With the global economic slowdown slowly fading into the past, demand for industrial fasteners is projected to grow at a modest pace over the next few years. The growth is mostly expected in the areas of electronic and construction markets. Demand for industrial fasteners is growing significantly as a result of the boom in the ...

A new survey of U.S. senior manufacturing executives shows that about two-thirds would outsource maintenance of factory equipment as a hedge against a downturn in the economy.  A total of 100 executives were polled in the survey, which was conducted by Nielsen Research.  The titles of the executives included CEO, CIO, Vice President and ...