China Fastener World Magazine No.55_Global Version by Fastener-World

YY FAST

HAIYAN YUANYANG

Professional manufacturer of high-quality fasteners, your perfect supplier

STANDARD PIECE CO., LTD.

No.2 Shuntong Road, Huangqiao Hardware Parts Park, Haiyan County, Zhejiang Provice Of China T : 86-573-86466866 ; 86-573-86466288 F : 86-573-86466166 ; 86-573-86970785 E : manager@woodscrew.com.cn ; hank@woodscrew.com.cn http://www.fastener-world.com.tw/yuanyang/

www.non-standardfasteners.com

ISO 9001:2015

ISO 14001:2015

Cover Story 27

by Michael Wu, Fastener World

The Evolved “Timber Screws Screws” to be Highlighted at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019

ounded in 2004, Hisener started as a screws and threaded rods maker and now becomes a global premium supplier of various fasteners in the leadership of general manager Simon Liang. The company firmly pursues quality, competitive price and on-time delivery as its business principles, thereby satisfying the needs of clients in Europe, the U.S., Russia, South America and other places in the world.

To Feature “Timber Screws” at Fastener Fair Stuttgart Expanding DIY Market in Europe Hisener is a well-known supplier highly anticipated by the European market. This year they will exhibit at the biennial Fastener Fair Stuttgart again to show their achievement from the last two years. “We will be widely promoting Timber Screws this year which are one of our top sellers since we have been improving the quality of this product for the past few years. Plus, our new galvanizing line will be launched this year which we hope will lift our quality to a high level,” the general manager commented. In recent years Hisener has been developing the European DIY market. “We have been in contact with a few large construction companies in Europe since 2018. Right now we have several large projects for the DIY market under discussion. I believe our capacity of DIY products will set a new record in 2019.”

Manufacturing Process Monitored by ERP for Higher Quality Assurance Hisener controls quality through a series of measures to comply with the quality-stringent European market. “Our whole manufacturing process strictly binds to ISO 9001:2015 quality management system, and every year we do corresponding audits and make adjustments. We also implement ERP to monitor our products and if there is something wrong about quality, we can trace the cause through this system,” said the general manager.

Production Line Expansion & Market Outlook As one of the largest fastener suppliers in the world, Hisener provides a huge selection of over 4,000 types of products which currently are mainly targeted to the construction, furniture and household applications. When asked about whether to extend his product line to other fields, he said “We will start off from the foundation of our product line and continue to add new products in response to client demand.” Hisener is devoted in new product development to bring more business for clients. Currently Hisener’s global business realm is largely taken up by Europe at 35%, followed by Russia at 25%, the U.S. at 20%, South America at 15% and other countries at 5%. And the turnover in 2018 reached 90 million USD. On future market development, general manager Liang said, “Europe is our first and foremost market, and we are still looking to develop other markets and provide more clients with premium service!”

Hisener was certified to ISO 9001:2015 and the European CE EN 14592 in 2017, and then CE EN 14566 last year. These certificates prove that Hisener is constantly improving and lifting its quality grade. “Each of our certificates is a commitment to our clients that we must deliver the optimal products to them.” He stressed. “Our current concern is to level up and prioritize first our management.” >> Hisener’s contact: General manager Simon Liang

Email: simon@hisener.com

TSY@sanyung.com

CONTENTS NO.55

FEB., 2019

COVER STORY 27 Hisener Industrial— The Evolved “Timber Screws” to be Highlighted at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019

SPECIAL FEATURE 70

Featured Chinese Exhibitors in Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019 71 Shanghai Fast-Fix Rivet 72 K&H Auto Parts 74 Dongguan Grand Metal Manufactory 75 Ningbo Haixin Hardware 76 Yuyao Xintai Hardware Innovation Alley

BUYER’S GUIDE 111 2019 Buyers’ Guide

NEWS 67 99

Fastener Expo Shanghai Fastener World News

72 71

INDUSTRY FOCUS 86

75 74 76

2018 Financial Reports of Fastener Companies 90 Global Car Brand Sales Chart for 2018 94 Fastener Trade Statistics of USA/Canada/Japan/Taiwan in 2018 126 Fastener Trade Analysis of Italy and France x Behrooz Lotfian

Exhibition

Fastener Expo Shanghai Venue: National Exhibition & Convention Center (Shanghai) 06/26-06/28

Asia’s influential event “the 10th Fastener Expo Shanghai” will be held on June 26-28, 2019 at National Exhibition & Convention Center (Shanghai). From 26-28 June 2019 a vast number of the industry’s leading companies will convene in Shanghai. Following the significant success of the recent 2018 exposition, which brought 633 exhibitors, 2019 sees a growth to over 700 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors. Occupying 60,000 sqm, the show promises an impressive display of products including non-standard pieces, fasteners for industrial application, fastener manufacturing technology and equipment, mould and consumables for fasteners, raw materials, and even related products and techniques. The 10-year anniversary will also mark the expansion into a new type of fastener: ITE is proud to introduce building fasteners, a unique area never showcased before. In celebration of longevity, awards will be gifted to some of the most loyal exhibitors; meanwhile, prizes will be given to particular fasteners based on industry experts professional verdicts. As the first of it’s kind, the exposition focuses uniquely on fastener products, whilst other shows might additionally include both machinery and auxiliary equipment. This concentration and attention to quality has led us to become the largest show in Asia. Each Fastener Exposition guarantees the best platform for exhibitors to exchange and showcase the industry’s most current products. Client satisfaction, thus, consistently rests above 90% bringing a high level of trust in brand and service. This has credited us with a growth of 200 exhibitors and 5000 visitors across the last five years and despite centering on the Asian region, the 2018 show saw 15% of visitors attending from overseas. With 27 years of experience as a world organizer of trade expositions, ITE’s reputation ensures each event is hosted in the most professional and engaging manner. This is why Fastener Exposition Shanghai has been granted location in the prestigious National Exhibition and Convention Center, the largest venue in China. Fastener Expo Shanghai is proud to host such a plethora of industry experts and is confident to provide a memorable and profitable event.

Special Feature

complied by Fastener World

Chinese Exhibitors

at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019

Xintai Hardware, K&H Auto Parts, Grand Metal Manufactory, and Haixin Hardware. Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019 will no doubt be the gathering and meeting spot for all industry experts from around the world.

800

811

832

2013

2015

895

900

2017

2019 (estimate by the organizer)

667

625

600 400 200 0 2009

2011

Historical number of exhibitors at Fastener Fair Stuttgart

With the active support of the Chinese government, the Chinese fastener capacity and technology continued to grow in recent years. We should not overlook a few Chinese companies’ efforts in developing high-end fasteners. Many American and European companies list Chinese companies as a possible source of purchase for their sufficient capacity and lower prices. According to the figures from State Administration of Work Safety, The market value of high-end fasteners in China will reach RMB 59 billion by 2019. The number of Chinese fasteners imported into the EU grows year after year. It wasn’t easy but the Chinese successfully made their way into the European fastener market despite the stringent quality requirements in the EU. The figures from General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China suggest that the U.S. was the top destination for Chinese fastener export during 2016 and 2017. In recent years, Chinese fastener export to the EU started to increase. The statistics ranking of 2017 shows that Chinese fastener export to Germany rose from 6th place to 4th place, which is the result of EU’s revocation of anti-dumping tax on China. On top of that, the trade war between the U.S. and China in 2018 made Europe a relatively friendlier market than the U.S. to Chinese fastener companies. This encouraged many Chinese companies to turn to the European market for a lion’s share.

Total Quantity of Chinese Fasteners Imported into EU 600,000,000 500,000,000 400,000,000 300,000,000 200,000,000 100,000,000 0 2014

2015

2016

2017

Total Value of Chinese Fasteners Imported into EU 1,000,000,000 800,000,000 600,000,000 400,000,000 200,000,000 0 2013

Chinese Exhibitors at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019

2014

2015

2016

2017

Source: European Commission TRADE HELPDESK

The biennial Fastener Fair Stuttgart is the most anticipated event of the fastener industry. The last edition (2017) attracted 895 exhibitors from 46 countries and 11,709 exhibitors from 91 countries. Statistics show that, to this date in 2019, around 900 exhibitors from 40 countries will display a complete range fasteners and technology. There will be around 175 exhibitors from China, including the well-known Fast-Fix Rivet,

1,000

Introduction

EURO

Special Feature Shanghai Fast-Fix Rivet Corp. — First-Rate High-Strength Structural Fastener Manufacturer by Nai-Wen Chang, Fastener World Fast-Fix has been focusing on rivets since its foundation in 2003. Then it gradually grew into a specialized fastener company owning 3 professional plants and a sales office. Now it is known as one of the largest blind rivet manufacturers and exporters in China producing 2 billion pieces of various rivets every year and exporting 80% of products worldwide.

Offering the Most Types of High-Strength Structural Fasteners with Complete Specifications This highly competitive company never ceases to progress and is actively developing high-strength structural fasteners. Currently Fast-Fix provides such fasteners in various series as the main products, titled “BULB-LOCK”, “CUP-FIX”, and “HEM-FIX” available in 4.0mm-16mm diameters. Fast-Fix tops rivals with the most types of fasteners in stock, most complete specifications, and reliable quality. These products are applied to many fields and objects including automotive, new energy, electric cabinets and containers. As a high-strength structural fastener manufacturer, strict quality check is a fundamental requisite for Fast-Fix. The check ensures that products comply with standards and clients’ requirements before shipments and it preserves samples and records for every batch of products. If a standard product is unfit for certain clients’ unique conditions, Fast-Fix will provide tailored solutions and technical support to meet clients’ demand. Client’s feedback will be answered within 24 hours with test results and postsale support.

Customized Test Standards & Flexible Compliance with International Standards “Quality” is the very core of Fast-Fix’s business. The company tests every batch and every piece of materials, and strictly monitors each manufacturing process. Samples and records of all batches will be preserved for at least 2 years. For automotive clients with stringent requirement, Fast-Fix does a full inspection using optical sorting machines. For those with particular requests on product appearance, Fast-Fix offers a thorough manual check to meet their standards. Depending on different requirements, the company provides production compliant with DIN/IFI/ ISO international standards or clients’ drawings. Fast-Fix has acquired the IATF16949 certificate in order to collaborate with automotive clients, and it hopes this would improve management and compliance with quality requirement. FastFix continues to evolve in quality and product development. It has hopes for the future to make greater progress in the automotive, railway, new energy industries, and grow business with a competitive edge created from high quality and advanced technology.

International Quality Certificate & Ultimate Goal to Perfection Fast-Fix has up to 80% of products exported to the U.S. and Europe, where the former takes up 40% of the total sales and the latter takes up 25%. Most of these products are DIN7337 and IFI114 / IFI126 standard parts, and particularly the high-strength structural products are gaining proportion every year. Fast-Fix exports 350 containers of products every year. The company plans to promote its high-strength series in Fastener Fair Stuttgart this year where it will take the opportunity to talk with regular clients and keep on track with the market. Fast-Fix continues to develop in the fastener field, not just to become the top of the industry, but also to encourage the growth of the fastener industry so that those in need of high-strength fasteners will have better purchase options. This is to say that Fast-Fix puts itself on the spot with greater responsibility that the company expects to fulfill with no failure.

Fast-Fix contact: Ms. Jade Qu Email: sales@rivet-china.com

Chinese Exhibitors at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019

Special Feature K&H Auto Parts Co., Ltd. — Quality, Credibility, Client Satisfaction, Trustable Service by Nai-Wen Chang, Fastener World K&H is a specialized maker of rivet nuts, self-clinching nuts and self-clinching screws. Each K&H product is developed on riveting technology, and because of that, K&H has gained a thorough knowledge of this field. The products are customizable to their uses to satisfy and provide clients with greater convenience and efficiency for application in various fields.

Presale & Postsale Services Share Equivalent Importance K&H products have a vast range of applications and can be used in automobiles, railways, elevators, and construction and equipment in the light industry. They are sold well in local China and have spread their presence in Europe, Japan and South Korea. K&H goes further and deeper in improving product performance, and every year it rolls out better products when it goes to exhibitions. The next step, says K&H, is to increase presale services in a sense that it will cater to clients’ work environment and desired performance to provide products that work best for them. K&H will continue to enlarge its technical team, and leverage profession and sharp thinking to ultimately reduce cost for clients.

Structural Optimization to Offer Higher Performance at Better Prices The market cares much about a product’s performance and price and keeps a close watch for a long term. The definitive factor to stay undefeated in the market is to manufacture products with good performance and lower price. This is something that K&H has been learning and working on. K&H hired mentors from European companies to help managers train talents and make corporate resources better utilized and distributed. This also optimizes internal structures to create benefits on the managerial level and lower costs for more profits to clients. Furthermore, K&H continues to improve technology and product performance. “By strictly tracing the dies we use in manufacture,” says K&H, “we revolutionized our dies starting in 2018. This significantly improved both our product consistency and performance.”

Multiple Quality Checks on Incoming Materials Through Postsale The European market is much stringent about quality, but K&H is never concerned to have its quality under close watch by clients because the company follows 4 levels of quality check. First, incoming materials are inspected by hardness testers, mirror image analyzers and other equipment. Then, each batch of products will be randomly inspected as they go through initial inspection, in-process inspection, self-inspection, post-transfer inspection, finished product inspection and pre-shipment inspection. The inspection equipment in use are micrometer, plug gauge, rivet gun, universal testing machine, torque wrench, projector, surface coating thickness gauge, and salt spray tester. Moving on to the next level, K&H uses ERP and MES to monitor production, sales, inspection and finance in order to ensure that clients’ products are quality guaranteed and shipped on time. Lastly, each shipment comes with a unique shipment code and sample product data of a client will be preserved for 3 years to guarantee postsale service. K&H continues its endeavor in the fastener field and plans to extend its reach to high-speed railway and aerospace markets with higher added values. It is also planning to apply for TS16949 to increase corporate strength. Also, K&H has made its way into the Brazilian, Argentinian and Chilean markets in South America. Later on it will increase investment in South America and start tapping into Africa. K&H will work harder to improve product quality and dish out a complete range of specifications in 2019, and further, K&H is planning to purchase a land hopefully for a new plant by 2020.

K&H contact: Mr. Xiankao Chen Email: sales@khfastener.com Chinese Exhibitors at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019

Special Feature Dongguan Grand Metal Manufactory — Top Clinching Fastener Maker in China by Nai-Wen Chang, Fastener World Grand Metal was founded in September 2003. It used to process clinching nuts and clinching studs with automated machine tools and supply them to local sheet metal stamping clients and particularly metal plate suppliers to Comba Telecom. Later, the company learned from PEM, PSM and other company brands of metal plate clinching fasteners, and began to design and manufacture clinching fasteners. At the end of the day it became the top maker of clinching fasteners in China.

High Quality Equipment & Robust Overseas Sales Grand Metal mainly produces clinching nuts/standoffs/studs and welding fasteners. All products are made of premium materials from validated steel plants, and their electroplating process and heat treatment are compliant to environmental requirements. The company has a diverse range of products with complete specifications to meet all sorts of client demand. Most of its manufacturing equipment originate from Taiwan and Germany and Grand Metal chose them because of their precision and operating stability. The company also collaborates with suppliers to develop assisting equipment such as automated packaging machines, automated optical sorting machines and automated feeders. Grand Metal exports a whopping 500 million pieces of fasteners a year to Europe, Asia Pacific and the U.S. which altogether take up 80% of its overseas sales. Other export destinations include Singapore, India and New Zealand. The company is currently working in line with Xi Jinping’s “One Belt, One Road Initiative” and actively developing the markets suggested in the Initiative. With steady growth in the current acquired markets, Grand Metal is planning to tap into Russia, Australia and South America.

New Automated Plant & Overseas Warehouse Shorter Lead Time & Improved Quality Grand Metal has scheduled a formal launch of a new plant in Yeungkong City (China) and production by 2020. The plant will adopt a full set of automated equipment including feeders, picking machines and packaging machines, and the production scale and capacity in the first stage will increase more than 3 folds. The plant will also adopt advanced processing equipment to extend the product line to other high precision fasteners like rivet nuts and automotive components. Grand Metal plans to pass TS16949 certification in 2019 for quality competence and to set up an overseas warehouse in 2 to 3 years to reduce lead time.

