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Fastenal Releases 2024 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

Fastener News Desk

which uses the material to manufacture composite outdoor decking products. FAST-G Taylor Ranta Oborski | Financial Reporting & Regulatory Compliance Manager | 507.313.7959 Source: Fastenal Company Going to Fastener Fair USA? Launched a large-scale plastic recycling program with Trex Company , Inc.,

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Fastenal Teams with Trex to Turn Used Plastic into Outdoor Building Products

Fastener News Desk

the world’s leading manufacturer of wood-alternative composite decking, railing, and other outdoor building products made from recycled materials. The entire portfolio of Trex composite decking is made from 95% recycled and reclaimed materials, including a mix of polyethylene (PE) film and industrial wood scrap.

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Markforged tips ‘just in place’ to replace ‘just in time’ in Australian manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

At the Perth launch in October, 2022 Richard Elving, Markforged’s senior director for Asia Pacific, said the parlous state of global logistics made it imperative for Australian manufacturers to become more self-sufficient. Unfortunately, JIT simply cannot function in a world where prompt, reliable import/export logistics no longer exist.

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Markforged tips ‘just in place’ to replace ‘just in time’ in Australian manufacturing

AU Manufacturing

At the Perth launch in October 2022 Richard Elving, Markforged’s Senior Director, Asia Pacific, said the parlous state of global logistics made it imperative for Australian manufacturers to become more self-sufficient. . Unfortunately, JIT simply cannot function in a world where prompt, reliable import/export logistics no longer exist.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.9%; May 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

The May composite index reading reflects companies continuing to manage outputs to better match demand for the first half of 2023 and prepare for growth in the late summer/early fall period. Logistics, particularly from East Asia , continue to return to historical-level transit times; Europe and India remain elevated.

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In-place manufacturing method improves gas sensor capabilities, production time

Control Engineering

In the future, researchers plan to improve the sensor’s capabilities further by programming nanomaterial composites to target specific gases or to identify multiple gas species in complex mixtures. This is more efficient than drop-casting, which requires that sensors be synthesized separately and then integrated. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.

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K. Soundhar Rajhan, Chief Strategy Officer,  Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, shares highlights and insights from his more than five-decade journey with the iconic company

Dinesh Mishra

Image 1: source: DMG Mori. In the aerospace sector, our Advanced Technology Center (ATC) produces high-quality systems, composites, modules, and components, utilizing some of LMW-manufactured machine tools. October, 2019 Link Q4. This led to his promotion to Vice President – Supply Chain Management.