6/23/2011 12:04:00 AM
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New Fastener Directory Partners With Search Engine
Online publisher Worldwide Industrial introduced a new Fasteners Directory in partnership with the Industrial Co-op Search Engine.
A division of ILG, Worldwide Industrial said the publication includes bolts, nuts, screws, washers, machined & self-drilling screws, cotter pins, sockets, anchors, rivets, electronic hardware, mil-spec screw, nuts & washers, pins, retaining rings, safety wire as well as other types of fasteners and hardware made from stainless steel, copper, carbon steel, tool steel, brass, PVC, polyurethane and other materials for industrial, automotive, building & construction, electrical, plumbing, custom manufacturing, oil rigs, appliances, PCB & electronic components, woodworking, aerospace/aircraft, machine tools, agriculture machinery, heavy equipment, offroad vehicles, motorcycles and numerous other applications.
Worldwide Industrial spokesperson Michael Stanley said over 50 fastener manufacturers and distributors have been added to the site over the last two months for a growth span of 45%.
Domestic and international suppliers offer fastener types such as batten, clasp, buckle, captive, button, bocklebee clasp, clip, paper clip & circlip, pin (clevis, r-clip, dowel, clothes-pin, linchpin, spring & cotter) as well as peg, nail, grommet, frog, flange, pit fastener (clutch), Cleko and virtually all types of nuts, washers, bolts and screws in metric and inch sizes.
Stanley said the Worldwide Industrial website includes an advanced search feature providing by IndustrialCOOP. “It is estimated the United States has over 340 manufacturers of fasteners and fastening systems employing approximately 40,000 people nationwide and thus, the industry is quite important to the nation’s economy,” said Stanley.
“Over 200 billion fasteners are used each year in the U.S. by companies in a wide spectrum of industries from automotive, aerospace & aircraft to construction, metal fabrication, woodworking, electrical & plumbing as well as many other applications.”
Worldwide Industrial is a US-Asia industrial import and export trade portal created to connect U.S. and Asian buyers and suppliers of industrial supplies, machine tools, equipment and materials for the manufacturing community. The site includes offerings primarily from companies in the United States, China and India at http://www.worldwideindustrialmarketplace.com. ©2011 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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