Mutual Growth with Employees & Raising Wage by 10% General Manager Jason Zhu said he expects more than 20% of growth in future revenues and a 10% wage hike for employees. He wants a long-lasting collaboration between the employees and clients. “We want to give the employees a tidy and comfortable working environment,” said Jason, “and we want them to have enough income to buy apartments and have a quality life in Grand Metal.” “We are also looking to offer clients more efficient services and eco-friendly products with better performance and more competitive prices, as a part of our contribution to the society.” Speaking of the financial crisis in 2008, “We took a blow but we insisted on keeping our employees by our side and hiring German experts to build up our grounds, so that when the economy warmed up we could continue to provide premium services.” Grand Metal has transformed from just an OEM for domestic clients into a developer of standard fasteners who provides clinching solutions and improves cost effectiveness and efficiency for clients. In the past 15 years, Grand Metal continuously refined its technology and equipment, and thereby significantly increasing capacity and quality and reducing production cost. With a strong belief in “honest business”, “best product performance”, and “competitive prices”, “Grand Metal provides better quality at the same price, and better service and prices with the same quality.”

Grand Metal contact: General Manager, Jason Zhu Email: jasonzhu@grandametal.com Chinese Exhibitors at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019

Special Feature Ningbo Haixin Hardware Co., Ltd. — Quality is the Key to a Sustainable Business Operation by Nai Wen Chang, Fastener World Established in 1995 and with 20+ years of effort in business, Ningbo Haixin Hardware Co., Ltd. (“the company”) has become a specialized manufacturer of high strength bolts and nuts in all specifications. The company has two manufacturing sites totaling 40,000 sqm and 200+ employees (incl. 20+ engineers and technicians). Its manufacturing capability ranges from M6 to M100. It also introduced 4 sets of Taiwanese automated heat treating furnaces and 30+ sets of Taiwanese automated nut cold forging machines, with a total capacity of 2,300 tons per month. The financial crisis in 2008, industrial competition in recent years and USChina trade war in 2018 all posed challenges to Ningbo Haixin. However, with the focus on enhancing its strengths, improving product quality, upgrading product portfolio, accelerating production efficiency and offering better service, Ningbo Haixin has won the support and trust of many customers.

Int’l Standards Compliant Production Lines and Worldly Recognized Product Quality Ningbo Haixin mainly manufactures various ANSI, DIN/ISO, JIS and GB standards compliant high-strength steel structure bolts, nuts and railway parts, which are mainly for export to USA, Europe, Japan, Singapore, Canada and many other countries, and which have won the admiration of many domestic/overseas customers. 90% of its products are sold to N. America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, etc. (incl. 50% to USA and 30% to Europe). Products exported to Europe are mostly EN14399/EN15048 compliant, while those exported to USA are mostly ASTM A194 2H compliant. The manufacturing scale and product quality of Ningbo Haixin both take the lead in the industry.

Strict Quality Control and Facilities Upgrade Ningbo Haixin is well-known for its requirements on quality and fulfils strict quality control in manufacturing. According to Ningbo Haixin, “Quality is a key to a business’ sustainable operation. The company will further enhance its quality control, increase the proportion of product sorting, and strengthen lab setup and management.” Ningbo Haixin continues to make improvements, follow the world trends, and introduce advanced sorting devices from Taiwan, Japan and Germany to implement quality control and final inspection before delivery, in order to prevent defective products from being mistakenly shipped to customers.

Considering Customers’ Demand as Responsibility and Making Improvements Ningbo Haixin always attaches importance to offering customer-oriented high quality service and maintaining smooth communication with customers. It is able to make in-time responses to customers’ inquiries and will do whatever it can to deal with customers’ complaints and offer solutions. It treats customers with honesty, collaborates with them to create value, and establishes mutual benefits with customers. Ningbo Haixin respects employees’ interests very well and hopes to offer more opportunities for them to grow with the company. Speaking of the current operation plans, Ningbo Haixin said, “We do not have any plan to expand the current capacity at this moment, but will continue to optimize our high-end product range. We’ll focus on the improvement in product quality, reinforcing int’l competitiveness of our products, and the R&D of high-end products. In the future we’ll also apply for more int’l certifications (e.g., TS 16949, API, etc.) and broaden our high value added fastener range.”

Ningbo Haixin contact: Summer Meng Email: summermeng@haixinfstn.com Chinese Exhibitors at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019

Special Feature Yuyao Xintai Hardware Co., Ltd. — the Expansion Anchor Expert Growing with Customers by Nai Wen Chang, Fastener World Established in 2005 and located in Yuyao (Zhejiang, China), Yuyao Xintai Hardware Co., Ltd is a manufacturer specialized in expansion anchors, high strength fasteners, expansion anchors for construction, reaming anchors and other various non-standard hardware, as well as an authorized exporter & importer. The slogan of the company proposed by General Manager Jian-Jun Ying is, “To grow with customers is a goal we are striving to achieve.”

Transforming Crises into Opportunities, Yuyao Xintai Set up Its Own Trading Company Close to Hangzhou Bay, the operation of Yuyao Xintai spans the total area of more than 8,000 sqm with 120 employees (incl. 40+ sales reps, 8 quality inspectors, 10 technical engineers, 5 processing schedule managers and 40+ machine operators). General Manager Ying also shared the development history of the company and said, “After encountering the financial crisis in 2008, we started to organize a trading company to increase our export value.”

Development of Products of 1,200 Specifications / Capacity Reaches 1,000 Tons Per Month Speaking of the major products of Yuyao Xintai, General Manager Yin said, “Aftermarket anchors, chemical anchors and sleeve anchors are our bestsellers, which are mostly used in construction, subway and home improvements.” In terms of manufacturing capabilities, Yuyao Xintai also owns nearly 100 sets of manufacturing equipment (incl. cold forging machines, threading machines, punching machines, lathes, CNC machine tools and automated assembly machines), making it able to produce more than 5,000 specifications of products with the total capacity of up to 1,000 tons per month.

Self-owned Lab and ISO 9001 Quality Management System to Ensure Good Quality In order to meet the increasing requirements on quality, Yuyao Xintai also set up its own laboratory and introduced quality testing instruments such as material tensile strength testers, Vickers hardness testers, salt spray testers, pullout testers, film thickness measurement devices, metallurgical microscope, etc. General Manager Ying also added, “We utilize the ISO 9001 quality management system to increase manufacturing efficiency and effectiveness and make our company achieve the best performance.”

Current Development and Goals in Next 3 Years The global business territory of Yuyao Xintai is 15% in N. America, 15% in Europe, 24% in Australia, 36% in Asia and 10% in other regions, where its various expansion anchors are mainly exported. Speaking of future business plans, General Manager Yin said, “We hope that our domestic sales in 2019 can reach over 20 million Renminbi and the total sales in 2020 can reach over 0.1 billion Renminbi. In addition, we also hope that we can have one more production line in 2021.” The ambition and determination of Yuyao Xintai are clearly revealed in all aspects.

Yuyao Xintai contact: Lumia Yang Email: sales01@xtanchor.com Chinese Exhibitors at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019

Innovation Alley

Special Feature

Erwin Halder KG Releases New Clamping Nuts - selflocking

compiled by Fastener World

The self-locking clamping nut can be mounted easily with a face pin wrench on all waves. During assembly, it clamped so much t hat it does not dissolve even with an opposite axis rotation. It is used, for example, in grinding machines for fixing grinding wheels.

TR Launches the EPW, a Self-extruding High Strength Screw for Thin Sheet Metal The EPW screw is a self-extr uding, high strength thread-form fastener which creates its own female thread in punched sheet metal, thereby dramatically reducing assembly times and costs. The screw works by being aligned to the pilot hole in the sheet metal, where it then forms the extruded collar, combining the forming of the thread and the creation of a strong extruded profile, before finally tightening and clamping into the metal. The screw is designed to function best in thin sheet materials, typically Steel (0.4-1mm thick) and Aluminium (0.4-1.5mm thick). They are available in a variety of surface coatings from standard Zinc plating to Zinc Nickel and organic Zinc flake for higher corrosion resistance. The screw is suitable for use in a variety of applications for home appliances, automotive, electronics, technology, energy, medical, telecoms and general industry sectors.

Market Launch of the BECK LignoLoc® F60 System O n 1 D e c e m b e r 2 018, t h e BE CK Fastener Group from Austria will make the market launch of the further development of the award-winning LignoLoc® wood nail system. The new F60 system offers larger dimensions, better pull-out and shear values and more possibilities for ecological timber construction. One year after the market launch of LignoLoc®, the first collated wooden nail, BECK presents the further development of the innovation product. The system consists of the F60 LignoLoc® pneumatic nailer and beech wood nails with a length of 45 to 90 mm in diameters of 4.7 and 5.3 mm. Especially the ecological wooden house construction benefits from the new dimensions due to new metal-free fastening options, for example for prefabrication of the laminated timber ceilings or in the production of solid wood wall systems.

German Schaeffertec Could Now Offer 12 and 16 mm LOXX® Screw with a 4.8 mm Thread Diameter Schaeffer has added two new screws to its product range. The new self-tapping LOXX® screws (12 and 16mm) have a thread diameter of 4.8 mm, and are available in nickel and chrome plated. For comparison: The regular LOXX® screws have a thread diameter of 4.2 mm. If you want to replace an old press button system, you do not have to be worried about the LOXX® screw being too slim for the preexisting drill hole. Use the new LOXX® screw! Thanks to the thicker thread filling material becomes redundant. The screw won’t come loose.

Floating Clamps with a Compact Design by Halder Every single day workers have to deal with spatial constraints caused by the machine, the component, and even the fixture while clamping workpieces. This handicap can quickly turn into a challenge when the task is to clamp complex components. The floating clamps made by Erwin Halder KG are uniquely suited to handle additional clamping points and clamp components that are extra thin and particularly sensitive to bending. The new compact design of these products makes them a superb choice for work in limited space.

Special Feature Simpson Strong-Tie® Quik Stik™ Fastening Tool Reduces Worker Fatigue and Increases Productivity Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has introduced the Quik Stik rafter and truss fastening system, a new solution for overhead fastening designed to reduce the risk of construction work-related injuries while boosting jobsite efficiencies, with speedier and more accurate fastening of rafter and truss assemblies. With a reach exceeding 43”, the Quik Stik installation tool can eliminate the need for ladders and replace heavy pneumatic power nailers and compressor lines and the jobsite hazards and injuries they pose. Simply attach the Quik Stik to any corded or cordless drill or impact driver, load a StrongDrive® SDWC Truss screw into the Quik Stik head, and drive the screw quickly, accurately, and easily. Features and benefits of the Quik Stik fastening system include the following: • Fast installation with the ability to drive screws overhead from a standing position without the need for ladders • Enhanced job safety via rafter or truss fastening from inside the structure • Operational simplicity to enable less experienced users to work more quickly and efficiently • Built-in angle guidelines and a detachable bubble level to help ensure proper screw installation angles • Designed for use with any drill motor or impact driver

SI® Inserts For Plastic Assemblies Provide Reusable Metal Threads Enabling Easy Disassembly and ReAttachment Whenever Required SI® inserts from PennEngineering® permanently install in plastic assemblies to provide durable and reusable metal threads for mating hardware and allow for repeated disassembly and re-attachment whenever required. By promoting quick and easy access to an assembly, SI inserts offer highly practical joining solutions in contrast to fixed and unyielding methods, such as adhesives or rivets. Repeated reuse will not damage the strong metal threads or compromise attachment integrity. Types include brass inserts and lead-free stainless steel and aluminum versions. Applications include consumer electronics (wearables, smart phones, and handheld devices) and plastic equipment or components for the medical, automotive, aerospace, transportation, and recreational industries, among many others. All SI inserts install permanently in plastic, offer unique features, and can be classified generally by installation method. Depending on series, inserts can either be ultrasonically pressed and/or heat staked, molded-in during the injection molding process, or cold pressed into a pre-molded or drilled hole. SI inserts can be specified in unified or metric thread sizes and in a variety of designs and lengths – including SI microPEM® inserts with threads as small as M1.

Japanese Sanko Techno Develops EZI Anchor Bolts with Support for Visual Confirmation Sanko Techno developed an anchor bolt for hung objects that comes with a mechanism for visual confirmation. The new anchor bolt has launched sales in mid October. As you fasten the anchor bolt with an impact wrench, a black check ring appears out of the washer portion to let you know the fastening is completed. Therefore there is no need to use a torque wrench for torque check. Then, as you drive in the hanger bolt, the red dot on the nut portion of the anchor bolt extends out to let you know the drive depth is correct. This way you can prevent insufficient drive depth of the hanger bolt.

Special Feature Japanese Maruemu Works Develops Titanium Processing Technology, Rolling out Titanium Screws Maruemu Works Co., Ltd. developed a new technology that can process a new type of titanium material. The company rolled out a brand named "professional titanium screw" in September 2018. The new material adopted by this screw possesses the features of pure titanium and the strength parallel to alloy titanium. Product features: • Lightweight (specific gravity: 4.51) at only 60% weight of a stainless steel screw • Ni-free and Co-free, non-toxic • Highly corrosion resistant • Non-magnetic • Little thermal conductivity and small thermal expansion rate • Colorable through anodizing.

Japanese Nitto Seiko Develops AKROSE Technology Capable of Joining Different Kinds of Metals

Aluminum+Copper

In recent years, the automotive industry in particular has seen an increasing demand for weight reduction and higher intensity. Multi-materials are gaining attention for their ability to combine metals of different characteristics and other materials. Copper+Aluminum+Copper+Stainless Steel There are 3 types of junction processing, including mechanical joining (screw fastening, riveting, pressing), chemical joining (adhesive), metallurgical joining (welding, friction joining) with their respective strengths and drawbacks. Nitto Seiko developed AKROSE Technology (Patent No. 6383385) to secure the joining of different types of metals. The products made from this technology were launched for sale starting November 1, 2018. The target is to manufcature 1 million pieces by 2020 and supply to the automotive, battery, household appliances, electronics and infrastructure industries.

Copper+Aluminum+Stainless Steel

Aluminum+Copper+Threads

Strengths (1) Joining multiple types of materials Able to join any materials used for cold forging, such as iron, stainless steel, aluminum and copper. Able to join multiple types of metal materials exerting various material characteristics (strength, conductivity, thermal conductivity, etc.)

(2) Capable of complex shapes Utilizing cold forging, the company can create diversified and complex joining by controlling material shapes. Furthermore, products utilizing this technology can increase added value through secondary processing.

(3) Improved tightness and conductivity (4) Improved torque resistance on the joining portion

Japanese Tohnichi Rolls out WIFI-enabled Torque Wrench CEM3-WF wireless torque wrench developed by Tohnichi can communicate under 2.4/5GHz IEEE802.11 wireless network with a wide communication range up to 50 meters. It supports 8 fastening modes and has a torque range of 2~850 Nm. It launched sales starting October 21, 2018. With wireless connection, large factories can use multiple torque wrenches and manage real-time fastening data.

Special Feature Japanese SIT Develops Anti-Loosening Petal Fasteners SIT (Kyushu, Southern Japan) developed Petal Fastener used to prevent bolts and nuts from loosening. When mounted to a bolt, Petal Fastener creates contraction at the threaded portion. Additionally, the triangle springs are pressurejoined to the nut portion of Petal Fastener to prevent bolt loosening.

Japanese SoftBank Introduces Drone Technology Applicable to Construction Bolt Loosening Inspection

Petal Fastener is mainly used in eletric towers, high way sound-proof panels, etc. It is suitable for bolts of 4-42mm diameters and does not require tools to mount. Its weight starts at only 3 grams and therefore suitable for use with large buildings.

SoftBank will introduce a drone-inspection technology in spring 2019 suited for infrastructure such as bridges and power plants. By combining images taken by the drone and location data, the drone can automatically inspect rust, crack and bolt loosening. "There are more and more facilities that have stood for over 50 years since they were erected, so it is necessary to have efficient maintenance management." Japan faces problems with labor shortage as a result of the ageing population and the maintenance of large infrastruture is often dangerous; therefore the use of drones can significantly increase inspection efficiency.

