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Over 50% Increase in Number of Exhibitors

U.S. Fastener Market
Resilience Under GlobalChallenges

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More than 700 exhibitors including some 100 first-time
exhibitors, a 55.5% increase over the previous show's record of 450
exhibitors. This is a new history made in the IFE show spanningfrom October 9 to 11 this year. According to a survey by Mordor
Intelligence, the North American industrial fasteners market value
will reach US$20.05 billion in 2023 and US$23.53 billion in 2028,
with a CAGR of 3.25%, which is an indicator that the U.S. fastenermarket has not lost its touch in attracting business opportunities.

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This year's keynote speeches focused on the resilience andadaptability of the U.S. fastener industry in the face of rapidchanges, as well as nearshore and onshore sourcing strategies
for OEMs and distributors, cloud-based digital technology,
3D computing and AI technology ready for distributors, andsuccession in the fastener industry. The U.S. fastener industry is
also facing the challenge of technological transformation.
CHIA YICHIAN YUNGCHIAO CHANGCHIEN TSAICHIN LIH HSINGCHIREKCHITECPC FASTENERSDAR YUDE HUIDRAGONE CHAINERAY

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FENG YIFONG PREAN

FONTECFONG YIEN

FU KAIGOFAST

GREAT PEAKHEADER PLANHOME SOON

HOMN REEN

HU PAOINNTECH

J.C. GRAND

J. T. FASTENERSJACKWAY

JENG YUHJI LI DENG

JINN HERKU FU

KWANTEX

L&W

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Increased Inquiries About Alternative Sources of Supply
The slow post-pandemic economic recovery, the global inflation and the instability of Chinese economy have led many visitors to thistrade show to look for suppliers outside of China, such as suppliers from Vietnam, India, and Taiwan, or suppliers with factories in countries

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LUNA'S LIGHT

MAO CHUAN

METAL FASTENERS

MOLS

OFCO

PRO-PATHRAH ALLIANCE

REXLENREXSONSCTSE FASEN CHANGSHAW GUANG

SHEH FUNGSHIANG GINGSHYANG SHENGSIN FU SHAN

SINTECSOON PORTSPEC

other than China. The world’s trend of looking foralternative sources to minimize the impact of U.S.China trade friction is growing rather than shrinking.
In addition, the show coincided with the outbreak of
Israeli-Palestinian War, and visitors, as Fastener Worldobserved, were monitoring the impact of this war on theU.S. economy.
In addition to local U.S. distributors and buyers,
there were also buyers from India, Singapore, Indonesia,
Ger ma ny, Saudi A rabia. A mong t hem, Fastener
World saw quite a many Indian exhibitors f rom
India, from which we can tell that the uprise of "IndiaManufacturing" has prompted Indian exhibitors to seize the opportunity ofstriking deals with U.S. exhibitors.

Taiwanese Exhibitors Tripled in NumberThis show made a great success last year. This year, there were up to90 Taiwanese exhibitors who applied for booths through Fastener World tograb the lion’s share of the U.S. market. That’s triple the number of around
30 exhibitors recorded in the previous show. The 90 exhibitors took up alarge chunk of the venue. Taiwanese exhibitors told Fastener World that it istremendously helpful to meet buyers coming from many countries at the U.S.
venue. There were buyers who saw some of the exhibitors’ ads in Fastener
World magazines and then came to their booths to purchase products. A post惠達雜誌 Fastener World no.203/2023

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SPECIAL RIVETSSPRING LAKE

STANDING

SUNNY BEAM

SUPERIOR QUALITY

TFTATIFITAIWAN PRECISIONTAIWAN SHAN YIN

TONE DAR SEEN

U-WEENWA TAI

WITEC

WAYNETEL

WATTSON

WIN FEATURES

YOANG MING

YOUR CHOICE

ZI EAshow survey conducted by Fastener World revealed that mostof these exhibitors expressed that they would exhibit again nextyear.

IFE 2024 Open for Registration
The organizer has announced that the next show will beheld on September 9-11, 2024, at Mandalay Bay Convention
Center (Halls B&C) in Las Vegas, USA, and that is it now open
for registration. For registration, contact the show’s organizer.
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Photovoltaic and Other Energy Industries in the Spotlight
The fastener fair which took place in Poland's second largest city, Krakow, on October 18-19, 2023, reached its 6th edition and brought
together 148 exhibitors from Turkey, Italy, Czech Republic, Spain, China, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, USA, Taiwan, and Poland.
Poland is one of the world's top 10 markets for photovoltaics, so one of the main focuses of the 6th edition was the product display bymanufacturers and suppliers of connectors and racks for photovoltaic, energy and electrical engineering, attracting buyers of photovoltaic,hydroelectric, wind and geothermal energy, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) contractors, as well as suppliers of network
infrastructure and integrated renewable energy solutions.
Additionally, the organizer held the "Ecology and Economy in the Fastener Industry - Challenges and Opportunities" conference during
the fair, where the topics in discussion included the assumed impact of CBAM regulations on imports from outside the EU, green revolution,
circular building, and carbon reduction in car manufacturing plants.
In the course of distributing magazines and recommending fastener suppliers on-site, Fastener World specialists met visitors from theNetherlands, Ukraine, Slovakia, Poland, among other countries. The exhibitors told Fastener World specialist that they saw more visitors
in this edition over the previous one, and therefore they think the fastener market in Poland is gradually warming up. The future business
opportunities are not to be missed.

