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• n  a person who fastens or makes fast
  he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was
• n  restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• The nonmetallic, zipperlike fastener is called Velcro, consists of two strips of fabric, one with thousands of tiny nylon hooks, the other with thousands of equally tiny nylon loops.
• As the hands of Boeing's workers graced the final product on Sunday, checking out the landing gear, the fasteners, the smooth sides that lacked the ripples often caused by aluminum .
• Because slide fasteners have tiny parts with precision fittings, the industry had to use an easily workable copper base.

• fastening
• holdfast
• fixing

News & Articles

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• CNC-Based Centerless Grinder suits aerospace applications.
  With NUM's Flexium CNC kernel, Cincinnati 2-OM centerless grinders gain automated, precision machining capabilities. There are 4 variants, with choice of 3 autoloading options, and application-specific software is included to automate production of specialist countersink, button-head, and relief style fasteners. NUM-based upgrades transform Cincinnati 2-OM hydraulic- and mechanical-dressing ...
  June 20, 2013 - ThomasNet
• Doncasters Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Automatic SMP — a Specialty Fasteners Company
  17 June 2013, Le Bourget – UK based Doncasters Group announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase Automatic SMP (ASMP), a recognised manufacturer of internally threaded fasteners & precision components.
  June 18, 2013 - Aircraft Maintenance Technology
• Armodilo Brings Tablet Enclosure Security To A New Level
  Armodilo Display Solutions has added a higher level of security to its tablet enclosures by offering Armodilo SecureLock™ fasteners. (PRWeb June 18, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/iPad-Kiosk/Tablet-Display-Stand/prweb10842345.htm
  June 18, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Jack Roush in USA Today
  We have conducted a thorough internal investigation and have found no evidence whatsoever that anyone intended for the bolt/nut fastener to fail to secure the lid for the entire race,team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday. "We have...
• Jim McNerney in Reuters.uk
  You know the root cause here -- the fastener industry got consolidated, post 9/11,said McNerney. "The consolidators misjudged the demand swingback -- a lot of us misjudged the demand swingback -- post 9/11."
• Don Manzullo in FOXBusiness
  When we first discussed the possibility of restarting aerospace fastener manufacturing less than a year ago, I immediately sensed a strong commitment from Acument officials,Manzullo said. "Since then, Acument has launched an R&D study with...