Japanese Nihon Flash Develops Stud Welding Robot Hand welding requires the operator to weld on the correct position using consistent pressure and therefore requires a high level of technical know-how. In light of that, Nihon Flash developed "Robo Stud" stud welding robot. Use the touch panel to set the welding position and the robot will automatically weld studs to the metal plate. Ordinary stud welding robots use air cylinders to create motion but are subject to the influence of temperature and humidity and therefore cannot provide consistent pressure. “Robo Stud” uses motors to create motion and is not subject to environmental influence. It welds at a precision of plus and minus 0.2mm range and is suitable for studs of 3-10 mm diameters. It can be used in sheet metal engineering in the electronics, automotive, household appliances and other industries.

Japanese Nitto Seiko Introduces NX500T3 Bolt Fastening Device Embedded with torque sensor, Nitto Seiko's NX series bolt fastening device has been widely used by the automotive industry since its rollout to fasten safety critical components. The company's past models could reach only as much as 20N・m torque, but now the company has developed NX500T3 with a torque range suitable for M8 bolts which are often used on engines and transmissions.

Product features: (1) The device uses the latest motor, torque sensor and newly-developed reducer. Torque range is expanded to 10~45N・m, increasing fastening precision. (2) Fastening channel configurations are now increased from 16 sets to 32 sets, making a single device capable of diverse fastening operations and suitable for lowvolume and high-diversity production. (3) Added Ethernet port for data preservation and retraceability. The device can also determine whether a fastening operation is up to par by analyzing fastening waveform.

Industry Focus

USA

Compiled by Fastener World Updated on January 31, 2019 Monetary unit in millions

2018 Financial Reports of Fastener Companies

Year Ended Dec.

(USD)

Pre-tax Income

Net Income

Total Assets

2018

13,403

1,597

227

2017

11,652

1,159

217

Change (%)

+15.0

+37.7

+1.8

4,134 as of Dec. 2018 vs. 4,238 as of Dec. 2017

Revenues Operating Income

Period

Year Ended Aug.

(USD)

Year Ended Dec.

(USD)

Year Ended Dec.

Pre-tax Income

Net Income

Total Assets 76.299 as of Aug. 2018 vs. 65.780 as of Aug. 2017

2018

193.284

10.324

10.120

6.949

2017

156.954

6.315

6.342

4.051

Change (%)

+23.1

+63.4

+59.5

+71.5

Net Sales

Pre-tax Earnings

Net Earnings

2018

25,067.279

3,229.391

2,360.767

2017

20,252.393

1,749.957

1,318.688

Change (%)

+23.7

+84.5

+79.0

Period

Total Assets 17,920.588 as of Dec. 2018 vs. 15,841.258 as of Dec. 2017

Net Sales

Gross Profit

Operating Income

Pre-tax Earnings

Net Earnings

Total Assets

2018

4,965.1

2,398.9

999.2

987.0

6.949

2017

4,390.5

2,163.6

881.8

873.1

4.051

Change (%)

+13.0

+10.8

+0.1

+13.0

+71.5

3,321.5 as of Dec. 2018 vs. 2,910.5 as of Dec. 2017

Period

(USD)

Sales

Period

Europe

(CHF)

Regions

2018 Net Sales

2017 Net Sales

Change (%)

Europe

493.0

444.9

+ 10.8

America

240.9

220.3

+ 9.4

Asia

137.2

121.0

+ 13.4

Group

871.1

786.2

+ 10.8

Revenues

Gross Profit

Operating Profit

Pre-tax Profit

Net Profit

2018

197.632

60.246

18.983

18.503

15.086

2017

186.512

58.017

17.861

17.340

12.698

Change (%)

+5.9

+3.8

+6.2

+6.7

+18.8

Period

(EUR)

Year Ended Mar.

Total Assets 188.656 as of Mar. 2018 vs. 177.230 as of Mar. 2017

Industry Focus Business Segments

2018 Sales

2017 Sales

Engineered Components

967.0

925.8

+4.4

Fastening Systems

437.1

384.0

+13.8

Distribution & Logistics

334.5

322.9

+3.6

1,738.6

1,632.7

+6.5

Regions

2018 Sales

2017 Sales

Switzerland

354.0

340.9

+3.8

Europe

714.7

651.9

+9.6

Americas

307.6

281.4

+9.3

Asia

358.0

353.9

+1.1

1.3

4.6

-5.4

1,738.6

1,632.7

+6.5

Gross Sales

(CHF)

Africa, Australia Total

Change (%)

Japan Revenue

Operating Profit

Ordinary Profit

Net Profit

2018

14,174

548

614

714

2017

13,440

604

668

516

Change (%)

+5.5

-9.2

-8.1

+38.4

2019

13,956

708

732

546

Change (%)

-1.5

+29.1

+19.3

-23.6

Revenue

Operating Profit

Ordinary Profit

Net Profit

2018

22,777

600

856

592

2017

20,868

455

680

599

Change (%)

+9.1

+32.1

+25.8

-1.1

2019

23,610

670

920

650

Change (%)

+3.7

+11.5

+7.4

+9.7

Period Year Ended Jun. (JPN)

Prospect for Year Ended Jun.

Period Year Ended Oct. Kobayashi Metals (JPN)

Prospect for Year Ended Oct.

Total Assets 15,484 as of Jun. 2018 vs. 15,394 as of Jun. 2017

Total Assets 23,631 as of Oct. 2018 vs. 23,544 as of Oct. 2017

South Korea Sales

Gross Profit

2018

79,004

8,393

772

1,672

2017

83,101

10,851

3,152

3,024

Change (%)

-4.9

-22.6

-75.5

-44.7

Period

Year Ended Aug. (KRW)

Operating Net Income Profit

Total Assets 94,716 as of Aug. 2018 vs. 93,203 as of Aug. 2017

Industry Focus

Southeast Asia Revenue

Gross Profit

Operating Profit

Pre-tax Profit

Net Profit

Total Assets

2018

591.294

99.002

68.116

66.736

55.884

2017

521.289

91.740

63.253

62.176

50.903

Change (%)

+13.4

+7.9

+7.6

+7.3

+8.9

665.246 as of Jun. 2018 vs. 621.275 as of Jun. 2017

Period

Chin Well (MYR)

Year Ended Jun.

Period

Year Ended Mar. (INR)

Total Income

Pre-tax Profit

Net Income

2018

4,702.990

75.361

490.516

2017

4,222.757

60.292

391.055

Change (%)

+11.3

+24.9

+25.4

Total Assets 1,738.839 as of Mar. 2018 vs. 977.808 as of Mar. 2017

Industry Focus

Global Car Brand Sales Chart for 2018 by Dean Tseng, Fastener World The global trade market was thrown into an unsettling state in 2018 as automobiles along with other industrial products and agricultural products became a bargaining chip of tariff battle between Washington and Beijing. Some carmakers claimed to be unaffected while others expressed concerns over their sales performance. We are about to find out how the past 12 months turned out for various car brands in the following annual sales chart made by Focus2Move, an online automotive analyzer sourcing sales figures from over 300 different local suppliers. Added to this chart are the regional sales figures from 3 carmakers that have released financial reports for all 4 quarters of 2018.

2018 Car Sales Statistics by Brand (Unit in Vehicles. Refer to the chart on page 92) Roughly, the top 10 (including the 11th place to be exact) had their global sales ranging between 2 to 8 million vehicles, and the remainders over the chart were above the one million mark. The dominator of this chart was Toyota with more than 8.75 million vehicles of sales and a 9.8% market share. There was a large gap of nearly 2 million vehicles between Toyota and its closest rival, Volkswagen. However, if you look at the year-on-year change, you would find that Toyotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sales had only a mild growth of 1.9% for the past year, which goes the same for its market share growth of only 0.1%. In fact, 12 out of the top 25, which take up almost half of the chart, had only mild to somewhat observable growth margins in terms of both sales growth and market share growth.

Industry Focus

What caught the attention of this author is Ford at 3rd place. Ford remained as one of the top players of the automotive industry but its sales fell from the 6 million mark to 5.56 million, which translates to a noticeable 9.1% sales drop and a 0.6% share drop. If you look deeper, its sales in all regions took a dive and particularly its sales in Asia Pacific dropped a whopping 32.6%. We know that China is the largest automotive market in Asia by far, so could this be the outcome of the battle between the White House and China? Business Insider and Washington Examiner both stated in their news reports that the slowdown of China’s economy last year and president Trump’s tariff imposed on China most likely played a role. CNBC cited from an IHS Markit analyst that Ford had a production problem that it fails to update and deliver products fast enough when the Chinese people want to see fresh products. Moving on, we also see some low performers in this chart, where 10 out of the top 25 reported mild to noticeable sales drop. That is almost half of the chart as well. Fiat, similar to Ford, reported a 10% sales recession. Buick slipped 7.2% in sales, along with other two Chinese brands— Changan and Wuling reporting 12.1% and 2.3% drop respectively. To this author’s surprise is that the Chinese brand Geely and Japanese brand Mitsubishi stood as the largest beneficiaries with 15.6% and 19.7% of growth in sales. Geely is dubbed one of the top automakers in China and it seemed to grow against the backdrop of domestic economic slowdown. Since the global media started to go on about Trump’s decision on a tariff sanction, Geely told the local press that it only saw a minimal impact from the intensifying China-U. S. trade frictions, according to todayonline. com, and said that it was confident to beat the sales target for 2018 and that it would continue to expand into Europe and Southeast Asia. The sales chart here may have just confirmed that. Mitsubishi, thanks to its V-shaped recovery plan, fired up its sales momentum and brought double-digit percentage increases in both domestic and overseas markets, particularly Russia with a sharp 87% surge and Eastern Europe with a 79% growth. Wrapping up, we see about half of the top 25 reporting mild sales growth and about the other half reporting mild to significant drop, with only few reporting sharp growth. That does not say something positive about the automotive market in 2018. If you look at their market shares, there was not much difference between 2017 and 2018. Some economist have predicted a low-performing economy for 2019, but let us not jump to conclusions and say it has to do with any political factors. The automotive supply chain on a global perspective is a rigid and promising economic entity on its own and still deserves time to reclaim its throne as one of the best-selling industries in the world.

Industry Focus 2018 Ranking

Brands

YOY Sales Share 2018 Share 2017 Sales 2018 Sales 2017 Change (%) (%) (%)

Toyota

8,753,623

8,593,004

1.9

9.3

9.2

Volkswagen

6,942,036

6,816,613

1.8

7.4

7.2

Ford

5,560,131

6,117,740

-9.1

5.9

6.5

Honda

5,025,342

5,079,565

-1.1

5.3

5.5

Nissan

4,970,661

5,024,642

-1.1

5.3

5.4

Hyundai

4,534,500

4,433,747

2.3

4.8

4.7

Chevrolet

4,151,274

4,138,463

0.3

4.4

Kia

2,900,247

2,794,448

3.8

3.1

3.0

M. Benz

2,583,949

2,524,644

2.3

2.7

Renault

2,552,664

2,665,085

-4.2

2.7

2.8

2018 Regional Retail Sales

North America: 2,920,000, down 1.5% South America: 365,000, down 2.1% Europe: 1,533,000, down 3.0% Middle East & Africa: 109,000, down 8.4% Asia Pacific: 1,055,000, down 32.6%

North America: 872,000, down 1.0% South America: 320,000, up 5.1% Europe: 589,000, down 5.9% Russia: 196,000, up 14.1% China: 790,000, up 0.7% South Korea: 721,000, up 4.7% India: 550,000, up 4.3%

Industry Focus 2018 Ranking

Brands

YOY Sales Share 2018 Share 2017 Sales 2018 Sales 2017 Change (%) (%) (%)

BMW

2,132,005

2,075,100

2.7

2.3

2.2

Peugeot

1,994,606

2,067,258

-3.5

2.1

2.2

Audi

1,818,815

1,859,052

-2.2

1.9

2.0

Maruti

1,633,061

1,620,764

0.8

1.7

Mazda

1,610,645

1,562,591

3.1

1.7

Jeep

1,591,225

1,405,923

13.2

1.7

1.5

Fiat

1,481,079

1,645,216

-10.0

1.6

1.7

Geely

1,455,215

1,258,464

15.6

1.5

1.3

Suzuki

1,437,385

1,407,874

2.1

1.5

1.6

Buick

1,343,680

1,448,487

-7.2

1.4

1.5

Skoda

1,277,501

1,203,242

6.2

1.4

1.3

Changan

1,253,562

1,426,130

-12.1

1.3

1.5

Mitsubishi

1,216,387

1,015,946

19.7

1.3

1.1

Wuling

1,106,770

1,133,082

-2.3

1.2

Citroen

1,066,712

1,032,478

3.3

1.1

2018 Regional Retail Sales

U.S.: 118,075, up 14% Western Europe: 178,414, up 19% Eastern Europe: (Vehicles of sales unstated), up 79% Russia: 45,391, up 87%

Industry Focus

Fastener Trade Statistics of USA / Canada / Japan / Taiwan in 2018 by Nai Wen Chang, Fastener World

Fastener Trade Statistics of USA in Q1-3 2018 Note: As the relevant full-year data for USA wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t released before this article was finished, the following graphs will only show the trends in 2014-2017, while the trend for Q1-3 2018 will be explained in text for reference. U.S. fastener expor t va lue i n Q1-3 2018 was US$ 3,292,716,850. However, the top export destinations seem to have not changed a lot since 2016 and the top export destination was still Mexico (US$ 1,133,069,153), followed by Canada in the 2nd (US$ 850,779,269) and China in the 3rd (US$ 156,520,609). The trend grew steadily in 20142017; the 4th place was UK (US$ 129,760,115); the 5th place was Germany (US$ 88,706,043); the 6th place was France (US$ 82,092,787); Brazil, which was once a black horse in 2016, dropped to the 7th place (US$ 72,663,822); the 8th place was Singapore (US$ 71,772,402); the 9th place was Japan (US$ 69,986,419); the 10th was S. Korea (US$ 63,958,188). Tables 1 & 2 show the export trend in 2014-2017. Top 10 import origins of USA in Q1-3 2018 basically almost had not changed a lot since 2014. The top 1 was still Taiwan (US$ 1,358,728,753); the 2nd place was China (US$ 1,100,377,535); the 3rd place was Japan (US$ 465,969,385); the 4th place was Germany (US$ 243,571,696); the 5th place was Canada (US$ 231,018,431); the 6th place was S. Korea showing a significant decline (US$ 137,214,577); the 7th place was Italy (US$ 115,777,430); the 8th was Mexico (US$ 88,617,997); the 9th place was India (US$ 83,720,789); the 10th place was France (US$ 63,517,114). Tables 3 & 4 show the export trend in 2014-2017.

Fastener Trade Statistics of Canada in the First 10 Months of 2018 Note: As the relevant full-year data for Canada wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t released before this article was finished, the following graphs will only show the trends in 2014-2017, while the trend for the first 10 months of 2018 will be explained in text for reference. The total export value of Canada in the first 10 months of 2018 was US$ 407,524,640. Tables 5 & 6 show the increase of 10.2% from the same period of 2017; the top fastener export destination was USA (US$ 329,693,816); the 2nd place was Mexico (US$ 14,792,470, which is higher than the full year export value of 2017, and which shows an increase of 37.4% from the same period of 2017); the 3rd place was UK (US$ 7,508,116, which was still down 13.7% from 2017); the 4th place was China (US$ 6,979,303); the

Industry Focus

5th place was Germany (US$ 5,591,945); the 6th place was France (US$ 4,104,716); the 7th place was Denmark, which was in the 10th in 2017 (US$ 3,928,259, up 72.5% from the same period in 2017); the 8th place was Singapore (US$ 3,086,529); the 9th was Netherlands, which was not in the top 10 in 2017 (US$ 2,011,912); the 10th place was Poland (US$ 1,912,897, down 29.4% from the same period of 2017) ) ; Russia, which was in the 9th and showed mild growth in 2017 was not in the top 10 anymore in 2018. The total fastener import value of Canada in the first 10 months of 2018 was US$ 1,384,605,388, up 9.5% from the same period of 2017; the top import origin was USA (US$ 684,569,496); the 2nd place was Taiwan (US$ 206,814,078, up 17.4% from the same period of 2017); the 3rd place was China (US$ 180,353,381, up 29.4% from the same period of 2017); the 4th place was Japan (US$ 56,664,242); the 5th place was Germany (US$34,787,122), which showed continuous decline from 2014 to 2016 until 2017; the 6th place was S. Korea (US$27,276,713, down 11.2% from the same period of 2017); the 7th place was Italy (US$ 26,314,523, up 24.7% from the same period of 2017); the 8th place was Vietnam (US$ 23,514,432, up 31.2% from the same period of 2017), which was not in the top 10 in 2017; the 9th place was Re-import of Canada (US$ 23,497,846); the 10th place was UK (US$ 21,686,792). Tables 7 & 8 show the import trend in 2014-2017.

