2013 National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo was grandly inaugurated on Oct. 23rd, 2013 at Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.ChinaFastener Magazine (booth No. 339), being the unique media from China’s fastener industry, exhibited in the Expo for the consecutive eighth year and explore the latest development trend of American fastener industry. 

National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo, jointly held by National Fastener Distributors Association and American Fastener Journal, met its 17th edition this year. It is the largest event of its kind in North America, the first place for manufacturers to market and sell their products and services to thousands of interested buyers from throughout the USA and around the world, and the best place for industrial distributors, importers, sales reps and others to see, touch and buy the latest product offerings as well as find solutions to unique and complex applications.

2013 National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo featured industrial fasteners; fastener machinery and tooling; inspection, testing and packaging equipment; abrasives; cutting tools; drills; hand tools; plant and safety supplies; and hundreds of other industrial products and services.

National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo was so influential and popular that it attracted about 640 exhibitors from America and throughout the world. There were as much as 200 exhibitors from mainland China; Haiyan Pavilion, Taiwan Pavilion, Korean Pavilion grandly staged in the expo as well.

It was learned that American fastener industry mainly relies on the demand by manufacturing industry and construction industry. Since the outbreak of financial crisis in 2008, the downturn of real estate industry appeared, which led to the sharp decrease of fastener demand. It was the same for aerospace industry and home appliance industry, greatly affecting fastener production from 2008 to 2010. However, the major manufacturing industry gradually recovered after 2010 and IBISWorld forecasted American fastener industry would increased by 2.3% in 2013.