FALL 2016
Distributor's Link Magazine Fall Issue 2016 / Vol 39 No4
Distributor's Link Magazine Fall Issue 2016 / Vol 39 No4
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6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS<br />
8 SHARING TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT FASTENER USE<br />
Bengt Blendulf<br />
10 NIFMSE CONTINUES TO DISPLAY STRONG STANDING AND<br />
A BETTER SHOW EXPERIENCE<br />
Susan Hurley<br />
12 CONTENT MARKETING: HOW FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS<br />
MAKE IT PAY WITH THE RIGHT SEO<br />
Joe Dysart<br />
14 WHAT FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT<br />
CHOOSING A TESTING LABORATORY<br />
Guy Avellon<br />
16 [COVER STORY] CABLE TIE EXPRESS: GET ON BOARD!<br />
24 FUNDAMENTALS OF THREAD FORMING SCREWS – PART 1:<br />
WHY A DISTRIBUTOR SHOULD EMBRACE THESE FASTENERS<br />
Laurence Claus<br />
26 HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT FASTENER FAILURE<br />
INVESTIGATION – WHAT THE SUPPLIER MUST KNOW<br />
Carmen Vertullo<br />
28 COUNTERFEIT COMPONENTS – MITIGATING RISK<br />
BEYOND THE FQA<br />
Michael Mowins<br />
30 ISO 9001:2015 OVERVIEW<br />
Lorri Hunt<br />
34 HAVE YOU CONSIDERED…<br />
Robert Footlik<br />
36 FASTENER COMPANY ACQUISITIONS COMPLETED<br />
DURING THE FIRST HALF OF <strong>2016</strong><br />
Richard Hagan<br />
39 WYANDOTTE INDUSTRIES – EVOLVING WITH THE TIMES<br />
40 MAKING SURE DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES<br />
ARE ‘REAL’ PARTNERS<br />
Jim Truesdell<br />
42 COPPER STATE – WE’RE NOT JUST A BOLT COMPANY ANYMORE!<br />
46 AIS: COMBINING FORCES FOR A GREATER SUM<br />
Jim Ruetz<br />
48 FASTENERS FACE A LIGHTER FUTURE<br />
Jason Sandefur<br />
50 RAMCO SPECIALITIES – PROVIDING QUALITY AND<br />
SERVICE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS<br />
50 SEFA AND SFA PLAN JOINT CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS<br />
Nancy Rich<br />
52 COMPUTER INSIGHTS: TAKE YOUR BUSINESS ON THE ROAD<br />
54 SPIROL: HOW TO DESIGN ASSEMBLIES THAT USE COILED<br />
PINS FOR LOCATING AND ALIGNMENT<br />
Christie L. Jones<br />
56 ADVANCE COMPONENTS: SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH<br />
THE AMAZING REUSABLE SCREW<br />
Doug Warren<br />
58 AVOIDING AN INEVITABLE FAMILY FEUD<br />
Bart Basi<br />
64 INDUSTRIAL RIVET: STANDING OUT IN A CROWDED FIELD<br />
Steven Sherman<br />
66 FALCON FASTENING SOLUTIONS: A COMMITMENT<br />
TO AMERICAN MANUFACTURING<br />
Michelle Safrit<br />
67 SEMS AND SPECIALS: THERE’S MORE TO OUR NAME!<br />
70 <strong>2016</strong> MWFA TABLE TOP SHOW RECEIVES GREAT REVIEWS<br />
Nancy Rich<br />
72 SETTING BLIND RIVETS<br />
Anthony Di Maio<br />
73 UNICORP EXPANDS NAS/MS INVENTORY<br />
76 FASTENER TRAINING IS COMING TO YOU!<br />
Jo Morris<br />
78 BAY SUPPLY LAUNCHES NEW DISTRIBUTOR WEBSITE<br />
80 FASTENER NEWS DESK AND THE FIC CELEBRATE<br />
FASTENER INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING DAY EVENTS<br />
82 RC FASTENERS & COMPONENTS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE<br />
86 ROTOR CLIP FREE E-BOOK NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD<br />
87 WALKER BOLT: AN INDUSTRY LEGACY IS BACK AT<br />
THE FOREFRONT<br />
88 MARC STRANDQUIST ELECTED NFDA PRESIDENT FOR <strong>2016</strong>-2017<br />
Vickie Lester<br />
90 MWFA 35TH ANNUAL TABLE TOP SHOW PHOTOS<br />
92 BUY FROM BEACON: GOING BEYOND OUR CORE PRODUCTS<br />
96 THE FIVE-M SOFTWARE SYSTEMS STORY<br />
96 YOUNG FASTENER PROS: THE ONLY FORMAL NETWORKING<br />
EVENT AT NIFMSE <strong>2016</strong>
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