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  2. Pandrol - Wikipedia

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    The 1980s was a time of rapid expansion for Pandrol; it opened new offices and manufacturing sites in both South Korea and Indonesia while its e-clips were installed for the first time in Japan. [ citation needed ] As a result of the acquisition of Vortok in 1991, Pandrol gained a range of solutions for rail track maintenance, rail signalling ...

  3. Velcro Companies - Wikipedia

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    Hook-and-loop fastener, invented by de Mestral. Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral who studied at EPFL invented his first touch fastener when, in 1941, he went for a walk in the Alps, and wondered why burdock seeds clung to his woolen socks and coat, and also his dog Milka. [2] [6] He discovered it could be turned into something useful ...

  4. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps' location tracking is regarded by some as a threat to users' privacy, with Dylan Tweney of VentureBeat writing in August 2014 that "Google is probably logging your location, step by step, via Google Maps", and linked users to Google's location history map, which "lets you see the path you've traced for any given day that your ...

  5. Fastenal - Wikipedia

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    Fastenal Company is an American publicly traded company based in Winona, Minnesota, founded in 1967.It placed 479 in the 2021 Fortune 500 based on its 2020 revenues, [2] and its stock is a component of the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 stock market indices.

  6. Fastener - Wikipedia

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    Typical fasteners (US quarter shown for scale) A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) [1] is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. In general, fasteners are used to create non-permanent joints; that is, joints that can be removed or dismantled without damaging the joining components. [2]

  7. M-10 (Michigan highway) - Wikipedia

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    In Michigan's initial allocation of highways, four new designations replaced M-10: US 24 from the state line north to Dearborn, US 112 between Dearborn and Detroit, US 10 from Detroit to Saginaw, and US 23 from Saginaw to Mackinaw City. [10] At the time, no M-10 designation was reassigned to any other roads. [13]

  8. Hermansville, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Hermansville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Meyer Township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [3] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 509. [2] The community formed around the defunct Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company as a company town.

  9. Flat Rock Assembly Plant - Wikipedia

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    Flat Rock Assembly Plant, formerly known as the Michigan Casting Center (1972–1981), Mazda Motor Manufacturing USA (1987–1992) and AutoAlliance International (1992–2012), is a Ford Motor Company assembly plant located at 1 International Drive in Flat Rock, Michigan in Metro Detroit.