RivetEyelet packs a punch with MMA Fighter partnership
RivetEyelet.com’s Regional Sales Manager Matt Nerney has revealed the company has entered into a marketing partnership with Bellator MMA fighter David ‘Caveman’ Rickels. Rickels won the Lightweight Championship during Bellator MMA: Season 8 that was broadcast worldwide on Spike TV. Massachusetts-based RIVETEYELET.COM is an international source for pop-style rivets, rivet setting tools, and custom eyelets products. The […]
Atlas Copco boosts US presence with acquisition
Hot on the heels of its acquisition of a German compressor distributor, Atlas Copco has now bought Air Power of Nebraska, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will see 12 staffers join the company. Air Power sells, installs and services compressed air products and related systems in central USA. Atlas Copco’s broad business includes brands […]
Socket wrench promises to remove rounded bolts and nuts ‘with ease’
Better Tools and Fasteners’ (BT&F) new Kobalt Steel Grip Sockets can remove rusted, damaged and severely rounded bolts and nuts, the firm claims. The new launch grips the flats of a bolt head and squeezes tighter as more torque is applied. Steel Grip Sockets also provide hands-free holding of bolts and nuts for easy installation […]
How the Trump presidency might affect the global fastener and tool industries
Today it was confirmed that America’s 45th president will be Donald J Trump and speculation has now begun in earnest on how the news could potentially impact on trade – and the fastener and tool industries. While currency and investment markets are experiencing a predictably volatile day as they react to the news – though perhaps not […]
Eco anti-corrosion coating specialist Greenkote doubles capacity in Ohio
Anti-corrosion metal coating provider Greenkote has more than doubled capacity at its HQ production facility in Brook Park, Ohio, near Cleveland. Significantly increasing demand from the industry and regulation around the pollutants connected to older coating processes have been behind the expansion, Greekote said, which holds several patents in corrosion protection and specialises in advanced, ecofriendly […]
GALLERY: Las Vegas’ fastener show NIFMSE 2016
We’ll have a full report from last week’s Las Vegas, Nevada-set fastener show NIFMSE in our upcoming enhanced digital edition of Torque Magazine. In the meantime, here are a few photos from the busy show, which took place for the last time at Sands Expo – next year the show moves to the Las Vegas […]
Las Vegas fastener show numbers rise for 2016
Early numbers for this year’s Las Vegas-set fastener show – NIFMSE – indicate the show has made good on its promise to grow significantly this year. With around 1,000 booths, the show – which closes on Thursday – has seen an 20% increase year-on-year. Early figures indicate that attendance is up too by around 14%, […]
Heading to the Vegas Fastener Show?
Torque is exhibiting at this week’s Las Vegas-set National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo (NIFMSE). Marking the first time that Torque has exhibited at the show, the move coincides with Torque Magazine’s international launch. At NIFMSE, the Torque team will be on hand to promote the publication and speak with the large numbers of visitors at the show from around the world […]
PREVIEW: Las Vegas’ NIFMSE 2016 – VSP & Ray Fu
Read the first part of our NIFMSE 2016 preview here. VSP FASTENERS Booth: 1544 Contacts: VSP USA (312) 805 5936 (Chicago Sales Office) VSP’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Brugherio (Monza Brianza province), Italy just a few kilometers north of Milan. From this location, VSP has concentrated mainly on its traditional markets within the European continent – Italy, Germany […]
PREVIEW: Las Vegas’ NIFMSE 2016 – ND Industries
US-show mainstay NIFMSE – the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo – is back at Las Vegas next week and it’s going to be a significant one. When the show opens in Sands Expo and Convention Center on 25 October it will be the first under new ownership, having been taken over by experienced exhibition company Emerald Expositions last […]