Fastener Trade Statistics of Japan in 2018 Tables 9 & 10 show that the full-year fastener export value of Japan in 2018 was 304,329,591 thousand yens. The top export destination was China (72,119,406 thousand yens), which outpaced USA in 2017; the 2nd largest was USA (67,588,415 thousand yens), a slight decline from 2017; the 3rd largest was Thailand (40,174,041 thousand yens); the 4th largest was Indonesia (23,327,952 thousand yens); the 5th largest was Mexico, which had continued to drop since 2016 and reached 12,029,569 thousand yens in 2018; the 6th largest was India (10,655,908 thousand yens), which had continued to grow since 2016; the 7th largest was UK (7,356,378 thousand yens), which slightly declined from 2017; the 8th largest was Brazil (6,852,067 thousand yens); the 9th largest was Turkey (4,849,730 thousand yens); the 10th largest was the Philippines (4,752,921 thousand yens). The full-year fastener import value of Japan in 2018 was 110,681,834 thousand yens; Tables 11 &12 show that the top 5 import origins remained the same. The top import origin was China (44,174,619 thousand yens), showing a slight decline from 2017; the 2nd largest was Taiwan (26,292,510 thousand yens), showing a slight decline from 2017; the 3rd largest was USA (16,281,782 thousand yens); the 4th largest was S. Korea (5,203,584 thousand yens); the 5th largest was Thailand (3,342,925 thousand yens); the 6th largest was Vietnam (3,067,194 thousand yens), which has shown significant growth since 2014; the 7th largest was Germany (2,826,508 thousand yens), a slight decline from 2017; the 8th largest was Malaysia (1,853,913 thousand yens), which showed growth in both 2017 and 2018; the 9th largest was UK (1,332,673 thousand yens), which was ranked the 8th in 2017, but showed a slump in 2018; the 10th largest was Switzerland (894,862 thousand yens).

Industry Focus

Fastener Trade Statistics of Taiwan in the First 10 Months of 2018 Note: As the relevant full-year data for Taiwan wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t released before this article was finished, the following graphs will only show the trends in 2014-2017, while the trend for the first 10 months of 2018 will be explained in text for reference. The total export value of the first 10 months of 2018 was US$ 3,865,786,179 and the total export volume was 1,328,870,066 KG. Tables 13-15 show that the top 5 export destinations still remained the same in 2018. The top export destination in the first 10 months of 2018 was USA (US$1,455,290,809, 514,795,619 KG); the 2nd largest was Germany (US$ 380,724,572, 130,228,631 KG); the 3rd largest was Netherlands (US$ 227,391,990, 80,716,450 KG); the 4th largest was Japan (US$ 195,521,564, 58,519,476 KG); the 5th largest was UK (US$147,982,394, 49,267,753 KG); t he 6t h la rgest was Ca nada (US$137,785,020, 51,473,546 KG); the 7th largest was China (US$ 122,581,887, 20,245,489 KG); the 8th largest was Italy (US$ 89,511,724, 34,980,089 KG; the 9th largest was Sweden (US$ 81,279,768, 24,926,930 KG); the 10th largest was Mexico (US$ 77,048,904, 25,356,937 KG).

Industry Focus

Tables 16-18 show that Taiwanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s import in the first 10 months of 2018 was US$130,064,686 and the import volume was 13,488,181 KG; the top import origin was Japan (US$ 54,457,305, 4,672,803 KG); the 2nd largest was USA (US$ 20,660,224, 261,923 KG); the 3rd largest was Germany (US$ 8,891,648, 321,242 KG); the 4th largest was China (US$ 7,549,048, 2,469,674 KG); the 5th largest was Unspecified Countries (US$ 5,807,367, 1,099,917 KG); the 6th largest was S. Korea (US$ 4,274,835, 279,197 KG); the 7th largest was Vietnam (US$ 3,246,193, 1,996,498 KG); the 8th largest was Italy (US$ 1,888,886, 97,527 KG); the 9th largest was the Philippines (US$ 3,140,130, 948,142 KG); the 10th largest was Switzerland (US$ 2,022,923, 63,424 KG).

Fastener World News

compiled by Fastener World

Industry Update Weight Reduction Could be the Focus of China Fastener Technology In the 21st century, China’s vibrant construction demand will significantly drive the growth of the fastener industry. Through decades of development, Chinese fastener industry has apparently leveled up its technology which is implemented in a few actual applications. First, in recent years Chinese fastener companies increased the development and application of raw materials and have made progress in heat treating raw materials, leading to the successful development of 10.9 grade high strength fasteners applied in automobiles, diesel engines and compressors. Second, China’s development in material selection, hot heading, heat treatment and surface treatment for M30-M65 10.9 grade high strength fasteners has panned out in response to the demand for localized wind power facilities. Additionally, China has reached a certain result in the development of heat-resistant materials, hot heading and heat treatment. While making breakthroughs in manufacturing technique, China is advancing in fastener development with rapidly increasing fastener patents. During 2008 and 2017, the number of patent application for Chinese fasteners kept increasing. Particularly 2012 marked the largest growth margin of 40.5% for the number of fastener patent application. In 2017 the number was 13,171. With the development of the automobile, machinery, construction and light manufacturing industries, the global market has increasingly high requirement for fasteners, such as higher performance and lightweighting for cars, taller buildings and longer bridges, and requires fasteners to have better stress performance and be lightweight. The strength of bolts used on American cars are on an average grade of 9.2 and above, and some fasteners used on cars or machines are even required to have a tensile strength above 1,400 MPa. The fastener technology gap between China and global advanced countries is more obvious in the supply of raw materials, and therefore, the future technological development of China will center on the development of raw materials. For example, in China the materials for fasteners are basically hot-rolled, so the future development of steels for fastener manufacture in China will center on adopting in-production softening treatment and developing high purity steel, untampered steel, micro-alloyed steel, ultrafine grained steel, dual phase steel, and low carbon martensitic steel. Additionally, for now China’s high-end fasteners can only partially satisfy the market, and some specially required fasteners have to be imported. For example, 90% of electronic screws in China are imported. Therefore, the focus of R&D will be developing high-end fasteners.

A Taiwan-funded Fastener Plant in Zhejiang Province of China Penalized for Illegal Discharge of Waste A People’s Court in China made a first-instance ruling on September 28, 2018 on a case where a Taiwan-funded fastener company was suspected of cross-provinial discharge of hazardous waste contaminating Yangtze River. The Court ruled that the company would be fined RMB 10 million for the environmental contamination. The owner of the company and two critically involved defendants were penalized with 5 years and 9 months up to 6 years of imprisonment and a fine of RMB 200,000. The other defendants were sentenced to imprisonment or criminal detention along with fines. Along with the civil compensation, the total fine reached RMB 6.65 million, and the company was required to issue a public apology on the media. In recent years China has gradually gained awareness on environment protection and has been toughening pertaining regulations. Many companies were forced to shutdown for not complying with the regulations. It is strongly suggested that companies planning to set up bases in China should comply with local regulations in case of unfathomable losses and penalties that serve good to no one.

Fastener Production & Sales in Wenzhou City (China) Increased in 2018 The fastener industry in Longwan District of Wenzhou City remained its growth trend in 2018. Currently the city has reached a total production value of over RMB 7.5 billion, up 5%. The total export volume of the city has reached 5,954 tons, up 28.71%. Integrating with the Internet, the fastener industry in Longwan District kicked off a boom of independent research and development. “For instance, the threading machine produced by ZhongTe company in Wenzhou City contains 5 patents,” said Secretary Chief of Wenzhou Fastener Association. The association actively helps companies improve their core technology, brand awareness and reputation. The fastener industry in Longwan District operates with two strategies, one is to target technical reform, and the other is to target collaboration between the industry and universities, taking the industry to the next level. ZhongTe collaborated with universities and refined the old structure of threading machines through innovative approaches, creating a a new threading machine with a smaller size but larger threading force and higher precision.

100

Fastener World News

China Shows Continuous Decline in Car Production & Sales Production & Sales of New Energy Vehicles in China Increase by Over 60% in Jan-Nov 2018 According to the latest statistics of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China in Jan-Nov 2018 reached 1.0532 million units and 1.0298 million units respectively (up 63.63% and 68% compared to 2017), showing a steady growth in the production and sales of new energy vehicles. Despite the 70% growth in new energy vehicles, the growth in China’s automotive market is slowing down. In the first 11 months of 2018, China’s automotive production and sales were 25.3252 million units and 25.4197 million units respectively (down 2.59% and 1.65% compared to the same period last year). Production and sales of passenger cars reached 21.4741 million units and 21.4784 million units (down 3.37% and 2.77% compared to the same period in 2017); production and sales of commercial cars reached 3.851 million units and 3.9413 million units, up 1.97% and 5% compared to the same period in 2017. From Jan. to Nov. 2018 the production and sales of electric vehicles reached 0.8066 million units and 0.7909 million units respectively, up 50.30% and 55.66% compared to the same period in 2017; production and sales of plug-in hybrid powered cars reached 0.2466 million units and 0.2386 million units, up 130.27% and 127.58% compared to the same period in 2017.

China’s Steel and Copper Standard Fastener Export in First 10 Months of 2018 Increases in Volume and Value According to the latest fastener import & export data of China’s Customs, in the first 10 months of 2018 China exported 2.7 million tons of steel and copper standard fasteners (total value: approx. US$5.4 billion) to the world, up 14.5% and 31.7% respectively in volume and value, compared to the same period of 2017.

Taiwan’s Small Screw Export Volume in Q1-3 2018 Reaches New High Taiwan’s self-tapping screw export volume in Q1-3 2018 was over 160,000 tons, up 10.87% from the same period in 2017; the export volume of wood screws was also up 11.78% from the same period in 2017. The average export price per KG was: US$2.643 for self-tapping screws and US$2.562 for wood screws (both up more than 8% from the same period in 2017). The export volume of self-tapping screws has been on the rise for 8 consecutive years and the export price has also trended upward after the continuous decline over the past 5 years. The export volume of wood screws has increased for two consecutive years and the export price has also trended upward after a continuous decline.

According to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in Nov. 2018 China’s car production and sales showed a slight increase compared to the previous month; however, it still showed a significant decline compared to the same month in 2017. In the first 11 months, China’s car production and sales both showed continuous decline compared to the same period in 2017 and the decline margin became larger as well. In Nov. 2018 China produced 2.4984 million units of vehicles, up 7.02% from the previous month and down 18.89% from the same month in 2017; 2.5478 million units of vehicles were sold in China in Nov. 2018, up 7.05% from the previous month and down 13.86% compared to the same month in 2017. Among the numbers, China produced 2.1229 million units of passenger cars, up 6.03% from the previous month and down 20.46% from the same month in 2017; 2.1735 million units of passenger cars were sold, up 6.19% from the previous month and down 16.06% from the same month in 2017. China produced 0.3754 million units of commercial vehicles, up 13% from the previous month and down 8.69% from the same month in 2017; 0.3743 million units of commercial vehicles were sold, up 12.32% from the previous month and up 1.68% from the same month in 2017. In the first 11 months, China produced 25.3252 million units of cars (down 2.59% from the same period in 2017) and 25.4197 million units of cars were sold in China (down 1.65% from the same period in 2017). In terms of passenger cars, China produced 21.4741 million units (down 3.37% from the same period in 2017) and 21.4784 million units were sold in China (down 2.77% from the same period in 2017); in terms of commercial vehicles, China produced 3.851 million units (up 1.97% from the same period in 2017) and 3.9413 million units were sold in China (up 5% from the same period in 2017).

Taiwan Fastener Export in First 11 Months of 2018 Reaches New High at US$ 4.4 Billion As of the end of November 2018, Taiwan’s fastener export value in the first 11 months of 2018 reached a new high at over US$4.4 billion. According to the statistics of Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute (TIFI), Taiwan exported 131,354 tons of fasteners in November 2018, down 8.09% from October (also down 0.98% from the same period in 2017). In the first 11 months of 2018, Taiwan exported more than 1.53 million tons of fasteners to the world, up 5.14% from the same period in 2017. The average price of Taiwan’s fastener export in November 2018 was US$2.888 per KG, down 0.05% from October 2018 but up 2.39% from the same period in 2017. The average export price in the first 11 months was US$2.881 per KG, up 7.53% from the same period in 2017. According to TIFI, from January through November 2018 the total value of Taiwan’s fastener export reached more than US$ 4.4 billion, a surge of 13.05% from the same period in 2017, which means the total value of Taiwan’s fastener export in the first 11 months has exceeded the record in 2017 and has reached new high for two consecutive years. It is expected that Taiwan’s fastener export is very likely to reach new high again in both export volume and export value.

Fastener World News

101

Total Car Sales in Malaysia in 2018 Increase by 3.83% Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced the sales of various vehicle types in Malaysia in 2018. The combined sales of all vehicle types reached 59,8714 units (up 3.83% from 576,635 units in 2017); sedans reached 533,202 units (up 3.6% from 514,679 units in 2017); commercial vehicles reached 65,512 units. Malaysia’s 2nd largest car manufacturer, Kancil, showed the highest sales in sedans in 2018 to 227,243 units (representing 37.95 of the total sales); Japanese Honda showed the sales of 65,551 units (representing10.95%); local car brand Proton showed the sales of 64,744 units (representing 10.81%).

Companies Development

The total hybrid car sales in Malaysia in 2018 reached 18,754 units. BMW showed the highest sales to 7,434 units, followed by Nissan (5,826 units), Honda (3,625 units), Volvo (919 units), Toyota (852 units) and Mini (98 units).

PSM International Wuxi China Plant Renovation Project Completed PSM International’s Wuxi China plant was expanding its cold form and machining capability and capacity in 2018. Its effort has been well paid off by winning substantial strategic important projects from an international 1st tier Automotive supplier. Other than production expansion, it also built a new room for Laboratory, CMM and optical inspection. It had upgraded its Lab to improve the raw material chemical analysis and mechanical properties test. A new coordinate measuring machine has been purchased in CMM room to measure precision parts and its dimensional layouts. The room is also equipped with machines capable of evaluating surface roughness and contour. On the optical inspection room, it had space to further expand its capacity by adding new equipment. This expansion project was completed in Oct 2018. PSM’s Wuxi plant will continue to expand its capability and capacity in order for the company to serve customers well and fulfill customers demand on quality, quantity and diversity of parts. Once the expansion project is completed, together with its sister company in Pembroke UK, it is capable of serving the world with its cold form products.

Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony Between PSM and AFS On November 12, 2018, PSM International and AFS Co. Ltd. held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony in Wuxi, China. CEO of PSM International, Mr. Suzuki and President of AFS, Mr. Seo attended the signing ceremony. This signing ceremony has established a strategic partnership beneficial for both sides. PSM and AFS will work hard together in product research and marketing to provide high quality fasteners and service for the Korean market. The signing has marked the establishment of a longterm and stable relationship that will spearhead PSM International into the Korean market. Mr. Suzuki and Mr. Seo have expressed their intentions to deepen the relationship between the two companies by working hand in hand in order to forge a prosperous future together in the Korean market.

102

Fastener World News

Shanghai Dragon Industrial Engineering's Explosion Venting Bolts Certified to American FM Standard The explosion venting bolts developed by Shanghai Dragon Industrial Engineering (SDIE) passed the certification audit of American FM, a third-party inspection body. SDIE becomes the world's second and China's sole FM-certified company for its explosion venting bolts. FM is one of the most stringent QC inspection bodies in the U.S. and represents the world's top level certification. It indicates to consumers that a product or service passes the inspection under American and international standards. Acquiring the FM certificate means the performance of SDIE explosion venting bolts is approved by a renowned third-party inspection body, recognized by global clients, and that the bolts are allowed for global sales and application. Explosion venting bolts are used in hazardous chemicals warehouses, nuclear power plants, and industries including petrochemical, electronics, new energy, medical and military, where indoors explosion is a potential threat. They are used to ensure instantaneous accurate pressure relief from explosion venting doors/windows/ walls/roofs, resolving issues of inaccurate pressure relief from calcium silicate explosion venting walls/roofs. Explosion venting bolts can release pressure via quantizing explosion venting pressure. Fire-proof construction design regulates that explosion-prone factories must have pressure relief facilities. The shank of explosion venting bolt is specially coated for chemical corrosion and rust resistance. The aluminum washer of the bolt is curved at a certain degree and attached with EPDM rubber from the bottom for water resistance. The load capacity of the bolt ranges from 30-70kg, adding more convenience in designing the bolt.

