2014-01-23U.S. Industrial Fastener Demand： Rise 4.3% Annuall U.S. demand for industrial fasteners is expected to increase 4.3% per year to $14.8 billion in 2017, according to a 260-page report by the Freedonia Group. Gains will be supported by rebounding levels of motor vehicle manufacturing, a segment that makes up roughly one-quarter of all fastener demand. The fastest growth in fastener sales will be found in the construction market, as construction activity -- both residential and nonresidential -- makes a strong recovery from the declines posted during the 2007-2012 period. Competition from alternative joining technologies, such as adhesives, clinching, and welding, will prevent further gains in a number of applications. Moreover, fasteners are a mature product; while opportunities for value-added technological improvements certainly exist, they tend to be limited in many markets. Finally, competition from foreign producers, as well as moderating raw material costs, will hold back price increases, dampening value gains. Standard fasteners to outpace aerospace-gradeGrowth in demand for standard fasteners is forecast to outpace that for aerospace-grade products through 2017. This will be a result of standard fasteners’ heavy use in the OEM and construction markets. Externally threaded standard fasteners will remain the largest single product category, posting the fastest gains, along with application-specific products. Demand for aerospace-grade fasteners will improve from the growth registered during the 2007-2012 period, as aerospace equipment shipments accelerate. Manufacturers serving this market will need to continue adjusting to the growing use of composites in aircraft manufacturing. Composite designs often require fewer fasteners, but provide opportunities for sales of higher value fastening products designed specifically for use with composites. OEM market to outpace growth in the MRO marketThe original equipment manufacturing market (OEM) for industrial fasteners will outpace growth in the maintenance/repair/operations (MRO) market, as US machinery and aerospace equipment shipments are forecast to expand at improved rates. US fabricated metal product output will rise, and the ongoing trend of “reshoring” in a range of industries will support increases in fastener demand. While annual production gains in the motor vehicle segment will bolster fastener sales through 2017, ongoing trends in the industry toward vehicles designed with fewer fasteners in order to reduce costs and weight will temper demand. Although not expected to match the OEM market, growth in fastener sales in MRO applications will improve from the performance registered during the 2007 to 2012 period, as fixed investment rises and fastener-containing equipment sees more use with expanding production.

2014-01-06Fastener Expo Shanghai in 2014 2014 Fastener Expo Shanghai, organized by Shanghai Ebseek Exhibition Co., Ltd, will take place on Jun. 19th to 21st, 2014 in Hall 1 & Hall 2, Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai, China. Started from 2010, Fastener Expo Shanghai aims to be one of the largest professional fastener exhibitions in the world. It developed by leaps and bounds in recent years and now has become the largest event in Asia. Fastener Expo Shanghai refreshed every record in history in 2013, which sold 1,381 booths to 568 companies, covered an exhibition area of 34,000 square meters, and attracted 21,128 visitors. In terms of oversea visitors, 346 visitors were from Europe and United States, 388 visitors were from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 903 visitors were from Asia. It is the wind wand of fastener industry, where the latest fastener products, technology, market situation, and future develop trends could be found. According to organization committee, 2014 Fastener Expo Shanghai will feature five characteristics. Firstly, exhibiting area will rank the first in the world. Since the successful holding of Fastener Expo Shanghai in 2010, both the exhibitors and exhibiting area keep linear growth. In order to satisfy exhibitors, 2014 Fastener Expo Shanghai will expand its exhibiting area again, seeing an increase of 24% from 2013 to 42,000 square meters. Secondly, highly gather of advanced products and technologies. With years of development, Fastener Expo Shanghai has become the most comprehensive fastener exhibition, which provides a one-stop platform for purchasers to source the materials, products, equipments and service. Thirdly, more than 100 companies from oversea will exhibit. Fastener Expo Shanghai enjoys a good popularity at both home and abroad. In order to explore Chinese market, many oversea companies plan to make use of Fastener Expo Shanghai to promote products and acquire business opportunities. At present, 20 exhibitors from Taiwan, 12 exhibitors from South Korea, 9 exhibitors from Japan are finalized to exhibit in 2014 Fastener Expo Shanghai. In addition, there are 35 exhibitors from other oversea countries. It is estimated that there will be more than 100 oversea exhibitors. Fourthly, exhibiting products cover the whole fastener industry chain. With the on and on development of high-end fasteners applied in the fields of automobiles, high-speed railways, and aerospace, Fastener Expo Shanghai will add the exhibiting of oversea advanced equipments, auto stamped parts, lathe parts, aerospace fasteners, plastic fasteners, titanium alloy fasteners, new-style patented fasteners, and building hardware, trying to provide an efficient commercial platform. Fifthly, over 25,000 professional purchasing visitors will come to visit. 2013 Fastener Expo Shanghai attracted three visiting groups from Taiwan, Russia, and India. Besides, Five Region Association Conference held concurrently with 2013 Fastener Expo Shanghai, bring more oversea visitors. In 2014, organization committee will invite the purchasing group from Japan, Australia, Russia, and EU by all available channels. Worth to mention, 2014 Fastener Expo Shanghai will be held along with 2014 Global Fastener Industry CEO Summit, Culture Exhibition of Fastener & Human History (Europe), and Plant Tour. Various activities will enrich your business trip and we expect for your arrival.

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2013-12-19The Legend of Santa Claus Santa Claus is a traditional, secular figure of Christmas good cheer who is the best known mascot of Christmas, developed in the United States as an amalgam of the story of St. Nicholas and various other seasonal folk heroes, with many aspects provided by the classic poem A Visit from St. Nicholas. The Santa Claus myth is based largely on the Dutch holiday of “ Sinterklaas” (a histily pronounced “St. Nicholas”, who comes down the chimney on the 5th/6th of December) and the imagery of the saint in question carried over to his north pole incarnation. (Note that in several countries in Europe, Sinterklaas and Santa Claus are considered two entirely different characters, each with their own elaborate holiday.) Santa Claus is traditionally depicted as a festively overweight old man with a beard, who wears a red suit with white trim and a matching cap, black boots and a black belt. He lives at the North Pole in a large workshop staffed by elves which produces toys year round, and every Christmas Eve he sets out in a flying sleigh pulled by eight reindeer and delivers toys and other gifts to the children and children-at-heart of the world out of the improbably large sack he carries with him, entiring their houses by the chimney, filling the stockings, putting large gifts under the tree, partaking of whatever food and drink the family left out for him( traditionally cookies and milk), then leaving how he came in.

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