WINTER 2020
Distributor's Link Magazine Winter 2020 / Vol 43 No1
Distributor's Link Magazine Winter 2020 / Vol 43 No1
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in the Winter <strong>2020</strong> issue of<br />
6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS<br />
8 VALUE ENGINEERING ON NEW PARTS<br />
Laurence Claus<br />
10 WHAT FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW<br />
ABOUT METAL COATINGS<br />
Guy Avellon<br />
12 FASTENER SCIENCE: DETERMINING HARDNESS<br />
Rob LaPointe<br />
14 JOE GREENSLADE IN MEMORIAM<br />
16 [COVER STORY] KEN FORGING: FORGING A FUTURE –<br />
50 YEARS OF FULFILLING THE AMERICAN DREAM<br />
24 GIVING YOUR FASTENER DISTRIBUTORSHIP A<br />
FIGHTING CHANCE<br />
Joe Dysart<br />
26 ZINC…ZINC PLATING, THE COMMON CORROSION<br />
PROTECTION FOR FASTENERS<br />
Bruno Marbacher<br />
28 EDGE COMPUTING WITH THE BUSINESS EDGE<br />
30 DENNY COWHEY RETIRES FROM COMPUTER INSIGHTS<br />
32 WHICH SELF DRILLING SCREW SPECIFICATION<br />
SHOULD BE FOLLOWED?<br />
Larry Borowski<br />
34 AMAZON BUSINESS DIDN’T KILL INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTORS,<br />
IGNORING DATA DID<br />
Nelson Valderrama<br />
36 KEEPING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR E-COMMERCE<br />
Jim Truesdell<br />
38 NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED SALES TRAINING<br />
AVAILABLE AT FASTENER FAIR USA<br />
40 THE IMPACT OF AI FOR FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS<br />
Benj Cohen<br />
44 STAFDA ‘ROCKS’ IT AGAIN – 2019 CONVENTION AND<br />
TRADE SHOW IS A HIT!<br />
Georgia H. Foley, CEO<br />
46 TARIFFS DOMINATE FASTENER NEWS AGAIN IN 2019<br />
Jason Sandefur<br />
47 SOLUTION MAN WELCOMES YOU<br />
48 CLAMPDISK PROVIDES MINIATURE ALTERNATIVE<br />
TO SCREWS, SOLDERS & ADHESIVES<br />
Jay McKenna<br />
52 ORDER PICKING PHILOSOPHIES<br />
Robert Footlik<br />
54 HOW EMPLOYEE TRAINING WILL CHANGE IN <strong>2020</strong><br />
Jo Morris<br />
56 MAFDA HOLIDAY PARTY & HALL OF FAME LAUNCH<br />
57 MAFDA HOLIDAY PARTY PHOTOS<br />
58 FASTENER ADVISORY BOARD: FASTENER<br />
INDUSTRY INNOVATION<br />
60 CONSTANT SECTION RETAINING RINGS – A SENSIBLE<br />
CHOICE FOR LIGHTER-DUTY APPLICATIONS & COST SAVINGS<br />
Jürgen Wenzel<br />
62 ADVANTAGE OF USING BLIND RIVETS<br />
Anthony Di Maio<br />
64 DISTRIBUTION ONE: ERP <strong>2020</strong> – A CLEAR LOOK AT<br />
WHERE ERP IS GOING<br />
68 IFI LAUNCHES NAM HEALTH CARE TO ADDRESS<br />
MEMBER HEALTH COVERAGE NEEDS<br />
70 GEOMET ® : A DURABLE AND VERSATILE COATING<br />
FOR FASTENER MANUFACTURERS<br />
72 SHEAR-LOC PRODUCTS: THE AMERICAN FAMILY DREAM<br />
74 HOW TO INSTALL A COILED SPRING PIN<br />
Jeff Greenwood<br />
76 MWFA AWARDS NEARLY $42,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS<br />
Nancy Rich<br />
77 MWFA HOLIDAY PARTY PHOTOS<br />
80 WEIGHPACK AUTOMATIC DOUBLE LINE FOR THE<br />
BLISTER PACKING OF FASTENERS
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