Bossard Receives Highest Supplier Recognition Award from John Deere Bossard North America and Bossard Mexico has again earned recognition as a partner-level supplier for 2018 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. The partner-level status is Deere & Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest supplier rating. Bossard both in the USA and Mexico was selected for the honor in recognition of its dedication to providing products and service of outstanding quality as well as its commitment to continuous improvement. Bossard is the major supplier for over 8,000 different fastener product solutions with application engineering and customer logistics to John Deereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27 plants in North America. In the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program, all suppliers are evaluated annually in several key performance categories, including product quality, cost management, on-time delivery, technical support and wavelength, which is a measure of responsiveness. John Deere Supply Management created the program in 1991 to provide a supplier evaluation and feedback process that promotes continuous improvement.

Fastener World News

The Würth Group to Establish Asia Pacific’s Largest Supply Chain Center in Haiyan (China) On Dec. 04, the representatives from German Würth Group HQ and the company’s guests from China together attended a ceremony at Haiyan Economic Development Zone for the launch of its 2nd phase of supply chain center in the greater China region. The Würth Group has been dedicated to fastener R&D, trading and service and has been also a leading assembly technology solutions provider in the market for global customers. Its total sales in 2017 reached €12.7 billion. The project of the Würth Group’s Asia Pacific’s Supply Chain Center was signed and witnessed by German Chancellor and Chinese Premier in 2015 and was officially set up at Haiyan Economic Development Zone in 2016. The fastener industry in Haiyan has evolved into a very well-developed supply chain and The Würth Group’s project in Haiyan will specifically focus on warehousing, logistics and trade of hardware. According to Larry Stevens, CEO of Würth China, the Würth Group chose Haiyan from more than 40 locations in China. As soon as the 2nd phase of the project begins operation, various types of fasteners will be shipped from the Center to many other regions in Asia Pacific. Automated systems and paperless devices will be adopted and IoT and data intelligence will be introduced into manufacturing and operation as well to greatly enhance efficiency.

Würth Group Continues Down the Road to Success According to the preliminary annual financial statement, the Würth Group reports a sales volume of EUR 13.6 billion in 2018 (previous year: EUR 12.7 billion). This corresponds to a growth of 7.1 percent. Adjusted for foreign currency effects, growth comes to 8.6 percent. All of the individual regions reported successful development again in the past year. With respect to the business units, Electronics and Electrical Wholesale showed above-average growth rates. According to preliminary calculations, the operating result of the Würth Group is between EUR 860 and 880 million, which is a new record and a clear increase over the previous year (2017: EUR 780 million). “We are highly pleased about this positive result. It provides proof of the fact that thanks to our strategies and services we are still an important partner for our customers in trade and industry,” explains Robert Friedmann, Chairman of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group. E-business sales in 2018 amounted to EUR 2.4 billion and grew at above-average proportions compared to Group sales. The Würth Group expects sales growth in the moderate single-digit range as well as a proportionately rising operating result in 2019. “Due to an economic slowdown, the year 2019 will certainly become a bigger challenge than 2018. Nevertheless, there is still no cause for concern, as the company is based on stable ground,” says Friedmann about the expectations for the new business year.

103

104

Fastener World News

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Wins SPE Automotive Innovation Award in the Chassis/Hardware Category Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. (APNA), a global plastics compounder, has received the “Most Innovative Use of Plastics” award in the Chassis/Hardware category from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). This recognition was for the engineered material used in the High Strength Self-Tapping Composite Nut that was developed jointly with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and ITW Deltar Fasteners. The award was presented during the SPE Automotive 48th-Annual Innovation Awards Competition and Gala on November 7, 2018, in Livonia, Michigan. This competition is recognized as one of the largest of its kind in the automotive and plastics industry and is made up of dozens of OEMs, tier suppliers and polymer producers from around the world. The award-winning composite nut, created with Asahi Kasei’s Leona™ 90G55, was identified as top in the Chassis/Hardware category because it has underlined significant benefits compared to the alternative metal or polymer nuts that currently exist in the market. Asahi Kasei’s innovation offers a 2.3-pound weight reduction, reduced CO2 footprint and cost savings per vehicle produced. “It is great to be in the winning circle at SPE again” said Ramesh Iyer, President of APNA. “This award is a testimony to Asahi Kasei’s values of Creativity and Challenge, as well as a supporting milestone of our company’s mission statement to provide innovative plastics and services that drive growth for our employees, customers and communities”.

Association News Jiangsu Fastener Association was Established in November 2018 On November 28, 2018, The Fastener Subdivision of Jiangsu Province Machinery Association was established and held its first annual member meeting and association establishment at Changshu City International Hotel. President of Changshu City Standards Factory Yong-Fong Chiang was elected as the 1st Chairman. Chiang said, “I will lead all member fastener enterprises in our province to reinforce their presence in the advanced domestic and international markets. In the domestic market, we’ll aim at expanding business reach to higher value added industries such as aerospace, railway, hi-tech building, automotive, medical, etc., while in the international market, we’ll focus on diversifying our product categories at higher application level, such as developing high-strength special materials and increasing the technical level and added value of our exported products. Meanwhile, the fastener industry in China should continue its road to the advancement of the entire supply chain and make effort to improve itself with growing orders and demand for hi-tech fasteners, in order to strengthen its fastener R&D capabilities and quality level, as well as accelerate technology upgrade to outpace other domestic and overseas leading companies.”

Acquisitions Bufab Acquires Rudhäll Industri AB Bufab has acquired the Swedish company Rudhäll Industri AB ("Rudhäll") including its three wholly owned subsidiaries ("Rudhäll Group"), with annual sales of approximately SEK 210 million. The Rudhäll Group is a producer and distributor of components and other C-parts to the Swedish and European markets, specialized in advanced machined components. It consists of three units in Sweden and one in China. Approximately half of the total sales refers to distribution and about half to in-house production. Rudhäll was founded in 1952, and has since 2004 been owned and run by its current Managing Director, Jesper Emanuelsson. Under his leadership, the company has expanded organically and via acquisitions to an international supply chain partner to customers across many industries. In 2017, Rudhäll Group had 74 employees and sales of approximately SEK 210 million with a 9% normalized operating margin. The acquisition will be financed within Bufab's existing credit facilities. The purchase price amounts to approximately SEK 100 million on an enterprise value basis of which the majority will be paid upon closing of the transaction. The transaction closed and took effect immediately, and were reported within Bufab's segment Sweden.

Motor City Industrial Acquires Smith Fastener Motor City Industrial, has announced the acquisition of Smith Fastener in partnership with its 3rd generation owner, Brian Smith. This represents the third acquisition by Motor City Industrial and further expands product & service offerings available to customers from diversified sectors and geographies. The combined companies now serve over 20 states from 7 locations with 135 employees. Smith Fastener is a distributor of industrial consumables and ancillary products throughout North America from three locations in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Texas. Founded in 1965, Smith Fastener offers supply chain solutions for over 20,000 SKUs, including corrosion resistant coating services for mission critical parts. Not only does the company offer supply chain engineering and technical support, but Smith Fastener also provides in-house emergency fabrication of custom MRO components to minimize downtime for its customer-partners. Motor City Industrial is backed by Kian Capital Partners and Oakland Standard Co. Both firms are experienced in the industrial distribution sector and committed to additional partnerships that will expand Motor City Industrial's products, services and geographic footprint.

Fastener World News

Calsonic Kansei and Magneti Marelli to Create a Leading Independent Automotive Components Supplier Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (“FCA”) (NYSE: FCAU/MTA: FCA) announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Transaction”) to sell its automotive components business Magneti Marelli S.p.A. (“Magneti Marelli”) to CK Holdings Co., Ltd. (“CK Holdings”), a holding company of Calsonic Kansei Corporation (“Calsonic Kansei”), a leading Japanese automotive component supplier. Following the closing of the Transaction, CK Holdings will be renamed as Magneti Marelli CK Holdings*. The combined businesses of Calsonic Kansei and Magneti Marelli will create the world’s 7th largest global independent automotive components supplier based on total revenues. The agreement represents a transaction value of EUR 6.2 billion. The Transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2019 and is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The Transaction represents a unique opportunity to combine two successful businesses to create one of the leading global independent automotive components suppliers, with combined revenues of EUR 15.2 billion (JPY 1,975 billion). The combination is a decisive step towards both companies’ strategic ambition to become a leading globally-diversified tier-one supplier. The combined company will be well positioned to serve its customers around the world due to its enhanced scale, financial strength and the highly complementary nature of its combined product lines and geographic footprint. The new entity will operate out of nearly 200 facilities and R&D centers across Europe, Japan, the Americas, and Asia Pacific.

Nucor Acquires Precision Castings Company in Mexico Nucor Corporation announced that it is acquiring Corporacion POK, S.A. de C.V. (POK), a fully integrated precision castings company with a facility in Guadalajara, Mexico. POK produces complex castings and precision machined products used by the oil and gas, mining and sugar processing industries. POK produces a wide array of precision castings using steel, bronze, iron and specialty exotic alloys. Founded in 1894, POK has a long operating history and strong management team, which is a natural fit for Nucor's existing cold finish businesses and complements Nucor's acquisition of a cold finish facility in Monterrey. The acquisition of POK will enable Nucor to broaden its current product offerings and gives the company the opportunity to increase sales into new and existing markets. POK currently employs 425 people at its Guadalajara production facility. In addition to the Nucor ATP Mexico cold finish facility in Monterrey, Nucor's current Mexican operations include several sheet steel processing facilities as part of its Steel Technologies joint venture with Mitsui & Co., as well as a steel sales office. Nucor is also building a galvanizing line with its joint venture partner, JFE Steel Corporation of Japan, to serve the Mexican automotive market.

105

106

108

110

2019 BUYERS' GUIDE

111

1 Ample Long Industry Co., Ltd.

寬長工業有限公司

Rivets, Semi Tubular Rivets, Eyelet, Male Female Rivet, Button Rivets, Drive Rivets, Hollow Rivets, Semi-tubular Rivets, Shoulder Rivets, Nail, Pin, Button

p.2

圓頭鉚釘, 捶釘, 中空鉚釘, 半空心鉚釘, 三層鉚釘 T 886-4-7383333 F 886-4-7388223

amplelon@ms22.hinet.net

www.amplelong.com.tw

2 An Chen Fa Machinery Co., Ltd. 安全發机械厂股份有限公司

Wire Drawing Machine, Polishing Machine, Other Equipment 伸線機,拋光機,其它設備设设 T 886-5-2371127~9 F 886-5-2377088

C ISO-9001 ert.

anchenfa@ms10.hinet.net www.anchenfa.com; www.anchenfa.com.tw

3 Asia Technical Services

亞東公證有限公司

Plug Gage, Lubricant (Liquid Wax), Anti-Rust Treatment, Friction Coefficient Stabilizer, Surface Treatment Solution (Surface Coating), Heat Treatment Equipment, Ring Gage, Various Fastener Equipment , SCHATZ Torque and clamping force analyze system

p.122

塞規,潤滑(劑)(水蠟), 防銹處理,摩擦係數穩定劑, 表面處理劑 (表面塗覆), 熱處理設備, 環規, 各式緊固件設備類, SCHATZ扭力軸力分析系統

T 886-2-27817892 F 886-2-27764387 C ISO-9001, ISO/IEC-17025, TAF asiatec@ms13.hinet.net www.asiatec.com ert.

4 Beijing Jinzhaobo High Strength Fastener Co., Ltd.

北京金兆博高強度緊固件有限公司

Hexagonal Bolt, Weld Nail, Wind Power Bolt, Anchor Bolt, High-strength Bolt, Dual-Head Bolt 六角螺栓,焊釘,風電螺栓,地腳螺栓,高強度螺栓,雙頭螺栓 T 86-10-60553140, 86-15130012227 C ISO-9001, CE F 86-10-60553141 ert.

info@jzbolts.com

www.goodbolts.com

5 BSC Corporation Ltd. 博世誠五金股份有限公司 Stamping Parts, Various Washers & Retaining Rings, Stainless Steel Screws, Threaded Rod/Bar, Stainless Steel Bolts, Stainless Steel Nuts

衝壓件,各式墊圈/墊片/擋圈,不銹鋼螺釘,牙條/牙棒,不銹鋼螺栓,不銹鋼螺母

T 86-21-56383752 F 86-21-56383751 C ISO-9001 export@bscmetal.com www.bscmetal.com ert.

6 Changde Bolt Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 常德博特五金製品有限公司

Blind Rivets, Nut Riveting Gun, Stainless Steel Screws, Track Bolts, Furniture Screws 抽芯鉚釘,鉚螺母槍,不銹鋼螺釘,軌道螺栓,傢俱螺釘

T 86-736-289 1789 wu@cdbolt.com

F 86-736-289 2939 C IATF16949 www.cdbolt.com ert.

7 Cheng Fang Yuan Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd.

正方元机械工業有限公司

Thread Tapping Machine, Feeding Machine 攻牙機,送料機 T 886-4-26991228 F 886-4-26992586 C CE cf6666@ms71.hinet.net www.cfy.com.tw ert.

p.125

112 2019 BUYERS' GUIDE p.132

1 Chite Enterprises Co., Ltd. 尚余企業股份有限公司

Drywall Screw, Self-Drilling Screw, Automotive Screw, Wood Screw, Weld Nut, Hex Nut, Various Nut, Threaded Rod, T Bolt, Self-Tapping Screw , Hex Head Cap Screw 幹壁釘, 自鑽螺釘, 車輛螺絲, 木螺釘, 焊接螺母, 六角螺母, 各式螺母, 螺杆, T型螺栓, 自攻螺絲, 六角螺絲

T 886-6-2892423 F 886-6-2892290 C ISO-9001, CE, TAF, TÜV chite@chite.com.tw www.chite.com.tw ert.

2 Chun Chan Tech Co., Ltd. 浚展科技股份有限公司

p.49

Screw / Bolt Optical Sorting Machine, Nut Optical Sorting Machine, Clip Optical Sorting Machine, Chain Optical Sorting, Machine, Line Scan with Robert Arm to inspect big size part 螺絲光學篩選機, 螺帽光學篩選機, 彈片光學篩選機, 條光學篩選機, 掃描式配合機械手臂檢測大型物件

T 886-7-6235228 F 886-7-6234613 C CE, ISO 9001, TÜV cct.com@msa.hinet.net www.cctech.com.tw ert.

Kai Machinery Co., Ltd. 3 Chun 駿凱機械有限公司

Automatic Straightening Machine, Auto-Straightening Machine with Ladder-type Screw Feeder 螺絲專用矯直機, 階梯式自動送料矯直機 T 886-4-23356525 F 886-4-23359095

ck23356525@gmail.com

C CE www.chunkai.com.tw ert.

4 Coventya Environmental Plating Technology (Jiangsu ) Co., Ltd.

p.96 124

科文特亞環保電鍍技術（江蘇）有限公司

Zinc Alloy Plating, Finidip 728.8 鋅鎳三價鉻黑色鈍化, 鋅合金電鍍系統

T +86 (0) 512 67082628 F +86 (0) 512 67082618 C ISO-9001, ISO-14001, ISO/IEC-17025, ISO/TS-16949 h.teng@coventya.com.cn www.coventya.com ert.

