibition & Confer- Birmingham, UK Suzhou takes place October 23 to ence takes place September 11 and www.thefastenerexpo.co.uk 25, 2019, at the Suzhou Interna- 12, 2019, at the NEC Birmingham tional Expo Center (SIEC) in China. in the UK. Tickets are free, so the September 17 – 19, 2019 The show connects local and in- event offers a value opportunity for International Fastener Expo-IFE 2019 ternational industry players from the fastener industry. Industry giants Las Vegas, NV, USA the fasteners, equipment, tooling, such as ZaGO Manufacturing Co., www.fastenershows.com surface treatment and raw materi- ARaymond, Simpson Strong-Tie als sectors. Some 400+ exhibitors and Rotor Clip Ltd. will be display- October 23 – 25, 2019 and 12,000 visitors from around the ing their latest innovations. Fastener Trade Show Suzhou 2019 world are expected to attend. Jiangsu Province, China There is also a line-up of mar- www.fastenertradeshow.net www.fastenertradeshow.com ket leading experts pushing the industry forward. From Alexander October 24 – 26, 2019 Fastener Fair Turkey at Firnigl of Cirteq Ltd., discussing the 2019 Pac-West Fall Conference Tüyap in Istanbul in 2020 assembly demands of the automo- Rohnert Park, CA, USA tive industry, to Jim Heley of A3L, www.pack-west.org Show organizer, Mack Brooks discussing the use of technology in Fuarcılık A.S., has announced the aerospace fastening process, February 27 to 29, 2020 the move of the up- this will be an incredible opportunity Fastener Fair Turkey 2020 coming Fastener Fair to network and find new ways to IStanbul, Turkey Turkey, the fifth Inter- take your business to the next level. www.fastenerfairturkey.com natJuly 2019 ional Exhibition NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE for Fastener and FixingFastener Fair Turkey 2020 now held at Tüyap Technology, www.thefastenerexpo.co.uk March 30, 2020 – April 3, 2020 wire 2020 Organisers Mack Brooks Fuarcılık A.Ş has announced to move the upcoming Düsseldorf, Germany Fastener Fair Turkey, 5th International Exhibition for Fastener and Fixing Technology, www.wire-tradefair.com to a new venue, the Tüyap Exhibi-to a new venue, the Tüyap in Istanbul. The dates of Fastener Fair Turkey 2020 will be May 2020 kept. The show will take place from 27th – 29th February 2020 in hall 12 at the Tüyap Fastener Fair USA 2020 tion Center in Istanbul, Turkey. TheExhibition Centre in Istanbul. Charlotte, NC, USA “With its modern halls and excellent infrastructure, Tüyap is the ideal venue for Fastener Fair www.mackbrooks.com Turkey. The spacious exhibition site, which is Turkey’s largest exhibition centre, offers state- September 28 – 30, 2020 dates of Fastener Fair Turkey 2020of-the art facilities and technical services of the highest standards. The new location will International Fastener Expo-IFE 2020 Las Vegas, NV, USA boost the standing of Fastener Fair Turkey as the premier exhibition of this industry sector www.fastenershows.com for the Turkish market. We guarantee all exhibitors a clear improvement of their presence at Delivering the World of Fasteners to remain the same—February 27 toour show with the move to this new venue,” says Olivia Griscelli, Exhibition Director of Manufacturers • Distributors • End Users Fastener Fair Turkey, on behalf of the organisers. August/September 2019 JJUUNNEE//JJUULLYY 22001199 Fastener June/July 2019 SSeerrvviinngg MMaannuuffaaccttuurreerrss,, DDiissttrriibbuuttoorrss aanndd EEnndd UUsseerrss 29, 2020, in hall 12 of the TüyapMore than 100 exhibitors have already secured their stand space at Fastener Fair Turkey AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 AAUUGGUUSSTT//SSEEPPTTEEMMBBEERR 22001199 Fastener JUNE/JULY 2019 SURFACE TREATMENT..P. 52-58 SSeerrvviinngg MMaannuuffaaccttuurreerrss,, DDiissttrriibbuuttoorrss aanndd EEnndd UUsseerrss 2020, occupying some 3,000 square metres in net exhibition space. While to date a large Sorting & Inspecting...70 WWW.FASTENERTECH.COM Focus Presented by... 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