SPRING 2012
Distributor's Link Magazine Spring Issue 2012 / VOL 35 / NO.2
Distributor's Link Magazine Spring Issue 2012 / VOL 35 / NO.2
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THE DISTRIBUTOR’S<br />
IN THE <strong>SPRING</strong> <strong>2012</strong> ISSUE...<br />
6 Distributor News<br />
8 US Legal, Reluctant & Messy “Change-Over” to SI Metric<br />
Bengt Blendulf<br />
10 Computer Insights: The Business Edge 2.0 with<br />
Bin Stocking Saves Time and Money<br />
12 Lessons from the Field: Don’t Mix Galvanized Fasteners<br />
Barnaby Myhrum<br />
14 Review of the Fastener Company Acquisitions<br />
Completed in 2011<br />
Richard Hagan<br />
16 Porteous Fastener Company: It’s All About Reputation!<br />
26 Metric Fasteners Corp: Time for a Metrics Change<br />
28 Preparing the Warehouse for a New Frontier<br />
Robert B. Footlik<br />
30 Cable Tie Express: Business to Business - People to People<br />
34 Torque Variables and Liability<br />
Guy Avellon<br />
36 Component Packaging: “Whatever it Takes!”<br />
38 Adding Value to Your Internal Audit Program<br />
Lorri Hunt<br />
42 Survey of the Fastener Industry 2011 Year End<br />
John Wolz<br />
46 Sure Thing: Why Every Fastener Distributor Needs<br />
to Grab a Page on Google+<br />
Joe Dysart<br />
48 Clever Seam Design Makes the Coiled Pin<br />
Perfect for Hinges<br />
Michael Pasko, Engineer, Spirol International Corporation<br />
52 Ring Eliminates Supercharger “Whistle”<br />
Joe Cappello, Director of Global Marketing, Rotor Clip Co..<br />
56 Green Building and the Fastener Distributor<br />
Jim Truesdell<br />
58 Three Good Reasons to Sell Your Business This Year<br />
Bart Basi<br />
60 MWFA 65th Anniversary & Awards <strong>2012</strong> Scholarships<br />
62 Cardinal Fastener Inc. Soars Again!<br />
64 SFA to Award Twelve Scholarships in <strong>2012</strong>;<br />
Two Fall Dinner Meetings Scheduled<br />
66 Bolt Material Standards Refer to Several<br />
Different Types of Strength<br />
Joe Greenslade, Director of Engineering Technology, IFI<br />
70 LEP Advantage: Not Your Ordinary Fastener Manufacturer<br />
72 IFI – Serving the Industry in Many Ways in <strong>2012</strong><br />
73 Dyson: UnitPac Domestic Bolt & Nut Assemblies<br />
74 Considerations When Selecting Blind Rivets<br />
Anthony DiMaio<br />
76 MWFA 31st Annual Fastener Show Registration Form<br />
86 Offshore Milling Services: Celebrating 20 Years<br />
of Excellence<br />
88 MWFA‘s Holiday Party and News<br />
92 Blind Riveting 102: High Strength Rivets<br />
Steven Sherman, Vice President of Engineering,<br />
Industrial Rivet & Fastener Co.<br />
93 Quantum Storage Systems: Clearly Your Solution<br />
94 MWFA 65th Celebration & Scholarship Awards Photos<br />
96 Why “Elevator Speeches” Defeat Sales<br />
John R. Graham<br />
100 Questions & Answers<br />
Dave Kahle<br />
106 DDI System: Are You Benefitting with the<br />
Latest Technology<br />
108 E-Z Lok Adds Line of Coil Thread Repair Inserts<br />
110 MAFDA Celebrates a Strong 2011<br />
Chuck Halpin<br />
112 Porteous Fastener Company Presents Check to<br />
Hope for Warriors®<br />
116 MFDA Holds Economic & Business Seminar<br />
120 SEFA to Host Spring Conference<br />
122 All American Fastener Show Cancelled Due to Tornado<br />
124 S&M Retaining Rings: Proudly Producing<br />
“Made in the USA” Retaining Rings<br />
Michael P. O’Shea, Vice President
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