5 Dongguan Grand Metal Manufactory 東莞市昕藝精密五金有限公司

Self-Clinching Studs, Nuts, Standoffs, Rivet Bushes, Welding Studs and Standoffs, Brass Inserts for Plastics Cage Nuts, Rivet Nuts, Customized Parts via Cold Forging, CNC, Turned PEM和PSM標準的壓鉚, 張鉚, 拉鉚緊固件, 銅螺母, 國標和德標緊固件和非標定制件

T 86-139-29204841 F 86-769-85161021 C ISO 9001 zhuyb@grandametal.com www.grandametal.com ert.

p.103

6 Dongguan Honghui Metal Co., Ltd. 東莞市宏惠五金有限公司

Self-Drilling Screws, 410/304/316 Stainless Steel Self Drilling / Tapping Screws 鑽尾螺絲, 410/304/316不銹鋼自攻自鑽螺絲 T 86-769-8320 1885 F 86-769-8310 2371 C ISO-14001 ert.

info@longxincn.com

www.longxing365.com

7 Dongguan Kuabiao Stainless Steel Fastener Co., Ltd.

東莞市跨標不銹鋼緊固件有限公司

KJB Composite Screws, XTKE-SEAL Coating Screws, SS Self Drilling Screws, SS Bolts and Nuts, SS Blind Rivets 複合螺絲, 銹鈦克牌塗層螺絲, 不銹鋼鑽尾螺絲, 不銹鋼螺栓螺母, 不銹鋼抽芯鉚釘, 輕鋼房屋專用螺釘, 光伏支架專用螺釘

T 86-769-32913582 F 86-769-81198876 C ISO 9001, CE kuabiao@xtke-sea.com www.kjbscrew.com ert.

p.42

p.43

2019 BUYERS' GUIDE

p.40

Sanhewlett Metal Products 1 Dongguan Company, Ltd.

東莞三合利金屬製品有限公司 Screws, Nuts, Precision Lathe Parts, Bicycle Accessories, Auto Parts, Pneumatic Tools, Electronic Parts, Sports & Medical Appliance 自行車配件, 汽車配件, 氣動工具, 精密車床件, 電子產品類配件, 其它螺絲類

T 86-769-83518248 F 86-769-83518243 C ISO 14001, ISO 9001, IATF 16949 business@sanhewlett.com.cn www.sanhewlett.com.cn

ert.

2 Dongguan Szjyd Co., Ltd.

東莞市史特牢金属制品有限公司(深圳市晋元達) Various Washers & Retaining Rings, Spring Washer, Wing Spring, Machined Screw 各式墊圈/墊片/擋圈, 彈簧墊圈, 碟形彈簧, 機螺釘

T 86-769-89083477 F 86-769-89083476 C ISO-9001, ISO-14001, IATF 16949, IRIS2 szjydwj@126.com www.dg-jyd.com ert.

3 Dörken MKS-Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 德爾肯微塗層防腐蝕系統(上海)有限公司 Chromium-free Coating, Zinc Plated 無鉻塗裝, 一般電鍍 T 86-21-66293360

yge@doerken.cn

F 86-21-66293361 www.doerken-mks.de

Industrial Co., Ltd. 4 Elephant 達裕工業股份有限公司

p.64

Hex Lock Flange Nuts, Hex Nuts, Nut-Road Wheel, Domed Cap Nuts, Castle/Slotted Nuts, Rectangular Nuts, Hexagon Weld Nuts, Square Weld Nuts, Hex Nuts, U-Nuts 法蘭防鬆螺母,六角螺母,輪轂螺母,帶帽螺母,開槽六角螺母, 方螺母,六角焊接螺母,四角焊接螺母,高螺母,U型自鎖螺母

T 886-2-26883443 F 886-2-26765753 C IATF16949 info@ele-nut.com.tw www.ele-nut.com.tw ert.

5 Fasten Fix Co., Limited

嘉興捷固五金制品有限公司

p.15

blind rivets, sealed rivets, single and mutigrip rivets, interlock rivets and other structure rivets 抽芯鉚釘系列：開口型抽芯鉚釘、封閉型 (防水型)抽芯鉚釘、雙鼓型抽芯鉚釘、拉絲型抽芯鉚釘、燈籠型抽芯鉚釘、鋼結構抽芯鉚釘、大帽沿抽芯鉚釘、彩色抽芯鉚釘、擊芯鉚釘、環槽鉚釘、拉花（開花）鉚釘、快速鉚釘

T 86-573-82513798 F 86-573-82513098 C ISO/TS-16949 sales@fastenfix.cn www.fasten-fix.com ert.

6 Fastener Jamher Taiwan Inc. 占賀五金股份有限公司

p.50

Internal/External Thread Nut, Round Nut, Knurled Nut, Locking Nut, T Nut, Weld Nut, Rivet Nut, Flanged Nut, Other Nut, Stainless Steel Nut, Copper Nut 內外牙螺母,圓螺母,滾花螺母,防松螺母,T型螺母,焊接螺母, 鉚螺母/拉帽,法蘭面螺母,其它螺母,不銹鋼螺母,銅螺母

T 886-6-2494699 F 886-6-2494688 C ISO-9001, IATF16949, TÜV fastener@jamher.com www.fastener-world.com.tw/jamher ert.

7 Foshan City Guangqingchang Metal Plastic Co., Ltd.

佛山市廣慶昌金屬塑料有限公司

Blind Rivets, Precision Screws, Hardware Lathe Pieces, 抽芯鉚釘, 精密螺絲, 車床件 Rivets T 86-757-86610511 F 86-757-86617867 C ISO 9001, IATF 16949 sales@qingchang.com.cn www.qingchangrivet.com ert.

113

114 2019 BUYERS' GUIDE Chen Trading Co., Ltd. 1 Gi 濟晟實業股份有限公司

p.51

Precision Screw Second Punch 螺絲沖頭模 T 886-2-29995101~2 F 886-2-29993900 C ISO 9001 jason@lcmpunch.com.tw www.lcmpunch.com.tw ert.

p.58

Industrial Co., Ltd. 2 Gian-Yeh 健業模具厂有限公司 Various Molds, Molds & dies, Self-tapping Mold 各式模具, 模具類, 鑽尾模

T 886-4-26357713 F 886-4-26358867 m2212307@ms27.hinet.net www.gian-yeh.com.tw

Gete Hardware Co., Ltd. 3 Haiyan 海鹽格特五金有限公司

p.93

Self-Tapping Screw, Concrete Screw, Slotted Screw, Chipboard Screw, Self-Drilling Screw, Machined Screw, Drywall Screw, Wood Screw, Guardrail Bolt, Flanged Bolt, Large-size Bolt, Hexagonal Bolt

自攻螺釘,水泥螺釘,開槽螺釘,纖維板釘,自鑽螺釘,機螺釘, 幹壁釘,木螺釘,護攔螺栓,法蘭螺栓,大螺栓,六角螺栓

T 86-135-86367027, 86-573-86051005 C ISO-9001, CE F 86-573-86052700 yyp@getehardware.com www.getehardware.com ert.

4 Haiyan Weishi Fastener Co., Ltd. 海鹽衛士標準件有限公司

Hex Nuts, Square Nuts, Hex Bolts, Carriage Bolts, U-Bolts, Threaded Rods, Flat Washer, Spring Washers, Wood Screws & Machine Screws, Selftapping Screws, Self Drilling Screws, Chipboard Screws, Drywall Screws, Anchors, Split Rivets, Nonstandard Parts

p.14

六角螺母,方螺母,六角螺栓,馬車螺栓,U型螺栓,牙棒, 平墊片, 彈簧墊片,木螺絲,機螺絲,自攻釘,自鑽釘,纖維板釘,幹壁釘, 膨脹螺絲,開口鉚釘,非標件

T 86-573-86110249 F 86-573-86112149 C ISO-9001 andy.huang@wsfastener.com www.wsfastener.com ert.

Yuanyang Standard Piece Co., Ltd. 5 Haiyan 海鹽遠洋標準件有限公司 Wood Screw, Electric Power Bolt, Coach Bolt, Guardrail Bolt, Track Bolt, Dual-Head Bolt, Non-standard Bolt, Flanged Bolt, T Bolt, Special Parts 木螺釘,電力螺栓,馬車螺栓,護攔螺栓,軌道螺栓,雙頭螺栓, 異型螺栓,法蘭螺栓,T型螺栓,特殊件

T 86-573-86466866 F 86-573-86466166 C ISO-9001, ISO-14001, CE hank@woodscrew.com.cn www.non-standardfastener.com ert.

Zhaofeng Fasteners Co., Ltd. 6 Haiyan 海鹽兆豐緊固件有限公司 Hex Nuts, Nylon Nuts, Flanged Nuts 六角螺母, 尼龍螺母, 法蘭面螺母 T 86-573-86099268 F 86-573-86099028 C ISO-9001 ert.

kellenhoo@hynut.com

www.zfastener.com

Rainbow Technology Co., Ltd. 7 Harbin 哈爾濱潤寶科技有限公司 Mesh-Belt Furnace Line, Multi-Station Cold Forming Machine, Zinc Plating Line 熱處理網帶爐,多工位冷鐓成型機,鍍鋅線 T 86-451-57750827, 86-18604505477 chen@rainbowtechnology.net www.rainbowtechnology.net

p.97

2019 BUYERS' GUIDE

1 Handan Jinggong Construction Anchors

Manufacturer Co., Ltd.

邯鄲市精工建築錨固製造有限公司

p.22

Wedge Anchor, Resin Anchor, Casing Anchor, Heavy Duty Shield Anchor, Hit Anchor, Stainless Steel Series, Expansion Screw Series, Expansion Hook Series, Within the Expansion Series

車修壁虎、強力錘釘壁虎、三四片壁虎、套管膨脹、化學錨栓及膠黏劑、膨脹螺栓系列產品 T 86-310-5607888 F 86-310-5139520

nswang1@aliyun.com

www.jinggong-bzj.com

2 Hebei Xinyu Metal Products Co., Ltd. 河北鑫宇金属制品股份有限公司

T-Nuts, Furniture Nut, Wing Nut, Toggle Anchor, Sawtooth Washer, Stamping Part, Rivet 傢俱螺母,蝶形螺母,蘭花夾,鋸齒墊圈,衝壓件,鉚釘(鉚接)類

T 86-317-5675868 xy@t-nuts.cn

F 86-317-5676898 C ISO-9001 www.t-nuts.cn ert.

Fasteners Co., Ltd. 3 Hengchang 宜昌市恒昌標準件有限責任公司

p.91

Spring Lock Washers, Double Spring Lock Washer, Flat Washer, Cotter Pins, Split Pins, Spring Pins, Spring Cotters, Lynch Pins, Hex Bolts, Hexagon Socket Head Cap Bolts, Screws, Nuts 鐵路用雙層彈簧墊圈、不銹鋼彈簧墊圈、不銹鋼開口銷、R型鎖銷、駝背銷、錘進式銷和各類組合平墊圈

T 86-717-6913257 F 86-717-6351981 C ISO/TS 16949 hcfasteners@163.com www.hcbzj.com ert.

Industrial Co., Ltd. 4 Hisener 海宁市海迅貿易有限公司 Chipboard Screws, Concrete Screws, Deck Screws, Machine Screws, Roofing Screws, Self-drilling Screws, Self-Tapping Screws, Wood Screws 塑板螺絲,水泥螺絲,甲板螺絲,機械牙螺絲,屋頂螺絲,自鑽螺絲,自攻螺絲,木螺絲

T 86-573-87379615 F 86-573-87379616 C ISO-9001, OHSAS-18001, CE sales@hisener.com www.hisener.com ert.

Fu Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. 5 Hong 鴻富金屬工業有限公司 Assembly Machine, Buy And Sell Used Fastener Machinery, Cold Header, Nut Formers, Screw (Bolt) Formers 螺帽組合機, 中古螺絲機械設備買賣, 冷鐓機, 螺帽成型機, 螺絲(栓)成型機

T 886-2-26833612 F 886-2-26818713 hongfu1688@gmail.com www.fastener-machine.com

Metal-Tech Co., Ltd. 6 Huahuo 嘉興花火金屬科技有限公司

p.10

Hex Nuts, Flange Nuts, Nylon Insert Nuts, Conter Nuts, Demo Nuts, Weld Nuts, Ground Screws, Cap Nuts, Long Nuts, Wing Nuts (ASNI, DIN, JIS, BS, GB and ISO) and nonstandard T 86-573-86087382 F 86-573-86087381 sales@ydintl.com www.ydintl.com

Liangang Fasteners Co., Ltd. 7 Hunan 湖南蓮港緊固件有限公司 Riveting Nut, Blind Rivet Nut, Stainless Steel, Hex Nut 鉚接螺母, 鉚螺母/拉帽, 不銹鋼, 六角螺母

T 86-731-57832017 F 86-731-57832018 C ISO-9001 laura.zhang@liangang.com www.liangang.com ert.

p.28

115

116 2019 BUYERS' GUIDE p.61

Enterprise 鴻印企業行 1 Hung-Yin Straightening Machine of Screws, Vibration Plate

螺絲矯直機, 震動盤 T 886-7-6284773

F 886-7-6284779 hi-sales@msa.hinet.net www.honin.com.tw

Dehydration Equipment 2 International 富產機械有限公司 Co., Ltd.

Sludge Filter Press, Sludge Cake Dryer Equipment 污泥脫水機, 污泥餅乾燥設備 T 886-7-6225989 F 886-7-6226300

ide0928@ms34.hinet.net

www.wideco.com.tw

Fasteners Supply Co., Ltd. 3 J.T. 金祐昇實業有限公司 Insert Nuts, Hex Nuts, T Nuts, Four Teeth Nuts, Rivet Nuts, Weld Nuts, Flanged Nuts, Riveting Nuts, Titanium Bolts, Titanium Alloy Screws, Special Parts 嵌入螺母,六角螺母,T型螺母,四爪螺母,鉚螺母/拉帽,焊接螺母,法蘭面螺母,鉚接螺母,鈦螺栓,鈦合金螺絲,特殊件

T 886-7-6226973 F 886-7-6226173 C ISO-9001, TAF jimmy@jtfasteners.com.tw www.jtfasteners.com.tw ert.

p.130

4 Jern Yao Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 正侑机械(上海)有限公司

Forming Machine, Cold Forging Machine , Bolt Former, Nut Former, Parts Former, Thread Rolling Machine, Nut Tapping Machine 成型機, 其它設備, 螺母機, 冷鐓機

p.20

T 86-21-69211668 jerry@jernyao.cn

F 86-21-69211419 C ISO-9001, CE www.jernyao.com ert.

Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 5 Jiancai 鍵財机械(上海)有限公司 Thread Rolling Machine, Threading Machine, Conveyor, Adapter, Slotting Machine, Heading Machine

搓牙機, 搓絲機, 輸送機(設備), 變壓器, 割槽機, 打頭機

T 86-21-69591112 F 86-21-69592969 C CE jcm-sh@jcm-ck.com www.jcm-ck.com ert.

6 Jiangsu Yagu Standard Parts Co., Ltd. 江蘇雅固標準件有限公司

Hexagon Bolts, Hexagon Nuts, Tooth Bars, Flat Gasket, Spring Washers, Carriage Bolts, Double End Screw Rod, Eye Bolts, U Type Bolts, T Type Bolts 六角螺母,外六角螺栓,內六角螺栓,牙條螺柱,異性螺栓,U型栓, 吊環螺栓螺母,定制非標件,墊圈

T 86-523-85218888 F 86-523-83190596 C CE yagu@jsygbzj.com www.jsygbzj.com ert.

Yixing Oubiao Hardware Co., Ltd. 7 Jiangsu 宜興市歐標五金有限公司 T-bolts, T-nuts and Other Connectors T型螺母, T型螺栓, 彈片螺母, 其他連接件等產品

T 86-510-87120060 F 86-510-80307708 13626535608@139.com shop198z2r45z7z53.1688.com

8 Jiaxing Goodway Co., Ltd. 嘉興市固威貿易有限公司

Forged Parts, Special Parts, Sems, Rigs, Turned Parts 鍛件, 特殊件, 組合件, 索具, 車削件 T 86-573-82765508 F 86-573-82765509 C ISO-9001 ert.

info@goodway-hardware.com www.goodway-hardware.com

p.23

p.123

2019 BUYERS' GUIDE Haina Fastener Co., Ltd. 1 Jiaxing 嘉興海納緊固件有限公司

Hex Bolts, Carriage Bolts, Flange Bolts, U Bolts, Stud Bolts, Hex Nuts, Flange Nuts, Stainless Steel Nuts, Full Thread Stud Bolts T 86-573-82272371 F 86-573-82210271 tony@hainafastener.com www.hainafastener.com

p.13

2 Jingle Fasteners Co., Ltd. 寧波欣遠鈞固進出口有限公司

Coach Bolts, Self-Tapping Screws, Various Screws, Drywall Screws, Stamping Parts, Hose Clamp, Forged Parts, Special Parts, Automotive Repair Anchors, Sleeve Anchors, Various Nuts 馬車螺栓,自攻螺絲,各式螺絲,幹壁釘,衝壓件,喉箍(管夾),鍛件,特殊件,車修壁虎,套管壁虎,各式螺母

T 86-574-87700072 F 86-574-87707155 C ISO-9001, CE sales@jinglecorp.com www.jinglecorp.com ert.

