7/9/2012 2:19:00 PM
HEADLINES
SHOW NEWS: Fastener Tech, China’s 7th Fastener Trade Show, Fastening & Assembly Solutions and Technology, India Fastener Convention & Expo, and Fastener Fair Thailand

Fastener Tech Sets 2013 Dates
Fastener Tech 2013 will be June 10-12, 2013, at the Stephens Convention Center at Rosemont, IL, near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

It will be the third of the biennial trade shows and include seminars, industry reception and networking opportunities.

Seminars will be held all three days and the exhibits will be open Tuesday and Wednesday.

Exhibit booths cost $1,650.

Fastener Tech is co-located with Sur/Fin, the annual conference and trade show organized by the National Association for Surface Finishing. Web: nasf.org

Several Sur/Fin conference sessions will be open to Fastener Tech participants.

Fastener Tech is organized by the Mid-West Fastener Association and Fastener Technology International.

For information contact MWFA executive director Nancy Rich. Tel: 847 438-8338 E-mail: mwfa@Ameritech.net  Web: mwfa.net or fastenertech.com/fastenertech.asp

7th China Show Emphasizes Transition to Higher-End Fasteners
A goal of China’s 7th Fastener Trade Show was to help fastener companies explore transitioning to higher-end production.

A part of China’s 12th Five-Year Plan, which runs from 2011 through 2015, is for the country’s manufacturers to transition to high end products.  

The 7th show was held in May in Chengdu.

In past years, China’s fastener industry grew fastest in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta. “However, as the fast development in western China, the region’s economy is accelerating in recent years,” the trade show organizers pointed out. 

China’s western region is expected to become the 3rd largest growth region in China’s fastener industry.

In addition to automakers moving west, rapid infrastructure and construction development yields a strong fastener demand.

The 8th Fastener Trade Show will be in Suzhou, November 1-2, 2012. Web: fastenertradeshow.info 

UK Fastening Show Emphasizes Engineers Meeting Suppliers
The next Fastening & Assembly Solutions and Technology show takes place October 18, 2012, at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, UK.

The FAST road show format is designed to create conversations between designers and project engineers with potential suppliers. “Such relationships seem to be at the heart of improving quality and reducing cost in the manufacturing industries and especially with regard to items like fasteners and adhesives – and their related delivery systems,” show organizer Mark Newby explained.

FAST is held in conjunction with Industrial Adhesives, Sealants & Encapsulants. Web: fastenerexhibition.com

India Fastener Manufacturers to Conduct 1st Trade Show
The Fastener Manufacturer Association of India is conducting its first Fastener Convention & Expo. The trade show will be September 15-16, 2012, at Sanskar Kendra, Paldi Convention Center in Ahmedabed Gujarat, India.

Organizers report participants from India, China, Taiwan, USA, Germany and Italy thus far and forecasts 5,000 visitors.

The trade show includes fasteners, raw materials, wire, testing equipment and machinery.

Show management has partnerships with Indiamart, TradeIndia, Fastener World, TradeFasteners, India Hardware and Trade4India.

Contact: Fastener Manufacturers Association of India, 8 Guru Nanak Market, Focal Point, Ludhiana 141010, Punjab, India. Tel:(91) 161 2670138 E-mail: info@fastenerindia.org Web: fastenerindia.org or fastenerconvention.com

Thailand Show Offers Free Registration
Attendees may register free for the September 6-8, 2012, Fastener Fair Thailand.

The trade show at Bitec in Bangkok will feature SE Asia fasteners plus manufacturing.

FFT projects more than 100 suppliers. E-mail: Thailand@FastenerFair.com Web: fastenerfair-thailand.com ©2012 GlobalFastenerNews.com