News & Stories
Welcome to STANLEY Engineered Fastening News & Stories. Here you'll get a glimpse into our business, the industries we serve, and the latest company announcements, as well as our commitment to diversity and our local communities.

If your company is considering tool automation to improve quality and productivity, it is important to carefully consider which automation ...
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Six Feet of Distance is Driving Transformation of the Assembly Process and Manufacturing Industry
September 28, 2020It’s a shame that it sometimes takes an issue to learn a lesson. In America, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed many to the lack of ...
COVID-19, General Manufacturing, STANLEY Assembly Technologies
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Is My Company Ready for Automation? What to Consider First
September 15, 2020If your company is considering tool automation to improve quality and productivity, it is important to carefully consider which automation integrator/partner you choose for your ...
General Manufacturing, STANLEY Assembly Technologies
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6 Things to Consider Before Automating Your Blind Riveting or Threaded Application
August 24, 2020Investing in automating a tool equipment solution can be an intimidating process but has a number of benefits. There are several things you need ...
General Manufacturing, STANLEY Assembly Technologies
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Tool Cleaning to Reduce Health and Safety Issues
August 3, 2020The global manufacturing slump due to the COVID-19 pandemic is showing signs of easing. As manufacturing and production work resumes or increasing operations, even in ...
COVID-19, General Manufacturing, STANLEY Assembly Technologies
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Innovating Creative New Designs That Solve Problems: A Profile of Maria Fedele
June 15, 2020I am a Product Line Support Engineer at STANLEY Engineered Fastening, a division of Stanley Black & Decker. My main responsibility is to determine the ...
Careers
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A Truly Level Playing Field: A Profile of Ziyan Xu
June 12, 2020Throughout my work in engineering, from my time in the classroom to my internship at STANLEY® Engineered Fastening, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, ...
Careers
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How to Accelerate Custom Fastener Development with Rapid Prototyping
May 14, 2020With a typical lead-time of up to 18 weeks for the development and production of a new or bespoke fastener, STANLEY® Engineered Fastening's rapid prototyping ...
Automotive, Avdel, General Manufacturing, POP
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Smart Technology Drives Performance and Reporting in New Cordless Rivet Tool
January 13, 2020The high-performance BR12PP-8 Smart Rivet Tool from STANLEY® Assembly Technologies, the global leader in precision fastening, allows manufacturers to reduce scrap, optimize the assembly area, ...
Product News, STANLEY Assembly Technologies
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Achieving Big Solar O&M Savings by Focusing on the Smallest Part
August 8, 2019Fasteners are a key but often overlooked aspect of racking system installation and maintenance. NEXTracker, one of STANLEY® Engineered Fastening’s premier customers, designs, manufactures, builds, ...
Anti-Vibration, Renewable Energy, STANLEY Assembly Technologies
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Prevent Bolt Self-Loosening: Keep Torque in its Place
July 31, 2019Loose bolts can be an irritating nuisance, but they can also lead to serious and even catastrophic results.
For example, in 2012, 432 barrels of synthetic ...
Anti-Vibration, Optia
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Costs Drop but Challenges Increase for Solar and Wind Industries
July 15, 2019Long-term projections predict substantial growth in alternative energy sourcing, especially solar. There are even projections that solar could comprise up to 30 percent of the ...
Optia, Renewable Energy, Spiralock , Sustainability
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STANLEY® Engineered Fastening Announces Launch of New Brand Structure
June 21, 2019STANLEY® Engineered Fastening, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, is a global leader in precision fastening and assembly solutions. We recently announced the launch ...
Company News, Product News
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Auto Manufacturers are Heavily Invested in Lightweighting
April 26, 2019The current U.S. administration has plans to roll back increased vehicle standards and mileage rules set in place by the previous administration, but will it ...
Automotive, Lightweighting
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60-Volt Cordless Nutrunner Optimizes High-Torque Fastening Applications
April 10, 2019STANLEY® Assembly Technologies, a brand of STANLEY® Engineered Fastening, is extending its B-Series cordless tool line to include the B44L angle-lever cordless nutrunner. Thanks to ...
Construction & Infrastructure, Product News, STANLEY Assembly Technologies
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STANLEY® Engineered Fastening Opens a Production Facility in Elyria, OH
March 20, 2019STANLEY® Engineered Fastening has opened a production facility in Elyria, Ohio. STANLEY® Engineered Fastening executives and local government officials celebrated the factory opening with a ...
Company News, Nelson
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Problem-Solving Was Ted Nelson's First Love
March 7, 2019Eighty years ago, many rural homes weren’t electrified, nor did they have indoor plumbing. Glenn Miller and Billie Holiday were at the top of the ...
Nelson, Shipbuilding
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Decorah Facility Champions Corporate Global Sustainability Initiative
February 20, 2019STANLEY® Engineered Fastening and its parent company Stanley Black & Decker have pledged their corporate offices, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities around the world will ...
Company News, Sustainability
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One Seafaring Legend Lends a Hand to Others
February 4, 2019Rejuvenating a 100-plus-year-old, 27,000-ton cornerstone of seafaring history back to her former glory is no small job, and neither is restoring the tight spaces of ...
Nelson, Shipbuilding
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Global Week of Service 2018 was Bigger, Broader, and Better
November 30, 2018The second-annual STANLEY® Engineered Fastening Global Week of Service dramatically surpassed the inaugural event in employee participation, organizations served, communities reached, and overall impact.
Victoria Bowles, ...