Hai Enterprise Co., Ltd. 濬海實業有限公司 3 Jun Micro Screws, Special Parts, OEM Parts, CNC / Machining Parts, Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Stamping Nuts, Pins & Rings, Bits

華司,介子,墊圈,各類精密沖壓件,組合螺絲,長螺絲,普通螺絲 T 886-7-6217153 F 886-7-6218253 C ISO 9001

p.73

ert.

service@a-junhai.com

www.a-junhai.com

Auto Parts Co., Ltd. 4 K&H 坤厚汽車零部份有限公司 Rivet Nuts, Self-Clinching Parts, Self-Clinching Bolts 鉚螺母/拉帽,壓鉚螺母,拉鉚螺母,壓鉚螺栓,全自動伺服攻牙機 T 86-571-87208453 F 86-571-87208452 C ISO-9001 ert.

sales@khfastener.com

www.khfastener.com

Hardware (Shenzhen) Ltd. 5 Kinfast 嘉興海德五金有限公司 Nails, Furniture Screws, Semi-Threaded Rods, Bolts, Nuts, Anchors 釘子, 傢俱螺絲, 半螺紋杆, 螺栓類, 螺母類 T 86-755-83479123 F 86-755-83459705 C ISO-9001 info@kfproduct.com www.kinfast.com

ert.

p.102

Metal Company 利達五金公司 6 Leda Washers, Retaining Rings, Snap Rings, Elastic Fasteners,

Sems Screws, Multi-station Screws T 86-769-87919756 F 86-769-87729835 C ISO/TS16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 rosa@ledametal.com www.ledametal.com ert.

King Technology Co., Ltd. 7 Lee 麗錡科技有限公司 Fastener Optical Sorting Machines , Fastener Optical Automatic Inspection Machines, Fasteners Sorting OEM, Special Fasteners Trimming OEM 緊固件光學篩選機,緊固件光學自動化檢測機,緊固件篩選代工, 特殊緊固件車修代工

T 886-7-6232596 C ISO-9001 F 886-7-6232152 deanwu@leeking.com.tw www.leeking.com.tw ert.

Technology Company 8 microGLEIT 摩特立科技有限公司 Aluminum Bolts, Aluminum Screws, Industrial Robots & Accessories, Lubricant, Rust Preventative Oil, Surface Treatment And Related Equipment, Water-based Lubricant, Water-based Sealer 鋁螺栓, 鋁螺絲, 工業用機器人及週邊設備, 水性潤滑劑, 防銹油,表面處理及相關設備,水性(五金零組件用)潤滑劑(蠟), 水性(五金零組件用)封口劑 T 886-2-27817892 F 886-2-27764387

services@microgleit.com

www.microgleit.com

p.25

117

118 2019 BUYERS' GUIDE

p.16

1 ND Electronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.

穩得電子(昆山)有限公司

Hexagonal Bolst, Self-Tapping Screws, Hex Socket Screws, FlatHead Screws, Screws and Nuts Locking and Sealing Process 六角螺栓,自攻螺釘,內六角螺絲,平頭螺釘,螺帽之防鬆防漏處理 T 86-512-57765335 #834 18962636160 鄒小姐 F 86-512-57755353 C A2LA, ISO-9001 ert.

info@ndindustries.com

www.ndindustries.cn

p.90

Echo Fastener Factory 2 Ningbo 寧波愛扣緊固件廠 Speical Parts, Machining Parts, Stamping Parts, Casting Parts, Forging Parts, Non-standard Products T 86-574-86297378, 15858420754 F 86-574-86297377 C ISO 9001 sales@echofasteners.com www.echofasteners.com ert.

p.47

Huashen Yulu Set Screws Co., Ltd. 3 Ningbo 寧波華申羽路緊固件有限公司 Socket Set Screws 不銹鋼、合金鋼、黃銅、內六角、梅花緊定螺絲 T 86-574-86900880 F 86-574-86021918 C ISO 9001 ert.

hs@hs-bolt.com

www.set-screw.com

Huiteng Special Fasteners Co., Ltd. 4 Ningbo 寧波輝騰緊固異型件有限公司 Bolts, Screws, Nuts, Washers, Hardware & Tools, Machinery & Parts, Auto Parts T 86-574-86133918 F 86-574-86139826 C ISO 9001 yuxiaolei@nbhuiteng.com www.nbhuiteng.com ert.

Weifeng Fastener Co., Ltd. 5 Ningbo 寧波威鋒緊固件有限公司 PE/PA/PP Material Nylon Anchors, Self Drilling Screws, Self Tapping Screws, Anchors, Bolts, Lock, Non Standard Products, Nuts, Washers, Wood Screws 尼龍膨脹產品 T 86-574-22718666 F 86-574-22713377 C ISO 9001, CE tony@wf-fastener.com www.wf-fastener.com ert.

Zhishang Special Fasteners Co., Ltd. 6 Ningbo 寧波至上特種緊固件有限公司 Open End Blind Rivet, Closed End Blind Rivet, Multi-grip Rivet, Single-grip Rivet, Wanglock, Tri-fold Rivets, Peel Type Blind Rivets, Drive Rivets, Grooved Type Blind Rivets, Ring-Grooved Lockbolt, Maolock, Insert Nut, Maomate Rivets

p.69

開口型抽芯鉚釘、封閉型抽芯鉚釘、雙鼓型（多鼓型）抽芯鉚釘、單鼓型抽芯鉚釘、海馬釘、折疊抽芯鉚釘、拉花型抽芯鉚釘、擊芯鉚釘、溝槽型抽芯鉚釘、環槽鉚釘、拉絲型抽芯鉚釘、鉚螺母、配偶式抽芯鉚釘、各類大帽沿抽芯鉚釘 T 86-574-58972303 F 86-574-58972300 C ISO 9001, IATF 16949 ert.

sales@zsrivet.com

p.69

www.zsrivet.com

7 Ningbo Zhizhen Stainless Steel Products Co.,

Ltd. (Zhejiang Sardis Hardware)

寧波致臻不銹鋼製品有限公司 (浙江薩迪斯五金) Carbon Steel Self Tapping Screws, Self Drilling Screws, 304/316/410 Stainless Steel Fastener Products 碳鋼自攻釘自鑽釘，304/316/410不銹鋼緊固件產品，塑膠膨脹管，塑膠膨脹螺絲，塑膠壁虎，塑膠壁虎，塑膠膨脹螺絲，塑膠膨脹管，墊圈，墊片，尼龍膨脹等塑膠配件

T 86-575-82958836 F 86-575-82958836 tony@wf-fastener.com www.sds-fastener.com

p.38

2019 BUYERS' GUIDE

p.36

1 Qunfeng Machinery Group (Wuxi Zhengyao Machinery)

群丰機械集團(無錫市正耀機械有限公司)

Forming Machine, Multi-Stage, Nut Machine, Screwdriving 成型機, 多工位,螺母機, 螺絲機 Machine T 86-510-87128590 F 86-510-87125858 C ISO-9001, CE qfjx@qunfengjixie.com www.qunfengjixie.com

p.98

ert.

2 Ruian Double-Gold Machinery Accessory Factory

瑞安市双金机械附件厂

Flexible Washer, Various Washers & Retaining Rings, Various Fastener Equipment, Other Wires

p.48

彈性墊圈,各式墊圈/墊片/擋圈,各式緊固件設備類,其它線材 T 86-577-65271838 F 86-577-65273838 C ISO-14001, ISO-9001 ert.

shuangjin@china.com

www.double-gold.com.cn

3 San Tzeng Enterprise Co., Ltd. 三城企業有限公司

Forming & Tapping Oil for Bolts & Nuts, Cutting Oil, Tapping Oil, Rust Preventive Oil, Special Lubricating Oil, Nut Forming Oil, Nut Tapping Oil, Bolt Forming Oil, Bolt Stamping Oil 螺絲/螺帽成型攻牙專用油

p.44

T 886-7-3222032~3 F 886-7-3210216 C ISO-9001, ISO-14001 san.cheng@msa.hinet.net www.fastener-world.com.tw/san-tzeng ert.

4 San Yung Electric Heat Machine Co., Ltd. 三永電熱機械股份有限公司

p.39

Heat Treatment Equipment, Annealing Furnace, Heat Treatment, Surface Treatment Equipment 熱處理設備, 退火爐, 熱處理, 表面處理設備 T 886-4-8896106~10 F 886-4-8896098 C CE, ISO-9001 ert.

TSY@sanyung.com

www.sanyung.com

5 Sanhuan Fastener Co., Ltd. 嘉興寶歐進出口有限公司

Brass Hardware, Nuts, Bolts, Screws, Washers, Anchors, Threaded Rod, Hub Bolts, Spring Pins, U Bolts, Center Bolts T 86-573-86216555 F 86-573-86960023 info@sanhuan-co.com www.sanhuan-co.com

6 Shanghai Atm Precision Fastening Technology Co., Ltd.

上海亞螺精密緊固技術有限公司

Stud Bolts, Hex Nuts, Special Parts, Hex Bolts, Hexagon Socket Head Cap Screws 特殊材質、高溫、高壓、耐腐蝕材料緊固件和機械零部件

p.32

T 86-21-59766477 abcdxh89@163.com

F 86-21-59766478 www.asialuosi.com

7 Shanghai Chen Hao Machinery Co., Ltd. (Jenn Tai)

上海振好机械有限公司(振太機械)

Feeding Machine, Vibration Plate, Screw Elevator, Vibration Plate Feeder, Conveyor 送料機,振動盤,螺絲提升機,振動盤上料機,輸送機(設備)

T +86-21-69592750~1 C CE F +86-21-69592752 zhenhaojixie@vip.126.com www.jenntai.com.tw ert.

8 Shanghai Chun Zu Machinery Industry Co., Ltd.

上海春日机械工業有限公司

Forming Machine, Threading Machine, Screwdriving Machine, 成型機,搓絲機,螺絲機,冷鐓機 Cold Forging Machine T 86-21-59742888 F 86-21-59742882 C ISO-9001 chunzu@chunzu.com.cn www.chunzu.com.cn ert.

p.8

119

120 2019 BUYERS' GUIDE

p.18

1 Shanghai Delon Special Rivet Manufacture Co., Ltd.

上海狄龍異型鉚釘製造有限公司

p.6

Various Rivets, Stainless Steel Rivet Nuts, Other Hand Tool, Self-Clinching Nuts, Structure Rivets 各式鉚釘, 不銹鋼螺母, 其它手工具, 壓鉚螺母 T 86-21-36130035 F 86-21-56860960 C ISO-9001 ert.

z.tao@delonrivet.com

www.delonrivet.com

2 Shanghai Qiangyi Fastener Co., Ltd. 上海強毅緊固件有限公司

Weld Nuts, Cap Nuts, Hex Nuts, Flanged Nuts, Locking Nuts, Automobile Fasteners

p.11

焊接螺母, 蓋形螺母, 六角螺母, 法蘭面螺母, 鎖緊螺母 T 86-21-57277525 F 86-21-57277526 C ISO/TS-16949 ert.

qiangyi@shqiangyi.com

www.shqiangyi.com

Rivet Manufacture Co., Ltd. 3 Shanghai 上海銳拓五金制品有限公司

Weld Nuts, Rivet Nuts, Knurled Nuts, Hex Nuts, Insert Nuts, T Nuts 焊接螺母,螺母/拉帽,花螺母,六角螺母,嵌入螺母,T型螺母

T 86-21-37286522 F 86-21-37286066 C ISO-9001, IATF 16949 sales@ret-global.com www.ret-global.com ert.

4 Shanghai Shangdian Washer Co., Ltd. 上海上墊墊圈有限公司

p.63

Standard Parts, Flat Washers, Stamping Parts, Deformed Punched Pieces, Plain Washers, Square Washers, Spring Lock Washers, Curved Spring Washers 標準件、各式墊圈, 平墊圈、彈簧墊圈、衝壓件及彈性元件 T 86-21-57317386 F 86-21-57321201 C ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001 ert.

wyy@shwasher.com

p.31

www.shwasher.com

Song An Precision Die Co., Ltd. 5 Shanghai 上海尚安精密模具有限公司 All Kinds of Sleeve Molds, Nut Molds, Special Molds, Fastener Molds, Tungsten Carbide Molds 各式套筒模具、螺帽模具、特殊模具、緊固件模具、緊碳化鎢模具 T 86-21-59743566 F 86-21-59742293

songan_sh@126.com

www.shangan.luosi.com

Tone Machine Co., Ltd. 6 Shanghai 上海托恩機械有限公司 Rivet Tool, Battery Tool, Hydraulic Riveters, Rivet Nut Tools, Automatic Riveting System, pneumatic rivet nut guns, pneumatic rivet guns, battery operated rivet guns, automatic rivet equipments and all kinds of matching blind rivets, rivet nuts 全自動氣動鉚螺母槍、氣動鉚釘槍、電池鉚槍、自動鉚釘設備及各類配套的抽芯鉚釘、鉚螺母

T 86-523-85432999 F 86-523-84981118 C CE tone@sweet-tool.com www.sweet-tool.com ert.

p.92

Yuanmao Fastener Co., Ltd. 7 Shanghai 上海元卯緊固件有限公司 Blind Rivets, Blind Rivet Nuts, Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Solid & Hollow & Speed Rivets, Self Clinching Fasteners, Self Drilling Fasteners, Self Tapping Fasteners, Welding Stud/Standoff, Threaded Insert, Knurl Inserts, Plastic Fasteners, CNC Lathe, Machine / Forgings / Stamping Products, Tools for Blind Rivets, Rivet Nuts, Threaded Inserts T 86-21-57880835 F 86-21-57880835 info@yuanmaosh.com www.yuanmaosh.com

p.46

2019 BUYERS' GUIDE

Precision Parts Co., Ltd. 1 Sharp-Eyed 千里眼精密部件股份有限公司 Automotive Parts, Bicycle Parts, Forging & Die Casting Parts, Electronic Component, Brass Inserts, Clinching Nuts, Sheet Metal Fasteners 各式銅螺帽加工零件,鐵板螺帽加工零件, 各式CNC車削件加工零件,鑄造和鍛造件加工零作

T 886-4-25658080 F 886-4-25679458 C ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001 sales@sharpeye.com.tw www.sharp-eyed.com.tw ert.

Tzar Co., Ltd. 2 Sheen 新贊興業股份有限公司

p.52

Forming Machine, Cold Forging Machine, Thread Rolling Machine, Various Fastener Equipment, Screw Thread Cutting Machine, Heading Machine, Threading Machine, Slotting Machine, Self-tapping Mold, Forming Mold, Self Drilling Screw (Point) Forming Machine 成型機,冷鐓機,搓牙機,各式緊固件設備類,螺絲割尾機,打頭機, 搓絲機,割槽機,鑽尾模,成型模(成型模具),鑽尾螺絲成型機

T 86-523-84913905 F 86-523-84913906 C ISO-9001, CE sheentzar@126.com www.sheentzar.com ert.

3 Sijin Intelligent Forming Machinery Co., Ltd. 思進智能成形裝備股份有限公司

Nut Former, Part Former, Bolt Former, One Die Two Blow Forging Machine, Cold Forging Machine, Die Casting Machine 冷鐓成形裝備,壓鑄機,冷鐓機

T 86-574-88365336 F 86-574-88352516 C ISO-9001, CE sijinchina@machinesijin.com www.machinesijin.com ert.

p.4

Rivets Corp. (SRC) 4 Special 恒昭企業股份有限公司

p.60

Color Rivets, Close-End Rivets, Countersunk Rivets, Blind Rivets, Open Type Rivets, Uni-Grip Rivets, Aluminum Rivets, Stainless Steel Rivets, Dual-Grip Rivets, Waterproof Rivets, High-Strength Rivets, Riveting Tool 彩色鉚釘,封閉鉚釘,沉頭鉚釘,抽芯鉚釘,開口鉚釘,單鼓型鉚釘, 鋁鉚釘,不銹鋼鉚釘,雙鼓型鉚釘,防水型鉚釘,高強度鉚釘,鉚接工具

T 886-4-24623555 F 886-4-24621777 C ISO-9001 srcrivet@ms12.hinet.net www.srcrivet.com ert.