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CHAO JINGCHIEN TSAICHITECHUNG HODAGANFRATOM

HOPLITEJA DENJOKER

KEY-USELONG HWA

MAO CHUAN

ORANGERJWSHINN RUNGTAI HUEITIFI

TSUNG YANGVERTIGOYESWINThe organizer will announce the dates of the next edition soon. Contact the organizer for more
information or follow the updates on Fastener World website at www.fastener-world.com.
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Review of2023
The annually held Fastener Fair Mexico took place on
September 7-9, 2023 at Expo Guadalajara, Mexico and attracted
nearly 80 exhibitors from the local Mexican fastener relatedindustry, as well as from countries including Taiwan, Israel, China,USA, etc. to present and showcase their latest and innovative
fastening, fixing, and assembling products, solutions, and services,which included screw, nuts. bolts, rivets. washers, anchors, fastening
tools, molds & dies, machinery, and other peripherals & accessories.

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Fastener Fair Mexico was originally given in the capital of
Mexico, Mexico City, before the pandemic. However, due to thechange of the fair organizer and its goal to boost the attendance ofmore visitors and potential buyers from different fastener-relatedindustries, the Fair was then arranged to be co-located with thelargest hardware event in the whole Latin American region, Expo
Nacional Ferretera in Guadalajara, which is also the second largest
city and one of the most pivotal manufacturing heartlands in Mexico.

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As the exclusive sales agent of FF Mexico, Fastener WorldInc. not only went to exhibit again, but also brought 10 Taiwanese
exhibitors to participate. These Taiwanese exhibitors featuring highquality products and excellent service were: L&W, PINGOOD,WEI-I INDUSTRY, METAL FASTENERS, FANG SHENG
SCREW, KUO HSIAN FASTENER, REXLEN, BOLTUN, CHIENTSAI MACHINERY, TAIWAN METIZ ALLIANCE. Taiwanese
exhibitors said that Mexico is no doubt one of the most important
countries in the Latin American region with vibrant manufacturingindustries nationwide, e.g., automotive, furniture, hardware,industrial components processing, aerospace, and that they would
like to utilize these advantages to explore more opportunities andestablish new business contact with potential industry players
from Mexico and surrounding countries. In addition to Taiwanese
exhibitors, China was the largest exhibiting group this year.
Mexican manufacturing industries with robust fastener demandand proximity to several large ports used to take advantage ofthe benefits brought by USMCA (formerly NAFTA) and importa great amount of goods and products from many countries suchas USA, Canada, Taiwan, China, and the rest of the world, which
the organizer believes would help boost the international industry
exchange through giving Fastener Fair Mexico and Expo Nacional
Ferretera under one roof.

Co-located with the 30th edition of Expo Nacional Ferretera
with the record-breaking number of visitors this year, Fastener Fair
Mexico not only drew the attention of professional fastener industry
players to visit onsite to seek for further collaboration, but also saw
some meaningful and significant visits from other industrial key men
and decision makers from the field of hardware and others showing
high interest in purchasing or collaborating with each other. In
addition to importers, distributors and retailers from Mexico, manypotential buyers from neighboring Latin American countries (e.g.,
Bolivia, Honduras, Brazil, etc.) are also in attendance looking forsourcing and cooperation opportunities.
After the successful industry event this year, the organizer has
also announced the dates of the next edition, which will be held again
at Expo Guadalajara on September 5-7, 2024.
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BOLTUNCHIEN TSAIFANG SHENGKUO HSIAN

L&W

METAL FASTENERSPINGOODREXLENTAIWAN METIZ

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AI Inspection, Carbon Neutrality,and Lean Production Control Now
the Talk of the Town
The show attracted 1,030 exhibitors during the three-day period fromOctober 4 to 6, including 267 exhibitors of fasteners and hardware parts,
nearly 200 exhibitors related to surface treatment and surface cleaning,
about 100 exhibitors of inspection machines, and nearly 100 exhibitors ofmeasuring machines, according to the data revealed by the organizer. The
total number of visitors reached 33,000 people.
In recent years, Japan has gained a lot of attention in the world's politicaland economic landscape. There is a well-known fastener trade dealer inOsaka rapidly in the making of an all-English purchase platform, aimingat the global market and vowing to send Japanese high-quality products
and logistics services to all corners of the world. Fastener World is closely
monitoring the situation in Japan and set up a booth at the show to distribute
magazines and introduce global fastener companies to Japanese visitors.
According to the Fastener World staff on-site. There were about 70
Chinese exhibitors of screws and 30 Taiwanese fastener exhibitors in theshow. Some of them solely targeted their overseas sales at the Japanesemarket and had visited Japanese clients before the show. On another note,visitors to the Fastener World booth were mainly looking for suppliers ofscrews and motorcycle parts.
There were up to six AI-related speeches in the conferences organizedby the show, which mainly explored how to apply AI to the manufacturingindustry. Another major topic was carbon neutrality, with one of the speech
title "Explanation of the Decarbonization Management Strategy— KeyPoints of CO2 Visualization and Carbon Footprint Calculation of the Entire
Supply Chain in the Manufacturing Industry." From here we see Japan’shigh interest in carbon tax as the future trend. Representative of ToyotaMotor Corporation of Japan was also invited to give a presentation on theworld-renowned Toyota Production System (TPS). These speeches offered aglimpse into the future of Japan's manufacturing industry.
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