Company News
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How Stanley® Engineered Fastening Helps Drive Electric Vehicle Production
November 21, 2018Half of almost 1,000 automotive industry decision-makers surveyed in Europe, Asia, and the Americas believe battery electric vehicles are the No. 1 trend in their sector, ...
Electric Mobility, Lightweighting
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STANLEY® Assembly Technologies Introduces High-Speed Cordless Nutrunner
October 3, 2018STANLEY® Assembly Technologies, a brand of STANLEY® Engineered Fastening, is extending its B-Series cordless torque tool product line to include the B33L angle-lever cordless nutrunner. ...
Company News, Construction & Infrastructure, STANLEY Assembly Technologies
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Manufacturing's Latest Evolution: Its People
September 24, 2018Today’s factories are more Minority Report than Dickens novel. The real and cyber worlds are merging, thanks to automation, connectivity, Big Data, and screen technology.
“The ...
Diversity & Inclusion, General Manufacturing
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Danbury Facility Makes Advances in Energy Savings
June 15, 2018Rich Ciardi was a man on a mission.
As the Maintenance Manager at the STANLEY® Engineered Fastening plant in Danbury, Connecticut, Ciardi – along with his ...
Company News, Sustainability
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STANLEY® Signs on as Official Partner of the DS Virgin Racing Formula E Team
April 27, 2018NEW BRITAIN, Conn. and LONDON, UK, April 27, 2018
Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) and DS Virgin Racing today announced that Stanley® Black & ...Company News, Electric Mobility
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Stanley Black & Decker Acquires Nelson® Fastener Systems' Industrial Business
April 2, 2018On Monday, April 2, Stanley Black & Decker completed the purchase of the industrial business of Nelson® Fastener Systems, which excludes Nelson’s automotive stud welding ...
Company News, Nelson
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Virtual Control Room Adds Dimension to Data for Stanley® Warrington Team
March 30, 2018When Plant General Manager Lee Birchall needs to know the status of any element within the walls of his 176,000-square-foot factory in Warrington, northwest England, ...
Company News
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From One of a Kind to Leader of the Pack: A Profile of Bettina Fischermanns
March 1, 2018In the beginning of my career, when I would show up at a customer’s site, they would smile a little bit, not expecting a woman ...
Careers
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STEM Candidate Branches Out: A Profile of Carla Mills
February 14, 2018As a Human Resource (HR) Generalist I touch just about every aspect of the function – recruiting, compensation and benefits, employee engagement, organizational design, and ...
Careers
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Nelson's Stud Welding Supports Aussie Rules Football in Perth
January 15, 2018The city of Perth in Western Australia is home to the newest mega-structure in Nelson's résumé; Optus Stadium. This 60,000 seat oval is a world-class ...
Company News, Construction & Infrastructure, Nelson
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From Flint to Frankfurt: A Profile of Paul Gianferrara
January 4, 2018As an engineering student at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, I worked a co-op job as part of my required curriculum. At Kettering, students go ...
Careers
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Stepping Up, Even When It’s ‘Not Your Job’: A Profile of Elizabeth Walker
December 15, 2017If you asked me one year ago where I would be today, I would never have imagined it would be living across the country because ...
Careers
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Be Successful at Whatever You Put Your Mind to Achieve: A Profile of Tony Prueitt
November 30, 2017When I first started with Stanley Black & Decker, I never imagined I’d have a 27-year career with the same company, but it has more ...
Careers
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Growth and Development Isn't Always a Straight Path: A Profile of Noah Forrest
November 20, 2017I have a passion for putting a team together and watching people grow and develop. I look for opportunities to coach others. This passion currently ...
Careers
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STANLEY® Engineered Fastening Employees Worldwide Embody Corporate Mission
November 1, 2017When Stanley Black & Decker adopted the purpose statement "For those who make the world™," the company made it clear that the intent behind the ...
Company News
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B-Series Cordless Line Adds Right Angle and Inline Torque Tools
September 14, 2017Many of today’s high-performing vehicles are a challenge at the point of assembly: their aerodynamic designs result in incredibly tight spaces for interior installations, and, as ...
Company News
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Helping Automakers Meet the Challenge of Lightweighting Vehicles
April 4, 2017For years, automakers have been pursuing ways to take weight out of the vehicle — seeking lower emissions and higher mileage without sacrificing safety, reliability, ...
Lightweighting
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POP® Avdel® Introduces NeoBolt® Lockbolt Fastener System
April 6, 2015In 2015, STANLEY® Engineered Fastening, the largest blind-rivet supplier in the industry, introduced Avdel® NeoBolt®, a non-breakstem lockbolt fastening system for heavy-duty structural applications. The ...
Avdel, Company News
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STANLEY® Engineered Fastening Receives General Motors Quality Award
December 17, 20142014 was yet another banner year for STANLEY® Engineered Fastening, with three separate General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Awards. Three years ago, GM initiated a ...
Company News
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Versatile Spiralock® Thread Form Available in Stainless
May 29, 2014STANLEY® Engineered Fastening offers its unique self-locking Spiralock® thread form – which is highly resistant to shock, vibration, and temperature induced loosening – in a ...
Company News
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Meet the newest member of the ProSet® family of Blind Riveting Tools
July 11, 2013In July, STANLEY® Engineered Fastening introduced the new PB2500 Battery Powered Rivet Tool, an addition to the ever-popular ProSet® family of rivet tools.
The PB2500 tool ...
ProSet