Tungsten Steel (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 5 Streamray 鑫京瑞鎢鋼(廈門)有限公司 Gradient Alloy Drill Point Die, Gradient Alloy Nut Die, Gradient Alloy Screw Die 梯度合金鑽尾模,梯度合金螺帽模,梯度合金螺絲模 T 86-15159218600 sales@streamray.cn www.streamray.cn

Xinling Electric Furnace Co., Ltd. 6 Suzhou 蘇州新淩電爐有限公司

Conveyor Heat Treatment Furnace Line, Hot Air Circulation Annealing (Spheroidizing) Furnace, Electrical control system

p.7

網帶式熱處理爐生產線, 熱風循環退火(球化)爐, 電器控制系統

T 86-512-65013803, 86-18626199815 F 86-512-65022666 leo.shi@outlook.com www.xl-sz.com

Fasteners Ind Co., 7 Taiwan Self-Locking 臺灣耐落螺絲工業股份有限公司 Ltd. (Tslg)

pre-coating on fastener, Locking Screw, Locking Nut , Nylok®, precote®, 3M, Loctite 扣件功能膠預塗技術: 預塗式防松、防漏、防焊渣、防鎖死、介電絕緣等、防松螺絲、防松螺母、防漏螺絲

T 86-512-57700888 F 86-512-57700988 C ISO-9001, ISO-14001, ISO/TS-16949 tslg.ks@tslg.com.cn www.tslg.com.cn ert.

p.19

121

122 2019 BUYERS' GUIDE p.12

Chin Chang Electrical Co., Ltd. 1 Tainan 台南振昌電机有限公司 Continuous Roller or Batch Annealing Furnace, Annealing Furnace, Aluminum Alloy Heat Treatment Furnace, Copper Alloy Vacuum Annealing Furnace, Stainless wire linear type solution annealing furnace, Continuous Type High Temperature Sintering Furnace and Brazing Furnace, Pit Type Heat Treatment Furnace 輥輪連續式或批次式球化退火爐, 退火爐, 鋁合金用熱處理爐, 銅合金真空退火爐, 不銹鋼線直線式固溶化退火爐, 連續式高溫燒結爐及銅焊爐, 坑式滲碳淬火爐

T 886-6-2533019~20 F 886-6-2530696 C ISO-9001 d5782@ms63.hinet.net www.chin-chang.com.tw ert.

2 Tong Ming Enterprise Co., Ltd. 浙江東明不銹鋼製品股份有限公司

p.45

Stainless Steel Fasteners, Stainless Steel Wire, Cap Nuts, Heavy Nuts, Hex Nuts, Hexagonal Bolts, Hex Screws, Threaded Rods & Studs 不銹鋼緊固不銹鋼線材蓋形螺母,重型螺母,六角螺母,六角螺栓, 六角螺絲

T 86-573-82203125 F 86-573-82207588 C ISO-9001, ISO-14001 sales@tongming.com.cn www.tongming.com.cn ert.

3 Tze Ping Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. 智品精密机械有限公司

Open Die Re-Header, Cold Forging Machine, Multi-Stage , Open Die Products, Used Machinery 開合模打頭機,冷鐓機,多工位,合模產品,中古機械

T 886-7-633 3402 F 886-7-633 3313 C CE tpp.machine@msa.hinet.net www.tze-ping.com ert.

p.41

2019 BUYERS' GUIDE Yang Machinery Co., Ltd. (Ming Tang) 4 Wen 玟暘機械有限公司 (旻暘機械有限公司) Bolt Parts Former, Cold Forging Machine, Heading Machine, Forming Machine, Multi-Stage, Screw Washer Assembling Machine, Open Die Header, Automatic Thread Rolling Machine, Centrifugal Feeder 冷鐓機,打頭機,成型機,多工位, 螺絲華司組立機,開合模機,高速自動輾牙機,離心式送料機 T 886-3-3286889 C CE F 886-3-3272889 ert.

wenyang@mingtang.com.tw

www.mingtang.com.tw

5 Wuxi 5S Hardware Manufactury Co., Ltd. 無錫市務達五金製品有限公司

Components 鋼絲螺套,無尾螺套,自攻螺套,插銷螺套, 工具 T 86-510-83623126 F 86-510-83150867 C ISO 9001 5sws@5shardware.com www.5shardware.com ert.

Wenzhou For Fasteners Co., Ltd. 溫州有為緊固件有限公司 Non-standard Nuts, Tire Nuts, Steam Standard Q Nuts, GB Nuts, Bolts, Standard Nuts 高端緊固件、標準螺母及異形冷鐓件、金屬鎖緊螺母、防松螺母、尼龍防松螺母、尼龍防松法蘭螺母、尼龍法蘭鎖緊螺母、尼龍法蘭防松螺母、焊接螺母、四方焊接螺母、焊接方螺母、六角焊接螺母

T 86-577-65272727 F 86-577-65272202 C ISO / TS 16949, ISO 9001 weng@yw-f.com www.yw-f.com ert.

Wenzhou Junhao Industry Co., Ltd. 溫州君浩實業有限公司 Hex Bolts, Socket Cap Screws, Flange Bolts, Silo Screws, Carriage Bolts, Non-standard 外六角螺栓,內六角螺栓,法蘭螺栓, 筒倉螺栓,馬車螺栓,非標

T 86-574-87299920, 87299923 C ISO-9001, ISO/TS-16949 admin@wzjunhao.com www.youlifastener.com ert.

p.65

p.24

123

124 2019 BUYERS' GUIDE p.59

1 Wuxi Anshida Hardware Co., Ltd. 無錫安士達五金有限公司

Standard Blind Rivets, Color Rivets, Close-End Rivets, Peel Type Rivets, Stainless Steel Rivets, Lantern Rivets, Uni-Grip Rivets, WS-Bolt Type Rivets, Speed Rivets, Dual-Grip Rivets, HighStrength Rivets, Rivet Nuts 標準鉚釘,鉚接工具,抽芯鉚釘, 彩色鉚釘,封閉鉚釘,拉花鉚釘,不銹鋼鉚釘,燈籠鉚釘,單鼓型鉚釘,環槽鉚釘,快速鉚釘,雙鼓型鉚釘,高強度鉚釘,鉚螺母/拉帽

T 86-510-88762491 F 86-510-88763742 C ISO-9001, ISO/TS-16949 service@anshida.com www.anshida.com ert.

Metal Products Co., Ltd. 2 Yushung 宇聲金属制品有限公司 Wood Screws, Various Nuts, Various Rivets, Copper Screws, Copper Nuts, Copper Bolts, Washers, Large-size Bolts, Machine Screws, Threaded Rods, Bronze Fasteners, Brass Fasteners 木螺釘,各式螺母,各式鉚釘,銅螺絲,銅螺母,銅螺栓,華司,大螺栓 T 86-757-81813165 F 86-757-81813931

info@yushung.com

www.yushung.com

Biaoer Trading Co., Ltd. 3 Yuyao 余姚市高中壓標準件二廠 / 余姚標二貿易有限公司

Eyebolt (GB789, DIN444), Hinge, Fishtail Bolts, High Pressure Bolts, Special Bolts, Handle with Spherical Parts, Machining Turning Parts, Long Specification Rolling Thread Parts, Internal Thread Machining Parts, Stainless Steel Fittings

p.89

魚眼螺栓,高壓螺栓,特殊螺栓,圓球型帶柄部件,機加工車削部件,長規格滾制螺紋部件,內螺紋加工部件,不銹鋼其它連接件

T 86-574-62003777 F 86-574-62003980 ruanlifei@biaoer.com www.biaoer.com

p.101

2019 BUYERS' GUIDE Chen Mold Co., Ltd. 國鎮模具有限公司 4 Kuo Various Molds, Other Molds & Consumables, Forming Mold,

p.34

Drilling Point Molds

各式模具, 其它模具及耗品, 成型模(成型模具) T 886-7-6977214 F 886-7-6960043

KuoChenMold@gmail.com www.fastener-world.com.tw/kochen

5 Zhejiang Fangquan Automotive Fasteners Co., Ltd.

浙江方泉汽車標準件有限公司

Rivet Nuts-Hex Body Flat Head, Stainless Steel Rivet Nuts, Rivet Nuts-Knurled Body Flat Head T 86-573-86720666, 86-18858837089 C ISO/TS 16949 poly@ylbzj.com www.ylbzj.com ert.

Hystron Auto Parts 6 Zhejiang浙江洪揚汽車零部件有限公司 Co., Ltd.

Tee Nut with Prong, Non-standard Sleeve Nuts, Hex Socket, Propeller Nuts, Swivel Nuts, Barrel Nuts, Brad Hole Nuts, Square Head T Nuts, Weld Nuts 四爪螺母,非標套管螺母,內六角套管螺母,旋進螺母,滾花螺母,T型螺母,橫孔螺母, 方頭T型螺母,T型螺母,焊接螺母

T 86-573-86170988 F 86-573-86170658 C TAF, ISO 9001 chenzhen@hystron.com www.hystron.com ert.

p.30

7 Zhejiang Sansega Industrial Co., Ltd.

浙江盛世嘉實業有限公司

Roofing Screws, Self-Drilling Screws, Self-Tapping Screws, Stainless Steel Screws, Drywall Screws, Chipboard Screws, Wood Screws, Nuts, Rivets, Machine Screws, Bolts, Window Frame Screws, Roofing Nails, Washers 鑽尾螺絲,自攻螺釘,不銹鋼鑽尾螺絲,干壁釘,纖維板釘,螺栓,螺母,墊圈

T 86-573-86822811, 86-18072096262 C ISO 9001, CE, TÜV sharpower@sharpower.com www.sharpower.com ert.

p.26

4 p.105

125

126

Industry Focus

Fastener Trade Analysis of Italy and France by Behrooz Lotfian

The Fastener Industry

Introduction Italy with a population of 60.6 million and France with a population of 67.10 million are two industrial countries in the EU region. With a GDP of approximately $2.57 trillion in 2017 (+1.9% compared to 2016), France is the world’s seventh-largest economy and the EU’s third largest economy after Germany and the UK; on the other hand, Italy is the world’s 8th largest economy with a GDP of $1.9 trillion in 2017. Although Italy emerged from the recession in the first quarter of 2015, Italian GDP remains 5 percentage points below its pre-crisis peak. Italy’s GDP grew by 1.6% in 2017 and is projected to grow by 1.5% in 2018. So many famous brands like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Ducati are made in Italy; on the other hand, Citroen, Peugeot are made in France.

Importers

Export Sector

Although in the macro economy the numbers of France are better than those of Italy, in the fastener sector (export part), Italian producers have acted better than French fastener producers. The exported fastener value of Italy is about 27% higher than French exported fastener value. Just in the last month of 2017 and August 2018, French exported fastener value was higher than Italian’s but in the other 10 months of the following table Italian exporters acted better than French exporters. Unit: 1,000 USD

2017-M10

2017-M11

2017-M12

2018-M01

2018-M02

2018-M03

World from Italy

180,991

174,723

137,921

190,292

184,220

202,549

2018-M04

2018-M05

2018-M06

2018-M07

2018-M08

2018-M09

181,754

188,403

186,486

188,846

123,660

164,709

Importers

2017-M10

2017-M11

2017-M12

2018-M01

2018-M02

2018-M03

World from France

137,997

128,706

148,915

139,788

154,532

140,139

2018-M04

2018-M05

2018-M06

2018-M07

2018-M08

2018-M09

145,313

147,262

137,294

109,666

125,844

142,135

Some notes about the fastener industry in both countries: 1. The following graph shows that the export values of both countries decreased very smoothly. 2. In terms of price, the average price of French exported fasteners was more than 2 times the average price of Italian exported fasteners. 2018-M09 Value (1,000 USD)

Weight (Tons)

USD/KG.

Italy

164,709

36,650

4.50

France

142,135

15,392

9.23

Importer Countries: To compare the destination of fasteners produced in both countries, it reveals that in the top 10 markets of these two countries, 4 countries are common markets (see the following tables). These countries are: 1. Germany was the main market for both countries, 31.5% of the exported fasteners from Italy went to Germany. On the other hand, 15.4% of the exported fasteners from France were delivered to German consumers. 2. Spain was the 3rd biggest market for Italian fastener producers, representing 5% of the value of the total exported fasteners from Italy. On the other hands, Spain was the 2nd biggest market for French fastener production, representing 14.0% of the total exported value of France. 3. USA was the 5th biggest market for Italian fastener production, representing 4.7% of the total exported value from Italy. On the other hand, USA was the 3rd biggest market for French fastener production, representing 9.5% of the total exported value of France. 4. UK was the 6th biggest market for Italian fastener production, representing 4.1% of the total exported value of

Industry Focus Italy. On the other hand, UK was the 5th biggest market for French fasteners representing 8.1% of the total exported value of France. The competition between Italy and France in these 4 common markets is summarized in the following graph. Numbers in the following tables are for the period of September 2018. Importers FROM ITALY

Value (1,000 USD)

Weight (Tons)

Unit Price (USD/KG)

World

164,709

36,650

4.5

100.0%

Germany

51,891

12,949

4.0

31.5%

France

26,357

6,201

4.3

16.0%

Spain

8,253

2,299

3.6

5.0%

Poland

8,186

1,742

4.7

5.0%

USA

7,746

1,459

5.3

4.7%

6,708

1,404

4.8

4.1%

Switzerland

5,143

677

7.6

3.1%

Czech

4,004

924

4.3

2.4%

Austria

3,571

635

5.6

2.2%

Hungary

3,532

802

4.4

2.1%

OTHERS

39,318

7,560

5.2

23.9%

Importers FROM FRANCE

Value (1,000 USD)

Weight (Tons)

Unit Price (USD/KG)

World

142,135

15,392

9.2

100.0%

Germany

21,954

1,933

11.4

15.4%

Spain

19,909

3,678

5.4

14.0%

USA

13,481

148

91.0

9.5%

11,462

626

18.3

8.1%

Romania

7,293

1,644

4.4

5.1%

Turkey

5,459

802

6.8

3.8%

Belgium

4,409

875

5.0

3.1%

Italy

4,351

537

8.1

3.1%

China

3,748

187

20.0

2.6%

Morocco

3,728

207

18.0

2.6%

OTHERS

46,341

4,756

9.7

32.6%

What is the Relation Between These 2 Countries? The 2nd biggest market for Italian fastener production was France; however, Italy was the 8th biggest buyer for French fastener production. In a simple world, French consumers also believe that Italian fasteners are quite good for purchasing. 16% of the total exported fasteners through Italy were bought by French consumers. On the other hand, just 3.1% of the total exported fasteners through France were bought by Italian consumers.

Different Strategies The competition between these two countries never stops and the winner of this competition in the fastener field must be selected by the capacity of their industry to innovate and upgrade. Companies gain advantages against the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best competitors because of pressure and challenge. They benefit from having strong domestic rivals, aggressive home-based suppliers, and demanding local customers.

T he st rategies t hat have been chosen by Italy and France are very different, Italian suppliers have focused on German market with a lower price so they could supply about 13.4% of German fastener needs and they are the 1st supplier of German fastener consumption. Note that France just satisfies 4.0% of German needs and is ranked the 9th biggest supplier for German market. Italian suppliers can focus on this message for better penetration in the global market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are the leading fastener seller in the most industrialized marketGermany.â&#x20AC;? French suppliers have focused on the high price and they have lost their geographic focus. On the other hand, their fasteners are not the most expensive in the world, and therefore, they are a leader in nothing. I believe it is the main reason that Italy acted better than France in the fastener industry.

Last Word The competition between these two countries in the fastener field have become more important than ever. As the basis of competition has shifted more and more to the creation and assimilation of knowledge, the role of the country has grown. Competitive advantages are created and sustained through a highly localized process. Differences in national values, culture, economic structures, institutions, and histories all contribute to competitive success. There are striking differences in the patterns of competitiveness in every country; no nation can or will be competitive in every or even most industries. Ultimately, nations succeed i n pa r ticula r i ndust ries because their home environment is the most forward-looking, dynamic, and challenging.

127

128

129

130